Riburn3 BSN, MSN, APRN, NP

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    lying about clinical hours

    Riburn3 replied to astrn's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    My thoughts exactly. It's what my school used. It's still possible to fudge numbers but it's likely more obvious something fishy is going on when you're comparing it to the entire class in terms of...
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    FNPs don't let me down!!! Where's the Money?

    Riburn3 replied to Cwoods's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    FNP for derm. ACNP for ortho or
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    PA practice authority

    Riburn3 replied to matthewandrew's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Here is a link to an article written on Forbes, discussing how South Dakota just became independent practice and it written from the perspective of NPs providing much needed primary care in...
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    FNPs don't let me down!!! Where's the Money?

    Riburn3 replied to Cwoods's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Cruces is a great place too. I did my undergrad there at NMSU and it's a great place to live. New Mexico is also independent practice. It's just a 45 minute drive from El Paso so lots of nurses...
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    FNPs don't let me down!!! Where's the Money?

    Riburn3 replied to Cwoods's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Yes, finding a job here is pretty easy. Where I live (El Paso) has a hard time recruiting providers. Being on the border, people that have never been here or lived here have a rough perception of...
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    PA practice authority

    Riburn3 replied to matthewandrew's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Interesting. The data supports them in terms of their competence and outcomes. Some roadblocks I see are PA's don't go into primary care anywhere near the rate NP's do, and that's one of the bigger...
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    New Grad...2 offers

    Riburn3 replied to flipper628's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Not bad at all. I just hope you don't end up kicking yourself a few months in knowing you have to stick around for 15 months when you have a friend working for offer #2 that straight up tells you how...
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    Independent practice for APRN's, unfair to MD's.

    Riburn3 replied to MikeFNPC's topic in Advanced Practice

    Time will tell, and I agree with you that something should be done about the standards of some of the schools out there that have low admission standards. I know where I live in Texas, some for...
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    Rejected for being a Male NP?

    Riburn3 replied to googs's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I totally had this problem as a male when trying to do my women's health rotation for my FNP. Many places refused to have a male student because they said it would make their patients uncomfortable....
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    New Grad...2 offers

    Riburn3 replied to flipper628's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Offer #1 sounds like it will be a better learning experience but weekend call, pay, no bonus structure, etc aren't great. I'm with Jules A on this one, although if you tell #1 thanks but no thanks,...
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    Independent practice for APRN's, unfair to MD's.

    Riburn3 replied to MikeFNPC's topic in Advanced Practice

    My problem with your mentality is that you consistently offer no clinical proof that our quality is lacking. I agree with you on this site 99% of the time, but in this regard I struggle to understand...
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    Aspiring NPs running out of time to get an MSN?

    Riburn3 replied to Guest 1006423's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Where I am in Texas, most of the programs remain MSN as well. The only school really close to me that is BSN->DNP is New Mexico State University. Texas Tech, UTEP, A&M, and most of the other...
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    FNPs don't let me down!!! Where's the Money?

    Riburn3 replied to Cwoods's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I posted in the newest salary thread and I am an FNP. Between my fulltime and part-time job, I'm knocking on close to $200k a year. You're also just basically asking why primary care makes less than...
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    Walden NP students

    Riburn3 replied to RNJack-Bama's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    A former coworker I know went to Walden for her FNP and she is doing very well, although I think she was somewhat of a perfect candidate for them. She currently works as an ER NP, a large chunk of...
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    Compensation for Call Pay

    Riburn3 replied to Alicia777's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Be blunt and ask what the group makes for taking that call in a year and divide that number by 365 and multiply by 2 (for 2 days). If they're getting half a million in their contract for 24/7, 365...
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    FNP vs. Adult/Gero Primary Care NP

    Riburn3 replied to DesertSky's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I'm an FNP (and also will have my AGACNP later this year) and really just went with the FNP because it was offered at the public university in my area, and offers more diversity in terms of job...
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    Sincerity amongst collegeaues

    Riburn3 replied to orangepink's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Yup, I had friends quit their jobs working in the hospital before they had anything firm locked up, or even before they took their boards. I would rather have continued working as a floor nurse...
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    Sincerity amongst collegeaues

    Riburn3 replied to orangepink's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I think they are just used to people hearing "this is as high as we can go" and jumping at it if they really want the job. Although I made clear my interest, I also had a great job at the time and was...
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    Same Undergraduate & Graduate College?

    Riburn3 replied to Icooka4u's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Although I went to two separate schools for my BSN (NMSU) and MSN (UTEP), I don't think it really matters much if you attended the same place for both, unless the school in question has a horrible...
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    Sincerity amongst collegeaues

    Riburn3 replied to orangepink's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    DING DING DING! People being shy about their wages likely are just embarrassed because they didn't negotiate very well. This whole taboo about keeping wages private is ingrained into corporate...
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    Nurse Practitioner Entrepreneurship

    Riburn3 replied to IH0718718's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    So much this. It's crucial to know what your most common billing codes are going to be, what insurances you will be working with, and what kind of overhead you can expect (supplies, staff, etc). The...
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    ARNP or Administration?

    Riburn3 replied to angel549's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    This thread is almost 5 years old...and was over 4 years old when you replied. Hard to have a hand on the pulse of the NP job market in Florida in 2012, especially seeing as how in 2017 we still see...
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    Low cost, online, quality MSN NP programs

    Riburn3 replied to Lev's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I can't really attest to the quality of those schools, but you should call each respective school or email them and see what kind of information you can get. Find out about their board passage rates....
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    NP specialties?

    Riburn3 replied to maria1315's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Sorry! Adult-Gero Nurse Practioner (Primary Care) - Similar education as an FNP in terms of their focus on primary care, but geared for adults and geriatrics without the pediatrics mixed in. If I...
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    Pennsylvania CRNA vs NP

    Riburn3 replied to Nursepennsylvania's topic in Advanced Practice

    OP, I was in the same boat as you earlier in the decade. All of my RN training is in CVICU and Trauma, and I also have my CCRN. I strongly debated going to CRNA school and thought it was what I...