MissDoodaw

Hi Mica, That's a pretty big jump from retail to er. My guess is it will be a lot of learning the first two years. I was an ER RN, as an NP back in the same ER after a year or so in clinic. Epocrates and uptodate will be your friends. Check out your ...

I am curious about working in the surgical field. I am an FNP, and as an RN have no experience in the OR. Are there courses that one can take to become trained in the surgical setting as an FNP? or am I doomed because I will never be able to get my 2...

Hi all, I am in my last semester of nursing school and we have been assigned our FNP resume. Does anyone know of any places where I can look at examples? I appreciate any references! 75 more days to go!

Hello, I need help. I am a FNP student at University of Miami. I am trying to set up a preceptorship for the Spring Semester (Jan-May) in the Adult/Primary Care/urgent care health setting with an NP or MD. I need between 100 -150 hours that we can...

Perfect opportunity to send a letter of intent besides your CV. In your Letter I would let them know what you are looking for in a position and why you are interested in this position, I would also include things like I earned all excellent scores fr...

Congrats! I would see if you could spend a day or a few days with a radiologist- I was woefully unprepared for reading imaging -luckily the Doc I work with has been working with me on it....but a few days with a radiologist is kind of a dream for me ...

Also many practices need growth to stay equal with decreasing insurance reimbursement- but as a NP you should still be paid what you are worth. It would be useful to figure out what you bring to the practice but I think very few NP's are in a positio...

I have lived in both places- Miami and Texas- though a I live few hours from Houston -good job market there, affordable living -I often receive offers from recruiters there looking for NP's. -Miami very affordable living -no state sales tax, home tax...

I saw 15-24 pts a day working in specialty -(less when I started 1 an hour then) now I see about 40 (with a scribe in a 10 hour shift working fast track in er) or 15 working in the main er. and working in urgent care walk-in about 26 in 7 hr shift

Wow, I am continually challenged by the new things I learn every day being a np. It will never become dull or lack challenge for me and I a surprised to hear others say so. I think the great benefit we have in the becoming a NP vs DR question is tha...

I am a FNP and worked in the ER. This experience was invaluable to me. Not to downplay other units but it gave me info on how pts with conditions present with my own eyes, inpt vs. outpt care, and exposure to a million things I would not have ever se...

Look for another PT position. This will ensure Advance is correct for your local market. Then once position is attained review with your employer (before accepting new job) that you like work and like the boss, but you have another offer for x$ and a...

3 reasons to stay... 1. B+M school may not be any 'better' 2. Leaving in the middle will raise questions with your resume -r u a preson who can't stick with it? Did you not research appropriately before you choose? R U only attending b/c employer pai...

Also, talk to your instructors regarding realistic salary, they should be able to guide you for appropriate salary for your position and area.

What area of the country is the op in? Will she be expected to write scripts for the other providers? How many hours a week will you be starting out at? Will there be training? bonus?

Yes. Your job is to accept the position that is the best for you financially and otherwise. You owe company no1 an explanation and notice you will not be accepting the position as soon as you know so someone else can be offered the position. PS make ...

I work in an urgent care PT and love it, your offer sounds like an ideal setting to me. Where I work, the occasional person who is beyond my care gets sent to the er. The Dr who owns the clinic and I difer as to who this is, but it has not become an ...

I would be concerned about working in a place where I get no support. I would not do it. I am a NP. I work hard to do a good job and treat pts as they need to be treated, but I do need physician backup on some of my patients-for crying out loud the E...

1 year at any job is not a failure! I left my first job after less than a year 40% increase in salary and a much more positive work environment b/c I was " looking for a better fit"! I agree w/ the other posters- the medical community is small and th...

I am a Texas NP -I don't know the answer to your question, but I will agree the Texas BON is not very NP friendly. In my experience it takes many phone calss and e-mails to get an answer. Persistence is key here.

Getting back to the subject... :) Only one of the schools you have listed is a B+M school, why don't you attend a local NP group meeting, find out what local nps thought of their alam mater and how hard it is to find preceptors where you live if you ...

Radiology definietly! Ortho would be a biggie for me too!

It depends on what area you live in and what specialty/type of practice you choose, but yes, many NP's make over 100K per year.

Tell patients they can see the Dr., but you need to see them first, towards the end of your visit, summarize your plan, ask them if they don't mind waiting a few minutes to see the Dr. Often they will be so satisfied with your care, they will tell yo...

After almost a year in practice, I will leave the pt and think ackkk,,, I should have asked about x + z too. I still give myself a pretty good load of homework. I am a total fan of epocrates delux and their differentials. But I also like a series of ...