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  1. Do FNP's really make 80k to 90k a year?

    FNPdude74 replied to mariposabella's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Anyone know the full pay value of being a new grad FNP in the military with less than 2 years experience as a O2 (1st LT)? I know you get base pay, but with the other stuff included, what's the...

  2. Considering career as NP

    FNPdude74 replied to UnbrokenRN09's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    You're talking about the AANP conference in Vegas? I'm going . I'm taking the sccm critical care course

  3. What do ER's hire more: PA-C, FNP or ACNP ?

    FNPdude74 replied to treejay's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I would rather hear from a person who actually went to NP school and then to med school instead from a person who never endured that to share a story of the experience. no, I'm not talking about RN...

  4. What do ER's hire more: PA-C, FNP or ACNP ?

    FNPdude74 replied to treejay's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Hey I'm interested in that national certification. So right now it's state

  5. Demerol 75 mg was given IV instead of IM. Fired!!!

    FNPdude74 replied to mirtesen's topic in General Nursing

    It's 35 mg per hour max for continuous infusion. But for IM, you can give up to 150 mg max. Elderly dosing is less, but also not really a drug you'd want to give to the elderly. Pca usually given...

  6. Why did you choose primary care vs acute care and vice versa?

    FNPdude74 posted a topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Just want a good talk story session on why you chose primary care vs acute care and vice versa. In this case, you don't necessarily have to be an ACNP to be considered working in acute care (FNPs in...

  7. Demerol 75 mg was given IV instead of IM. Fired!!!

    FNPdude74 replied to mirtesen's topic in General Nursing

    To add to this, if you're absolutely clueless, ask another nurse on the floor who has more experience. Better to ask to make sure if you still aren't sure after looking things up yourself rather than...

  8. Demerol 75 mg was given IV instead of IM. Fired!!!

    FNPdude74 replied to mirtesen's topic in General Nursing

    We rarely give demerol also because of the potential build up of metabolites (normeperidine) that could be associated with increased risks of the seizure. ESPECIALLY in the elderly. If this nurse was...

  9. radiology book ??

    FNPdude74 replied to reeya's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    symptom based radiology.

  10. Considering career as NP

    FNPdude74 replied to UnbrokenRN09's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Just got clarification about that FNP in the icu. She also got the ACNP cert soon after the FNP through a postmasters option at a school in the mainland... Which makes

  11. Considering career as NP

    FNPdude74 replied to UnbrokenRN09's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Not to demean any program but it may because of differing state laws, BON rules, etc. In Hawaii, FNP can be trained while in school to work in EDs provided they got enough training in primary care and...

  12. Becoming an NP with little to no nursing experience??

    FNPdude74 replied to Blurr156's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    You'd be surprised. 6 week orientation and then you're thrown into the fire. As an FNP student, the MDs just threw me into the fire too but I've managed to do well since I could pick things up pretty...

  13. Becoming an NP with little to no nursing experience??

    FNPdude74 replied to Blurr156's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    CRF250Xpert, you look like the kind of person I should be talking in about being an NP in the military. :) I know that certain limits such as cricoidotomy would be left to the MDs. But stuff like...

  14. Considering career as NP

    FNPdude74 replied to UnbrokenRN09's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    You know what, I went into the FNP program directly after my BSN program. I did lots of extra hours in BSN program, but then worked in ER for a while as an RN while in the FNP program as a full time...

  15. Becoming an NP with little to no nursing experience??

    FNPdude74 replied to Blurr156's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I agree with this. RN experience is a must. There's little to no residencies. Physicians are trained after medical school through residencies and thats where they learn most of their clinical...

  16. Lab Coat NP Embroidery

    FNPdude74 posted a topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Please post your embroidery on your lab coats as a advanced practice nurse. I want ideas of what would be professional for me, a soon to grad FNP. I'm getting a new lab coat because my current one has...

  17. Lab Coat NP Embroidery

    FNPdude74 replied to FNPdude74's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Good thinking. How about this? I'm just worried like if I get placed in a different unit such as urgent care or emergency room and it saying "Family Practice" may be weird. So maybe the second one...

  18. Lab Coat NP Embroidery

    FNPdude74 replied to FNPdude74's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Hey thanks for your response. I just hope that coat fits my ipad 2. Sometimes I want to be hands free without putting it down and risk theft. Plus, I just got in the US Air Force a few months ago as...

  19. iPhone app!

    FNPdude74 replied to freebirdRN86's topic in General Nursing

    Brian, I'm a big big techy. I use my ipad2 in clinics, patient rounds, and I have an iphone 4, 15" MBP (2009)...i love apple since 2009 (after being a long time PC user). I actually got to post with...

  20. iPhone app!

    FNPdude74 replied to freebirdRN86's topic in General Nursing

    It's actually enabled on tapatalk but it says "Joe Test". It seems to work, please just fix the title and make it more

  21. 2 take or not 2 take review class??

    FNPdude74 replied to reeya's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I take my boards this September and I don't plan to take a review

  22. So what is your job like as an NP? Getting into NP school right away?

    FNPdude74 replied to hawaiianflowers21's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Yes! RN experience is pretty much a must to gain the knowledge, confidence, and skills. But it'll set you back a few more years in NP school. Don't take 4 years, thats too long, 3 years is ideal. For...

  23. RNs being negative about NP school

    FNPdude74 replied to Le-Lee_FNP's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I was previously in the same shoes as you a couple years back. I'm nearly done with my FNP degree this August and will be going into the USAF as a 1st LT, new grad FNP . Anyway, some of my peers who...

  24. 4000 mg Metformin per day

    FNPdude74 replied to ValNP's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    How old is he btw? Yeah, I sort of figured that since it's been only a few months of that dose of metfotmin, the creatinine level would not be dangerously high. I'd start to be concerned if it was...

  25. 4000 mg Metformin per day

    FNPdude74 replied to ValNP's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Patient education is important as well as clear med instructions. However, I think the absolute harm in that dose since January may be quite low. Lactic acidosis risk is quite low and overall, rare,...