anh06005 MSN, APRN, NP

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    9 months into FIRST FNP job

    anh06005 replied to anh06005's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I'm hopeful and know I'll get there eventually! I'm still tweaking to incorporate more EBP, recommendations, etc. because it's tough knowing ALLLLL of them at one
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    Good problems!!!

    anh06005 replied to ericlavin67's topic in General Students

    Oh. Jobs can ask for whatever they want but doesn't mean they will get it if they want someone qualified in the position. I haven't seen any job postings even mentioning DNP. I just see ones that...
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    Good problems!!!

    anh06005 replied to ericlavin67's topic in General Students

    NOWHERE IS REQUIRING DNP FOR ENTRY NP PRACTICE NOWHERE It is getting more to this for CRNA from my understanding but there are ZERO ZIP NADA plans in ANY state to make DNP required for entry level NP...
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    ABSN vs MSN-E

    anh06005 replied to asdfjazz's topic in Nursing Career

    Now that you say it I knew ABSN (but usually in the context of ABSN vs BSN vs ADN vs whatever). I have not seen direct entry MSN written as MSN-E. Learn something new every day! Now that I'm up to...
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    Role of an NP?

    anh06005 replied to CalderonLuis's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I'm just bumping this back up on the list of posts for you. I know there's some awesome acute care NP's who can answer
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    ABSN vs MSN-E

    anh06005 replied to asdfjazz's topic in Nursing Career

    Is MSN-E a MSN-education?? And did you mean to separate A and BSN to just say "a BSN?" Just curious because I'm not familiar with the MSN-E and ABSN
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    CLINICALLY based DNP

    anh06005 posted a topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    Man oh man I know this can start a pages long thread but I can't find the old thread I'm looking for! I know the DNP is a clinically based terminal degree for nursing. I get that. But I want to learn...
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    My I'm going to medical school

    anh06005 replied to synaptic's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    My thoughts as well on why I chose NP! I do wish the NP curriculum was more science oriented (since, ya know, that helps us with prescribing, diagnosing, etc.) but I am continuing my education in...
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    Direct Route from BSN to FNP?

    anh06005 replied to Desi_Princess's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    The program I went to did not require RN experience to be accepted but did require a couple of years experience before it would allow you into the clinical portion. I went straight into it and did 1-2...
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    Anyone use the CoaguCheck XS for PT/INR?

    anh06005 replied to Kitty Hawk's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    If it's several of you perhaps the machine has something wrong with it. Typically as long as the blood drop is big enough and it "sucks up" enough blood it didn't give me any error. When I did get an...
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    My I'm going to medical school

    anh06005 replied to synaptic's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I also do not understand all of your post. MD vs NP vs PA is all a personal choice. Could I have done medical school? Sure. I just didn't want to go that route. Does that make me wrong? No. Much luck...
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    Pay shock

    anh06005 replied to bethymaester's topic in General Nursing

    Yes. I'm in Arkansas and started as a RN at around $19. As a NP I am salaried at 80k with potential for bonus quarterly. But a nice 3 bed 2 bath house that's 1500 square feet might be
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    BSN vs MD?

    anh06005 replied to nicuhopeful97's topic in General Nursing

    As someone else mentioned - if you go nursing now you can always go neonatal nurse practitioner later to get more diagnosis and treatment. Plus often the NP's and PA's are a bit more flexible on...
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    Short Rant Alert!

    anh06005 replied to AcuteHD's topic in General Nursing

    Where do you work??? Any job openings? When I was on the floor (12 hour shifts) I had 30 minutes for lunch but rarely got the entire 30 minutes. Supposed to get 15 minute breaks before and after lunch...
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    A little ICD-10 humor, especially for outpatient nurses

    anh06005 replied to klone's topic in General Nursing

    Me and the office girls were looking at the new codes. When we got to this one we wondered when Lady Gaga was coming to
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    Good problems!!!

    anh06005 replied to ericlavin67's topic in General Students

    You can always buy an extra coat with $18k.... Where you relocate for school doesn't have to be permanent. If you're willing to go that far from home and if the two schools are pretty comparable I'd...
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    Sitting for AANP boards

    anh06005 replied to yramasco's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    It sounds like you've got everything covered really!! Make sure to look up why you miss questions to drive the point home. If there are any topics really confusing you try to teach them to somebody....
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    NP Schools: Does anyone have any advice of which school is a good NP school?

    anh06005 replied to BriRN89's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    PP's have address part of your post. I will address another part: After you graduate you will take whatever certification exam your program prepared you for (family NP, peds primary care NP, adult...
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    Why Am I so confused!!

    anh06005 replied to TiaRenee's topic in General Nursing

    As PP's have said there's no specialty nursing school. You go for a degree in nursing (ASN or BSN), graduate, pass your boards, then find a job in whatever area you wish. Nursing school teaches you to...
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    Thinking of going to medical school vs. nursing school?

    anh06005 replied to gybe's topic in General Students

    I agree with PP about shadowing before you make any decisions. Also: the first semester of nursing school is just the basics of nursing. Bathing patients, ADL's, nursing theory, etc. isn't very...
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    How to become a NP?

    anh06005 replied to msnorth's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Well, many of the programs around me are PRIMARILY online. As long as one is decently close to your area you can probably swing 1-2 days on campus per semester. I know of several in central US going...
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    How to become a NP?

    anh06005 replied to msnorth's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Would you want to do acute or more outpatient care of oncology patients? If acute go acute care NP. If outpatient do more adult-gero or family. There are some programs that do both. There are a few...
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    New grad NP

    anh06005 replied to helgahelga's topic in General Nursing

    Do you apply regardless of what they say they want? The worst that will happen is they won't call you. If they want to fill a position enough they will consider anybody interested. If you have been...
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    Chose med surg like I'm supposed to, but really unhappy.

    anh06005 replied to enytsyrhk572's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Just out of courtesy I'd stick it out for 6-12 months as other PP's have mentioned. As a new grad you WILL hate your job (more than likely). It will be overwhelming because you don't have the time...
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    Got a 58.18% on my first nursing exam (1st semester)

    anh06005 replied to aartistc's topic in General Students

    Whoever said the 1st exam is the easiest was LYING. The 1st exam is the exam where you see what nursing school exams are like. They are unlike any exam before where there is 1 correct answer. There...