djmatte

djmatte ADN, MSN, RN, NP

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  1. Is it an ethical violation to quit a job before you start?

    djmatte replied to myoglobin's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I would consult a lawyer for sure. But imo If the contract doesn’t obligated you to set days for a predetermined period, then you’re not obligated to that company. But ethically they are working...

  2. What can I do with my MSN-FNP that doesn't require much patient contact

    djmatte replied to FNPStudentLife's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I hear Ford is hiring. No patients and fairly task oriented job without having to deal with people. Also imo respectable field where a range of people I know do well there consistently providing for...

  3. I need help in identifying a rash

    djmatte posted a topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I don't have pictures, but can go about describing it. I had an MD I work with look and he believed it was a benign condition that can affect teenagers, but he couldn't remember the name of the...

  4. Family Practice or SNF

    djmatte replied to DTWriter's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    If you aren't locked in to the SNF position (on the hook for bonuses or student loan repayments), it probably won't hurt to go there in the interim. Out of state licenses can take time and there's no...

  5. Navy Nurse Requirements

    djmatte replied to Gwynn0918's topic in Government, Military

    It wouldn’t be wise to go np if navy is your ultimate goal. They haven’t commissioned new NPs in going on two fiscal

  6. Question for PMHNPs about clinical scenario

    djmatte replied to FullGlass's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    That was added into our ehr recently and I’m a

  7. Army not funding 66S/Other medical MOS incentives?

    djmatte replied to guest1120787's topic in Government, Military

    At the end of the day, it will come down to where the force is going and pay incentives will reflect that. They have laid out clear goals of transferring a substantial amount of their medical service...

  8. Advise, please

    djmatte replied to OBNurse20177's topic in PACU

    Our level 2 staffed two at night on weekdays only and 2 on call on shifts to cover weekend. Most of the time, those two at night picked up the remnants of the day and started things in the morning....

  9. Excessive waste of narcotics

    djmatte replied to RainMom's topic in PACU

    It's a dilemma for sure with EMRs. When you pull something out that's not in a single dose vial, you need to either waste the extra or allow people to regularly manipulate the chart to accommodate...

  10. Air Force initial rank

    djmatte replied to djmatte's topic in Government, Military

    Recruiter ended up having to revise the form as I expected. Expected rank if passing boards will be 03E as I

  11. Let’s talk numbers and visit frequency

    djmatte posted a topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I’m hitting a point in my job where I’m heavily considering an employer change. They hired me almost two years ago with the expectation I would be in an 18 to 22 patients per day situation. As of...

  12. Let’s talk numbers and visit frequency

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

    Appreciate the responses all and you are giving me lots of good perspective. There is a bit of a thickening plot here. One area of concerns for me was the billing side where my percentages of 213 and...

  13. Let’s talk numbers and visit frequency

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

    Appreciate the responses all. Simply put imo the biggest problem starts at the scheduling level. While it’s the holidays, today I’m walking into a ten patient day. Odds are we are too thin across...

  14. What's the least saturated specialty in APRN?

    djmatte replied to soljhs's topic in Advanced Practice

    That made me laugh out loud as it reminded me of my thoughts on Tool's latest album. A phenomenal piece of Tool being a caricature of themselves.

  15. Can't decide between Maryville, Walden or La Salle Nurse practitioner programs

    djmatte replied to LJewelsAPN's topic in Advanced Practice

    Not sure whether to commend the honesty of that nurse or disparage her overall integrity. I believe there is some help on my schools part that they maintain significant test bank questions on their...

  16. Can't decide between Maryville, Walden or La Salle Nurse practitioner programs

    djmatte replied to LJewelsAPN's topic in Advanced Practice

    The proctored environment is more to ensure and verify a sterile testing environment more-so than to minimize cheating between students. To be fair, the kind of cheating you note can be similar to...

  17. Can't decide between Maryville, Walden or La Salle Nurse practitioner programs

    djmatte replied to LJewelsAPN's topic in Advanced Practice

    Frontier established an exam standard just after I started. For them you needed an 80% average on exams regardless of whether you did phenomenal on every aspect of the class. Their thoughts were that...

  18. Can't decide between Maryville, Walden or La Salle Nurse practitioner programs

    djmatte replied to LJewelsAPN's topic in Advanced Practice

    Adding to this: - Has exam standards (80% exam average regardless of additional fluff work) - If online has proctored secure browser

  19. Let’s talk numbers and visit frequency

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

    Please ignore spelling errors as this was posted from my phone.

  20. Gifts for the Office?

    djmatte replied to OncRN2015's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    We do a secret Santa between everyone. Nothing crazy. Most just give booze. I do things for the MAs and staff through the year. Like buy them lunch during MA or NP week. I was always impressed by how...

  21. Negotiating a salary increase based on production

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

    I’m curious what your patients per day is to hit those

  22. NPs in Virginia

    djmatte posted a topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Anyone here move to the state of Virginia with their NP license? Just looking for some insight into the process. From what I see, you need to apply for the RN first, then the NP after it's awarded....

  23. NPs in Virginia

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

    Currently am NP in Michigan. Just looking to

  24. Genital exams at school physicals and well-child check-ups?

    djmatte replied to AmyB_NP's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Some people are super thorough on a physical exam while others are comfortable letting things slide. My concern with your colleagues method is if she’s choosing to let some assessments slide, what...

  25. Questioning a new job

    djmatte replied to FNP8145's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    The problem is these NPs aren't managing simple psych issues. And as she noted, 1 week!!!! of training with ZERO psych background. She laid out all the reasons she SHOULDN"T take the job. We manage...