djmatte

djmatte ADN, MSN, RN, NP

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  1. Who will do CNS role?

    djmatte replied to anewsns's topic in Advanced Practice

    What's funny (or kind of sad) is that while people talk about it phasing it out, Michigan just officially recognized cns as a nursing specialty this

  2. No veterans preference for military vets who work as nurses at the VA hospitals.

    djmatte replied to patrick1rn's topic in Government, Military

    Try not to worry about my proof-reading on a forum where things like autocorrect can drastically correct things you never notice. I have my Masters (just like you) and have proven myself an...

  3. NP Jobs still looking pretty good.

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

    Not to reinforce your negativity trope, but peoples careers aren't endangered if a few thousand inexperienced fishermen pay for a license. While I get where you're coming from, comparing the...

  4. FY 19 Navy Nursing

    djmatte replied to LvLI-ICU28's topic in Government, Military

    I'm at meps tomorrow to get my knee checked out. had acl reconstruction in 07 and the air force lost my records. So hoping that and two other consults get cleared next week and I'll be onto the...

  5. FY 19 Navy Nursing

    djmatte replied to LvLI-ICU28's topic in Government, Military

    I believe this year there are 8 FNP positions open per my recruiter. I know at the end of last FY, there were two remaining and it sounds like they gained

  6. No veterans preference for military vets who work as nurses at the VA hospitals.

    djmatte replied to patrick1rn's topic in Government, Military

    5 point vet as msn in education?! What does this have anything to do with a care manager position? Im a 10 point and worked in a care manager position with an ADN (before I finished my np) because I...

  7. NP Salary vs. RN salary

    djmatte replied to Health-Nut's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    When I was a "first choice"rn Pacu only (essentially pool across 5 hospitals), I was getting 42 an hour. Now granted this was non benefited and I could easily be sent home for low census, but it was...

  8. FNP vs. ACNP

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

    The fact that this keeps coming up is both disturbing and a poor reflection of what RNs actually understand about their own

  9. ACNP sans experience?

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

    I don't consider that degree inflation. I consider that placing more value on the dnp and appropriately places the bs courses in a master's degree where they belong. It also gives a nurse a broader...

  10. FNP as a First Assist?

    djmatte replied to eg1014's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I wouldn't say those later states are laissez faire about the consensus model so much as haven't adopted it period. You either adopt it or you don't. Michigan for instance only sees a few...

  11. FNP as a First Assist?

    djmatte replied to eg1014's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    What you're describing is not the role of an RNFA and it's probably smart to quantify that in the opening post before you drop something that's geared to draw the ire of multiple groups. That being...

  12. FNP as a First Assist?

    djmatte replied to eg1014's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    An RN can be a first assist. If the FNP has the certification already or goes out and gets that certification, what's the problem with an FNP working in that capacity? Now granted that person...

  13. How much narcotics have YOU prescribed?

    djmatte replied to nurselove757's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I'm curious how long you've worked in pm and have been an np. Because by today's standards, I'd be in full agreeance. But in 2011, that was considered pain

  14. FY 19 Navy Nursing

    djmatte replied to LvLI-ICU28's topic in Government, Military

    They needed my VA records due to service connections. Didn't even notice it on the problem list. Just an extra hoop to jump

  15. How much narcotics have YOU prescribed?

    djmatte replied to nurselove757's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    So Im not gonna attempt to back that NP up, but 2011/2 and before, there was a different mentality of opiate prescriptions. It was not uncommon to find a patient on a long acting opiate combined with...

  16. FY 19 Navy Nursing

    djmatte replied to LvLI-ICU28's topic in Government, Military

    Meps.

  17. FY 19 Navy Nursing

    djmatte replied to LvLI-ICU28's topic in Government, Military

    Tentatively cleared my physical. But somehow when I got out of the AF in 2007, someone put on my VA record a history of PTSD (which I never had nor do I recall ever being diagnosed with). So they...

  18. From medical staff to nursing

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

    Yup. My first thought was the likelihood an ob had a much more complex

  19. From medical staff to nursing

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

    Maybe we should focus our frustrations and accusations of "delusions of grandeur" toward governing bodies that are moving towards "independent practice" rather than towards individuals who by all...

  20. Lubbock Texas

    djmatte replied to WinterWolf90's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Tennessee is not Texas. Each state sets its own rules that govern nursing practice. Some are more restrictive while others less. As you will find in your career, more states are adopting consensus...

  21. Shockingly low NP pay !

    djmatte replied to Jm0136's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I generally don't treat an np as some right of succession or somehow a stepping stone from RN work, the nature of the two jobs differ drastically. I did feel RN work is critical, but more perspective...

  22. How much narcotics have YOU prescribed?

    djmatte replied to nurselove757's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Mine shows up as a "prescriber report" on the drop down menu under RxSearch. That gives me all of the previous quarterly reports that have been

  23. How much narcotics have YOU prescribed?

    djmatte replied to nurselove757's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    May be michigan specific. I think all states have their own setups and

  24. Shockingly low NP pay !

    djmatte replied to Jm0136's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Sometimes it comes down to perspective as well. I know RN students who are shelling out easily 100k for a University of Michigan degree for a job that will likely start at 24-27 dollars an hour out...

  25. How much narcotics have YOU prescribed?

    djmatte replied to nurselove757's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    PMP should be giving out a quarterly report card too. Tells you your numbers, how you compare to your peers, and what deadly combinations you are giving out as well. Definitely a handy tool to keep...