djmatte

djmatte ADN, MSN, RN, NP

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  1. Can't get a job

    djmatte replied to Dadrie's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I wouldn't go so far as correcting his "english" so much as improving his grammar. I tend to give people something of a pass to some degree in online forum postings as well. But I did note he had...

  2. Can't get a job

    djmatte replied to Dadrie's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Off topic. You're doing it wrong. You need to go to Cali for 3 years and collect the higher pay r/t higher cost of living. Do it for 3 years and your retirement pay will be based on the 3 highest...

  3. FNP to PMHNP

    djmatte replied to Cindy-20's topic in Advanced Practice

    Much like pediatric NPs, whnps are much more focused and have their own board requirements. FNP can technically care for both, but for something more specialized you might want the focused area...

  4. Experienced NP Resume

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

    I would generally include the experience that qualifies you for a position and organize your resume around that. Since my resume is that of a new RN, I have a section that is broken into two sets: RN...

  5. Are NPs expected to be happy and cheerful?

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

    It isn't so much about customer service though. Ours about maintain high survey scores which can positively impact reimbursement. To the hospitals credit, it wasn't lacking in qualified staff and...

  6. Are NPs expected to be happy and cheerful?

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

    Probably depends on the facility. I worked at a quasi-boutique hospital that was run by a former hotel chain CEO. Every employee and MD were put through "world class customer service" training. MDs...

  7. Are NPs expected to be happy and cheerful?

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

    I'm sure most hospitals would kill to have their MDs put forth even a little more "Mary Sunshine" toward their

  8. Job Offer Details

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

    I will say the pay and duty structure and patient requirements is a joke, but the call requirement for nursing homes isn't far outside the norm. My wife works in senior living and I remember her...

  9. What NP Specialty Should I Choose?

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

    The push for DNP entry level as a whole adds needless increase cost to the system and profession. Might as well get a better product for

  10. What NP Specialty Should I Choose?

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

    I'm thinking some big organizations are making serious money on fragmentation as a whole. But to some degree I don't see the value in training for advance roles you have no intention of ever pursuing....

  11. General pay/scheduling questions re: NP

    djmatte replied to Allis A. Clamp's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I actually work a salaried but toy are expected to only work the scheduled hours. Any additional need to be approved as either ot or comp time and the pay is broken up based on what the salary would...

  12. What NP Specialty Should I Choose?

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

    If I were in your situation, I'd probably go with an FNP gig and work Neonatal contingent as an RN to get the baby fix. Keeping both a NNP and FNP certificates and doing the jobs of both would be an...

  13. General pay/scheduling questions re: NP

    djmatte replied to Allis A. Clamp's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Not necessarily. Some salaried positions provide additional pay for hours worked over 40 (sometimes if over a regular 8hr day) and it's typically a pre-agreed upon number. One place I recently...

  14. Are NPs expected to be happy and cheerful?

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

    Boundaries are certainly appropriate and for the patient who feeds off of positive attitudes and interprets them as validation in doing negative things, you absolutely should be more real with them....

  15. Frontier University- Fulltime vs Part time

    djmatte replied to SKite's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    You generally take between 2-3 classes per term as full time. Most are two, but when I went through they knock things like their primary care classes out at the same time. I also went from full-time...

  16. Are NPs expected to be happy and cheerful?

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

    You have to remember to some degree, these are businesses and as such, hospitality is becoming a real thing. With reimbursement starting to be reflective of post-visit questionnaires, it is not...

  17. General pay/scheduling questions re: NP

    djmatte replied to Allis A. Clamp's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    It's been my experience that many NPs who work full time are typically salaried while those who are part-time or contingent tend to work hourly. How long you work over/under tends to be dependent on...

  18. APRN Required To Have First Assist

    djmatte replied to ggoodman's topic in Advanced Practice

    From all appearances, Florida sets the requirements for being utilized as a first assist, but doesn't appear to give nurse practitioners any specific more authorizations in this area. IMO, NP school...

  19. Will they require a DNP in the future to be a Nurse Practitioner?

    djmatte replied to TAS2354's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    What was stated there only applies to CRNA schools. While np accreditation has indicated goals of 2015 in the past, we have clearly blown through ghost goals and there's nothing concrete or even...

  20. Dislike RN role-- love NP role?

    djmatte replied to NEMurse95's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    It's been my experience that RN positions in primary care are few and far between. Most of them are case management type positions that require their own set of experience and skills. One of the...

  21. Part timeNP salary

    djmatte replied to Guest1059175's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    On that same note, my wife is an ADN whose worked her way through senior living to manage 14 nurses across 12 communities and makes 105k plus gets paid mileage and lodging when she travels 3 plus...

  22. Part timeNP salary

    djmatte replied to Guest1059175's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    No that pay rate was as a float RN in Pacu... basically contingent. Which is on the high side for an RN here. Albeit I did just interview at a clinic that is offering 75-90 for an aprn, but they are...

  23. YOU need to know what accreditation really means!

    djmatte replied to nurseprnRN's topic in General Students

    This is an old post and I am kind of necroing it. But I noticed the OP seems to mix up his acronyms and it almost had me worried my school didn't have the right national accreditation for a job app....

  24. Spring Arbor FNP program

    djmatte replied to Cgowans427's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    The only concern I would have about the program is how *new* it is. I live not too far from the campus and see they are actively recruiting adjuncts in our area to teach their online nursing courses...

  25. Part timeNP salary

    djmatte replied to Guest1059175's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    You also need to factor in some specifics. Is it a somewhat benefitted part-time or a contingent operation where no benefits are offered. When I worked as a PACU float for a hospital system, I was...