djmatte

djmatte ADN, MSN, RN, NP

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  1. Air Force nursing FY2021

    djmatte replied to tabmeechie's topic in Government, Military

    After 2.5 years of trying to get back into the service, I officially swore in as a Captain in the USAF yesterday. We are in the process of going to my first duty station as we speak with the plan to...

  2. Medicare and Full Practice Authority

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

    Even in full practice states, many insurance companies still require a collaborator. I believe Medicare included. One of the biggest reasons I would opt for a direct primary care model of I ever went...

  3. Continue as FNP or train in Cath lab?

    djmatte replied to chulada77's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    That’s not entirely accurate. You’re legally obligated to the level you’re credentialed. So long as she isn’t doing NP work she’s not credentialed for, then she has nothing to worry

  4. Continue as FNP or train in Cath lab?

    djmatte replied to chulada77's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Sounds to me like you need a new job. You aren’t making anywhere near what you are likely billing for on those hours or volume. You need to either renegotiate your base or get a new job....

  5. Secured a job on LinkedIn

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

    People recruit there. It’s good to have a solid profile. But never personally gotten s job through there despite lots of people reaching

  6. Happier being a NP than a RN? Right decision for me?

    djmatte replied to nurse2bnoob101's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Another consideration given your personal preferences. Consider pharmacy school. Lots of research and md level of care. Not so much on the patient interaction or crazy hours

  7. Happier being a NP than a RN? Right decision for me?

    djmatte replied to nurse2bnoob101's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Sometimes a change in function may be more appropriate than continuing on to role change. Not all nursing areas are the same and some might be a better fit. I might recommend PACU. While it’s task...

  8. Total Number of Nurse Practitioners Hits 325,000

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

    There are a few presumptions in here that I don't necessarily agree with. Particularly with my personal experience. 1. I used to work in Flint, MI. I negotiated up for my pay, but saw multiple...

  9. Total Number of Nurse Practitioners Hits 325,000

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

    Though an MSN there can be everything from FNP to education to

  10. Total Number of Nurse Practitioners Hits 325,000

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

    Another thing to consider is the USnews ranking. They have 574 total masters nursing schools and 330 DNP schools which to my understanding has some online and brick and mortar schools. I only presume...

  11. Total Number of Nurse Practitioners Hits 325,000

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

    Online environments definitely allow a school to get more students. The question is really at what point do outcomes suffer. My school FNU awards about 800 degrees a year spread across MSN FNP, WHNP,...

  12. Are you ACTUALLY supervised???

    djmatte replied to ICUnurseEst2015's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    There’s a lot to unpack here and I don’t have a ton if time this morning. But you do raise good points of a few areas. Finding our own preceptor imo isn’t the worst thing in the world so...

  13. How do we prevent Nurse Practitioners from undervaluing themselves?

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

    It can’t be that different than primary care. At the end of the day, you are billing for a range of office visits and or procedures. Understanding what you bill and when is the first step. The...

  14. Are you ACTUALLY supervised???

    djmatte replied to ICUnurseEst2015's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I can’t specifically qualify what my collaborator did or did not sign off on. Nothing in our agreement stated what was necessary and if memory serves Michigan doesn’t spell out specific needs of...

  15. We Must Demolish NP Diploma Mills

    djmatte replied to cprimavera's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    We didn't have a grade 13 when I went through high school in NY. Truth be told, I was a mediocre student in high school, went through a vocational option for criminal justice. I never got a regents...

  16. We Must Demolish NP Diploma Mills

    djmatte replied to cprimavera's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    No grade requirements from what I recall. The only requirement was to get into school; which it appears anyone with a pulse was accepted for the liberal arts degrees. And at the time, even if you...

  17. We Must Demolish NP Diploma Mills

    djmatte replied to cprimavera's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    This was a SUNY school that was at one time a community college. They started to add baccalaureate options for certain programs such as nursing. Most of the students that attended from the city were...

  18. We Must Demolish NP Diploma Mills

    djmatte replied to cprimavera's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I have no doubt some received some sound schooling from this program. But I saw more people retaking classes two or more times that it made their “outreach” efforts look more like a scam the...

  19. We Must Demolish NP Diploma Mills

    djmatte replied to cprimavera's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    The unfortunate part is this is being seen even in state schools and they are making a killing on students inability to meet standards and consistently taking school loans for degrees they will never...

  20. We Must Demolish NP Diploma Mills

    djmatte replied to cprimavera's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I’m sure Reddit has a plethora of forums to blow the smoke you are looking for. Just stay away from physician forums because many of them are more aggressive toward NPs and especially our mill...

  21. We Must Demolish NP Diploma Mills

    djmatte replied to cprimavera's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    This isn't an online vs brick and mortar debate. It's a debate over schools with track record of being diploma Mills vs schools with actual rigor, admission standards, and outcomes that reflect a...

  22. We Must Demolish NP Diploma Mills

    djmatte replied to cprimavera's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    And that is coming from an actively working Psych NP. But our anecdote means nothing to some people. Just keep up telling like it is. Maybe those future students will heed our advice and make wiser...

  23. We Must Demolish NP Diploma Mills

    djmatte replied to cprimavera's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Trust me. We aren’t losing anything here. ?. I’m sure there will be plenty of MDs lining up to exploit your “education” in an effort to pay you pennies on the dollar to make money hand over...

  24. We Must Demolish NP Diploma Mills

    djmatte replied to cprimavera's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I’ll just continue to discourage in this public forum anyone from attending that crap school and reinforcing it with my experience as a practicing nurse practitioner that they will never secure a...

  25. We Must Demolish NP Diploma Mills

    djmatte replied to cprimavera's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    For one, you haven’t graduated or passed boards. Let me know when you meet that bar. For two, multiple people here have expressed less than stellar experiences with students from your school. Not...