mommy.19 MSN, RN, APRN

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    Surgical Nurse Practitioner best route

    I'm a little late to the game, but figured I would tell my story. I graduated in 2010 with my BSN, and started working at a hospital outpatient wound center staffed by a group of surgeons/podiatrists, etc. I developed a great relationship with the su...
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    NP in the OR

    I'm an APRN-CNS and will be accepting a position with a surgical group who is paying for my formal RNFA training in order to become certified and bill for my services. Teaching hospitals are the only facilities that do not allow billing for first ass...
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    My NCLEX Experience 7/6/2016

    Sending good vibes! I crawled these forums for weeks before testing. Fast forward 6 years and I just took APRN boards. These certification exams are the WEIRDEST tests ever! Make sure and post as soon as you know!!!
  4. Any rapidfire tips on what to clarify or ask for in a job interview for an APRN being hired on salary by a hospital? (Clinical Nurse Specialist specifically). I would likely be doing direct care as well as facility policy/protocol work and have a han...
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    CNS title

    http://www.nacns.org/docs/TitleProtectionTable.pdf Here is a list of CNS title protection by state, in case you were curious! I too run into individuals with the title "Clinical Nurse Specialist", who are RNs with varying levels of academic preparati...
  6. My program was ranked one of the highest in the nation among nursing programs, and we are CCNE accredited :) Our faculty make site visits and discuss our progress with our preceptors.
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    Can NP's perform surgery legally?

    APRNs can be first assists, and even bill insurance. The FA training specially for APRNs can usually help outline the specific issues to your state of practice.
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    What to ask for in a job interview?

    I appreciate this input, and agree it is so important to discuss the must crucial aspects of the position other than compensation. I have already discussed these very important issues at length, since the position is in my specialty area, which I am ...
  9. My MSN-CNS program has a list of preceptors that have agreed to assist students in the past, but the student is responsible for seeking his or her own mentors in the fields they desire (within their specialty focus of choice). In the FNP program at m...
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    Why do you wear a white coat? (if you indeed do)

    I understand the history of the white coat, but due to spread of nosocomial infection, and the disgusting nature of sleeves alone, I do not wear one. In my MSN/APRN CNS program, we are allowed to wear a fleece vest with the college of nursing logo ov...
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    Wound care NPs?

    The consensus model for APRN licensure has made it to where all APRNs are educated and certified in a population (check out ncbsn.org for more info). For example, I'm in an adult/gero CNS program and that is the population I will be able to see when ...
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    Regarding Heel Ulcers Without Eschar

    The suggestion of changing the dressing up to 4 times daily is not supported by literature or current knowledge of moist wound healing principles. I would advise against this.
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    Choosing a route - CNS vs CRNA (chem bachelors, ADN)

    This is what the consensus model and LACE (licensure, accreditation, certification, and education) will regulate and standardize across the board.
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    Choosing a route - CNS vs CRNA (chem bachelors, ADN)

    Nursing is only one sphere of CNS practice. To give the least complex explanation, I would Google 'CNS 3 spheres of influence'-patient, nurse, and system. This will explain that as one of the 4 types of APRNS, we diagnose, treat and care for a popula...
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    Choosing a route - CNS vs CRNA (chem bachelors, ADN)

    OP: My best suggestions is to shadow a few individuals in the progressional roles you are considering, to obtain the most objective view.
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    Choosing a route - CNS vs CRNA (chem bachelors, ADN)

    No one 'peed in my cheerios'. I happen to care enough to correct outright incorrect information. I personally think he is the one being overtly rude making broad generalizations about an entire profession. If he thinks these generalizations are true,...
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    Choosing a route - CNS vs CRNA (chem bachelors, ADN)

    It would seem you are terribly uneducated about advanced practice RNs, and don't care to change that.
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    FNP vs NP vs CNS

    I agree, and I think this is one of the biggest limiting factors.
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    FNP vs NP vs CNS

    I agree, I know many CNSs in California specifically who are going back to school for NP so they can prescribe. But this is not the majority. I really hope that our mission for implementing the consensus model aids our cause in lobbying for free prac...
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    FNP vs NP vs CNS

    CNSs have rx auth in the majority of states, one only needs to check NCBSN to garner that information.
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    FNP vs NP vs CNS

    I wonder what evidence, other than anecdotal, everyone cites for thinking the CNS role is less viable or more limiting than the NP role?
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    Choosing a route - CNS vs CRNA (chem bachelors, ADN)

    How exactly do you mean the CNS role would be limiting?
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    Perinatal Clinical Nurse Specialist

    Didn't mean to derail. I understand.
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    Regarding Heel Ulcers Without Eschar

    In that case, I would assume it is the latter part of my post, which refers to fear regarding poor circulation. I would query the provider if they desire circulatory studies before proceeding with debridement. The best thing is for the patient to see...
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    Perinatal Clinical Nurse Specialist

    You can still renew the certifications if you already have them, but new graduates cannot take those exams. I remember NCBSN saying that no exams would be taken away, and obviously that didn't happen. I know a lot of CNSs in practice who felt this wa...