ghillbert MSN, NP

ghillbert has 29 years experience as a MSN, NP and specializes in CTICU.

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   Acute Care NP without ICU experience?

   ghillbert replied to MasterNursinator's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

   Why? You make no sense. You can have acutely or complex chronically ill patients at specialty outpatient clinics just as much as inpatient. Decompensated heart failure with concomitant poorly...
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   Acute Care NP without ICU experience?

   ghillbert replied to MasterNursinator's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

   I am talking about the definition of Acute Care NP, as per the Consensus Model, as I stated. I know many ACNPs who work outpatient specialty
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   Acute Care NP without ICU experience?

   ghillbert replied to MasterNursinator's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

   This is not confusing. Acute care NPs work with acutely ill patients. Family NPs work in primary care. If you want to do a critical care NP fellowship, yes you need acute care NP Program of course....
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   Acute Care NP without ICU experience?

   ghillbert replied to MasterNursinator's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

   This is not correct. Acute care can take care of acutely ill or complex chronically ill patients, regardless of the setting. See: Consensus
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   Does RN experience affect NP salary quote?

   ghillbert replied to smithdnp's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

   UCSF is in San
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   Does RN experience affect NP salary quote?

   ghillbert replied to smithdnp's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

   More than 50% inpatient = union NP at my system (southwest PA). UCSF, for one is union but there are
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   Does RN experience affect NP salary quote?

   ghillbert replied to smithdnp's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

   In a hospital where RNs and NPs are in the union, years of nursing experience absolutely contributes to the starting NP
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   Am I crazy?

   ghillbert replied to NICUnLDRN's topic in General Specialties

   I don't think a hiring manager owes you an interview. Perhaps they didn't think it was a good fit once they met you. Perhaps they had another applicant who fit in better. Maybe they got feedback from...
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   Clinical tidbits I wish someone would've told me.

   ghillbert replied to Mully's topic in MICU, SICU

   Read the patient, not the chart. Sooooo many times someone tells me something based on what is documented but they didn't check it themselves. Don't go by someone else's assessment - do your...
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    MICU to CVICU tips?

    ghillbert replied to mar354's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Also if you'll have fresh postops, make sure you know the consequences of cardiopulmonary bypass and you will understand what you see in your postops a lot more easily. Agree regarding reviewing...
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    Resignation and thoughts?

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

    Yes. All you need is please accept my resignation effective xxxx. Check your contract if you have one to ensure you give adequate notice to get any PTO etc paid
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    Wilkes University - BEWARE!

    ghillbert replied to jennifer2021's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    From memory it was about 770 clinical hours when I did it, they found placements (they are affiliated with a large hospital system), all profs have doctoral degrees but no idea about tenure, academics...
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    Wilkes University - BEWARE!

    ghillbert replied to jennifer2021's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Disagree. I went to Pitt in person, and it was entirely not like that at all. I am clinical faculty for other schools that are entirely not like that. I agree that the schools need to be held...
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    Acute Care NP Preceptor

    ghillbert replied to Shelley Tipps's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Local professional associations you can join as a student to network with NPs is the best, if your school doesn't provide
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    Australian nurse wanting to work in America

    ghillbert replied to Aussienurse123's topic in Immigration Advice

    I was referring to the poster above me. I know what NY BON requires, but I think they have the terminology