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    Got Accepted to Duke FNP. Not sure how to manage student loans, mortgage, and family?

    ghillbert replied to Nancync's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Yeah there's no way I would go into that much debt - with the difference in pay between an RN and an NP, it would take waaaay too long to pay
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    Cardiac Nurse Practitioners

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

    Never heard of CVNP. I have CCRN, CSC and CMC certifications. I did have CCTC (transplant coordinator) as well, but I let that
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    Cardiac Nurse Practitioners

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

    I'm a cardiothoracic surgery APP. I cover patients post heart tx, lung tx or VAD implantation in the CTICU (consulting for surgical issues, ICU team manage the daily issues), transplant surgical...
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    Verbal Contracts for Employment

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

    That's not a verbal contract. If you have to move, you have to move. Relocation due to family is one of the reasons that noone can really be aggravated
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    Help with patient labs!!!! -Tube Feeding

    ghillbert replied to lyndsay5530's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    What is the question you are trying to
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    New nurse working 50/50, not going well

    ghillbert replied to BeatsPerMinute's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Make sure you're trying the melatonin early enough too - it should be taken several hours before you want to
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    Question from a doc on NP education

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

    Well done coming to a nursing site to state that NPs tend to be poorly trained compared to PAs.. I think you are not actually looking for answers as you stated that hiring is not your realm and you...
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    Salary!?

    ghillbert replied to roman1006's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Negotiate HARD when you take your first job - often that is your opportunity to start higher on the ladder and raises from there are often a % of your base salary - so start as high as you can! Once...
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    NP bonuses.Curious about others

    ghillbert replied to shell1bert's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I work inpatient on a surgical service/critical care. We do not receive bonuses. We do receive 2-3% annual
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    Typical Annual Raise

    ghillbert replied to BrokePHIBroke's topic in Advanced Practice

    What did you discuss before accepting the job about reviews and
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    NP or PA

    ghillbert replied to Bteti20's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Having to recertify by exam is not a negative - it forces you to read and get up to date on things outside your daily specialty. I am an NP but if I had to do it again, and I didn't go to med school,...
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    Calling all ICU/Critical Care NPs!

    ghillbert replied to intensiveNP's topic in Advanced Practice

    Our hospital has several ICUs staffed by APPs, particularly out of hours. They work either 2 x 15hr shifts (4p-7a) and 1 x 10hr day shift (7-5), or they can do 1 x 24hr shift and 1 x 16hr shift. Most...
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    Questions about FNP and ACNP roles

    ghillbert replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    The consensus model does not mention location of practice, but only patient population - ACNPs can work anywhere there are "acutely ill" patients - most of these are in hospital, but they are not...
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    ACNP vs FNP: My Summarization of the Great Debate

    ghillbert replied to rauscht's topic in Advanced Practice

    Source for this? I practice in PA and haven't heard anything like
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    WHAT TO DO...Nurse is refusing to give PRN medication

    ghillbert replied to purplenurse1's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Jeez, I hope she's never in charge of my pain
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    Please Help, I'm new & made a huge med error, I'm devastated.

    ghillbert replied to MasonDixieChic's topic in Patient Medications

    If you're this concerned about it, recognized and reported it, and followed appropriate channels - as a manager I would NOT be worried about you. Have some ideas to give your manager as to how to...
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    Nurse Practitioner for a Surgeon

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

    I work with CT surgeons. In the past it's been strictly inpatient, now it's evolved to cover pre and postop outpatient clinic as well. We see consults, round in the morning, manage the postop patients...
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    UPMC Post-interview hiring process

    ghillbert replied to blueskies1's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    UPMC, esp HR dept, are sloooow. I know the unit I work on is looking for RNs right now at
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    What is the current job market like for NNPs?

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

    I am also not an NNP but lots of jobs advertised for them here in Pittsburgh at high rates of pay compared to other NP
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    Money for DNP...how!?

    ghillbert replied to Brianne.arnold87's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    Money for school how? I assume you'd earn and save like most other people. If you know of another way, there are lots of people (myself included) who would love to hear about
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    New job

    ghillbert replied to canchaser's topic in Advanced Practice

    If you decide after shadowing that you are really willing to leave, you don't lose anything by going to your current employer and laying it out: I have a job offer for substantially better pay, but I...
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    Best path for more work options post MSN?

    ghillbert posted a topic in Advanced Practice

    Just started thinking about this after the other thread I posted in a couple of days ago - would it be smart or even doable to go back to PA school instead of getting post-masters certifications to...
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    Best path for more work options post MSN?

    ghillbert replied to ghillbert's topic in Advanced Practice

    Thanks all - interesting points and I agree with you all. I think Jules is right - the best path for me is probably sticking with ACNP/inpatient acute setting and just twisting my boss' arm into...
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    Best path for more work options post MSN?

    ghillbert replied to ghillbert's topic in Advanced Practice

    Sorry I wasn't clear. I am an ACNP and work in acute inpatient setting. I am talking about getting post-masters FNP vs PA to give me the option of caring for all ages in more
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    Drugs for acute heart failure

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

    OK> posting 1, 2, 3 scenarios asking for "current drug recommendations" will yield just that. If you want opinions or experience, then asking that is more useful. Dobutamine, dopamine and milrinone...