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I also quit a horrible NP job I was in for 6 months. I'm going to return to the bedside as well. I miss having my 4 days off. I keep hearing that if you go back to being an RN from an NP, you will be held to a higher standard. But the hospital usually dictates your scope of practice, especially if you're practicing as an RN. Most people become NP's because they're sick of the bedside and make more money, but if you were happier as an RN, why not go back to being happy? I plan on going back to the bedside, and keep applying for NP positions that I'm interested in, maybe part time. Maybe you can go back and do Acute care NP while working as an RN? I feel the same way, I'd rather take a paycut and be happier as an RN. Have time to actually do things you wanna do. Good luck, be happy.

I wish i could. But I don't have any days off to do so for my current employer.

Well they said it was more functional medicine. Ordering DME, trigger point injections, functional assessments, etc..

I just got a call back from a holistic/alternative practice. They do stem cell shots, weight loss, spinal rehab. Etc.. They have 1 ER doc there. Has anyone had any experience I this field? Is it legit?

There are so many jobs available. The problem is nobody is willing to take the time to teach new grads the ways of the office. They're all so used to the hospital setting, the office is a completely different world. They want people with experience so they can train them for a day on the emr, and throw them into their practice because it's too busy for them to teach. The demand for nps is growing, but only for the ones that have experience. Once we get that year or two under our belt, we''ll be much more marketable. I do agree that the best way is to have a job lined up while in school, and wish I did that, but my clinicals were chosen for me, and even if I did choose my clinical, it's not always a guarantee to have a job lined up there.

Wow, pczoonurse, i feel like you worked for the same doctor that I work for. He is in his office talking on his phone about other business that he he "has" to tend to, while patients are piling up. And then there are patients that only want to see him, and he's not there to see them so they wait there for him to show up. And that wastes more than an hour a day. He says to schedule the patients that only want to see him after a certain time but he doesn't show up until an hour and a half later to see them, so I have no rooms to move on with my day. When I first accepted this job, he said he was looking for somebody to split his time in half, and now he barely shows up and I feel like I'm being dumped on, what he said he would not do. I'm going to just try to stick it out for six months and see what happens. Even though I really don't want to but I feel like I have no other choice.

You have to be an FNP to do retail clinics, according to their sites you have to be comfortable taking care of 18 month old's and older. I think she said she was adult/gero. I passed my boards in September last year, and didn't start working until march this year. I took the first job offer I got cos I was so down about not having a job. Now that I do, I regret taking this job, and should have waited for a better opportunity. Keep applying, everywhere in your state. I moved 4 hours away from everything I know to start working as NP. When I see people posting about help with job offers, I'm wondering what the heck did I do wrong for me to get one job offer in six months.

9 years as an rn. The doc isn't available this week. I'll try talking to him next week.

I have been casually applying, but many places here require at least 1 year of experience. I'm now even seeing jobs that say don't even bother applying if you don't have 2 -3 years of experience as an NP where I live.

I think I hate it. I've been there for 3 months, and I can't think of one good thing about it. I do office, hospital, nursing homes, rehabs, snfs, and take call. I feel like everything is being dumped on me. At first the doctor was super helpful, but then after a few weeks, he started really slacking off. My typical day goes 8am - 4pm, office, then head over to the hospital, depending on how many patients, get home around 6. The office has been there for over 20 something years, and the office and equipment there is quite old. Also, there are so many faxes that come in every day and i think thats the thing that bothers me most. Nothing gets scanned, so I'm flipping through paper charts looking for labs, x-rays, imaging, etc. Fridays suck, cos i have to go to nursing homes. And getting pages/calls from patients, ER admissions, nursing homes at home. Every time i get a text message I start freaking out. I'm miserable. This is my first NP job, and this practice is super busy. I don't know if it's worth it. All I do is work. I worked the last 2 weekends to do rounds in the hospital, get home late. I regret taking this job, I don't get any reimbursement of any kind. I wish I worked for a bigger company, if I don't know something, I sometimes step out of the room and call the MD, and sometimes he'll answer, and sometimes he wont. Sometimes he'll refer out, but he doesn't want to usually depending on insurance. If i quit, I have to give a 1 month notice, but I don't have any other job prospects. If anything it's good experience, but I don't wanna be miserable. I actually miss being an RN, at least when I was done I didn't have to worry about work, and I had way more time off. I don't have any benefits, and my pay is a little below average in my area, but nobody else would hire me, and I kind of just took the first job that i was offered to get experience, but i didn't think I would be this miserable.

I hate it. I've been seeing pts on my own now, and the doc doesn't come in till late now. Sometimes he doesn't show up at all. It's been a bit over 2 months, my fiance says I look miserable all the time now. She said I'm not the same person I was before. If I have questions, I have to excuse myself and go call him. I hate it, just thinking about it makes me wanna cry. I'm stuck here though. A lot of it is still paper charting, and I hate flipping through stacks of paper from consults, hospital visits, etc.. and I can tell the patients don't habe confidence in me, probably because I don't have confidence in myself. I never thought I'd say third but I miss being an RN. I wanna stick it out, buy I don't wanna be miserable. I regret taking this job and have started applying to other places. Idk if it will get better, but I don't see a light at the end ood the tunnel. I've been so depressed since I started. Idk what to do, I've never been so miserable uh my life. I feel broken. Also, the doc is on vacation right now, so I have to ask the covering doctor for help when I need to. I'm just so overwhelmed, and so not happy.

I definitley miss working 3 nights a week

Update: I still feel like I don't know what I'm doing. It's been 4 weeks. But I do think I'm better than my first week, I hope. I want to like this job, but the hours are long, and my doctor's charting I feel is way too detailed compared to other doctors. And his patients have alot going on with them, and they've known my doc for years. When I come in the room, they all are like "who are you" and "when am i going toto see the doctor". I kind of wish I worked for a bigger company/group instead of a private practice doctor, but it has only been a month. =/

I did. He said don't worry about it. His words were "If podiatrists can call themselves doctors, why can't you call yourself doctor" I still introduce myself as my first name, then the NP for him. I still don't know what I"m doing in the office, I feel way more comfortable at the hospital. I wish I could just do hospital but need to do office for him too.

I have no idea what I'm doing. I work for a private practice. The doctor is nice, but he's super busy. I've been "shadowing" him for a week for my first week and he's showing me the charting, what he does with the paper charts, but it's so overwhelming He introduces me as his associate, Dr ____ (even though I'm not). I've never had an NP job. Everyone keeps saying it'll take time to adjust, and I'll be fine, even the doctor. His documentation is super detailed and insane. I sometimes see the pt first and then he comes in after and fixes all my charting. I'm just standing around there like a jack@$$ sometimes not knowing what I'm supposed to be doing because I think I'm still supposed to be shadowing him but he's doing his paperwork. It's a huge change from being an RN. I feel so anxious when I wake up because everything is so new. I actually moved 4 hours away to get a job so everything is so new.