JDCitizen

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  1. Do NP's Practice Medicine?

    JDCitizen replied to Dr. Tammy, FNP/GNP-C's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

  2. Army Nurse Corp questions.

    JDCitizen replied to DriBak's topic in Government, Military

    Have you tried military.com? ie recruiting questions.. Specifically: http://forums.military.com/eve/forums/a/frm/f/78192862 The guy that runs this forum is full of himself but he seems pretty up and...

  3. Do NP's Practice Medicine?

    JDCitizen replied to Dr. Tammy, FNP/GNP-C's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Hmmm good discussion I love veiw points of others.. Oh my goodness that must mean I am not a doctor :chuckle How many doctors could survive in the practice they know now w/o nurses and vice versa?...

  4. Retirement benefits for FNPs?

    JDCitizen replied to jlcole45's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Really, really can depend on where you work, how bad you are needed and your contract negotiating skills. If I stay where I am at: Retirement fund, 401K and add to that SS... Depends on salary and...

  5. Advantages to being and FNP?

    JDCitizen replied to allopurinol's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Humor in

  6. NP vs CNS vs Nurse Educator

    JDCitizen replied to jlcole45's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I will be more than happy to help teach when they come through but that it: No dedicated teaching job for me. The only person who gets up earlier than the student and is still at school/clinical when...

  7. Differential diagnosis: NP or CNS?

    JDCitizen replied to Joe NightingMale's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Hmmm I don't really follow your question but I will shoot for an answer. As a functioning FNP I consider and write down my differential diagnosis almost all the time. This was one of the larger...

  8. Where is Family NP heading?

    JDCitizen replied to buffscotty's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    It think I know what you are asking?? One I know was fresh out of school but had worked in the ER as a nurse. The other one I don't know. I know when I interviewed what my credentials were not from a...

  9. Where is Family NP heading?

    JDCitizen replied to buffscotty's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Residency programs are already in existence for NP/PA in trauma Hopefully more will be forming. I know of at least one level I center that has 2 NP's on its trauma

  10. Advantages to being and FNP?

    JDCitizen replied to allopurinol's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    For myself it was not all, or even most, about the money.. I have been employed by three of the major hospitals in Georgia: I wanted out, I wanted something different, and I wanted something more......

  11. Advantages to being and FNP?

    JDCitizen replied to allopurinol's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Definitely depends on your local market. But as a FNP your education/ training is to take care of a patients from birth to death. Sure I know RNs that make more than I do but they work harder and...

  12. Do NP's Practice Medicine?

    JDCitizen replied to Dr. Tammy, FNP/GNP-C's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Practice medicine? Its all in the eyes of the beholder. As a NP I am allowed to diagnose, order test, interpret test, order medications, etc... Am I practicing medicine or advanced nursing??? The way...

  13. NP's in the hospital

    JDCitizen replied to nursejill155's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I agree. Practice settings vary widely from hospital to hospital and even service to service in the same hospital. Add the difference in laws from state to state you get another layer of...

  14. HELP! NP or CNS???

    JDCitizen replied to NICUplease's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I noticed part of your specialty is forensics. Shortest route to ask: How, why, when, do you like

  15. I'm in the MSN-FNP..... any updated advice?!

    JDCitizen replied to BlessedOne's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Usually a post master certificate but sometimes could be a whole new degree. Depends on the school/state you will be going to. When I thought about it 3 years ago the school I was looking into wanted...

  16. Primary Care or Family NPs: How many pt so you typically see a day or hour?

    JDCitizen replied to ANPNY's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Salary I have seen as few as 5 and as many as 50... Average 20's The doctor I work with let them know not to do the 50 thing ever

  17. Nurse and nurse practitioner

    JDCitizen replied to ender33's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    All really depends where your work and/or who you work for. My pre NP days: NP's I worked with in the hospitals made rounds, ordered and interpreted tests, H&Ps, D/C summaries, etc.. The PA's did...

  18. What fields of nursing are good for NP preparation?

    JDCitizen replied to Joe NightingMale's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Hmmm read over the rest an all good comments but one field of nursing I didn't notice mentioned... Home health care: Independent thinking, great judgment skills, diagnostic capabilities (even though...

  19. Any NPs here who wished they'd stayed an RN?

    JDCitizen replied to Joe NightingMale's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Nope! No more swing shifts, no more short staffed, no more being pulled, etc. I work about 5 days a week on call every 6th weekend, all holidays off. When I want to take off I tell the staff to...

  20. Woah! A peek at a practice exam for NP

    JDCitizen replied to singleprego's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Same here.... Although the questions for my NP certification were more substantial than any of those asked on for my testing for RN... Effort, good program and a NP prep course usually lead to good...

  21. SO has anyone ever asked for a NP job

    JDCitizen replied to johnson0424's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Thats how I got my first NP

  22. Any Np wished they went to PA school?

    JDCitizen replied to RN28MD's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Grass is greener on which side of the fence Some of this may depend on what state you are in (as in what or how much you get to do under your degree/certification). NP/PA we confuse the crap out of...

  23. Where/how to get certified to do invasive procedures?

    JDCitizen replied to yellow finch's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I concur with what I have read here so far. There is also all the legal stuff that varies from state to state. Basically is usually depends on the MD and the facility where you working on how/if you...

  24. Air Force ICU Nurses - Post your Experiences

    JDCitizen replied to jtrauma's topic in Government, Military

    Do the services cross staff? Like Air Force Nurse working at Army hospital? I know that it's done with some of the other career fields just not sure about

  25. Where would an Air Force or Navy Neonatal NP end up?

    JDCitizen replied to SteveNNP's topic in Government, Military

    Oops sorry she is A PNP.....:imbar I went to the Air Force site and they mention neonatal nurses so one might presume the use of NNPs... Visit the Air Force site and chat with them. No pressure...