Joan Z

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1. Having major concerns going the FNP route....

   Joan Z replied to jlcole45's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

   Suckasaurus, funny... I agree that chronic pain is a terrible thing to manage, especially frustrating since you can't SEE anything. And I admire anyone who can treat this and remain compassionate! My...

2. Having major concerns going the FNP route....

   Joan Z replied to jlcole45's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

   But, some pts ARE draining and will suck as much out of you as they can get--it is essential to set limits! We have a few such pts and what the group has taken to doing is seeing so many visits and...

3. Having major concerns going the FNP route....

   Joan Z replied to jlcole45's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

   I practice in Michigan. I have never figured out why some pts prefer certain providers--I know when I see some folks who usually see the physician they are disappointed when they see me (or the other...

4. Having major concerns going the FNP route....

   Joan Z replied to jlcole45's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

   I am extremely happy to have made the transition to NP. At one point I remarked that it was so great, I'd do it for free... well, no, I couldn't really unless I had some income from elsewhere. After a...

5. Hi everyone i'm new and have a ques. about assoc. in RN to NP. Please help.

   Joan Z replied to want to do good 86's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

   You're not automatically a NP if you complete a MSN program (or even a DNP)--you have to pass a certification exam and then get licensure in the state you're planning to practice in. It sounds more...

6. job opportunities

   Joan Z replied to johnson0424's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

   It is scary in this economy to not have a job or to leave a job which isn't right--that's not to say you shouldn't try different jobs. If (like Nursesabeti) you know what you want, then you should...

7. Online program recommendations

   Joan Z replied to bhstarz's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

   Given that I did not want to move away from my three young children and husband, nor did I have the ability to support us if he quit his job to move us all to a brick/mortar institution town, I did...

8. Still no job for me...

   Joan Z replied to christvs's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

   Hi Chris Sorry about your life upheavals, I was hoping you'd post to say you'd found another job... but it will happen, some day! I don't know if you are interested in moving to Michigan but here are...

9. Fantasy World -Education vs Fighting

   Joan Z replied to CraigB-RN's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

   A couple of comments-- being in a major university town, I disagree that "doctor means physician"--where I am it is just as likely to mean "Professor". Many of my pts--who have PhDs--wish to be...

10. I'm too old if my ultimate goal is to be a NP?

    Joan Z replied to greenland's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I had more years of beside nursing (not as much as some on this forum, think there was a posting about this recently). I don't think it will matter. Good

11. I'm too old if my ultimate goal is to be a NP?

    Joan Z replied to greenland's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I can't speak to the lack of experience, but as to age would have been very happy to have started as an NP at the age of only 47. I had no problem finding a job as an entry-level NP. I believe your...

12. ER mid-levels - how to get along with MDs.....

    Joan Z replied to traumaRUs's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Hmm, I have lived in IL and saw several NPs there (where I first learned about them) and they were fairly autonomous so must be some mini-Twilight Zone you stepped into... So, you worked with the...

13. ER mid-levels - how to get along with MDs.....

    Joan Z replied to traumaRUs's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    No wonder the "midlevels" didn't work out... What is the advantage to having someone else doing the procedures if they need to be there anyway? How much autonomy do NPs have in your state? Is the...

14. Fantasy World -Education vs Fighting

    Joan Z replied to CraigB-RN's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I have a PhD (in chemistry) and the joke among some of my RN coworkers was to call me 'doctor Joan'. I do see pts who refer to me as "the doctor" and I will always correct that. As for the serious...

15. 2 potential jobs!!!

    Joan Z replied to emtneel's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Have you worked nights before? I know some people are great with them, some get sick. I learned it was really different to have to be up all night and work (as an RN) as opposed to hanging out with...