Joan Z

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  1. potential job conflict

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

    Issue 1--the program director, by using your school information to benefit a "good friend", is behaving in an unprofessional manner. Plus, she is trying to undermine one of her program's graduates?...

  2. Took the ANCC FNP Exam Today...

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

    Yeah! Way to

  3. potential job conflict

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

    Don't do it. Why is your program director "hounding" you? It is common for programs to want to know jobs and salaries, but that is for the program, not for a "good friend". This is business. You do...

  4. NP salary negotiations

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

    I agree, this is crap. I never heard of such a thing. Can you find numbers from your area for starting

  5. MSN then NP???

    Joan Z replied to angel337's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    We had a few post-masters students in our FNP program, I believe it was called a certification for them. When they applied for the boards they had to submit all transcripts plus whatever it was they...

  6. I am so EXCITED to be able to write orders!!!!

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

    I'm guessing "telephone order verified" by some provider... We used TO/Provider name/VBR (verified by repetition). And speaking of orders, I got to write referrals to other providers today... I can't...

  7. ANCC and AANP

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

    You bring up a number of interesting points. In terms of accreditation it would be nice to have similar and high standards to the other health care professions. I am not advocating kowtowing to...

  8. ANCC and AANP

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

    David, what do you mean by "protection"? In addition to phone conferences with preceptors, my school sent out an instructor for site visits once a semester. We also worked with SPs (simulated...

  9. preceptor help!!!!

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

    I was going to say that I agreed that finding a preceptor was the worst part... but I think I'll agree that it is ONE of the worst parts. When I was interviewing schools the one I went with said "oh,...

  10. ANCC and AANP

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

    I think I must have misstated the situation. The program specified experience with pediatric pts (and other groups), however, this could be done in non-specialty settings such as family practice....

  11. I am so EXCITED to be able to write orders!!!!

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

    I hear you, it is way cool... One of my MD partners lets me write out orders for the inpatients since I'll remember stuff like that. Must be the nursing background! And I'll say, this is SO MUCH...

  12. ANCC and AANP

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

    I am envious of your time in OB! Realistically, around here none of the family docs do OB; if an established female pt shows up with a missed period we can do a urine test, maybe a pelvic, then she is...

  13. Would you report a physician who was involved in unethical/illegal activities?

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

    I am sorry to hear you have seen a LOT of unethical doctors. What do you mean by this? What is your practice situation? The quick answer is, of course I would... in practice, it would depend on what...

  14. FNP Boards soon HELP!!!!

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

    I took the ANCC boards. This was recommended to me by all of the NPs I know who all stated that although the AANP was a more clinically focused and clinically relevant exam, the AANP was much less...

  15. ANCC and AANP

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

    I fully agree. I went out of my way to find a pediatrician because I needed that. My program required no set hours but "some time" with OB. This was a problem since no NPs and none of the family docs...

  16. Rx Writing Liberties

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

    For me, it really depends. If I know the pt well (and it is an established pt) I can write something. I have a little notebook where I write down the pt's name and what I did so that I can get to the...

  17. ANCC and AANP

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

    Ah... I've heard (including on this forum) that if you can pass one, you can pass the other. My opinion was that anyone with a decent background and a solid review effort would pass the class. I...

  18. ANCC and AANP

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

    Curious, why would you apply to both? I seem to recall hearing that AANP didn't certify in some specialties, but if you're this far along you probably know that they do whatever field you're in. I...

  19. Help chosing between 2 schools

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

    I know folks from both places and no one has reported any problems finding a

  20. Settling for a NP job

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

    As with all jobs, you need to weigh the pros and cons of all the alternatives, including supporting yourself (and possibly a family), the activities involved, and the fit ("morals and values") of the...

  21. considering FNP program

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

    Hi country mom, I was in a similar situation, perhaps a bit more remote. I wound up doing a mostly-online program, all online the first year, the second and third year required monthly campus visits...

  22. Transfer to the ER?

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

    Actually, it might be a good thing to get some experience with other ages and different types of problems. My RN experience was mostly a CICU, some distant ER work. I did part of my clinicals with a...

  23. soap notes

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

    My 0.02--it takes a few years of practice to write concise yet thorough SOAP notes. Unfortunately at the beginning they take forever too. Ask your preceptor for suggestions to cut things down. We had...

  24. CD rom question or recall for exam

    Joan Z replied to sally 1977's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    There are lots of books of just exam questions--if you go to Amazon and look for "nurse practitioner certification exam" a bunch will come up. I think I bought 5 or 6. In terms of rationale the...

  25. PDA software

    Joan Z posted a topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    My epocrates subscription is running out and I am wondering about renewing it--does anyone have a favorite PDA program for use at work? I got my iPAQ and epocrates together a year ago and sometimes it...