LadyT618 MSN, APRN, NP

Home Health, Primary Care

Licensed, Board Certified AGPCNP

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    NY and Hybrid NP Programs

    LadyT618 replied to lilyrose212's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I believe your best bet would be to contact the school you're interested in attending and ask them this question. That would be the simplest way to get an answer to your question, in my opinion....
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    DEA license in Texas

    LadyT618 replied to nhip1601's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    And yes, you will need a collaborative physician or you will lose your $888. Just wait for your first
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    Where to find CEs after failing AANP

    LadyT618 replied to CaneRN's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I'm just curious, when you googled it, what did you
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    DEA in each state

    LadyT618 replied to PsychNP82's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    If you want to prescribe controlled substances in both states, YES, you will need 2 different DEA registrations and will have to pay $888 TWICE, unless you work for the federal government, in which...
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    Likelihood of passing the AANP in 11 days?

    LadyT618 replied to likenursing234's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    WOOHOO! WAY TO GO! I knew you had this!!
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    Likelihood of passing the AANP in 11 days?

    LadyT618 replied to likenursing234's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I think that sounds like a GREAT plan! And yes, while it isn't the NCLEX, it is still a standardized exam. I have a feeling you're probably ready and just overthinking everything! Make your...
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    Likelihood of passing the AANP in 11 days?

    LadyT618 replied to likenursing234's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    That'll take pure memorization. Try to find mnemonics if you can or make up your own Remember the major players (don't bother with rare diseases). Try to remember classes of antibiotics instead of...
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    Likelihood of passing the AANP in 11 days?

    LadyT618 replied to likenursing234's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Just my opinion, but if you truly understand the rationale behind both right and wrong answers of questions you have gone through, then the "facts" will fall into place naturally. If you're talking...
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    Likelihood of passing the AANP in 11 days?

    LadyT618 replied to likenursing234's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    How long ago did you graduate? Did you study at all while you were in school? Have you studied since graduating? Do you fully understand the WHY behind the material you have
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    TX- Question about controlled meds prescribing?

    LadyT618 replied to paramedic-RN's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    You also need to get prescriptive authority delegation from a physician (as well as a collaborative agreement...often combined into one document). You also should be registered on the Texas Medical...
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    Any post acute/LTC NPs here?

    LadyT618 replied to TeleRN2010's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    My pleasure! Best of luck to
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    Any post acute/LTC NPs here?

    LadyT618 replied to TeleRN2010's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Where I moved from (in TX) was pretty saturated as well, but fortunately, it's just me, myself, and my dog, so moving was definitely an option! Check with your former preceptors and see if they could...
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    Any post acute/LTC NPs here?

    LadyT618 replied to TeleRN2010's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I currently work in LTC, after a year and a half of volunteering for an IM doc (one of my former preceptors) to gain experience post-graduation. I graduated as an adult-gero primary care NP. I found...
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    AGNP Job Prospects

    LadyT618 replied to SierraM's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I found a job in both internal medicine primary care and will be moving on to long term care. I am an adult-gero primary care
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    HELP needed... Health Assessment

    LadyT618 replied to NP Student 101's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I went to USA and when I took it, they split it into 2 separate videos so you didn't have to do a full head-to-toe in 1 video. No notes were allowed. You needed to remember everything by memory and it...
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    First NP job... Did you negotiate the salary?

    LadyT618 replied to RN/WI's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Thank you!! ? I'm an adult-gero primary care NP and always wanted to either find a job performing house calls or caring for the elderly in facilities and the job is the latter. The salary was a little...
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    First NP job... Did you negotiate the salary?

    LadyT618 replied to RN/WI's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    It took me about 1 year, 45 days. Yes, it is actually my dream job. No, it came in at pretty much the market rate for the position and the geographic
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    HELP needed... Health Assessment

    LadyT618 replied to NP Student 101's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Does your school have a required physical assessment textbook? I would start getting very acquainted with it, and just repetition is key. My program used Bates and had an available pocket guide (ad a...
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    In search for FNP Preceptor in HOUSTON

    LadyT618 replied to sierra911's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    No I don't. Didn't need peds for my
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    In search for FNP Preceptor in HOUSTON

    LadyT618 replied to sierra911's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    What type(s) of rotations are you looking
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    To be NP or not to Be......

    LadyT618 replied to rn4years's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    If you truly want to be a nurse practitioner and do mission work that you would not otherwise be able to if you did not have the NP certification, then by all means, (I think) it is definitely worth...
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    Seeking Preceptor in Houston!

    LadyT618 replied to OmSo1973's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    You're welcome! Glad you got
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    Seeking Preceptor in Houston!

    LadyT618 replied to OmSo1973's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I'll PM you a few names to inquire for primary care. I have no resources for the other
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    Seeking Preceptor in Houston!

    LadyT618 replied to OmSo1973's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    What kind of clinical experiences are you
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    Nursing shortage is BS

    LadyT618 replied to Guest1130774's topic in General Nursing

    I obtained the HCS-D credential for ICD-10 home health coding and COS-C for OASIS coding. You also have other options for both of these, but those are the ones I went