Calibean

Calibean has 6 years experience and specializes in School, FNP.

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1. Looking back, would you obtain NP credential??

   Calibean replied to Cindy-20's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

   I went back for my FNP at 39 with a military husband and two kids (and two dogs). It was a struggle to balance everything and I taught my kids to try and get my attention by telling me "I really need...

2. Has anyone done George Washington University Online Program?!?!

   Calibean replied to LKWalters22's topic in Post Graduate Students

   I finished the program last summer and have been working as an NP for almost 6 months now. I didn't have the option of a b&m because of my location. Had I wanted to go it would have required at...

3. FamilyNPPrep Test Scores

   Calibean replied to FSUandOUnursegrad's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

   I was getting in the 70's to low 80's and passed AANP with no problem. Just relax and you will do

4. Family Nurse Practitioner in the Navy Nurse Corps

   Calibean replied to StevieRN26's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

   Having been a Navy wife for 20 years now, I will tell you the Navy is not wonderful at keeping you stationed together - I have seen it over and over that Navy spouses are separated. Also, you should...

5. New Primary Care NPs

   Calibean replied to tussah10's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

   They don't normally see the patient. I consult if I have a question, but they are just reviewing the charts and signing off since I am not credentialed with all insurance companies yet. I think there...

6. New Primary Care NPs

   Calibean replied to tussah10's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

   I just started working as an NP in October, still working on credentialing. All my charts are signed off by someone who is credentialed until we are through the

7. Life Insurance

   Calibean posted a topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

   Hi, Started my first job as an NP several weeks ago and was told yesterday that the office will take a life insurance policy out for me of which they are the beneficiary. Now, I understand the...

8. Can anyone relate to delay in providing employee contract?

   Calibean replied to lvan0904's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

   My contract had to be sent to the lawyers to be written, when I went in to sign it, the pay was wrong, they had switched me from salary to hourly, which was not in my favor. Office manager apologized...

9. Has anyone done George Washington University Online Program?!?!

   Calibean replied to LKWalters22's topic in Post Graduate Students

   Misty, I visited campus three times during my two year program. The summer before I began, the summer between the 1st and 2nd year and then at the beginning of summer prior to my last summer class of...

10. Has anyone done George Washington University Online Program?!?!

    Calibean replied to LKWalters22's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Group projects did not need to be done in person but were usually done through e-mail, file sharing or when necessary Skype. I would say that there was at least one group project a semester with some...

11. Advice please

    Calibean posted a topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    So I am finishing up FNP school and have three job offers and need some advice about which to choose. The salaries are all fairly similar (Womens health pays a little less, but they get 1/2 days...

12. Another salary question

    Calibean replied to Calibean's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Thanks for all the suggestions. I'll let you know when we get to the end. There is a lot of other things to be considered in the job offers as well and I need to have both of them in front of me to...

13. Another salary question

    Calibean replied to Calibean's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I wish I could find the new graduate mean. Tried school and they didn't really help me with a number, lots of advice, but not really what is a realistic expectation in my area. Which job do I choose,...

14. How time intensive Full time school while working part-time?

    Calibean replied to evolvingrn's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    It is possible, but the semesters where you have 4 classes will be reading/paper/quiz intensive and the semesters that you have fewer classes will most likely have a lot of clinical hours. Do you...

15. Another salary question

    Calibean replied to Calibean's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    So, I now have two job offers. One with family practice - I do not know the salary yet but the MD seemed shocked when I said 90,000 and repeatedly told me that this would be a residency year and...