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  1. DNP at Chatham ?

    akoster posted a topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    Is anyone currently going here? I am interested in their

  2. advice please sports pe on pts you will never see again

    akoster replied to pedspnp's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    we see sports physicals all the time that are never seen again and have no doctor, they are not full on preventative visits, most of these kids only see the doctor when they are sick because the...

  3. Have patients here ever refused service from you for being an NP?

    akoster replied to AcousticFoodie's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I have had people ask me if they could see the doctor but most often they are an older generation who are used to seeing "the doctor". I also worked in a small ER and then I would tell them Im the...

  4. Coumadin, yes or no?

    akoster replied to BCgradnurse's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    What about something like aggrenox. Its not optimal but either is your situation. I have seen high risk patients like yours not placed on coumadin because of many of the same reasons and we just...

  5. Sleeping at night for Hospital-based NP?

    akoster replied to ohsleepy1's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I worked in a small rural ER and was the only coverage overnight into the next day and was treated like any other provider that worked there. I was able to sleep if able in a call room and there was...

  6. DNP application

    akoster posted a topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    So I want to get my DNP but it seems like the schools already want you to know a specific project that you want to do before you even apply. It seems like saying that you want to get the DNP "because...

  7. DNP application

    akoster replied to akoster's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    thanks

  8. Any Nurse Practitioners work at a Medical Marijuana Referal Clinic?

    akoster replied to DucatiNP's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Ive never even heard of

  9. FNP clinical questions?

    akoster replied to buster4's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Remember you are a student and are there to learn you are not expected to know everythiing already. Put the book knowledge together with patient presentations and it will

  10. What do you think about Retail medicine ?

    akoster replied to patrick1rn's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I worked for one for 2 years which was affiliated with a hospital system. We had no protocols to follow but we stick to a lower scope of practice due to the setting. The visits are at least 1/2 the...

  11. Graceland University online FNP program

    akoster replied to TerryBSN's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I did the same thing started as paramedic then adn excelsior and adn-msn at graceland 7 years ago. I would go there again. I think you get what you give out of any schooling no matter what the...

  12. Do you think this is reasonable?

    akoster replied to BCgradnurse's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I agree sounds like you are doing primary care visits and alot of those visits to take

  13. Do you think this is reasonable?

    akoster replied to BCgradnurse's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Im confused? If you are working urgent care, like I do, those should be short focused visits? You should be seeing alot more patients than if you were doing primary care visits? Not sure why you...

  14. PDA for FNP school

    akoster replied to Floridanurse's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    iphone

  15. interview

    akoster replied to pedspnp's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I drove to an interview once and they paid for mileage that I gave them. If you want that job then you just have to fill out the application for it to be a HRSA location then they will designate how...

  16. Materials list for FNP, yet?

    akoster replied to SpudID's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    What makes a good lab coat? Lots of

  17. Materials list for FNP, yet?

    akoster replied to SpudID's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    We didnt have any required tools. I would also encourage you to spend your money on a good stethoscope. I bought a few student lab coats and had a PDA. I wouldnt spend any money on item that...

  18. NP age??

    akoster replied to kayakin08's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    39 have been np for 6

  19. DNP at Chatham ?

    akoster replied to akoster's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    that makes

  20. DNP at Chatham ?

    akoster replied to akoster's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    Is it an accredited program? It looks good to me and its not 2-3 years

  21. Differential Diagnosis Book

    akoster replied to yoginurse2b's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Theres a book called 10 minute diagnosis which gives you lists of differentials for differnent sx and

  22. Retail NP

    akoster replied to crystal1's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I work retail clinic that is affillated with a hospital. I had already been an np for 4 years before I changed to retail and now work part time retail/ part time urgent care. I agree that being...

  23. Question for those with education benefits

    akoster replied to Kristiern1's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    2,000 bucks a year and 5 days cme paid

  24. what would you think of a pay freeze?

    akoster replied to westcoastgirl's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Our physician group which includes midlevels and physicians had our bonuses taken away last year and pay/comp model raises delayed a year. Finally got raises but still no bonuses this year either....

  25. FNP Admission Privileges

    akoster replied to revolution's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I lived in Arizona for 4 years and worked family practice and had admitting privleges at the local hospital. I also worked in the ER. You need to fill out privleges forms usually for each area of...