crzyNP

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1. Family nurse practitioner salary in Memphis,TN

   crzyNP replied to marvinskbaby1's topic in NP

   No I am not an acute care NP I am a hospitalist NP. My NP degree is Adult NP. Sorry if I confused. I had just said acute setting (hospital) versus nursing home, dialysis unit. I am not an Intensive Care NP.

2. Family nurse practitioner salary in Memphis,TN

   crzyNP replied to marvinskbaby1's topic in NP

   I am an NP with 9 years experience. I am in Eastern Tennessee and make 100K + bonus. I work in a acute care setting and work nights, weekends and holidays. I work 5 days and have 5 days off ( work 180 days per year). In contrast to others preferenc...

3. Sink or swim....

   crzyNP replied to ARNP08's topic in NP

   As far as transplants ,since the kidney transplant is not "cure" but a treatment for ESRD which will eventually chronically reject hopefully not until years later. I would always document as "ESRD status post living related(LRT) or Cadaveric(CRT) and...

4. Sink or swim....

   crzyNP replied to ARNP08's topic in NP

   I was a nephrology NP for 8 years and a dialysis RN for 8 years before an NP. I am now a hospitalist NP. I had a lot of experience going into the nephrology NP role but the docs I started out with had me read and learn the "Primer on Kidney Diseases...

5. CRNAs Looking Down on NPs

   crzyNP replied to RNbabe's topic in NP

   I don't see how anyone just out of school whether it be an NP or CRNA could possibly have enough cash saved up to pay for a BMW or Corvette unless you are financing it. In my opinion, UGH!! financing it would totally ruin any good feeling of getting...

6. Looking forward to new job and schedule

   crzyNP replied to crzyNP's topic in NP

   Sorry. I didn't mean to make it sound like a chore at all. I love the NP role but I cannot stand the schedule. It is a totally different lifestyle working 5 days a week compared to 3. There is alot less time it seems. Plus dealing with rush hour traf...

7. Looking forward to new job and schedule

   crzyNP posted a topic in NP

   Any other NPs out there sick of an 8-5 Mon-Fri schedule???? Well, I'm finally escaping from it. I have been an NP since 2000. It was a very worthwhile and rewarding career move. I have love everything about being an NP except the schedule. I absolu...

8. Job ever not workout?

   crzyNP replied to crzyNP's topic in NP

   Thank you all for your input. I am waiting for a call back from the hospitalist job position. My husband actually already found a job in the new area merging his business with one already established there. So things are looking fairly good.

9. Job ever not workout?

   crzyNP posted a topic in NP

   I have had my current position for approximately 5 months and am just not being utilized to my abilities and I took a 20,000 pay cut to come here for my husbands job. Well his job is not working out. So we are moving close to his home near his family...