Dembitz

Dembitz APRN

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  1. 2014 camp work thread

    Dembitz replied to Alex Egan's topic in Camp

    I'm thinking about doing camp nursing for a week or two over the summer. Camp is a 3 week session and a 5.5 week session, but they take nurses for shorter periods of time as available. The camp is...

  2. Seasoned FNP tell me the truth....

    Dembitz replied to jaznia15's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    $70,000 in a small poor town is a lot more money than $85,000 in a major

  3. First job but no prescribing

    Dembitz replied to BostonRN13's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    You're going to spend ALL DAY doing physical exams on people in a wide variety of health states, plus reviewing med lists and understanding what the medications do and how they interact. Even if this...

  4. NCC WHNP Certification

    Dembitz replied to JM-WHNP's topic in General Nursing

    Exam was very straightfoward. As in, asked for primary tx of a disease given typtical presentation, not 3rd line tx in someone with a bizarre presentation and weird allergies. Unlike like a lot of...

  5. Tuition Reimbursement

    Dembitz replied to zje123's topic in General Nursing

    This is another program that may apply to some folks: Public Service Loan Forgiveness | Federal Student Aid. I know many in my NP class are currently taking advantage of

  6. Least busy nursing job??

    Dembitz replied to studentnurse9806's topic in Nursing Career

    Not where I work... Providers currently seeing 25+ patients per day, many with extensive testing done by MAs or RNs (vitals, drug screen, titmus, audiogram, PFTs, EKG, Ishihara). Also the guy who...

  7. Do you think physicians could pass the NCLEX-RN?

    Dembitz replied to Lev's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    With, like, 2-4 hours of studying the nurse specific stuff, yes. Absolutely

  8. Women's Health Nurse Practitioner

    Dembitz replied to L&Dhopeful's topic in Advanced Practice

    I did rotations with a midwife in a Community Health Center (primarily OB, some GYN), an outpatient OB/GYN service at a major teaching hospital (primarily GYN, some OB), and a set of specialty GYN...

  9. Speaking of drug testing...

    Dembitz replied to klone's topic in General Nursing

    Maybe a controversial belief, but I'm strongly opposed to routine pre-employment drug screening. I mean, I do it because I like being employed and all, but I think in general they're unncessary and...

  10. NPs: How did you learn clinical skills??

    Dembitz replied to IcySageNurse's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I learned to suture at work. No experience during school, so my new employer put me in a room with a surgeon and some pig feet. My collaborating MD was there start to finish for my first patient who...

  11. Stories of people who have gone straight from BSN to NP?

    Dembitz replied to priorities2's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Direct entry grad, licensed July-ish 2012, job offer October, started this past January. As far as I know, most of my classmates have found jobs (I'm not really in touch with them all that much)....

  12. Nurse Practitioner Residency Program - will it be necessary?

    Dembitz replied to DragonNP's topic in Advanced Practice

    I think very much needed! In terms of financing, I think it's doable. I'm a brand new grad making $85,000/year. My practice had a pretty nice training program for me -- some time spent shadowing,...

  13. Medical history form for nursing school

    Dembitz replied to med43's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Your school requires a full medical records release? That's... something. I would find out exactly what they need and go from

  14. Who has both AANP and ANCC certifications? Should I?

    Dembitz replied to BostonRN13's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I doubt it's an oversite, as they list multiple acceptable credentialing bodies and the specific credentials accepted from each agency. I have no idea if they would decline to hire (or interview) a...

  15. Narcotics and diagnostics...

    Dembitz replied to TennesseeNP123's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Hand repetitive stress injury --> occupational therapy. For real, they're amazing (at least where I work). And more specialized in hands than

  16. Who has both AANP and ANCC certifications? Should I?

    Dembitz replied to BostonRN13's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I'm applying for credentials at a hospital that lists acceptable organizations. They accept certifications from ANCC, NCPB (peds), and NCC (women's health). AANP is not listed as an acceptable...

  17. Soaking up all advice before starting Direct Entry MSN

    Dembitz replied to IrishCandy's topic in Advanced Practice

    Everything that BCgradnurse said (except I've only been working for 4 months). I'll also add, I'd advice AGAINST working as an RN for 4-5 years after finishing school. You'll be 4-5 years removed from...

  18. DOT Medical Exam Training for NPs

    Dembitz replied to spydercomp's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Requirement goes into place starting May 2014. You have time (though not a

  19. I'm not going to lie...

    Dembitz replied to StudentOfHealing's topic in General Students

    Everyone thinks of an associate's degree as a very basic, two year degree. In reality, that's not true, as the ADN takes more than two years when you consider the 1-2 semesters of prerequisites...

  20. NCLEX Questions in NS

    Dembitz replied to my4helpers's topic in General Students

    None. Not that I think it's a bad idea, I just don't think it's critical. The NCLEX is way over-dramatized on this forum. The overall pass rate nationwide is 90%. It's a challenging exam, but it's not...

  21. Infected Needlestick

    Dembitz replied to blessedRN29's topic in General Nursing

    It's not just "pretty" rare to get HIV or Hep C from a needlestick, it's EXTRAORDINARILY rare. If you have any questions, ask for a referral to an infectious disease specialist in your area. If the...

  22. Is there an advantage to getting aanp certification over ancc or vise versa?

    Dembitz replied to mackce's topic in Advanced Practice

    The hospital where I'm currently applying for privileges (have a job in a private practice, need privileges at their affiliated hospital) only accepts ANCC. From my recent job search, if a job...

  23. The right track?

    Dembitz replied to MBrickle's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Are you looking for a position with lots of direct OR time, or just taking care of surgical patients? In a city with lots of teaching hospitals and big residency programs (Boston!), I imagine there's...

  24. How flexible is a NP's schedule?

    Dembitz replied to gentlerain's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I'm a new grad, starting my position in January. In my practice, we work normal business hours, no weekends/holidays/call, etc. Maybe not the total norm, but

  25. Got a job offer but not in a clinical setting

    Dembitz replied to reddgirl's topic in Advanced Practice

    How have you been looking for jobs? I'm a new grad as well, got a job offer in early October, start in January (13 weeks for credentialing!). I joined linkedin groups for NPs, checked craigslist...