Gator FNP

I am a family ARNP. I wanted to be a preceptor, however, my salary depended on the number of patients seen daily in the office. As I know from being a student, we slow down the provider. At my last clinic, I would see approximately 20-25 patients dai...

We moved my son to Hollywood, FL for school (8/2010). A decent 1 bedroom apartment in a nice area was >$850, this included water only. He is in a nice complex for $985 includes cable, water, internet.

I think it would be important to obtain good clinical rotations. You may be setting up your own clinicals. This is where you will apply the knowledge obtained on line.

I would say all prior experience is relevant. It is what you do with it. As a med/surg RN, read the H&P from the surgeon and see how the pt presented with their problem. ER experience, mentioned above, would allow you to see how a pt presents, wh...

I am a family nurse practitioner. I have worked in family, internal (with geriatric focus in nursing homes), Rehab facilities with the internal med practice, pediatric, rural health, some pain management in the family practice. All my experience gave...

I used nursing as a stepping stone to becoming a nurse practitioner. I stayed an RN for 7 years including time in school. I enjoy being a nurse practitioner, have been doing this for 6 years now.

I am a family nurse practitioner. I work in a large teaching, trauma hospital. There are NPs working throughout the hospital. There is a trauma service, NPs manage patients on the trauma floor, ER, units. The orthopedic group has NPs and PAs, they wo...

I became an RN as a 3rd career choice. I was in my late 30s. I knew I did not want to do bedside nursing. I already worked in a hospital as a Resp. Therapist. I did outpatient nursing. Worked for a large orthopedic group, after-hours clinic, Interven...

I agree with Core0, they are taking advantage. You have a nice solid year of experience behind you, start interviewing on your day off, choose your next position carefully. Ask questions, obtain in writing what the conditions of employment are, some ...

I would think the direct entry NP program would be the quickest for you. You already have the basic classes for the BSN portion of your education. This way you would be in one school, one program, and finish quicker than separating the degrees. Also...

I do not feel you should be limited on what conditions you treat, such as in the case of ADD/ADHD. Once you are able to prescribe these meds with your license, you may not want to hand these off to the physician. In time, you will become proficient w...

Since your experience is in critical care, have you thought about CRNA? Within my NP program, I had a class in research, leadership/ethics, and nursing theorists (once again). The majority of the classes are in learning diseases, treatment, prescribi...

I am a FNP. I have worked in internal/family/pediatric/pain mgt/pt base in nursing homes/rehab settings through the internal medicine office. I now work in Anesthesia at a large teaching hospital. I run the Pre-Anesthesia testing clinic. I would not ...

I worked in a privately owned practice-family/pediatrics/internal/pain mgt, I had a contract. It does not mean anything, patients arrived 30+ min. late, they were still registered, we ran late often, lunch was 30-45", was supposed to be 1-1 1/2 hours...

I changed positions in my first year in practice. In fact the first position closed the office after 4 months of employment. I took another position, internal medicine. Learned alot about geriatrics, nursing homes; but I should have asked WHAT TIME D...

There is a book EKG for Dummies, easy to understand, many websites as well for EKG interpretation. American heart association has a section for professionals with explanations of rhythms.

I practice in Florida. Two of the major universities in my area are not accepting for the Master's prepared NP after 2010. The only entry level degree will be the DNP. I would check school deadlines for the Master's programs in your area. This may as...

All I can say is keep up with the reading! I remember alot of reading texts, finding articles and reviewing these as well. Sorry, no other advice to give.

Wow, I'm still crying too! I wish you every success for the future. You did it!

I live in Florida, we do not have this requirement. What states do you both live in?

I carried all of that into each room, it gets easier. Put your pen in your pant's pocket or clip to chart on your way in. Don't stress!!

When I was a student, I joined the AANP. I enjoy the daily e-mail (smartbriefs) sent, it keeps you current with many issues. My friend was a member of the ACNP, did not receive any informational e-mails. I did not, however, obtain my certification th...

welcome! Yes, there are still pathway programs out there. I have heard of RN-BSN-MSN tracks, check with all your universities. An RN-BSN track is mostly on-line, usually 18 months, not very difficult, probably shorter for you since you probably have ...

These are the same. A nurse practitioner will become certified after graduation. There are many programs: family, acute care, adult, pediatric, mental health. Our titles vary by state, some are NP, ARNP, many others I cannot remember, this can be ver...

I am a FNP. One of my prior positions was in an Internal Medicine practice. Most of my patients were >65 yo. I also went to five nursing home/rehab facilities in the area to see patients. I, unlike you, did not like having only geriatric patients....