zenman

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    Vermont or San Diego for NP program?

    zenman replied to chiflavored's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    What's 9 months out of your life when you can start preparing for school now? The time doesn't have to be wasted. Have you ever been to Vermont? Let's see, San Diego vs
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    Coworker nurse trying to ruin my reputation...

    zenman replied to HM7380's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Having been in management and having to deal with a lot of HR problems, I like this solution the
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    Graduate Nursing Project--Help Needed

    zenman replied to alanrn1982's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Done...
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    Curious about advanced practice skills

    zenman replied to traumasurgRN's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    There are lot's of skills, including the ones you mentioned, that an APN can do that an RN cannot. However, those in my field (psych) are so highly skilled that we do not even have to touch a
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    Common Nursing Complaints & Psych NP's - Not As Bad?

    zenman replied to SmoothJams's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I actually like outpatient better (walking wounded) but it is good experience even if you want inpatient as you'll have that knowledge of patients and what they go through on the outside. I get lot's...
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    Common Nursing Complaints & Psych NP's - Not As Bad?

    zenman replied to SmoothJams's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    If it's a compact state your basic RN license transfer without any problem, i.e., I have TX RN license and working in NM with NM CNP license. In any case you fill out the BON paperwork, get...
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    Common Nursing Complaints & Psych NP's - Not As Bad?

    zenman replied to SmoothJams's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Just got a another job offer this morning. Telemed position. "Must be licensed in either Kansas, Iowa, Nebraska, Montana, or South Dakota, but can live
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    New Georgia Nurse Practitioner looking for a job.

    zenman replied to abiagirlnp's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    It's always about the job market or you won't find work. Planning ahead before you embark on spending 40 K or more is a big deal, especially if you don't want to move. You're correct about supportive...
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    New Georgia Nurse Practitioner looking for a job.

    zenman replied to abiagirlnp's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    This seems to be a common theme. Are students not checking out the job market in their local area before going to school? Plan, plan,
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    FNP and military wife

    zenman replied to jollie's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Turn their butts in so they will learn
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    A couple questions

    zenman replied to Lev's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Not really a bridge program. You just complete a post-masters certificate in primary care, which will include more courses and clinical. Then take certification
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    Help me choose between CRNA and a CRNP

    zenman replied to CDUBBYA's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I'm with you! As a cardiopulmonary perfusion student I did 85 pump cases at Texas Heart Institute. Quit one day...most boring job I've ever had...plus didn't see daylight once for 3
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    NP Scope of Practice - alternative medicine?

    zenman replied to MegRyanGirl's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Here's a book I have that you can check out on amazon, especially the contents:Integrative Psychiatry (Weil Integrative Medicine Library): Daniel A. Monti MD, Bernard D. Beitman MD: 9780195388374:...
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    FNP and military wife

    zenman replied to jollie's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    No, ex military but did do some NP clinical on Marine base in Okinawa. Why did military affiliation come up in your interviews? That's no one's
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    NP Scope of Practice - alternative medicine?

    zenman replied to MegRyanGirl's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    If you want to do acupuncture you really need to go to acupuncture school...usually 4 years. Physicians got into the business by having a short course which is basically a "cookbook" on which points...
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    family nurse practitioner to psychiatric nurse practitioner

    zenman replied to Spaciousness's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Nope, states are tightening up, and they should. I did a FNP pharm course and ALL drugs were covered in that one rushed course. In my Psych program you had course in neuroscience and one in psych...
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    Your thoughts on specialty clinical sites.....

    zenman replied to studentANP's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Oh, so that's why they don't come
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    FNP and military wife

    zenman replied to jollie's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    New Mexico, Arizona, and Tennessee. I just filled out the paperwork and paid the money. You can get the application off the TX BON site. I only have TX RN license as it's a compact state with
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    Your thoughts on specialty clinical sites.....

    zenman replied to studentANP's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I agree, especially about my home state of Texas, where I'll not practice till I get independent status like here in New Mexico. I've had NM patients move to TX only to move back here due to no psych...
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    family nurse practitioner to psychiatric nurse practitioner

    zenman replied to Spaciousness's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Certainly wouldn't hurt. I'm a PMHNP with a lot of medical background. It comes in handy even on psych units when many patients have medical problems. It really comes in handy as I also do consults on...
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    Your thoughts on specialty clinical sites.....

    zenman replied to studentANP's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Psych...
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    FNP and military wife

    zenman replied to jollie's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    You guys must be in the wrong speciality. I took a permanent job in January after working locums and no one asked me how long I was planning on staying. In order to keep my relocation and sign on...
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    APRNs should only be DNPs!

    zenman replied to Lovanurse's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    I'm Doctor Feelgood. What more do I
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    Any Excelsior Grads enrolled in an NP program???

    zenman replied to JerseyBSN's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I did Excelsior long ago, then Psych CNS, then MBA, then post-master's psych NP. Not a problem for me
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    A landmark decision in my workplace

    zenman replied to BlueDevil,DNP's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Are the corporate guys physicians or