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    What are the BEST and WORST States to practice as an NP?

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

    When I check out places to visit I enter the name of the place followed by "city data." You'll get al kinds of info about the place as well as forums from people living there or wanting to go there....
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    So...What exactly am I paying YOU for???

    zenman replied to Le-Lee_FNP's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Double check your course requirements as I find it hard to believe they want you to use someone's clinic. We videotaped our first two physicals of friends, relatives, etc. but I did one at my home in...
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    What are the BEST and WORST States to practice as an NP?

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

    It's 23 degrees right now at 0709, but it warms up quick. I'm a
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    What are the BEST and WORST States to practice as an NP?

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

    I'm in Las Cruces. Haven't had much time to get out yet but plan to this weekend. Cold at nights right now but nice during the day. Not many trees like in the Piney woods of East Texas, but it's nice...
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    What are the BEST and WORST States to practice as an NP?

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

    Do we need to do any updating on this thread? I'm working locums in New Mexico and it's sweet here for
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    Nurse Practitioners and Global Health

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

    I've run into USA NP's in other countries, mostly working at US embassies or for healthcare organizations. Other countries also have their own NP's. I've also seen lot's of MPH people working at...
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    IL + Nurse Practitioner + Trigger Points = HELP!

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

    I did a post-masters PMHNP program in Illinois and now you know why that state will never be my address,
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    IL + Nurse Practitioner + Trigger Points = HELP!

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

    Might want to just run that question by the Illinois board of
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    What do Mental Health NP's do?

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

    I agree. Therapy plus meds works the best. I personally use meds as little as possible but sometimes you have to load someone up. Today, on one person, I changed the time of one antidepressant from HS...
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    More info about post-NP certifications?

    zenman replied to thenewguy8's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    The University of Arizona has an alternative medicine program that NP's can apply for. NP's in one area, FNP, for example, can also go back to school and get post-master's certification in another....
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    Scary reading doctor forums about NPs...

    zenman replied to thenewguy8's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Which is why I like to go over there and play with the
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    What does a Nurse Practitioner do?

    zenman replied to sergel02's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    "A Nurse Practitioner (NP) is a registered nurse with advanced academic and clinical experience in diagnosing and managing most common acute and chronic illnesses either independently or in...
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    Psych NP - peds

    zenman replied to RN007's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    The Family Psych NP's see all age ranges. The Adult Psych NP's, like me, don't recognize the existence of
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    What made your first year of NP difficult?

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

    This beats floor nursing to hades and back! I should have done it years
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    Doing Direct Entry NP with desire for more clinical

    zenman replied to thenewguy8's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Just keep signing up for more clinical. I'm sure your university will like the $$$. And pick and choose your preceptors for the experiences you
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    Six Cultural Phenomena Assessment

    zenman replied to StephRN08's topic in General Nursing

    You might be disgusted but you have no clue about what attitude I have...and I won't share it with you. Also no one said any thing about websites. You must lean to do homework on your own unless your...
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    Psych Nurse Practitioner

    zenman replied to LeavingTeaching4RN's topic in Psychiatric

    I'm currently in a locums position where they searched for 6 months trying to find a PMHNP. I've had so many job offers I had to turn my phone off to get some
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    Any NPs ever been paid this way?

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

    What state are you in, if I might
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    Any NPs ever been paid this way?

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

    I'd work for him in a minute! The other docs probably don't like him because he doesn't strictly follow EBM. Research, which most docs follow, has been shown to be up to 90% wrong. Ask him if he needs...
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    Texas NPs

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

    I'm a Texan and I recently finished a post-master's PMHNP program but can't get licensed in TX because they require 400 hrs of advanced practice clinical in the last 2 years. I only needed 320 more...
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    Six Cultural Phenomena Assessment

    zenman replied to StephRN08's topic in General Nursing

    You have the internet at your disposal and you can't find anything? Well, back in my day, we had to walk to the library and actually write notes on
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    DNP for nurse practitioner?

    zenman replied to smb84's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    Bunch of sticky's here on the
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    help on antisocial personality speech

    zenman replied to nbrown77's topic in Psychiatric

    So, if someone with this diagnosis shows up on your unit, you do nothing? Don't put that in your speech,
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    Any new NPs go directly for DNP?

    zenman replied to linearthinker's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    I don't think the DNP is for me, especially since I now only want to see patients. I think an option for getting more clinical would be to add on more clinical hours in your NP program, after...
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    Lack of psychotherapy in Psych MSN?

    zenman replied to topaz3335's topic in Psychiatric

    I think it depends on the individual program. I did both a psych CNS and psych NP at two different times. My NP program covered psych heavily. I'm actually more interested in therapy than medication...