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Of my five kids, 4 have nut allergies. My six year old was standing next to a bag of walnuts and told me her throat was itchy. By the time we got to the car for benadryl her one eye was almost swollen shut and hives were popping up on her neck, face ...

I left a job that I had for many years to try mc. So I had a good amount of experience. I would never recommend a new NP work at a retail clinic. Mostly for the reasons already mentioned-long hours, generally by yourself, silly marketing stuff...I ju...

I only wanted to comment on the metro video. Makes me very sad to see this. I worked at metrohealth main hospital for 10 years(the nursing home is on campus but not part of the main hospital). I loved it and found the staff to be incredibly skilled a...

I am a FNP with mainly pediatric experience the last 18 years(over 13 as NP). Currently I work inpatient peds heme/onc covering at night. My coworkers are all PNPs. I love this job!! Now I worked quite a few years in general pediatrics, retail clinic...

Excellent response Juan. Midlevel providers are in increased demand in the academic medical centers of northeast Ohio due to the changes to resident/intern hours. It is a great opportunity all around in my opinion!

I've been a FNP for 14 years(RN for 19) & I would advise to pay for as much as you possibly can out of pocket, go to the program that delivers best education for a reasonable price. The most important thing I realized over my first few years as a...

There are two websites that I think will at least help: Indeed.com-best job search engine, nationwide daveramsey.com-changed our lives, helped me feel in control of my financial future The cost of college nowadays is outrageous and it is shameful tha...

We lost triplets 11 years ago, our first children after years of infertility treatment. One of the things I remember vividly was my nurse, Helen. She was an angel and got me through the worst night of my life. You did a great job for that family even...

The nurses in the ED I worked at the last year (I'm a NP) were the best trained nurses I have ever worked with so far. I hope I let them know how much I appreciated their assessments/judgements enough. They worked hard and had fantastic perspective. ...

Well I don't think it is so much which is better, rather which one is a better fit for you. I've learned over the years that I much prefer large, teaching hospitals over the private institutions in my area. There has always been more opportunities an...

I worked there for three years and found the schedule very rough on my family. I have 5 little ones and the problem for me was the long hours, the isolation all day(usually only NP), and it just wasn't my "thing". I had many years in when I took the ...

I didn't want to go with FNP initially(wanted PNP) but at the time that is all my local university offered. Now I am very glad I did. I do plan to do a post masters/DNP in ACPNP but that is only for the additional training(and is affordable). I can (...

Maybe this is particular to that ED or your area? I work in an extremely busy "county" hospital. We work independently and just confer with our attendings when needed. Very independent setting here!

I'd switch in a minute!! Good luck!

Wow! Very unprofessional, passive aggressive and, quite frankly, legally risky on his part. Sounds like you handled it very well. Make sure you document!!

Well, it has been a long time since I was in school (grad 1998 George Mason) but my program did pharm and advanced assessment together in one semester. It was hard! IE: it was the only time I cut my hours in the PICU to two 12's a pay during the pro...

There is some risk, as mentioned before, but it does sound like a really interesting opportunity. Since it seems very part time maybe you could give it a try, being very clear with him that you'd like to try it out for "x" amount of time then make a ...

Hi there, I have been trying to decide what to do with my future career track for a little while now. Currently I am a FNP, probably will go back for DNP eventually. Right now I am trying to be more marketable in the pediatric setting. I have lots of...

Thanks guys. This really is what I am looking for, straight forward, honest opinions. I really should look to seriously work towards DNP or PhD. I just wish the DNP had a residency to make it more clinically focused on a specialty. The programs avai...

Had a thought after reading part of your response about wanting to work in the PICU or more acute setting. I may be possibly starting back very part time for a post masters ACPNP. Depends on finances and scheduling at this point, but just a thought. ...

Well, I am a FNP with lots of peds experience as a RN and NP. I briefly did pick up some RN time at a local community hospital about a year ago but I will not donthat again for two reasons that may be more specific to my situation. First I realized t...

Yes, this is true. However, OP has MSN so I think she is looking at the post MSN options(?). Again, as already pointed out from other posts, programs are still working through how to best train DNP NPs. Many of the programs seem to just be offering t...

Hi there, Hoping someone can help me find a good, affordable, post masters DNP program that is primarily online? Have checked into CWRU(I live in the Cleveland area) but it is not affordable for me right now. Currently waiting to hear more about Cape...

Thank you, both, very much! The cost is definitely a big part as well. I am actively gong to pursue the univ of Toledo/wright state but it is very competitive from what I have read. But am forging ahead and crossing my fingers!! In-state tuition thou...

OK, this is just my own personal opinion. I have been a FNP for over 12 years and am just now looking into doing an online DNP program. From what I have been seeing, it may not be wise to jump into the program without working as a NP yet. It seems th...