FNP grrl

hi medic- i suggest checking out the nurse practitioner forum here- there are several threads related to your question. also, a page or two back in this forum, there is a thread called "all np's please read this" which was active a few days ago- i th...

you're welcome. and i know what you mean about those decisions!!!!!!!!!

1.) no, an emergency NP program isn't necessary to work ED. however, it is my opinion that any NP working in an ED setting should have some kind of emergency work experience as an RN or in EMS or the like- or be an experienced NP, comfortable w/ fast...

thanks jen! i should also say that in my urgent care job, PAs & NPs work the same position. in my ER job, there are only docs & NPs. not sure why.

i'll be starting in the fast track of an ER as an FNP soon. i have worked as an RN for years in the ER. i also work as an FNP in an urgent care. the roles are very different. as an FNP, i have more in common with the docs in the ER & urgent care ...

i'm an FNP (less than 2 years) with 12 years of diverse ER nursing experience before i got my FNP. i have worked as an FNP in urgent care and for a hospital in orthopedic services doing mostly ER call (admitting /consulting on orthopedic trauma patie...

julie- i appreciate the way you worded your above post. i had actually re-read my original post recently & i wasn't too happy w/ the way it came across. i think i presented my viewpoint-which is different from regret2004's- in a somewhat judgment...

impeccable response. thanks- i've been looking for a succinct comeback like that!!

Dave- You sound like an awesome NP...and I don't doubt that you'd be an awesome DO. I understand your desire not to turn your back on the NP profession....but the way I see it is that becoming a DO will not invalidate your NP background at all. Growi...

would you mind if i occasionally borrowed your dentures or hid your walker?

hi- i didn't answer this at first, b/c i haven't been in practice in the ER as an FNP for 1 year (yet)- let me tell you my background & you decide if i can help: -12 years ER nursing -1 semester FNP clinical in fast track of ER -1.5 years FNP/urg...

well....i disagree w/ just about every bitter word regret2004 wrote- especially the anti-NP comments. as an NP, i am very respected by staff, patients, PAs, and MDs alike in my jobs. imo, any NP who isn't being respected is either 1.) in a lousy job ...

thanks for answering. i am still left wondering why you find it surprising gay men do 'hard work' like nursing? to me (and maybe i am misunderstanding), this sounds like you are making the assumption that gay men are typically weaker than straight me...

i agree w/ this. i would only add one caveat: with rare exception, i think when someone in an obvious position of professional power propositions someone much 'lower on the food chain' even one time (teacher-student is the best example...but so is CE...

HBS- i just wanted to say that your posts didn't offend me at all. i'm just sorry you got treated so badly. your experience reminds me so much of what women went through (& still do go through sometimes) when they first started to take a stand ag...

HBS: I am infuriated to hear that you went through such heinous sexual harassment situations- not once, but THREE times, all perpetrated by other NURSES. The fact that you got no support whatsoever from the administrative powers-that-be in the hospit...

wait a minute.....actually, i am a pretty open-minded person & i am eager to learn about everyone's perspectives. i have already learned a ton from these boards in the few days i have been posting here. this is a fabulously diverse place- and you...

that was me. clarification: by visible, i just meant 'not closeted.'

ruby- sheesh! you sound stretched way too thin, girl! what type of RN jobs have you had that you hate so much? nursing is so diverse--i hated med-surg & would have quit nursing if that's where i had to work (no offense MS nurses- just my hang-up)...

i'm impressed! we need more gomernurses like you--- you are totally on the ball! i might repeat something too, but here's my input: i admit ortho patients from the ER and probably 50% of my admits are hip fxs from LTCs who need surgery. knowing basel...

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nicely put! total agreement here.

hmmm... are you saying that gay males only like certain kinds of work? work that isn't physically challenging, in particular? taking it a step further- do you think of gay men as mostly effeminate &/ or weak? are you surprised that females have b...

first i should admit i am biased toward NPs because, well, i am one! and i also want to add that i work with many fabulous PAs- we work side-by-side in the same positions, & i respect the excellent, competent work that they do. they are my friend...

hello ah life welcome aboard. i am going to suggest that maybe ah life has legitimate reasons to be asking this question. i don't get the feeling that the post was intended to be disrespectful...nor do it think it is a pointless question. i am going ...