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  1. Adult NP to Family NP

    phosphorus replied to aprn_2005's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I am wondering if people know how much clinical hours are required for a similar ANP->post-masters peds certification? It's hard to find info on this for some reason. Also would if be cost...

  2. Nurse Corps Loan Repayment 2014!

    phosphorus replied to NY1984's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I was denied saying "Our resources could not fund everyone who applied. Regretfully, your application was not selected to receive an award". I worked at the VA as an RN in Miami-dade, don't know the...

  3. Thinking of leaving being an NP: job market vs. quality of life questions

    phosphorus replied to phosphorus's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    What happened locally is between entering school and completing my degree the bottom fell out. I was aware, but when I began major hospital systems were still hiring and there was demand. Ever since...

  4. Thinking of leaving being an NP: job market vs. quality of life questions

    phosphorus replied to phosphorus's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I mean I agree, but I haven't met any NP who works less than 60hr/wk anyway. Even primary care NPs are given excessive caseloads with call backs, charting, and follow up. I love the work of an NP, but...

  5. Thinking of leaving being an NP: job market vs. quality of life questions

    phosphorus replied to phosphorus's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I have, but I own a home and would lose money on renting/can't sell. I have family in the Bay Area which obviously is one of the best markets, but as I've been looking I would still take a substantial...

  6. First NP job as hospice

    phosphorus posted a topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I was curious how people felt about getting a first job in hospice. The job market is miserable and though I'd love to work in primary care, without moving and a lot of effort those jobs are near...

  7. PHD Rankings vs Job security?

    phosphorus replied to phosphorus's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Thanks you all for the advice, it's helpful and nursing does sound different from the humanities. My true love is teaching. At the same time I would like to do work, but primarily on philosophical,...

  8. PHD Rankings vs Job security?

    phosphorus posted a topic in Post Graduate Students

    I am most familiar with humanities academia... in the humanities basically if you don't attend one of the top 10 schools and/or publish something phenomenal out of the gate you become essentially...

  9. Dangerous air conditions?

    phosphorus posted a topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I know a patient who told me about a clinic she visits where the whole place smells like chemo, the nurses all appear to have allergies (sneezing, red runny noses, itching, etc), and apparently an...

  10. Job market for new grads

    phosphorus replied to phosphorus's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    No florida doesn't allow independent practice, or even prescribing controlled substances. We're pretty backwards. This probably does effect the job market. At the same time the base rates I've seen at...

  11. Job market for new grads

    phosphorus replied to phosphorus's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Wait what!!! Where in Key West? I'd love to trade for that, it's hard to find work in Key West. Wow so many south florida RNs here. Dark days it sounds like. I haven't met any people yet who've gone...

  12. Being forced to work while sick

    phosphorus posted a topic in Activism, Healthcare

    The place I work (oncology nonetheless) threatens people who call out. They don't care if you have documentation of being ill and the MD ordering you not come in. I get a cold a couple times a year,...

  13. The Downsides to being an NP?

    phosphorus posted a topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I'm in an ANP program and have been hearing things here and there from NPs about some of the negatives. It's hard for me to evaluate since I hear lots of contradictory stuff, so I'm interested to hear...

  14. Safe Staffing South Florida- Let's build a movement

    phosphorus posted a topic in Florida Nursing

    There is a new website for a campaign to bring safe staffing levels to South Florida. We need to build a movement of healthcare workers who are willing to take action to end this tragedy we see...

  15. interested in home health care in miami

    phosphorus replied to labrador4122's topic in Home Health

    does anyone have any experiences with particular agencies? I know fraud is a big deal here, but thought a lot of that was ghost companies with fake patients less than people actually seeing patients....

  16. Safe Staffing South Florida- Let's build a movement

    phosphorus replied to phosphorus's topic in Florida Nursing

    I'm not sure who the we is? Nurses where I live all share the frustrations and trauma that comes with unsafe staffing. Having 3 codes going off on a floor without tele and no extra help, having 7...

  17. Safe Staffing South Florida- Let's build a movement

    phosphorus replied to phosphorus's topic in Florida Nursing

    If healthcare workers are united and fight collectively (not just through political lobbying) we would be extremely powerful. California nurses had to fight hard for over a decade to win what they...

  18. Transforming nursing to improve healthcare quality: conversation w/ Dr Donna Shalala

    phosphorus replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I would be skeptical of anything Dr Shalala says about healthcare and nursing. She was the head of HHS under Clinton, and now runs UM. She is a big advocate of private-public partnerships that extract...

  19. Multiple Class Actions Against Hospitals for Missed Breaks

    phosphorus replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    We have to fight for this because the reality is real breaks and lunch would require at least an extra nurse to safely staff it and make it so that you wouldn't just get out 1 hour later and get...

  20. Questions about Memorial Healthcare System

    phosphorus replied to studentnurse228's topic in Florida Nursing

    these days, if new grads get scholarships and guaranteed employment it's beyond a blessing. It'd be suicide to pass it up. That said I count the days until my indentured servitude contract is up with...

  21. Article on proposed Kendall Regional Trauma Center

    phosphorus posted a topic in Florida Nursing

    A New Center of Trauma? Irrationality and Healthcare Recently Kendall Regional Medical Center initiated the application process to be given the right to operate a...

  22. is it possible to work as an NP w/o MD's hours?

    phosphorus posted a topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I have applied to NP school, I would love to do preventative primary care, and feel passionate about social medicine. The more NPs I talk to however, the more I get the sense that working conditions...

  23. Moving From Tampa, FL to Miami/ Ft. Lauderdale, FL area

    phosphorus replied to Lil_Mama4sho1's topic in Florida Nursing

    People are hyping the spanish requirement. It's not an issue, though it should be. I work at a hospital in the downtown area (not naming which one) and most of my patients are spanish speaking, a...

  24. Has Feminism Abandoned Nurses?

    phosphorus replied to Teresag_CNS's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I think the problem is less with nursing and more with the downturn in the feminist movement. The feminist movement since the seventies has moved away from a mass based movement towards a lobbying...

  25. Anyone fighting for healthcare in Miami?

    phosphorus posted a topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I'm an RN in Miami, and I'm curious if there are others who are working on the fight for better healthcare and coverage here. I've heard about protests at insurance companies in Palm Beach county, but...