NP Sam

NP Sam specializes in Peds OR as RN, Peds ENT as NP.

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1. AANP National Conference 2017 Roll Call

   NP Sam replied to CVNP's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

   I'm going! I'm excited. I signed up for Spanish, aromatherapy class... wide

2. Graduation Vacation?!

   NP Sam replied to rehric00's topic in Advanced Practice

   Had a December graduation. Went to Costa Rica-amazing! For my first "NP vacation" explored Canadian Rockies... August/September is great time to

3. New Grad FNP. Work in FL or AZ?

   NP Sam replied to mightymurse's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

   My advice is to not get hung up on the location but the actual offers (contract) you receive. Apply in FL and AZ. I am in FL and feel salaries are lower, but if you can find employment with benefits...

4. Eliminating Physicians/Medical Schools

   NP Sam replied to AAC.271's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

   We always will need physicians, they should never be

5. Meaning of your username?

   NP Sam replied to Flightless Bird's topic in General Nursing

   Yes it is. In my younger (immature) days I used to put "holla" in front of everything, so glad I didn't decide to make my username "Holla At RN Sam." And btw, visiting Hobbiton in New Zealand is on...

6. Meaning of your username?

   NP Sam replied to Flightless Bird's topic in General Nursing

   Started here as CNA Sam, then changed to RN Sam, and finally now NP Sam. I'm so

7. Which EHR do you use at your practice

   NP Sam replied to synaptic's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

   Nextgen in clinic, cerner in

8. Essay Help

   NP Sam replied to DanaRNoneday's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

   -When you write this essay you want to be concise, clear, and authentic. They read many of these several times yearly so you want to stand out as best you can. - I have always told prospective...

9. Need Help! Contract Negotiation

   NP Sam replied to Fnp28's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

   I signed a noncompete too, but 10 miles within same specialty. 30 miles is insane. Definitely wouldn't sign three year contract either. At 75k with two years experience, you are being taken advantage...

10. Get CNA cert? Before NP?

    NP Sam replied to Polly Peptide's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    At what point in your program will you be able to get RN license? I would try to find a job as an RN, even if PRN. No need to get CNA license if you are in NP

11. Negotiating my salary is exhausting!

    NP Sam replied to CocoaLoverFNP's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I hope you are aware we are discussing new grad NP and not RN. I would not tell anyone to take an NP job for 32/hr with their eyes closed. Please keep your eyes open fellow new grads

12. OR nurse to NP?

    NP Sam replied to ode2BeRN's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I am an OR nurse and will be done with my MSN program in December. Sometimes I feel I do not know enough, but it is all in my HEAD. I am doing great in school. I will say that I have to review things...

13. NP with only OR experience

    NP Sam replied to CARN0314's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Go for it! I am an OR nurse currently in PNP program. It will not hold you back. You bring something special to the table. Who knows where I will end up when I am

14. Negotiating contracts

    NP Sam replied to cruisin_woodward's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Please keep us updated. I am also an OR nurse working on MSN and plan to do the same

15. Raise your hand if you worked and went to NP school full time?

    NP Sam replied to TheDude77's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I will be working 4 10s a week and do PNP part time. I will approach the clinical schedule hurdle when I get to it. I work in the OR so I take quite a bit of call so we shall see how it pans