umbdude MSN, APRN

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    We Must Demolish NP Diploma Mills

    umbdude replied to cprimavera's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    $57k was my tuition after scholarship$, not my debt. I actually paid cash for parts of my grad school. I think a tuition of $60k-100k is reasonable for a great education and, in particular, for a...
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    We Must Demolish NP Diploma Mills

    umbdude replied to cprimavera's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Intelligent people plan, make sacrifices, find scholarships, and do all the appropriate calculations to make things work in order to obtain the best education possible. Many of these folks do it for...
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    How did you decide?

    umbdude replied to JustAnotherNursemaybe's topic in Advanced Practice

    Smart
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    Nearly impossible to find NP jobs

    umbdude replied to mrsannRN's topic in Advanced Practice

    Yes but if you're grossing $300k after all those fees you paid, it might still make sense if you set yourself up as an pllc (elect as s-corp for tax), pay yourself $100k as self-employment income,...
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    Nearly impossible to find NP jobs

    umbdude replied to mrsannRN's topic in Advanced Practice

    I believe if you're receiving pay as 1099 (or even sole proprietor), all your earnings are subject to self-employment tax. If you set up an LLC and file s-corp tax, you can pay yourself a salary and...
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    Nearly impossible to find NP jobs

    umbdude replied to mrsannRN's topic in Advanced Practice

    If you are hired by a employer as a 1099, you can't file your taxes using S-corp (s-corp is most often used by NPs with their solo practices, never seen anyone use c-corp). But yes you can save money...
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    Nearly impossible to find NP jobs

    umbdude replied to mrsannRN's topic in Advanced Practice

    After-tax income for 1099 making $150k should be closer to $110k (assuming you expense $20k). 1099 has to pay 15.3% self-employment tax on top of regular federal income tax. After paying for...
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    Massachusetts now has Full Practice Authority

    umbdude posted a topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Massachusetts just joined the rest of New England in full practice independence for APRNs. The governor of Massachusetts signed a bill that will give NPs, Psych CNSs, and CRNAs FPA. The bill will...
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    Massachusetts now has Full Practice Authority

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

    Yes that's my understanding. Also, I think that 3-years of supervised experience must take place in CA. So if you have supervised experience in another state for 10 years, you will need 3 years of...
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    Massachusetts now has Full Practice Authority

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

    MA nursing lobbyists had been at this for almost a decade, and I think the pandemic pushed it by the finish line. When the covid emergency protocol went into effect, part of it was allowing NPs with 2...
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    Massachusetts now has Full Practice Authority

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

    Yes it was surprising to see this language in the bill. It makes logical
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    Post-masters PMHNP without MSN?

    umbdude replied to Ninacat's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    My recommendation is to avoid short cuts and doing multiple degrees at the same time, and simply go to a reputable PMHNP program and focus 100% of your effort in
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    Psych NP education vs CRNA

    umbdude replied to Stefyxox's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    Like other NP programs, psych NP programs vary in quality and admission standards. If you're passionate about psych, put in the work and you will be well prepared. I went to a rigorous PMHNP...
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    Undergrad Transcripts Question

    umbdude replied to brilikethecheese's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Don't worry about it! I got numerous C's, D's and F's in a variety of classes during my first 2 years of my first undergrad degree (not in nursing). I've since received a master degree in a...
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    Finding 1st job in PMHNP

    umbdude replied to PsychedOut's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Those numbers sound right. But most 1099 jobs I see online pay by the hour much lower than the revenue you can derive and not by percentage of what you bill; larger practices typically hire w2...
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    Finding 1st job in PMHNP

    umbdude replied to PsychedOut's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    $300k is most likely the gross revenue before any split/fees to the practice and using fairly optimistic assumptions (low no show rates, consistent 90833 billing, few to no medicaid patients). PMHNPs...
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    NP Hates from Physicians?

    umbdude replied to Myec's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I don't visit those online forums on Reddit (there's really no reason to and I don't care what they think). All that animosity comes down to the push for NP independent practice, and I do believe that...
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    Psych position interview have some quick questions...

    umbdude replied to WCSU1987's topic in Psychiatric

    Each state has slightly different laws. What does "North" and "here" mean? Also, if you're applying for a psych tech job, these laws, while good to know and should know, don't exactly apply to...
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    PMHNP Residency programs

    umbdude replied to PsychRN_CA's topic in Advanced Practice

    Most (if not all) of the application materials, including letters of recommendations, are sent via
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    PMHNP Residency Programs at the VA

    umbdude replied to 12gage's topic in Advanced Practice

    They are competitive because there are only maybe 2-3 spots in each program, and these spots are sometimes filled by the NP programs they are affiliated with. I only applied to the one VA that's...
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    Finding 1st job in PMHNP

    umbdude replied to PsychedOut's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I just applied online. A lot of jobs in my area require experience these days, but not all. If the jobs in your area require experience, you might have to move. Or try to find a psych RN job in...
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    Psych NP school interviews

    umbdude replied to gervitude's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Of the 3 programs I applied to (and accepted), only one requested a formal interview, and I requested one from another one of the three. The interviews were mainly a chance to discuss my background...
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    Any PMHNPs work PRN weekends for extra money?

    umbdude replied to chuchie's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Is this via
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    NP online schools

    umbdude replied to gmart's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    It would be interesting to hear more details about your experience there. Compared to students you had coming from more reputable programs, what differences did you see in academic preparation of the...
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    Multiple Certification Bodies - how did we get here?

    umbdude replied to TheSquire's topic in Advanced Practice

    ^^ 100% agreed! After years of complaints, ANCC made changes to the PMHNP exam late last year. But I still think it's a joke and reflects little of what's needed for the