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  1. Collaborating physician questions!

    TammyG replied to chiromed0's topic in Advanced Practice

    1. Do most of you have a DEA# and a collaborating physician prior to having your first job? You need to give the DEA your office address in order to get the number, so I would imagine you would need...

  2. Full Time Work, Part Time School?

    TammyG replied to RG-RN2014's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    That is exactly what I did my first 2 1/2 years of NP school, and it was very doable. But during my last 1 1/2 years, when I had tons of clinical classes, I had to go down to two-12's, and that was...

  3. Leave NP job before 1 year?

    TammyG replied to AGACNPTX's topic in Advanced Practice

    You will find many answers to this question. I left my first NP job after 7 months because I couldn't stand it anymore -- I was working 15 hours days, 7 days per week with limited support. I...

  4. Stuck in the middle?

    TammyG replied to LuvofNursing's topic in Advanced Practice

    Many states will grant a "provisional license" of some type or otherwise allow you to work before your formal license is granted -- at least under some circumstances. Your employer should know these...

  5. CVS Minute Clinic

    TammyG replied to CSWGIRL's topic in Advanced Practice

    Agree completely with Sailornurse. You will have limited opportunities to learn at CVS. It is a great job for an experienced NP who does not want a lot of challenge and wants regular hours. It is...

  6. First NP JOB.. Should I stick it out

    TammyG replied to newnp31's topic in Advanced Practice

    You could be me, six months ago. I was working seven days a week, 14 hours per day. I had no time to do anything. I was miserable. I wanted to stick it out for at least a year, but finally I...

  7. dumb question: do have to take the WOCNCB immediately after being WOCN certified?

    TammyG replied to RunawayN's topic in Wound, Ostomy, Continence

    You will take it right away. I guess it is possible to get hired on the condition that you take it within 6 to 12 months, but most jobs want the certification at the time of

  8. First NP Job and unhappy...What to do?

    TammyG replied to TCUgirl15's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Basilejc, your new job sounds similar to my first job out of NP school. I did not receive any orientation, just a prescription pad and a full schedule from day one. I saw patients mainly in...

  9. Recently failed ANCC n AANP

    TammyG replied to Marie81's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I agree with the posters who recommended answering practice questions from the Fitzgerald and Leik books. Do as many as you can over and over. I thought that prepared me better for the test than did...

  10. Would you be willing to do this?

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

    I received a job offer once from a practice that expected you to spend about 10 days with them on a non-paid basis shadowing other providers. But that was after you got the job offer. Your employment...

  11. First Internal Medicine Job-Feel like I don't know anything

    TammyG replied to googs's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I think you can take all the refreshers in the world and you aren't going to know what a practitioner knows after 20 years (or 1 year). The only way to get experience is get experience. To answer...

  12. Paranoia and panic! How can I be safe?

    TammyG replied to FNPSafety's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I agree with SGalgani on this. I think it is the individuals who think they know everything that make the mistakes. Those of us who know we don't have a clue, and will do a thorough assessment and...

  13. Need Feedback on Job Hunt

    TammyG replied to AdultHealthCNS's topic in Advanced Practice

    I agree with Annaiya, the recruiters should be welcoming to everyone (more or less). I don't think you harmed your chances of getting a job at those places. (Although if you do get an interview,...

  14. On call nurse recommending treatment

    TammyG replied to JaneGilletteRogers's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    The on-call nurse is part of the team too. Having been an on-call nurse for many years, I occasionally can see things that the CM may overlook just from being so close to the situation. I frequently...

  15. Question about becoming an NP

    TammyG replied to lovepeacelove's topic in Post Graduate Students

    You might just want to look at indeed.com or simplyhired.com or talk to a headhunter. A lot of times the job listings will post a salary

  16. Please help me (depression)!!!!

    TammyG replied to nccunurse's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Both certification exams require each test taker to certify that she or he will not disclose the test questions to

  17. Fitzgerald FNP Live Course Wait List

    TammyG replied to SimplyMeL3's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I signed up for the Fitzgerald online course. I was able to watch each video up to four times each. The videos were by Margaret FitzGerald herself actually giving a live lecture. So it was the exact...

  18. NP being forced to work as RN

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

    I would actually disagree that working case management as an NP would necessarily be "below" your licensure. Since a lot of case management is dealing with MDs and NPs to write prescriptions and...

  19. CNA Waiting to be accepted into an RN program

    TammyG replied to dedicated_2b_RN's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Hospices must provide CNA service to any interested patients, whether in a home or facility. It is part of the standard benefit. So hospices hire a lot of CNAs. It is a special type of work and very...

  20. The hospitalist dilemma

    TammyG replied to sauce's topic in Advanced Practice

    FNPs served as hospitalists for years very successfully prior to implementation of the consensus model. Although I have noticed an increase in employment requirements for ACNP grads to fill...

  21. Need advice on my Nuring Ethics Project

    TammyG replied to ChellyFutureNP's topic in Advanced Practice

    You could change the scenario slightly. Perhaps the prisoner claimed guard abuse but you suspected fellow prisoner

  22. CHPPN/CHPN exam-HELP!

    TammyG replied to elb3006's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Fantastic and

  23. Can a new APRN only work PT or PRN?

    TammyG replied to HOPEforRNs's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    There are a lot of part-time and PRN NP positions out there, but I don't think too many of them are suited to new grads. You really need to gain experience during your first few years out of school,...

  24. CHPPN/CHPN exam-HELP!

    TammyG replied to elb3006's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I was referring to the

  25. CHPPN/CHPN exam-HELP!

    TammyG replied to elb3006's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Hmmmm. Being required to identify equal doses for opioid rotation sure sounds like conversions to me. I honestly do not remember that, however, I took a test a few years ago. I just looked at the new...