paulnp

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1. I'm ready for grad school... but, not sure what role I'm meant for.

   paulnp replied to RNcDreams's topic in General Nursing

   My two thoughts were occupational health np or adult/family np with a focus on college health. Possibly also acnp with an ed or urgent care focus. Good luck!

2. FNP/Adult vs. ACNP for cardiology office

   paulnp replied to Adenium's topic in NP

   Hi. I work in a large Cardiology group with 14 Nps who do mostly (80%) inpatient care. We have become more and more reticent to hire non-ACNPs because the learning curve is so great. ACNPs seem to learn the outpatient care readily while FNPs and ANPs...

3. PA vs. ACNP

   paulnp replied to ILoveIceCream's topic in NP Students

   I work in California so may be geographically biased. At both hospitals I work at ACNPs make a lot more than PAs. In fact, PAs make less per hour than most staff nurses (I make 79/hour as an NP). You can view UCSF's pay scale on line (lower than most...