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  1. Gave up DNP

    LookForward posted a topic in Advanced Practice

    Im an NP for almost a year. I got accepted into a DNP program right after school and I decided to defer it for a year--and I realize I am still not ready to go back to school and I am not really sure...

  2. DNP vs Health administration

    LookForward posted a topic in Nurse Management

    I realize I don't want to be an NP long term as I realize there is no ladder to climb in this field. I would like to lead one day. I definitely know for sure I desire a leadership position. However, I...

  3. New York/Collaborative Practice Law

    LookForward posted a topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Hi, I started working in a clinic and have a collaborative agreement with one physician. However, there are other physicians with their own panel of patients. May I work with these other doctors or...

  4. Career Reroute (sorta): Some Career Advice CNL vs CNS vs NP international health, migrant,

    LookForward replied to meredithpagemiller's topic in Advanced Practice

    Pick one that really aligns with your interest. Medicine is really hard so start looking into the job descriptions of positions you want to obtain and see if these are things you can be willing to do...

  5. New DNP mandate

    LookForward replied to Rocknurse's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    They should only mandate this if they provide students with enough preceptors and clinical sites..I feel bad for NP students nowadays scouring for preceptors. It's hard enough to find a good one....

  6. NP to Admin

    LookForward posted a topic in Advanced Practice

    Hi, I'm a new NP (less than a year), but I am beginning to consider shifting into administration or field in patient safety/quality. Im a bit frustrated with restrictions on NP scope. Im interested in...

  7. Best specialty for the organized nurse?

    LookForward replied to countrygirl1234's topic in General Specialties

    You may like OR..must be highly organized and detailed. make sure to prepare everything needed for he

  8. Regret Becoming an NP

    LookForward replied to psych.nurse's topic in Advanced Practice

    Hi, i can relate to the post above. I have less than a year of experience thus far, but I feel like a 'glorified nurse' most of the time: entering orders and writing notes for the MD. I want to get...

  9. It Gets Better...Right?

    LookForward replied to Amethyst_RN's topic in Psychiatric

    It does get better. I cried every 2 weeks during the first 4 months then most of the tasks become routine. You are dong so many things for the first time. I started to feel competent by 2nd

  10. Changing careers (sort of)?

    LookForward replied to amalay's topic in Advanced Practice

    I had a coworker who was an NP working as an RN. Its ok. go for

  11. Pension plan

    LookForward posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi, sorry for my very naive question but for the first time I got employed at a unionized position..There is pension plan, which Im already enrolled in. However, some workers are not unionized, and I...

  12. NY NP

    LookForward posted a topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I just moved to NYC from a state where NPs are independent, no collaborative agreement needed..To new york NPs, are you able to have your own panel of patients?? I noticed back in my home state...

  13. DNP and work

    LookForward posted a topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    Hi I'm about to start my first np job as well as start an online dnp program. Am I stretching myself too thin? On one hand I feel pressured to get my dnp asap as some schools have already eliminated...

  14. Moved to New York...trouble with online dnp

    LookForward posted a topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    So I accepted a job in New York but realized my post masters dnp program does not have an agreement with New York in doing clinical in the state...however, I can take the lecture classes but trouble...

  15. NP residency

    LookForward posted a topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Has anyone undergone residency for NPs? How was your experience with

  16. Not working as an np

    LookForward posted a topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I have a co worker who's an np, but still works as an rn at the hospital. She's not quite happy with her np experience...anyone knows of people who have an np degree, but are in jobs that don't...

  17. Np student unsure

    LookForward posted a topic in General Nursing

    I've been in an np program primary care for a year now...I'm not sure if I want to be an np anymore...I'm really excited about research but found out the curriculum doesn't have much courses on...

  18. Leaving bedside

    LookForward posted a topic in General Nursing

    I wish I was a great nurse but I'm not. I realize I can be good but I can never be great... i excelled at school but I'm not excelling at work. Maybe I'm going thru reality shock. I've been a nurse...

  19. Leaving bedside

    LookForward replied to LookForward's topic in General Nursing

    I've had interest in public health and

  20. -To all the nurses who chose the nursing path than the physician path...

    LookForward replied to Gaby_rmz77's topic in Nursing Career

    I didn't have a lot of money to afford med school...now as a nurse, im glad I'm not a doctor..too much

  21. working full time during clinicals

    LookForward posted a topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    how do you manage? do you work nights? I currently 'rotate,' working days and nights 40 hours/week. right now, im just in the theory part of the MSN program, but I have been advised to just work part...

  22. Reality shock

    LookForward posted a topic in General Nursing

    working for a year now in a busy med surg unit....I knew nursing is hard and busy...but I am still overwhelmed...there are so many situations that makes one prone to mistakes, and I already made...

  23. How do you deal with mistakes

    LookForward posted a topic in General Nursing

    Ive been working for a year, and one of the things I realize--and hard to admit--is I will make mistakes (which I already have)... I recently made another one, which made me physically sick. It was a...

  24. frustrated...

    LookForward posted a topic in General Nursing

    ive been working in a med surg floor for a year now, and I feel frustrated...recently I had a tough shift....a patient yelled at me..it was a very busy shift, and I got behind some tasks and med...

  25. Getting nervous..I need advice

    LookForward posted a topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I was really excited to start grad school, but now I am anxious...I have been working for a year, but I still feel new. There's just a lot to learn on the floor. I am a full time RN. I am going to...