Upgrading_Status

Do you work overnights, weekends?

Thank you, I appreciate your help. I will certainly look into the groups and participate.

all great information, with angles I did not even consider

I know this wasn't your thread, but were you able to secure a job?

I would also love an update and any advice you can share with new NPs

This right here is excellent information! As a new grad, I would have loved a class on healthcare economics. With programs ever changing, perhaps the next generation will have that as a mandatory class. It is one thing to log your cases in with ICD and CPT, but it’s also another to see what the patient generates for the practice.

As a NP, is it worth the time? Do NP’s normally secure employment via this route or is it more of a place for humble bragging; ideal for non healthcare industries?

Even though I am not the OP, I found this thread helpful. I had an interview where it is expected that I would hit the ground running with a full panel. I don’t think I am ready for that and the support for transitioning NPs isn’t there.

Thank you for your frankness Tiff. Did you take a practice exam to see where your deficits were before laying out your study plan?

I would go with the school that secures preceptors for you.

WOW!! I've been out of the loop. A BSN to DNP program? the money grab is real

Whenever the first thing out of the hander off mouth is "she's really nice" ? I know I'm in for a b.s report. Well Monday the pt got morphine...dude today is Wednesday and you work days, what did you do today.

As long as there are egos there will be the "Doctor Nurse game" The article made me have whiplash with all the agreement I was doing. Some Doctors you still have to make a suggestion rather than asking directly for an order of if you see something questionable. At my place some don't like you speaking unless spoken to. Or they feel they have a "special" seat at the NURSES STATION where they will stand uncomfortably close and ask you numerous times how long you will be. On the other side of the coin there are Doctors who values the nursing staffs expertise and input.

I feel as if your institution has their I's dotted and T's crossed.

Most of our patients tend to be early second trimester patients. This demographic of patient is so new to us we don't have a policy, more less healthstreams and a competency checklist. Staffing is a mess, to the point where they know we are supposed to be 1:1 with the drip patient, it may now become 2:1. I'm getting sick thinking about it. I can't say more.