DizzyJ DHSc PA-C

DizzyJ DHSc PA-C

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  1. Changing careers (sort of)?

    DizzyJ DHSc PA-C replied to amalay's topic in Advanced Practice

    Do you want to be an RN or an NP? If you want to work as an inpatient floor nurse it would be pointless to get a post-master's acute PNP cert. Certainly, the knowledge would be great but you...

  2. Confusion applying for DEA number

    DizzyJ DHSc PA-C replied to Chris B. RN's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    You must have your state license and furnishing numbers before you can apply for a DEA license. AANP certification is simply that, a certification. It does not grant you any privilege to actually...

  3. If you don't have to be (insert job) before becoming a PA, why become an RN before NP?

    DizzyJ DHSc PA-C replied to nightingale4me's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    "perform their mid-level practice of medicine"...ugh

  4. CRNP or FNP for ER/Trauma Centers

    DizzyJ DHSc PA-C replied to Murse196's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    First off, a CRNP is simply a certified registered nurse practitioner. So, it encompasses all NP specialties. My assumption is you are really wanting to compare FNP vs ACNP (acute care NP). There...

  5. APRN and Collaborative Physician

    DizzyJ DHSc PA-C replied to CLB_81's topic in Advanced Practice

    I'd check your facts a little bit more. For instance, urology is its own surgical residency. So, a physician doesn't go through IM residency first and then do urology. Certainly, there could be...

  6. NP with anosmia

    DizzyJ DHSc PA-C replied to obnurse406's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Current recommendations are to treat based on lab confirmation and not physical exam. So a "whiff test" is no

  7. ARNP bonus structure

    DizzyJ DHSc PA-C replied to Angels11883's topic in Advanced Practice

    What is in the employment contract? The first thing that went wrong was allowing the bonus pay to come months after services rendered. If the pay is based on number of patients seen, then it should...

  8. NP with anosmia

    DizzyJ DHSc PA-C replied to obnurse406's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I think having anosmia would be a good thing for most pelvic

  9. Experienced NP seeking Derm Job

    DizzyJ DHSc PA-C replied to Mdkrzyange1's topic in Advanced Practice

    absolutely.....NOT. A reduced salary for a few months because you are working side by side with the doc being trained, but beyond that is not the normal. Especially asked to work as an MA for 6...

  10. AANP recert

    DizzyJ DHSc PA-C replied to Zorra's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Who said anything about "the

  11. AANP recert

    DizzyJ DHSc PA-C replied to Zorra's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    When you consult a specialist inpatient they always see the patient and initiate any treatment they deem necessary. It is rarely they simple make a recommendation and not act on anything unless they...

  12. AANP recert

    DizzyJ DHSc PA-C replied to Zorra's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Are there not nurses that make recommendations at this same level? School nurses, diabetic educators, foot care nurses, wound care nurses. Again I say if you simply make a recommendation and another...

  13. Working before credentialing

    DizzyJ DHSc PA-C replied to Memori's topic in Advanced Practice

    It sounds like you just admitted to fraud. If you are not credentialed yet and your boss NP is signing all your charts for patients she didn't see. Who is billing for these

  14. AANP recert

    DizzyJ DHSc PA-C replied to Zorra's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Could an RN do what you are doing? If you are making recommendations and then another provider actually initiates the treatment, then I would say no. I also feel that an RN could make...

  15. Where can pediatric nurse practitioners practice?

    DizzyJ DHSc PA-C replied to Lavender619's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    If you want to work outpatient do PNP primary care focus. Some states will not allow a primary care PNP to practice acute care or in an ICU. There are options of doing a PNP primary care program and...

  16. references and recommendations

    DizzyJ DHSc PA-C replied to brista's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Only my first job did they want letters of recommendation given to them. Beyond that every hospital system I've worked for will send emailed questions or a specific form to be completed by the...

  17. references and recommendations

    DizzyJ DHSc PA-C replied to brista's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    The job will dictate what they want for references. At my first job out of school they required 3 physician references. Others jobs wanted 3 peer references and some wanted any 3 references. Three...

  18. New NP/Hospitalist , Need pointers!

    DizzyJ DHSc PA-C replied to BJB08's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Always double/triple check admitting orders. Keep a list of the basic orders that every patient should have addressed upon admission (i.e. diet, fever prophylaxis, ambulation, nausea prophylaxis,...

  19. Return to the bedside

    DizzyJ DHSc PA-C replied to Missmilo's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    If you knew you wanted to in inpatient, then why didn't you do an ACNP program? You chose FNP which is an outpatient clinic specialty and now are upset you can't land your dream inpatient...

  20. Is getting your DNP worth it?

    DizzyJ DHSc PA-C replied to brookeg30's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    Agreed, if you are in a church and have a doctorate in theology, but what if you are an NP with a doctorate in theology or business administration? Should you call yourself doctor in the health care...

  21. Is getting your DNP worth it?

    DizzyJ DHSc PA-C replied to brookeg30's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    I agree that, especially in the hospital, each doctor should identify what specialty they are in. So, this could make it an easier concept to have NP/PA introduced as doctor as well. What then if...

  22. Misconceptions in NP/PA/MD education: experiential requirements, online, and for-profits

    DizzyJ DHSc PA-C replied to SummitRN's topic in Advanced Practice

    Much much different view point. I have by far seen PAs as an excellent working relationship with RNs and have seen few NPs as having an superiority complex towards RNs. In general though most PA/NP...

  23. Misconceptions in NP/PA/MD education: experiential requirements, online, and for-profits

    DizzyJ DHSc PA-C replied to SummitRN's topic in Advanced Practice

    Oh wow. Only 1.5-3% of PAs have "impressed" you? What the heck are your standards? I'm sensing some narcissistic personality disorder. What do you think about the population in general? How many...

  24. Is getting your DNP worth it?

    DizzyJ DHSc PA-C replied to brookeg30's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    Finally, a good point. I'm shocked people don't make this point more often. Although, I personally don't think we (PA/NP doctorate holders) should introduce ourselves as Dr. So and So, I think this...

  25. APRN and Collaborative Physician

    DizzyJ DHSc PA-C replied to CLB_81's topic in Advanced Practice

    From what I can see it looks like the collaborating physician must appear before the board either in person or via telephone. The board has to approve this physician and there must be protocols and...