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    FIU interview...Any advice??

    guest416560 replied to william1's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    It's been a few years since I interviewed there but since I got accepted I figured I've give you my 2 cents. You will meet with Dr. Groom, Dr. Gonzalez, Dr. Wunder , perhaps another CRNA and a few...
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    What is your take home pay as Nurse Practitioner?

    guest416560 replied to hik9258's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    What type NP are you? Family but currently do geriatrics/house calls Where (state)(rural/urban) do you practice? San Diego, California Are you independent or in a group?independent contractor within a...
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    California NP's

    guest416560 replied to Corey Narry's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Makes me sick that NNU/CNA opposes this legislation. What do RNs have to lose by having NP's gain more autonomy? I've never been a fan of NNU/CNA and this just reinforces my beliefs. I hope this...
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    SRNA to FNP

    guest416560 replied to guest416560's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I work in geriatrics doing home visits for Medicare patients. They are the type of patients that belong in an ICU for the most part but come home for whatever reason so I take care of them. I see 10...
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    SRNA to FNP

    guest416560 replied to guest416560's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    When you leave school you can defer your loans for a year. I finished with my FNP and didn't make any payments for 12 months. At the end of 12 months you can apply to repay your loans via the...
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    New Nurse Practitioner in Alabama - Licensing Questions

    guest416560 replied to canderuf's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    My understanding is that you must first have a job in Alabama as a NP before the state will license you. I am in the same boat as you. I'm a native of Alabama but went to NP school in Florida....
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    Do you think psychiatric care is inadequate in the US?

    guest416560 replied to MusicEMT's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    As a NP who sees numerous patients with severe mental illness, I am all for more institutionalizing of the severely ill patients. I can prescribe all the typical, atypicals and lithium I want but if...
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    These two idiots need to have their nursing licenses revoked

    guest416560 posted a topic in General Nursing

    http://www.cbs8.com/story/20045712/shocking-video-captures-alleged-elder-abuse-on-camera WARNING: Some of the images featured in the above video are graphic. SAN DIEGO (CBS 8) - The District...
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    In-home NP Medicare Assessments

    guest416560 replied to lvICU's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I do this and get paid $80 per visit for just the physical assessment. If I get labs ie blood or urine they pay an extra $20 so I try to get labs on all of my patients. $100 per visit with 10 visits...
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    Obamacare, what could go wrong?

    guest416560 replied to SC_RNDude's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    just last week, california medical association filed a petition with cms asking that corrective action be taken to address current reimbursement rates and access standards. “what we’re seeing...
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    Obamacare, what could go wrong?

    guest416560 replied to SC_RNDude's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    It is low. California has one of the lowest Medicaid reimbursement rates in the country. The majority of Medicaid patients are illegal immigrants. How they get Medicaid I will never know. $15 is...
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    An RN's thoughts on the health care law

    guest416560 replied to RN4MERCY's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    What you fail to realize that it really doesn't matter if you have insurance if nobody accepts it. I rarely see Medicaid patients because of the low reimbursement. Just because you add millions to...
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    Obamacare, what could go wrong?

    guest416560 replied to SC_RNDude's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    What can go wrong is providers like me will quit seeing all Medicaid patients. I work in California. If I have a patient who is straight Med-Cal which is Medicaid for California I get paid $15 for...
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    Help! My 1st NP job sucks!

    guest416560 replied to stal2s's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    The first time a patient goes apnic after you push too much fentanyl you're toast. I wouldn't think twice about leaving. You don't want to be on the witness stand testifying about how "you were new"...
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    How much does a CRNA really make?

    guest416560 replied to Imrnlil's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    http://www.locumtenens.com/media/49325/2011-lt-crna-salary.pdf?elq_mid=4621&elq_cid=233337&code=0160&sc_cid=EMAIL:1-SeptemberNewsletter2-CRNA3-CompSurvey4-text Salaries are coming down....
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    Antibiotic help, please!

    guest416560 replied to lvICU's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    sanfordguide.com You can download it to your smart phone. I love it. Much easier to use and almost idiot proof compared to the
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    Dictating notes to be transcribed....HIPAA Violation?

    guest416560 posted a topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Friend of mine is a home health RN. She sees 30 patients a day on average and to save some time dictates her notes to be transcribed for a portion of her patients. For some of her patients she...
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    Average CRNA Salary

    guest416560 replied to Katie5's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    My friends who are expected to graduate in December from CRNA school have told me that they have been exposed to sub $100,000 job offers for full time work. There is currently an oversupply of new...
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    APEA - Exam Review?

    guest416560 replied to mammac5's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I used it and found it fairly worthless. I passed and believe Fitzgerald will give you everything you need to pass. I wouldn't waste my money...but the way, I passed
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    Is Becoming A NP Worth It?

    guest416560 replied to 8mpg's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Don't believe what everybody tells you about low wages for NPs. It isn't true. I will graduate from my FNP program in two weeks and have accepted an independent contractor NP job where my first year...
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    520 supervised furnishing hours in CA

    guest416560 replied to shjoaquin's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I just had a potential employer, MD in California tell me as a NP I will not be able to prescribe Schedule II drugs. I looked at the CA BON practice act and it says that we can. Has something changed...
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    University of South Alabama vs St Joseph's College of Maine

    guest416560 replied to rachelaleanRN2B's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I wouldn't recommend USA to anybody. Got my BSN there and thought the program was horrible. Moved out of state to get my FNP even though I had to pay out of state
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    Man, you guys make nursing seem HORRIBLE! If I knew this before school...

    guest416560 replied to Spikey9001's topic in General Nursing

    Floor nursing is hell. Doesn't matter where you work, it sucks. You have the right idea. Get your CRNA or NP and be on your own. It is worth the extra effort and
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    Lack of DEA# when working in the hospital (ED)

    guest416560 replied to SkiBumNP's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    State of California makes you work with a physician for six months before they will give you a "furnishing
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    ADIOS ANESTHESIA

    guest416560 replied to Spode's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Hey Spode, Don't let dropping of anesthesia school get you down. I did the same thing. Best decision I ever made career wise. I was halfway through my program and just hated it. The surgeons were...