Ellen NP

Ellen NP MSN, NP

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  1. Common Nursing Complaints & Psych NP's - Not As Bad?

    Ellen NP replied to SmoothJams's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I don't believe that you need med-surg experience at all. You need experience in your field and it sounds as if you have it. Most direct entry NP's who I've met have NO experience. One woman that I...

  2. Common Nursing Complaints & Psych NP's - Not As Bad?

    Ellen NP replied to SmoothJams's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    RE salary.....it depends on the state, type of setting, etc. I'm in Maine. There are certainly plenty of positions; the salaries, however, are not as good as in other parts of New England....and I'm...

  3. Common Nursing Complaints & Psych NP's - Not As Bad?

    Ellen NP replied to SmoothJams's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I'm a PMHNP and am very happy with my career. I had been an RN for 32 years when I finished my NP program. Most of my experience was in psychaitric nursing. i would advise anyone hoping to work as...

  4. Ancc adult psychiatric np exam

    Ellen NP replied to ralph41's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I took a Barkley course (on CD) and did the practice test on the ANCC website and passed

  5. Online FNP/ACNP Programs

    Ellen NP replied to ernursechic's topic in Advanced Practice

    The St Joseph's program is new, hasn't graduated a class yet; however, they have been providing distance ed programs for

  6. Online FNP/ACNP Programs

    Ellen NP replied to ernursechic's topic in Advanced Practice

    I graduated from Drexel's distance Psych NP program and it was a great

  7. Becoming an NP with little to no nursing experience??

    Ellen NP replied to Blurr156's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    If you are hoping to work as an NP in a critical care setting(and apparently you are NOT), the critical care experience is not going to make you more marketable as an NP. If you don't have to work...

  8. MD, DO, NP, DC, OD -- Who deserves the title Physician?

    Ellen NP replied to RMARTINNC's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I don't have a problem with a doctorally prepared NP, PT, RPH, whatever being called "doctor". I would have a problem with them being called, "physician." If CNA, LPN, RN calls themselves, "NP,"...

  9. MD, DO, NP, DC, OD -- Who deserves the title Physician?

    Ellen NP replied to RMARTINNC's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I completely agree with you. Osteopathic and allopathic medical school curricula are virtually indistinguishable with the exception that osteopathic physcians are also trained in OMM and, in general,...

  10. MD, DO, NP, DC, OD -- Who deserves the title Physician?

    Ellen NP replied to RMARTINNC's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Not all physicians pass the USMLE exams on the first attempt and I am uncertain as to what the pass rate presented really represents. I am NOT a supporter of the current DNP as an entry level for...

  11. Becoming an NP with little to no nursing experience??

    Ellen NP replied to Blurr156's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Maybe this has to do with the state requirements or local preferences. I know a number of direct entry NP's who were hired as NP's as soon as threy graduated. I'm not recommending this, but they...

  12. Grandfather clause for DNP?

    Ellen NP replied to forpath's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    DNP's don't even have more direct care experience than do MSN/NP's. I cannot imagine why they would expect to receive salaries equal or similar to those of physicians. I am proud of the work that I...

  13. MD, DO, NP, DC, OD -- Who deserves the title Physician?

    Ellen NP replied to RMARTINNC's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    The NP is a license, the MSN is the degree and is no shortcut. Yes, the NP role was created to provide more clinicians to the public, particularly to meet primary care needs. Most NP's these days do...

  14. MD, DO, NP, DC, OD -- Who deserves the title Physician?

    Ellen NP replied to RMARTINNC's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    By the way, I do like the idea of a CLINICAL doctorate which would be additional education in the specialty area...much more sensible than this practice

  15. MD, DO, NP, DC, OD -- Who deserves the title Physician?

    Ellen NP replied to RMARTINNC's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I only said that acute care is more frequently being done by hospitalists rather than community physicians. At least in New England, Family practice docs are rarely doing OB these days. I'm sure...

  16. MD, DO, NP, DC, OD -- Who deserves the title Physician?

    Ellen NP replied to RMARTINNC's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    The FNP is about the closest to a generalist for NP's. I'm not certain that we should move toward a combination acute care/primary care/1st assist model at a time that other professionas are moving...

  17. MD, DO, NP, DC, OD -- Who deserves the title Physician?

    Ellen NP replied to RMARTINNC's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    You're correct, it's a proposed requirement at this point, but discussion has focused on 2015 rather than 2010 as someone else posted. I suspect that the date will be moved back; too many questions...

  18. MD, DO, NP, DC, OD -- Who deserves the title Physician?

    Ellen NP replied to RMARTINNC's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Are we sure that we all want it to be

  19. APMHNP annoyed that they add FPMHNP..what now?

    Ellen NP replied to DrZaphod's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    The Adult PMHNP is credentialed to see individuals 13 yo and

  20. Anyone heard of any NP to MD programs?

    Ellen NP replied to kittyw's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    (Originally Posted by veritas that's in USA. what i said is actually happening in Oz. wow, USA has a med school admission rate of 44% to 50%? amazing. must be real easy to get into med schools in...

  21. MD, DO, NP, DC, OD -- Who deserves the title Physician?

    Ellen NP replied to RMARTINNC's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    2015 is the year for DNP for entry into practice, not

  22. Psych nurse practitioner

    Ellen NP replied to bumblebeegaga's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I should also note that I get several recruitment notices each week from all over the

  23. Psych nurse practitioner

    Ellen NP replied to bumblebeegaga's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Psych NP's are in demand here in

  24. Becoming an NP with little to no nursing experience??

    Ellen NP replied to Blurr156's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Graduates of direct entry MSN/NP programs do not have to take entry level RN positions. I know graduates who have quickly found NP positions. In my experience, those who are most successful are...

  25. Differences (Educative/Clinical) between NP & PA

    Ellen NP replied to jstuben's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    You may be able to test out of additional stat classes or get credit if yours were graduate