ThePrincessBride MSN, RN, NP

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    Corrections NP: questions

    ThePrincessBride posted a topic in Correctional

    So I am in the middle of NP school (FNP). I will be graduating in a couple of years. However, I have an interest in both Urgent Care and Corrections. I was wondering: how hard is it to get into...
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    Seeking Advice: Going Back to School at 53

    ThePrincessBride replied to clparnell's topic in General Nursing

    I would go for it if you plan on working for another 15 years. Just be mindful of how much you spend...I would go for a 2 year degree instead of a 4 year degree to keep debt to a minimum. Do not...
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    FNP student: urgent care or ED experience

    ThePrincessBride replied to Alexag63's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Urgent care NP here. Take the ED spot. You will gather SO much information from the ED, a variety of conditions and have an idea of how a critical patient who needs to be referred to ED...
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    Total career change

    ThePrincessBride replied to yudenisr's topic in General Nursing

    I became an NP. Not really a career change, but it beats 25 to life at the bedside. If I didn't pursue an NP career, I would have gotten my master's in library science and become a librarian or a...
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    Should Hospitals Rehire LPNs/LVNs?

    ThePrincessBride replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    RIght before I became an NP, my hospital was talking about bringing back LPNs because RNs refused to work in such terrible conditions. I am probably going to get chewed out, but I would rather...
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    Changing Specialty

    ThePrincessBride replied to MWMRN's topic in Nursing Career

    NICU is an amazing specialty. I know it may seem rough at first, but I would hang in there. If not, I have known plenty of NICU nurses who left for the following: aesthetic nursing, insurance...
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    Looking for 3x12s, but not typical bedside position

    ThePrincessBride replied to mz330301's topic in Nursing Career

    I am an Urgent Care NP, but we have nurses in urgent care as well. We work 3 12s per week with some weekends and holidays. Also, there are retail clinics (think CVS Minute Clinic) where it is 38...
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    Which shift would you choose?

    ThePrincessBride replied to Alexxoxox's topic in General Nursing

    Both shifts are not kid friendly; the 11-11 moreso than the 6-6. That being said, I would probably go with 11-11 as I loathe night
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    Too Fat To Be A Nurse?

    ThePrincessBride replied to Newprospnp's topic in General Nursing

    LOL@ most healthcare workers tending not to be overweight. I am an NP who worked on the floor for over seven years. I would say nurses reflect the general pop in that most of us are overweight....
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    Why do so many nurses work multiple jobs?

    ThePrincessBride replied to Lunah's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah, you are doing it wrong (jk). I was contemplating working three jobs once I got my first NP job (urgent care NP and 2 PRN bedside RN jobs) but then I was like, why? Life is too short. So now...
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    Do urgent care clinics hire Adult Gerontology Primary Care NPs?

    ThePrincessBride replied to Huckleberry's topic in Advanced Practice

    Most urgent cares and walk-in clinics only hire FNPs because of being able to see kids. BUT, you may find urgent cares that only treat adults. You just have to keep
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    Weird Pay Policies

    ThePrincessBride replied to Yazminfarooq's topic in General Nursing

    The most experienced CNA should not be making more than the least experienced RN. And I am shocked that you were making 32/hr as a CNA. That is really
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    Which to pursue?

    ThePrincessBride posted a topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Hello, I am in the middle of the interview process. Currently looking at Minute Clinic or an Urgent Care fellowship with Wellnow Urgent Care. Which should I do? I have done the MC student...
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    Which to pursue?

    ThePrincessBride replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    When I make comparisons, I don't compare working overtime RN wages with regular NP wages because my aim is to make more working less, not working more to make more. That said, I wouldn't compare...
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    Which to pursue?

    ThePrincessBride replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Yeah I am a little bummed out about the initial pay cut, but once I am done with the fellowship, my pay as a new out-of-the-gate NP will be a few dollars more per hour than the most senior bedside...
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    Being forced to rotate

    ThePrincessBride replied to Eagleschamp52's topic in General Nursing

    You can try to get a doctor's note to maybe get out of it, but I'm not sure if the employer will be willing to accommodate you. I think it is crappy that they are trying to do this to you, and...
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    Which to pursue?

    ThePrincessBride replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Hospital medicine is a beast, but I hear it is one of the higher paying NP specialties. I just got an offer for the Urgent Care fellowship. So it looks like the UC fellowship will get me...
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    Which to pursue?

    ThePrincessBride replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    What kind of setting do you work? Are you in a high cost of living? Hourly? Because the UC after the fellowship will only take me to 112k...125k if I work 40 hours per
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    Which to pursue?

    ThePrincessBride replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    61 per hour or 61k per year? 165k per
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    Which to pursue?

    ThePrincessBride replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    My concern would be if employers would be willing to hire someone with only urgent care experience into the primary care/chronic disease management
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    Which to pursue?

    ThePrincessBride replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Could I go to Primary Care after working in Urgent Care if I wanted
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    Which to pursue?

    ThePrincessBride replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Thank you Yeah I learned a little bit more about the fellowship. After 1 year, I would go from the 75k per year salary to an hourly position of 60 per hour. So not double but a healthy increase....
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    Which to pursue?

    ThePrincessBride replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    For me, it would be a pay cut from what I make as an RN with almost 8 years of experience. However, after a year, I think the pay would go up to 100k+ per year. I am not familiar with the...
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    Which to pursue?

    ThePrincessBride replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Is there a particular reason you recommend the urgent care fellowship over Minute
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    Which to pursue?

    ThePrincessBride replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    It would be one year long with didactic portions, skills training. We would start with one or two patients per hour and work our way up. The salary would only be 75k. Minute Clinic would have...