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  1. Debilitating Anxiety

    coast2coast replied to SleeepyRN's topic in Health, Stress Management

    http://http://www.amazon.com/Feeling-Good-The-Mood-Therapy/dp/0380810336 Feeling Good by David Brooks might be a good place for you to start. The original focuses a lot on depression, but there are...

  2. Utterly Exhausted...

    coast2coast replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    What is keeping you at this practice? You have a professional license and experience. You could be worth a LOT of money and resources and RESPECT to any number of healthcare facilities. An angry...

  3. CA NP certification and furnishing number questions

    coast2coast replied to KODP9's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Forgive my formatting, the iPad doesn't play well with AN ... 1. Apply for NP license (4 weeks). 2. Then furnishing (3-4 weeks). 3. Then DEA (1 week). those are approximate timelines. If you...

  4. NP..How do pts adress you?

    coast2coast replied to blackvans1234's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I introduce myself as a nurse practitioner ... My MAs introduce me as la enfermera ... And my patients all call me

  5. Are there medications that you don't/won't write for?

    coast2coast replied to emtneel's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I believe you are in private practice, BlueDevil? That is probably the biggest difference between us here. I could just as easily send a patient to the moon as order saliva testing or compounding....

  6. Are there medications that you don't/won't write for?

    coast2coast replied to emtneel's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Practice environment and policy is a big part of it. I'm working off a limited formulary so I couldn't Rx ADD meds even if I wanted to. Benzos and narcs have to be purchased out-of-pocket at an...

  7. Are there medications that you don't/won't write for?

    coast2coast replied to emtneel's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I find it typically ends up being abused/sold in the same ways Soma is. Also not available in my current formulary ! The biggest factor in all my rule-making is my population. Even though I'm...

  8. Do You Report?

    coast2coast replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Absolutely!

  9. Are there medications that you don't/won't write for?

    coast2coast replied to emtneel's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Likewise. Everybody has insomnia, everyone is anxious, everyone and their dog wants ativan or klonopin. What on earth became of people like this before modern medicine

  10. Are there medications that you don't/won't write for?

    coast2coast replied to emtneel's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I have LOTS of personal rules when it comes to prescribing. Absolutely will not Rx: any narc stronger than norco (and rarely even that) benzo's of any kind soma lyrica ambien ritalin or other ADHD...

  11. Will you get a job not matter what school you received NP degree?

    coast2coast replied to sav3alif3RN's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Thread jack: I, too, HATE this attitude. Nurses are afraid of a standardized test but not of becoming responsible for life-saving patient care decisions. What?! Lookit. The GRE is just about the...

  12. MD versus NP as a primary care provider

    coast2coast replied to icelind's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I'm a primary care NP in a community clinic. I see the same 25 patients/day as my MD colleagues. We occasionally trade patients amongst ourselves according to favorite sub-specialties but otherwise...

  13. Agoraphobia...anyone with experience?

    coast2coast replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Your scepticism sounds well-founded. Even if you DID write a letter as the patient is requesting, do you have any documentation that supports such a claim? Do you have any documentation at all...

  14. Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center

    coast2coast replied to BruinAGNP's topic in California Nursing

    Will PM

  15. I'm seeing a lot of unprofessional posting here related to venting about patients

    coast2coast replied to Garethaus's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Well I consider it the height of unprofessionalism to post false information about vaccination and public health, but that doesn't seem to have slowed YOU down, OP....

  16. What is the job market like for new NPs?

    coast2coast replied to tejon's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    From what I saw with classmates, FNP, ANP, and psych had the easiest time finding jobs. PNPs and WHNPs struggled a bit more but were eventually employed. But you should be choosing a specialty based...

  17. What is the job market like for new NPs?

    coast2coast replied to tejon's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Personally have seen a good job market for a range of specialties. Graduated from a direct entry program and had a job 2 months prior to graduation, across the country, in one of the worst job...

  18. MSN Programs in California for non- RN's?

    coast2coast replied to careerswitcher124's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    FNPstudent15, there are tons of direct-entry NP programs. For the OP, I suggest you look here - http://www.aacn.nche.edu/Education-Resources/APLIST.PDF - they list both accelerated BSN and...

  19. Accumulating debt vs cheaper NP school vs time

    coast2coast replied to danceluver's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I paid about that much for school, and have had comfortable jobs with which to pay off loans since then; I wouldn't discourage you from the expensive school just because it's expensive. But I would...

  20. Adult track NP

    coast2coast replied to reebokHCFR's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    reebok, As an NP student I rotated on a hospitalist service at a large hospital. I say that I hated the role because it was very narrow and repetitive and I found waiting for a large team of docs and...

  21. Adult track NP

    coast2coast replied to reebokHCFR's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I am an adult NP. My experience has been that only FNPs or PAs are hired in ERs and urgent care centers, since those settings typically only want providers who can see whatever comes through the...

  22. So I might be going to China...

    coast2coast replied to aithril's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Why would it only be 1 year abroad? His plans sound pretty long-term and permanent. Are you sure you two are on the same trajectory

  23. Dealing with tough interviewers

    coast2coast replied to Catch22Personified's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I'm sure this was terrifying the first time it was asked without warning. But the next time this happens it is the PERFECT opportunity to sell yourself. Coming from LTC: - you are independent,...

  24. Family NP Certification

    coast2coast replied to mercyben's topic in Advanced Practice

    The first is a scam. The AANP has a notice up that they are NOT associated with this company, even though it continues to use their logo (see The American Academy of Nurse Practitioners Certication...

  25. ANP vs. FNP - who gets hired?

    coast2coast posted a topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    First off, apologies if I have missed the answer to this question in another thread. I'm about to start an adult health NP program. When I started this application, I chose adult health over family...