CRF250Xpert

CRF250Xpert

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  1. Is Becoming A NP Worth It?

    CRF250Xpert replied to 8mpg's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    is it worth it to change the oil in your car? i don't know; it's your car and it might have 9 miles left in it or it might be a new 'vette - you decide if it's worth the price of oil and a filter. is...

  2. Random Army FT Sam Gear Question

    CRF250Xpert replied to just_cause's topic in Government, Military

    It has nothing to do with backpacks, but before you think about coming here - get your car Air Conditioner inspected and serviced. Folks don't know what hot is until they get here and they found out...

  3. RN heading to the Air Force

    CRF250Xpert replied to JJTRN's topic in Government, Military

    Sorry (and congrats to those who love it) deployment is 100% part of the package. Absence doesn't make the heart grow fonder, it kills weak marriages. If your mrs. isn’t a rock solid person willing...

  4. Certifications

    CRF250Xpert replied to UCAFblue's topic in Government, Military

    for which kind of nursing job are you applying? if it's an entry level bedside nurse for ntp - you don't need anything except bls. if you are coming in as a fully qualified critical care nurse - you...

  5. When to tell employer???

    CRF250Xpert replied to NewNavyRN's topic in Government, Military

    Wait for orders. Then also consider using all of that vacation time you were never allowed to use. You can onsie twosie days off without a cert of death. I did it until all of my leave was gone,...

  6. Primary Care Track clinicals with Emergency doc?

    CRF250Xpert replied to danceswithsnakes's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    100% agree. if i ever decide to teach fnp school, i'll severely limit the er time folk's request (or try and get them interested in a more suitable alternative). i worked er for years, and we always...

  7. Hospitalist "midlevel" service

    CRF250Xpert replied to ruralnurs's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    please create the service, but don't call it "mid-level providers" that moniker chaps my butt when someone refers to me as such (they usually get one opportunity to do so). ask your patients if they...

  8. Management MSN

    CRF250Xpert replied to Jtkknj's topic in Government, Military

    Yes, you would get the opportunity to work as a bedside nurse first. We don't hire managers from the outside, we grow them and promote from

  9. Management MSN

    CRF250Xpert replied to Jtkknj's topic in Government, Military

    not to split hairs, but a simple clarification; on the military side it typically goes by seniority. enlisted job always go by date of rank. officer jobs usually do, but can go by best fit, or who...

  10. Management MSN

    CRF250Xpert replied to Jtkknj's topic in Government, Military

    All of the civilians places I worked went by the "it's who you know" system. All nurses in management had been there for life and one had a father who donated a bazillion $$ so she could be the unit...

  11. becoming an Air Force RN? :o)

    CRF250Xpert replied to KMKmommyRN's topic in Government, Military

    "]. ho soon can i go back to school (want my crna or NP) -- you need to apply, 2 yrs boots on base then apply with everyone else. as a newbie - it may take a while" ] ]The 2 yrs TOS is up until you...

  12. General questions regarding FNP vs. WHNP

    CRF250Xpert replied to Noah'sRNMom's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I’ll comment on 3. Clinical time is the MOST VALUABLE TIME ON THE PLANET FOR A NP. It makes me sad that there are programs that don’t have the huge clinical requirement. Seeing PTs and bouncing...

  13. Unbelievable!!

    CRF250Xpert replied to bsnanat2's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I

  14. NP to MD

    CRF250Xpert replied to kimkubick's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I would go in an instant, but I became a FNP late in life and look forward to retiring soon. If contemplating the change - DO IT NOW!!! Don't spend the rest of your career as a second fiddle and...

  15. A non-select AF NTP applicant wondering if there is a need for Air Force OR nurses?

    CRF250Xpert replied to coconutzz's topic in Government, Military

    Fully qualified with a OR course and experience is the short answer. We have an internal transtion program but it's highly selective , very competitive, and reserved for folks currently fully...

  16. Would you take a non NP job if you couldn't find one you liked/wanted?

    CRF250Xpert replied to linearthinker's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    sorry, but i was taught to "fight the way you train". it’s impossible to train one way and save all of that skill and knowledge for the “big day” and act in a completely different manner. you...

  17. CCATT nurse question

    CRF250Xpert replied to mn_nurse's topic in Government, Military

    research it with the "search" feature. i have respectfully declined the opportunity to fly ccatt on many occasions. it might look good on paper or if you get off telling people you "fly" (which...

  18. Where do OR nurses go in the AF?

    CRF250Xpert replied to IVyPush-her's topic in Government, Military

    Lackland, Wright Pat, Travis, & Eglin will be the biggies. Don't expect much else in the states. Slots are slim and we are constantly getting

  19. RN looking for some AF info from someone who knows

    CRF250Xpert replied to icurnanthony's topic in Government, Military

    yes indeed. some would argue, but they would be wrong now, wouldn't

  20. Could this be an ARPN thread?

    CRF250Xpert posted a topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    So many folks start new threads asking if school Y is better than school F. The answer is "yes, no, maybe, and who cares?". Is there any chance we can shift the focus to APRN topics and skip the "i...

  21. RN looking for some AF info from someone who knows

    CRF250Xpert replied to icurnanthony's topic in Government, Military

    i actually put myself in the usaf. my recruiter did nothing except arrange for his boss to witness my swearing-in. my father-in-law performed my commission. i arranged my own meps. i did every single...

  22. Do you have apea's Clinical Guidelines in Primary Care: a Reference and Review Book?

    CRF250Xpert replied to labbio's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    review books are nice, but remember that we fight the way we train. the pathophysiology and the thought process won’t ever change no matter what book you read. what will get better with practice...

  23. Diabetes

    CRF250Xpert replied to NPRoseMona's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    if people are smart - i really like lantus with coverage. lantus is really just like your basal rate pancreas activity and the coverage of course mimics postprandial blast of insulin. also, look at...

  24. Washable markers for NP program lab?

    CRF250Xpert replied to AtomicWoman's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I took 3 assessment classes of the years and never heard of using markers on a fellow student. Are you talking about simple diphramatic excursion and liver borders? Plain ole ball point pen works...

  25. NP Independent Practice States

    CRF250Xpert replied to SEDK's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Texas is one of the "heavily regulated". The Texas Association of Family Physicians prides itself on defeating every measure taken to the legislature regarding APRNs. Texas is probably going to be...