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So, against my better judgment, I am looking at DNP programs. I don't want to make the same mistake I did in Grad School and end up in a DNP program that is 100% about underserved populations and taught with a liberal agenda. For my next educationa...

CAM is Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Get to work at 0500 to read all labs and write notes based on those for the staff to get with the pt for yz and f/u. Read al of the notes from staf for me - med refills, referral request etc. Read all notes from referral providers. see 16 routine ...

Timing. I wanted to go to med school, but I had to make choices that were best for everyone in the family and for my career. I still wish I'd gone MD, but life isn't always all about what I want.

Yep - if the pay isn't right - why waste everyone's time? I'm too old to care about anything else. Work is work...and my time and skills generate RVUs.

I think you should look back and remember why you became a FNP. I personally couldn't stand the 12 hour days 7 days a week in the ER and being on call 24/7 in the OR - voila - I work m-f in a 0730 to 1630 clinic. If you became a FNP to work 24/7, t...

Well, it's not very popular, but I fully believe that the biggest problem in nursing is that it's run by nurses. Using terms that MDs understand like "residency" would give automatic credibility. Getting rid of the 43 levels of "nursing" from CNA u...

I pretty much spend my whole day thinking, "I wonder what Orem would do?" Then I wake up, realize I have a ton of pt's to see, Dx,Rx plan, etc - such much work - so little time for theory reflections and comparrison. Probably why I spend my day in ...

If full disclosure, 100% PC, and all source awareness is the goal, you better get the legal office to prepare a 500 page booklet. Recall that we use things like salmon sperm, urine, fungi, etc to make meds...

Have an active duty cadre with a CAC log onto AMS. Go to officer assignments. Search by AFSC and O1 through O3. This will give you a list of the places that actually have the job for which you trained. If you put down bases that you like, but the...

I'm very certain it's against the law to lie so a patient can commit fruad and sit at home (or at his real illegal under the table job)with his hand out. Maybe call the cops and turn them in? I work my butt off; I'd rather my tax dollar pay his pri...

We use an EMR that I can pull all of my coding off of for real numbers.

I wish you nothing but the best. I think theory stuff is all done tongue-in-cheek, but it sure makes the PhD's feel necessary. I've had coworker MDs ask me if they could get a copy of an article I referenced, but I've never been asked about (becasu...

I read Medscape while sitting at traffic lights. I feel very up to date since I read every day. Waiting all year for a big trip to a confernce and have to digest tons of input isn't a good fit for me. I get new info every day in small doses. Epoc...

Apples and Oranges. It's very hard for a RN to understand what a NP does (impossible, IMO). Here's a good read: Doctor burnout: Nearly half of physicians report symptoms â€" USATODAY.com

wish I could help, but I went to a school.

I'm a bit biased as I'm a military NP, but if you could swing a month in the ER in Kandahar - your HR would never get above 60 when back in a stateside ER. When I got back from Iraq the last time, I scoffed at what folks called "trauma". There is n...

Ditto, Trauma.

I'm curious how you bill for that? I crank out alot of RVUs, but with "traditional" biopsies, injections, etc. How do I get credit for aromatherapy and relaxation?

I lived past Seaworld (past 211 & 90 actually) and drove to BAMC and Ft. Sam daily with no problem. If you work banker's hours - you would suffer. If you are medical and go in at 0500 - no problem with traffic.

Technically, I can. The problem is getting a consulting physician to sign on. You aren't going to get a Family Practice MD to agree to that. You're also probably not going to get a Cardiologist to agree to that as you'll be competing with a specia...

Congrats folks

If you fire the pt will you go hungry or will that spot in your practice get instantly filled with a family that actually wants to hear what you have to say and wants to participate in the care of their child? I am a huge fan of getting rid of the d...

It doesn't benefit the AAFP in any way to give NPs any credit. They own the PAs, so why would they condone or applaud NPs when we don't answer to them? I recently began working with two new Family Practice MDs who never worked with an NP in trainin...

ditto. I am looking to do them myself. Looks like payola, but there must be a down side. A quick phone tag revealed they just can't get MDs to do it since it doesn't pay enough for them to close the clinic for a day and go to assessments. I can ta...