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  1. NP w/no desire for RN?

    cgfnp replied to Pinoy2.0's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I don't take insurance, medicare or medicaid. I think that qualifies as not a part of the system. You didn't say your were generalizing, you just did it. Money isn't everything, but it's what I get...

  2. NP w/no desire for RN?

    cgfnp replied to Pinoy2.0's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Helping people isn't worth mentioning to me as I think if you're in this profession, it's a given. I have a hard time believing anyone that says they'd rather work in any role than spend time w/...

  3. NP w/no desire for RN?

    cgfnp replied to Pinoy2.0's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Who says I take part in this health system? I don't have anything to do with it. See a patient, wait 6 months to find out you didn't check the right box so they won't pay you the $12 you had coming...

  4. NP w/no desire for RN?

    cgfnp replied to Pinoy2.0's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Reality for me??? What you just said doesn't make sense, because saying the top percentage of anything is infinite. Even if I said the top 50% it could still mean $75,000 to $30 million. So it may...

  5. NP w/no desire for RN?

    cgfnp replied to Pinoy2.0's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

  6. NP w/no desire for RN?

    cgfnp replied to Pinoy2.0's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    That's exactly what I did. Only went NP route because more autonomy in my state. And hated every minute of the RN part. In fact, I even talked the grad school into accepting me w/o RN experience....

  7. Advice Please: Interview tomorrow for ER NP position

    cgfnp replied to Kristiern1's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Does this mean you get paid $100/hr on call, or $100/hr if you get called and start working? And, come on down to... TX? AR? LA? Sounds like you're from a southern state...

  8. Advice Please: Interview tomorrow for ER NP position

    cgfnp replied to Kristiern1's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Depends on the ER. The rural one I used to work at, the docs made $75/hr. Hard to 'demand' $80/hr there. If you know of one making that, PM me so I can move there and start working. I don't care...

  9. Owning your own practice?

    cgfnp replied to Critical Care-Bear's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    You can still propose. ) Owning your own practice can be done by whomever wants to get into that business. You can do that without a high school diploma. You can just hire all the help, as in any...

  10. Any NNP's out there?

    cgfnp replied to LauRNicu's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Lately I've been seeing offers more abundent in the NNP specialty with higher salary offers (I saw one this week for $125K to

  11. Frustrated Grad Student

    cgfnp replied to Peglu's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Don't worry. That fear will keep you honest and make you one of the good ones. It's the ones that don't have that fear that don't double check the PDR even for a simple med they've written a hundred...

  12. Considering dropping NP School

    cgfnp replied to brownrice's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    You sound much like me, as I had to be a RN and hated every minute of it. But, I too was fed up with the BS and actually quit NP school after the first semester. I ended up back in it a year later...

  13. The wait is on......

    cgfnp replied to Kristiern1's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Pleural fluid... wow. What a blanking stupid question. I see a lot of that in outpatient primary care practice. Typical nursing BS. I took the AANP test which also was tough, but it gave me the...

  14. AMA and scope of practice

    cgfnp replied to bancho's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    The extra schooling won't please the physicians as their complaints of quality don't hold water anyway as it is. It's a stupid turf war and a childish game when we all know there are plenty of...

  15. AMA and scope of practice

    cgfnp replied to bancho's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    It's true PAs and AAs aren't under any part of nursing, but it really shouldn't matter. It would be similar to having something about your job you don't like and not wanting to tell your boss because...

  16. AMA and scope of practice

    cgfnp replied to bancho's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    It's just a juvenile turf war. You don't see people in AZ, IA, AK, or any other state where 'mid-levels' can practice independently dying all over the place. What we should do is form a group that...

  17. Just need to vent (long)

    cgfnp replied to Kristiern1's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Kristie: I know you're pissed, and most of us have had similar dealings with hospitals because that's just how they are. I'm going to give you some advice that's a little against the grain. Think...

  18. Advice Please: Interview tomorrow for ER NP position

    cgfnp replied to Kristiern1's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    You should get at least $35/hr and I'd put a stipulation in there to increase to $45/hr after 1 yr, as you should be rolling pretty smooth by then. (or some equivalent incremental increase). That's...

  19. Nightshift & Grad School?

    cgfnp replied to HillNPStudent's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I did it. I went full time school and worked full time, although that was a little nuts. (at times I saw bats flying around my head and thought Indians were chasing

  20. Advice Please: Interview tomorrow for ER NP position

    cgfnp replied to Kristiern1's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    That sounds about right with the ANCC, and the AANP isn't any better. That is exactly why I won't join either one. They do NOTHING for me in my state (which is a state that won't let me write for...

  21. Advice Please: Interview tomorrow for ER NP position

    cgfnp replied to Kristiern1's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I understand your frustrations, as I have experienced the same BS. The process is mind-bogglingly redundant and obviously created by someone who wasn't able to lay their hands on a patient in the...

  22. FNP advice

    cgfnp replied to bancho's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    If you have to ask, it's probably not worth probing. I would get what you need and get out, and tell the faculty not to send students there any more. I am pretty cautious about these kind of things...

  23. Any NPs here specialize in pain management?

    cgfnp replied to Papadoc's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I got a job offer with a pain mgmt clinic. Basically you can do whatever the doc wants you to as a FNP in missouri for the most part (outpatient minor procedures). You'll make more $$$ as CRNA unless...

  24. NP & PA payscale

    cgfnp replied to nev's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Yes, they do here in the

  25. Interested in becoming a FNP

    cgfnp replied to Neilsbiggestfan's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Of course they would. As long as you have the entrance requirements met, they will pay no more attention to