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  1. Any male NP's out there?

    cgfnp replied to serpico79000's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I am a male NP. This is a good field to get into. And, no matter what anyone says or thinks, there is an advantage to being male. I don't think it's politically correct, but the numbers don't lie....

  2. NP & PA payscale

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

    Most practices it would be laughable to entertain the idea of making that much, but there are ways to do it. Trust

  3. NP & PA payscale

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

    There's no such thing as a "scale". PAs/NPs around here (midwest) can do the same stuff for the most part (NPs a little more autonomous) so they get the same offers. Catch is the offers can vary...

  4. Looking for grad school/career advice from experienced NP

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

    With this you will be able to do whatever the doc you work with is comfortable giving you to do, depending on state law. You will definitely be making rounds, doing stress tests, assisting in surgery...

  5. Weekly Clinical Presentations

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

    You want a response.... the poll should tell all. Sounds as if we all like the

  6. medications that make you feel sick

    cgfnp replied to button2cute's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    There is one I can think of... Nitro paste will go right through your skin like radiation and give you a hell of a headache. Otherwise, most likely diagnosis is

  7. Nurse Practitioner ECG practice

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

    I'm going w/ pericarditis, but this ecg is just a piece. The clinical picture would decide whether you are leaning towards infarct vs.

  8. Is anyone on here an FNP?

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

    You'd better do FNP as I know some WHNPs that can't find work but no FNPs in the same boat around here

  9. Do Grades Matter?

    cgfnp replied to serpico79000's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I had good grades, but I wouldn't work for someone that asked that of me. If they ask me that, I know that they're friggin crazy and would be the type that would create stupid policies that don't...

  10. Nurse practitioners

    cgfnp replied to button2cute's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    This is strange, and unheard of at least in Missouri. I can't imagine a state board having anything to do with salary and even if they have suggestions, who's going to listen? What authority do they...

  11. Nurse practitioners

    cgfnp replied to button2cute's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I think you have to as you are practicing medicine no matter what anyone says. You will be a better clinician if you do this which will make the last part of the question true. This statement is...

  12. practice without physician involvement?

    cgfnp replied to krazyhopnurse21's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    You are not wrong. NPs can practice completely independent of physicians in IA, NM, AK, AZ, and WA as far as I know. In most other states, a collaborative practice agreement is required which can be...

  13. Have any NPs considered med school?

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

    This is not true in my state. I used to work in the ER in a rural practice where none of the docs did a residency. Most were DOs that did a one year internship that was required for licensing then...

  14. Neurosurg Private Practice Salary negotiation

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

    Depends on the specifics of the "cut of what (you) bill". The other posters don't think it's much but hell most NPs make $70K/year and just the $50/hr wage will make you more than $100K/yr if you...

  15. Nurse Practitioner Speciality And Job Limitations

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

    I've never heard of PNP working in NICU. The neonates and OB are the only two I can think of that would truly make you exclusive to those specialties (NNP and midwife, as would CRNA to

  16. Nurse Practitioner Speciality And Job Limitations

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

    Absolutely. We have several that work with Neurologists/Neurosurgeons in Missouri, and I suspect this is the case across the nation. There are both FNPs and PAs that work in specialties here. When...

  17. Nurse Practitioner Speciality And Job Limitations

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

    FNP=Family Nurse Practitioner, correct. But, you can work in just about any specialty as long as the specialist is willing to train you, as FNP or any other NP training as far as I'm concerned is...

  18. Just a note on the NP vs PA debate...

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

    PA/NP same thing to me. As far as the laws are concerned what you said is true in some states, but not in others. It just depends on the state. It's stupid as I think it should be across the board...

  19. Have any NPs considered med school?

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

    Thank

  20. Nurse Practitioner Speciality And Job Limitations

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

    This could be done with ANP, FNP or ACNP certifications. You're not locked into anything with these. There's no such thing as a ONP

  21. Nurse Practitioner Speciality And Job Limitations

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

    I think you meant NNP if you want to work in neonatal. I'm a FNP and am scared to even visit a NICU much less work

  22. Have any NPs considered med school?

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

    I think all of us consider med school as we get into this to practice medicine in some form or another. We choose NP for different reasons (some for family, some for time, some for money, etc etc)....

  23. Nurse Practitioner Speciality And Job Limitations

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

    If you want a hospital setting you can have FNP or ACNP. The other specialties will hold you captive, ie NNP only babies, PNP only kids, midwife only OB, etc. The midwife and NNP are the only ones I...

  24. PDA Software

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

    As others have said, epocrates is a staple. I love it, and it provides one key piece of info that the books usually don't: cost of the meds. I hate not knowing how much a drug costs that I'm...

  25. MD, DO, NP, DC, OD -- Who deserves the title PCP?

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

    Wow that's terrific early morning spelling...