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

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

    Don't worry about all the computer crap. To make these forums fun you have to realize that everyone who posts regularly and is serious instead of using it for fun is only taking advantage of the...

  2. NP Specialty?

    cgfnp replied to steph123's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Yes and no. FNPs don't work in NNP territory, but all the others except actual OB delivery which is midwifery (and docs of course). It is much like getting a BSN in that it is terrible training,...

  3. NP Specialty?

    cgfnp replied to steph123's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    There is no such thing. The closest thing would be an Acute Care NP (ACNP) which are trained to work in the acute care setting (rounding in hospitals). But, you can do this with the FNP

  4. NP's and docs

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

    You say that as if you believe what you say has any bearing whatsoever on anything. Now THAT'S funny. The only conclusion I can draw from your posts is that you are

  5. NP Specialty?

    cgfnp replied to steph123's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Or you might get the FNP as you can do all of the above or anything else in case you change your mind down the

  6. Family NP and Pediatric NP

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

    I agree. You may change your mind in 10 years and with FNP you have that

  7. Should I quit my NP program?

    cgfnp replied to celle507's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    My program sucked big time, but I think you could stand a chance if you had some really good teachers in your program. I had about 2 good full time teachers and the rest were awful. Even then,...

  8. What are the BEST and WORST States to practice as an NP?

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

    New Mexico, here I

  9. NP's and docs

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

    No, I'm not. But thanks for reminding me why I stay away from self titling 'nurse

  10. NP's and docs

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

    My professor??? grade??? WTF are you talking about and grading me

  11. NP's and docs

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

    Ding ding ding ding... ladies and gentleman we have a winna winna winna

  12. NP's and docs

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

    I am a FNP and totally agree. I went into FNP knowing that I would be disappointed in the training (although it was much worse than I expected). I did it because of the lobby power and the law...

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

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

    Part time would take longer than 2 years, but it really doesn't matter. The education (at least where I went) sucks something fierce. I learned more by reading medical journals while the instructors...

  14. What are the BEST and WORST States to practice as an NP?

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

    This is true for most states. Missouri, where I practice, is one of the most limited as we can't write for CS yet (supposed to change this year). There are ways around it but overall I can set up my...

  15. NP's and docs

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

    They'll grow out of the turf war thoughts. As soon as they realize they can be off more often and make more money if they have a good NP working with them then they'll welcome good NPs. The med...

  16. AACN Position paper on DNP

    cgfnp replied to CatskillNP's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    I haven't seen the paper yet, but unless they have some grandfather clause for the practicing NPs, it'll never fly. There'd be a lot of pissed off NPs out there, including me, if our livelihood was...

  17. NP job resources

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

    www.npcentral.net, click on jobs and

  18. What do you think about...

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

    very true... I think the term "nursing" should be thrown out and RNs should be titled "Physician

  19. What do you think about...

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

    Several reasons. 1. Malpractice insurance (850/yr compared to tens of thousands a year). 2. No long, moneyless, work-your-a$$-off-for-pennies residency. 3. Started practicing as NP 6 years before...

  20. What do you think about...

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

    Yes. Yes.

  21. What do you think about...

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

    I love it now... and yes it was worth it, but it certainly was a miserable

  22. What do you think about...

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

    Hi Nena... I was nauseous because I think a lot of the nursing stuff is crap (just personal opinion... no offense to anyone). I wanted to practice medicine from the get go, and chose the NP route for...

  23. What are the BEST and WORST States to practice as an NP?

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

    Actually, all states except georgia let NPs write (some with restrictions). Missouri sucks for NPs as we still can't write for controlleds. Supposed to change this year

  24. What do you think about...

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

    It's exactly what I did... and I was nauseous the entire educational time because of the RN part of

  25. Mixed information on job oportunies

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

    There are about 5 jobs for every graduate in my class in the midwest just here locally. There are plenty of jobs out there. Go to www.npcentral.net and see for