GoodNP

GoodNP

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  1. Don't trust my FNP

    GoodNP replied to KalipsoRed21's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Been reading this thread and hoping somebody was going to say this (wish it had been an NP) In your husband's case, one potential benefit to seeing hem/onc is maybe they can give some insight into how...

  2. Do you wear open toed shoes as an NP?

    GoodNP replied to mightyFNPgirl's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I totally understand your reasoning, but imho even "long shorts" are not ok for

  3. ANCC FNP exam: My experience

    GoodNP replied to GoodNP's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

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  4. Emotional support animals? FMLA for depression?

    GoodNP posted a topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    You know how you go through phases where everyone coming through your door has the same problem? Lately for me that has been people asking for FMLA and/or some letter stating the need for an emotional...

  5. Question concerning neonatal hyperbilirubinemia

    GoodNP replied to djmatte's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Wow, this thread is a case study is nurses eating their own, even at this level.

  6. Stress level: RN vs. NP

    GoodNP replied to NEMurse95's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    20 pts/day would be a dream. My max is 30, although I've pushed to 33 once or twice, and my average is probably around 27. Maybe 26. ...and a simple pap smear would be awesome. In family practice,...

  7. Stress level: RN vs. NP

    GoodNP replied to NEMurse95's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    NP in family practice is way more stressful than RN in telemetry, cath lab recovery, PACU, or CICU where I worked for years. An NP is expected to generate profit, which means seeing patients. More...

  8. Regret Becoming an NP

    GoodNP replied to psych.nurse's topic in Advanced Practice

    If you need a change of course because the role of the NP in general is not a good fit, then it is what it is. But if you are considering a change because you are currently not allowed to practice to...

  9. Regret Becoming an NP

    GoodNP replied to psych.nurse's topic in Advanced Practice

    I attended a brick and mortar state school as well. In-state tuition at a public school in most states is usually not too bad. While I was in school, I also worked for a hospital system that offered...

  10. Are NPs expected to be happy and cheerful?

    GoodNP replied to Soliloquy's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    NPs and all other healthcare personnel and all other persons in all other professions should be expected to be

  11. Tell me the downsides.

    GoodNP replied to CardiacDork's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I have lost weight myself. Losing weight is very, very hard. I would never state or suggest otherwise. It requires a lot of effort and near all-encompassing lifestyle modifications since most people's...

  12. What is your take home pay as Nurse Practitioner?

    GoodNP replied to hik9258's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    First, let me say that if I am underpaid then I definitely want to know so I can rectify the situation! However, I'm not convinced that I am. There are many sources out there reporting NP & PA...

  13. What is your take home pay as Nurse Practitioner?

    GoodNP replied to hik9258's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Well, I work 46 weeks per year (3 weeks vacation, 1 week CME, and 10 days federal holidays which I neglected to mention above), so: 52 hrs/week x 46 weeks/yr = 2,392 hrs/yr divided into $125,000 =...

  14. do any NPs wish they did something else

    GoodNP replied to 8-ball's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I don't regret it, I'm happy with my life, but if I could go back to

  15. What is your take home pay as Nurse Practitioner?

    GoodNP replied to hik9258's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    What type NP are you? FNP Where (state)(rural/urban) do you practice? Urban Are you independent or in a group? Outpatient private practice physician owned How many years experience? 4 What is...

  16. Will becoming a Nurse practitioner be enough for me?

    GoodNP replied to Marcuscollins's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    If I had been thinking ahead at age 18 the way you seem to be, I would have wanted someone to encourage me to go to medical school. But if you're saying you don't want to work that

  17. Consumer Reports Article - What Do You Think?

    GoodNP replied to Dodongo's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    An oversimplification, but not bad on the

  18. Tell me the downsides.

    GoodNP replied to CardiacDork's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Very honest and upfront. I provide honest feedback and recommendations, a total waste of my time and energy considering there is like a 1% chance this pt is going to follow any of my recommendations....

  19. Tell me the downsides.

    GoodNP replied to CardiacDork's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    This kind of feels like an open invitation to gripe and moan, which would make us all look really bad, so I'll try to keep it to a minimum :) The long hours. Work is never done. You can't give report...

  20. Regret Becoming an NP

    GoodNP replied to psych.nurse's topic in Advanced Practice

    Just thinking this to myself yesterday. Love the work, but the harried pace is going to burn me out. I can feel it beginning to happen. Then

  21. RNs being employed in primary care clinic

    GoodNP replied to go-for-it's topic in General Specialties

    An RN in an outpatient clinic would be of tremendous value. Mostly for phone work as the previous poster mentioned. MAs are very proficient at skills such collecting VS, ECGs, giving vaccines and...

  22. Medical Assistants being called nurses

    GoodNP replied to Ethicsrn4life's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Revisiting a tired old thread, but as widespread and widely acknowledged as this issue, why are boards of nursing doing nothing about

  23. Christmas Bonuses

    GoodNP replied to kadphilly's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    The idea of everyone contributing is not so bad I guess, but $500 is unreasonable. I personally gave my medical assistant $300 this year for Christmas, but she works her tail off and watches my back...

  24. Why NP instead of MD, DO, or PA?

    GoodNP replied to Loux's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Sometimes, one doesn't know their potential until it is effectively too late. Had I, or the adults in my life at the time, recognized what I was capable of when I was younger, I might have pursued...

  25. Disappointed

    GoodNP replied to CardiacDork's topic in Advanced Practice

    Motivation is irrelevant. Competence and performance are what matters,