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  1. Help with lab interpretation !

    reeya posted a topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    How would you interpret the following lab? ANA: positive. dsDNA: negative SSA: positive SSB: negative SCL-70: positive RNPe: negative. My understanding was chances of Lupus (SLE) is low if Sm...

  2. Independent Contractor vs. Regular Employee?

    reeya posted a topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I am a FNP currently happily employed as a regular employee. My benefits (health insurance/ 401K/CME/PTO/Sick pay/7day national holiday pay etc will kick in from March 1st. This week my office manager...

  3. Help with lab interpretation !

    reeya replied to reeya's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Her Sm antibodies were negative as well. She might have other underlying condition. ACA and anti RNA pol I/III was not run last time but good to know to differentiate the type of scleroderma. I am her...

  4. Help with lab interpretation !

    reeya replied to reeya's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Lynn, Thank you for your response. If you don't mind telling me how were you able to distinguish from the series that it is diffuse scleroderma and not limited scleroderma? Patient is in her early...

  5. The Florida job market cannot be this bad?!

    reeya replied to reddgirl's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Its bad everywhere. I waited 6 months before getting hired. I moved out of state to get my first job. But, sadly with my first NP job, I lasted only 2.5 months. I quitted because as a new grad there...

  6. Thyroid antibodies

    reeya replied to TennesseeNP123's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Thyroid peroxidase antibody (TPO Ab) is initially drawn along with TSH w/ reflex to T4, T3 total, Free T3, Reverse T3 when a person is suspected for Hashimoto thyroiditis, idiopathic myxedema, Graves...

  7. In Support of Independent NP Practice

    reeya replied to Corey Narry's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    More training hours, advanced anatomy & physiology, lab pathology, introduction to radiology would be a nice replacement to current courses like introduction to adv. nursing practice, adv role and...

  8. AANP FNP Certification Exam ---urgent HELP needed pleaseeeee

    reeya replied to Lilly12's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Please look into APEA...its geared towards AANP. With limited time, I would recommend APEA course. Go to her website. There's live, cd or online review

  9. CA NP practice question

    reeya posted a topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    What is the percentage of chart check a MD should perform for an NP in California? I know for PA its 5% in CA but I hear different numbers from different people for NP. There is confusion lately since...

  10. CA NP practice question

    reeya replied to reeya's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I joined CANP today. Thank you Juan for detail

  11. CA NP practice question

    reeya replied to reeya's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    To be honest, I don't know? I don't think so. I want to ask the same question to Juan, are NP independent in CA? like in Arizona, New Mexico etc. Also, I got a letter from CA board that I need to...

  12. Total newbie, any help would be greatly appreciated!

    reeya replied to myelin's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Oh well, didn't see your previous comment. Good luck with your program since you've already started

  13. Total newbie, any help would be greatly appreciated!

    reeya replied to myelin's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    OHSU has a pretty good program (both MD and NP). My precepting MD for my internal medicine rotation was OHSU med school grad. He was great and taught me so much during my clinicals. I love PNW and its...

  14. No luck!!!

    reeya replied to reddgirl's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I moved out of state because I was not getting job as a new grad. Look beyond your city and state. NP market is so saturated these days. No one wants to train a new

  15. CA NP certification and furnishing number questions

    reeya replied to KODP9's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    CA Board is very slow. It took two months for me to get my NP/RN license. I applied my furnishing license on Feb 1st and I am still waiting. I applied DEA back in January but they emailed back...

  16. Independent Contractor vs. Regular Employee?

    reeya replied to reeya's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I appreciate the responses. Since, I wont get 20% above the regular pay, I will decline the independent contractor offer. I don't have an accountant and I'll be so clueless to deal with taxes. I will...

  17. NP Prep: Fitzgerald CDS

    reeya posted a topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I recently bought fitzgerald cds which i thought was a rip off at 446. Just wanted to let you guys know that if you have her NP review book...you dont need the cds. It is just verbatim of almost exact...

  18. AANP exam

    reeya posted a topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I just sent my application to sit in for FNP exam after I graduate in May. I am already nervous. I will start studying from end of March. Any suggestions how to prepare for the exam regardless you...

  19. Question about reference books?

    reeya posted a topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    What are some good reference books for geriatric NP who will deal exclusively with geriatric population. I have no experience with this population at all and needless to say will be my potential first...

  20. Zerwekh CD

    reeya posted a topic in Advanced Practice

    Anyone practicing questions from Zerwekh CD? I need to know how is it compared to APEA (Hollier's questions) or Fitzgerald questions? Is Zerwekh's question equivalent, harder, or easier than those two...

  21. May grads, June test takers !

    reeya posted a topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I am getting butterflies just thinking about sitting for the AANP test. I so wanna move the test date to July but I am sticking it to June so far. Anyone feeling this way? I have become insomniac...

  22. May grads, June test takers !

    reeya replied to reeya's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    To add to the group, I just passed the AANP today. I wish I didn't postpone it. It was easier than I thought. To those, practicing from Zerwekh CD, the question on exam seemed easier than her CD...

  23. AANP FNP Passed!

    reeya replied to JenFlightRN's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Good luck charm going around !! hehe. I did

  24. May grads, June test takers !

    reeya replied to reeya's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Congratulations Jennifer !! Must have been a huge relief. Looks like good luck charm is going around in this thread. I will join you guys too as "passed" on 6th and this time I am sticking by the...

  25. Help. Took 2 years off and now want APRN license.

    reeya replied to live4now's topic in Advanced Practice

    Just passing the exam wont do it. State BON of WA will need 250 hrs of supervised clinical hours if you apply for initial license after one year of graduation. If you can arrange clinicals with an...