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  1. san francisco new grad RN

    db2xs replied to BAY AREA RN's topic in California Nursing

    I will echo @Mergirlc and say that it may be harder to get a job with an ADN. When I finished school--and I had a BSN--I could not find a job in San Francisco and so moved away for a while. It sounds...

  2. Conflicted about NP Track

    db2xs replied to chaseandrew3's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I don't have direct experience of this myself but when I was working as an RN in an acute setting, there were several NPs there who had specialised in family primary care. I'm not sure how they made...

  3. How do NPs get paid in Canada?

    db2xs replied to leoRN28's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I imagine what @Ndy-RN meant is since Canada has single-payer, NPs make less. Physicians make less there too. Having said that, I would be curious to know the answers to the OP's questions as well,...

  4. The George Washington University MSN 2019

    db2xs replied to NSDQ739's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I graduated from their AGPCNP program last year. @NSDQ739, I went part-time. I think it was worth going part-time. I was able to work full-time until clinical started. Because of this, I do not have...

  5. $200,000 salary as a RN, it's true

    db2xs replied to guest416560's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    It sounds like your friend might be a fortunate yet rare case. I do know some Kaiser RNs who have worked there forever and are guaranteed lifetime pension, etc., but I was told Kaiser has started to...

  6. Leaving employer of almost 20 yrs

    db2xs replied to MSO4foru's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    MSO, I feel angry for you and am wishing for fairness! Being written up for Biotene is definitely silly and trite. It makes sense that you would want to leave, despite working there for almost 20...

  7. Accidental Mistake- UGH

    db2xs replied to Fnp9090's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I'm wondering if this happens a

  8. Advanced Pathophysiology

    db2xs replied to NurseBlaq's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    @Oldmahubbard sounds like your advanced patho was much more rigorous. My advanced patho class was challenging but not as challenging as I imagined it would be. The hardest questions on exams were the...

  9. Working full-time versus part-time as FNP student?

    db2xs replied to Nurse_Shelly1's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Barcode, if you feel that you can do it, then that is a good choice. What is the rush, really? For me, although I was in a three-year "part-time" program, the workload felt like full-time. I know...

  10. HELP! New Grad Nurse trying to go back to CA

    db2xs replied to nrsngstudent1's topic in California Nursing

    When I did my Microbiology prereq, in-person lab was required. Unsure what the standard is now. I did my BSN program out of state but knew I wanted to come back to California so when the time came for...

  11. Jobs other than in an office?

    db2xs replied to etoile88's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    @etoile88, I work in hospice/palliative

  12. I passed my AANP

    db2xs replied to Cococure's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Congratulations! I always love hearing about NPs who "worked their way up" the ladder from CNA to NP. So

  13. ACHPN exam?

    db2xs replied to archiebel's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    @matthewandrew, are you using this book? https://www.amazon.com/ACHPN-Core-Curriculum-Study-Guide/dp/1720738947/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=ACHPN&qid=1562262718&s=books&sr=1-1 There...

  14. How Much PTO did you get as a new grad?i

    db2xs replied to OncRN2015's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Nice on the free medical

  15. Working full-time versus part-time as FNP student?

    db2xs replied to Nurse_Shelly1's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    During the didactic portion, I worked full-time. Once my clinical rotations started, I dropped to

  16. Palliative Care NP

    db2xs replied to sfgiantsfan's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I just noticed that your handle name is "SFGiantsFan." UCSF has a palliative care minor:

  17. Palliative Care NP

    db2xs replied to sfgiantsfan's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    You do not have to do the acute care route. I specialised in primary care and work in hospice/palliative care. What are you working in right now? You are become more marketable and knowledge if you...

  18. MSN vs DNP Choice

    db2xs replied to jaynakim34's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    As the other post-ers have indicated, it all depends on what you want to do. A DNP is non-clinical--it will not increase your clinical knowledge/skills whatsoever. Both are great...

  19. Applying to NP Programs

    db2xs replied to idani's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    It sounds like you're wondering about whether someone who is not working in, say, L&D, could get accepted for a women's health program. While I cannot answer that, I had only been working in acute...

  20. Length of master's NP question

    db2xs replied to akatombo's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    In my opinion, two years is not enough--not with the kind of responsibility NPs are expected to

  21. Life after NP...

    db2xs replied to britt_possible's topic in Advanced Practice

    I was just about to suggest that: healthcare

  22. Jobs other than in an office?

    db2xs replied to etoile88's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I was about to suggest home care. There is definitely the stress with that as well but instead of the four-to-six-patients-per-hour requirement, I am required to see four patients a

  23. ACHPN exam?

    db2xs replied to archiebel's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    The first respondent, Vampire Girl, talked about using the CHPN core curriculum in this thread about ACHPN. I was tired and was confused about that and wasn't sure what I was

  24. ACHPN exam?

    db2xs replied to archiebel's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I'm wondering how the CHPN core curriculum book would be the "best thing" to review for the ACHPN exam? The sample ACHPN exam has questions on ordering labs, etc., which are not reviewed in the CHPN...

  25. Lasix for EOL secretions?

    db2xs replied to kat7464's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I have never heard of using furosemide for EOL secretions. Were they thinking it would dry the patient up? If the pt is actively dying, the kidneys are shutting down anyway and why make the kidneys do...