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  1. Where to look for jobs in Bay Area

    db2xs replied to kcwhitRN's topic in California Nursing

    What about Sonoma

  2. Where to look for jobs in Bay Area

    db2xs replied to kcwhitRN's topic in California Nursing

    Hi. How far away are you looking at? South Bay? North Bay? The farther away from the city you are, I imagine the chances are

  3. Considering NP - looking for honest feedback

    db2xs replied to Brittany Garraty's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Hi @Brittany Garraty. Making the decision to change a career is a big one, so I think it's good you're asking questions. To answer your questions: There are things I like about my job and there are...

  4. Do you have your own malpractice insurance?

    db2xs replied to tgod288's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Re malpractice insurance, could anyone recommend a company other than NSO? I was going to check out Berxi but found out today they don't cover APRNs in California.

  5. No Jobs For New Grads Despite RN Time?!

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

    @kdawnz I can totally imagine how frustrated you feel: You spent so much time, money, and effort to become an NP and it's been so difficult to find a job in an area that you want to settle down in. I...

  6. CA NPs. have you seen bill text for AB890?

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

    Since there is no Spanish translation for NP, I usually introduce myself as the "practicante de salud" which isn't great either, but I feel that using "enfermero medico" is confusing or misleading. I...

  7. Another Quitter

    db2xs replied to BlessYourHeartt's topic in Disaster Preparation

    OP, I would like to say that what you decided makes a lot of sense. You want to protect your family and loved ones first, which is totally reasonable and what matters the most at the end of the day....

  8. On line NP or On-campus Np? (MA)

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

    I attended a reputable school's online option and only had to travel once a year to the campus. Keep in mind that it's more often the norm that schools do not find clinical preceptors for you, whether...

  9. Need Advice Getting Into Competitive NP School

    db2xs replied to JZ1's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Hi there and welcome to your journey to NP school. While I'm not on any admissions boards, one suggestion I have is just calling up a school and asking straight up what you could do to make yourself a...

  10. OCN vs ONS certification

    db2xs replied to NurseHong's topic in Oncology

    ONS is the professional group, Oncology Nurses Society. OCN is the certification. I can only think of benefits of being certified, such as preferential for hiring and if your employer is decent, they...

  11. CEU FOR AANP

    db2xs replied to TheFuture09's topic in Advanced Practice

    Hi. If you are a member of AANP, then the grand majority of the CEs are free, which includes pharmacology

  12. Advantages and benefits of being active in a nursing professional organization?

    db2xs replied to reapirkle's topic in General Nursing

    I am an NP and have been a member of several professional organizations throughout my career, most of which have been specialty organizations and one of in which at the moment I hold a Board Member...

  13. Help! Advanced patho is kicking my you know what!

    db2xs replied to Gr8fulRN's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I hear your frustration! For Advanced Patho, I got a study buddy, which really helped. Someone could ask me in real time open-ended questions and I had to actually think about them, which is a lot...

  14. How many applications did you complete?

    db2xs replied to Skips's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    When I applied to NP school, I applied to only one ... and I got in. That was a real risk I took but it was really the only program I wanted to get into and was willing to wait and try again if I...

  15. IS THERE A PROGRAM TO OBTAIN A PUBLIC HEALTH NURSE CERTIFICATE ???

    db2xs replied to ariahorizon's topic in California Nursing

    If I recall correctly, as long as I took a public health/community health class in my BSN program, I was able to apply for the PHN certification. I don't remember any special program requirements but...

  16. Southern California NP schools

    db2xs replied to epark46's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Congratulations. I live and work in California but attended a distance program for the schedule flexibility (there's nothing like "attending class" at 0400 before going to work, sitting in my...

  17. Is it inappropriate to reach out to the CEO?

    db2xs replied to missdeevah's topic in Advanced Practice

    I would say it depends on the size of the company, how much of a say the CEO has in hiring, and if you already have an interview set up. If it is a tiny company and the CEO is really involved in all...

  18. NP salary California's Central Coast

    db2xs replied to NurseTiaPCCN's topic in Advanced Practice

    I live in the Bay Area and yes, I know for a fact that there are RNs here making a lot more than NPs but NPs here settling for less than 100k? Like I said before, that is scandalous and ticks me off...

  19. What was your Orientation like?

    db2xs replied to Ready2GradMay09's topic in Advanced Practice

    One

  20. Have any of you read any medical textbooks? How did they compare to NP texts?

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

    In NP school we read only books meant for NPs but I took it upon myself to read some medical textbooks provided to me by an MD friend of mine. I refer 90% of the time to the MD books if I want to...

  21. NP salary California's Central Coast

    db2xs replied to NurseTiaPCCN's topic in Advanced Practice

    You have colleagues in the SF Bay Area working for under $100k in primary care? Not only have they have really short-changed themselves, but they are perpetuating the idea to physicians and...

  22. California NP License processing time

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

    I would agree with some of what @FullGlass says and not some of what she says. Yes, you can't apply for a California NP license until you graduate and pass boards. I graduated in May, took and pass...

  23. Discussion - Clinical Practice Issues in Hospice and Palliative Care

    db2xs replied to MissKristenRN's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Hi there. I have been a HPNA member for eight years and currently serve on the Executive Board of my local chapter. I am an NP. I am not going. Have fun! There may have been a discussion board but...

  24. California NP License processing time

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

    12-14 weeks is great! It took me five months but I finished school in May and since you finished school in December, I think that the BRN will be less

  25. ACHPN exam?

    db2xs replied to archiebel's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    @time2go I ended up buying the books and am currently