Neuro Guy NP DNP, PhD, APRN

Neuro Guy NP has 13 years experience as a DNP, PhD, APRN and specializes in Vascular Neurology and Neurocritical Care.

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1. NP Collaborator

   Neuro Guy NP replied to M.Gamble's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

   Yes, having an office staff had nothing to do with the collaborator. The collaborator is there only for your medical decision making, not your business decisions. Business decisions include whom to...

2. Disagreeing with your supervising doctor

   Neuro Guy NP replied to paramedic-RN's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

   Agree with above. Also, do yourself a favor and stop using the term mid-level. The quality of care you give is not mid-level, right? You strive to give top notch care according to your training as an...

3. Medical School Faculty Appointment

   Neuro Guy NP replied to rhardwicke's topic in Advanced Practice

   I've held an appointment at a medical school. Taught lecture in the classroom and also clinical teaching as well. It was very fun experience, but I was the only nurse faculty member. I taught in the...

4. New York and Kansas

   Neuro Guy NP replied to MikeFNPC's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

   No, there are 26 U.S. states with FPA PLUS certain U.S. overseas territories with FPA as well. I think that's what you're thinking of with the higher number. Guam is an FPA territory and maybe...

5. Will ENP become a primary certification?

   Neuro Guy NP replied to FiremedicMike's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

   There are ENP programs at certain schools. They're often labeled 'FNP in Emergency Care' program, though sometimes dual FNP/ACNP. Either way you have dedicated ED rotations plus either family med...

6. ACUTE CARE NP and private practice

   Neuro Guy NP replied to Sun1's topic in Advanced Practice

   Yep. People need to familiarize themselves with the consensus

7. NP Fellowships

   Neuro Guy NP replied to Sun1's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

   I can't help but notice you are posting multiple questions that revolve around the same topics. I think you and I have conversed before about fellowships too. I'd suggest you just do some research on...

8. Legally, Can I mix RN/NP roles?

   Neuro Guy NP replied to paramedic-RN's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

   Agree this is absurd. Don't even think about it. And how confusing it must be for fellow staff RNs who can't keep straight what role you're performing in, and now throw in being an RN and NP in same...

9. Nurse Practitioner

   Neuro Guy NP replied to Mary3010's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

   Been discussed here multiple times. Do some research by searching the site and you'll find plenty of

10. How to educate spouse about what I do as an NP?

    Neuro Guy NP replied to deliverator's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I suppose the OP could just start criticizing the wife when she comes home complaining about coworker "xyz" did at the office. What's sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander...... ? of course that...

11. FNP: Transferring states question

    Neuro Guy NP replied to Circulating's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    It's $888 as of this renewal cycle

12. Acute Care NPs in California, NEED ADVICE.

    Neuro Guy NP replied to 1904_RN's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I'd say precept with whomever holds the appropriate work experience and willingness to precept. Of course you can do a rotation with a physician. That should never be a question. As for others, keep...

13. NJ APRN license

    Neuro Guy NP replied to Momma1RN's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    They take a long time. Trust me, I know as I'm also licensed there. It's a chronically understaffed board, from the board members themselves (several vacancies) down to lack of administrative staff....

14. AGACNP- new grad- starting in hospice?

    Neuro Guy NP replied to NPJenn44's topic in Advanced Practice

    It would seem to me that marketability might suffer a bit starting in Hospice. Your skills and knowledge managing acute medical issues and working them up will atrophy because your focus in hospice...

15. Surgical NPs—Progress Note question adding attending?

    Neuro Guy NP replied to Alicia777's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Depends in hospital bylaws, which usually covers this. It also depends on whether you're credentialed to bill and if the hospital wants to collect 100% by having the surgeon write an addendum...