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Would I be crazy to suggest that we change the name of Nurse Practitioners? I would like to see us REMOVE the Nures from our names. We are primary providers, not nurses. I think it is a confusing term and demeans our practice. thoughts?

Hello to all SMU students or perspective students. I just wanted to put my name out there and see if anyone had any questions about SMU and the FNP program. I just graduated and I am willing to pass on all my inside information to anyone who is int...

@nurseRNatalia - in hindsight the academic program was not want I wanted. I would look at going to a PA program. If you can do this part time then you aren't working hard enough. in CA the base number of clinical hours is 550, SMU asks their students...

The program does (did) arrange clinical placement. However, if you want any acute care placement then you will likly need to arrange that yourself.

I have been an emergency NP for the past two years, the money is OK, but I want more. That said, I also want time for my family and travel. Has anyone found a way to balance life and work? I think for myself and my wife in the SF Bay area bringing ...

And don't get me started on how NP schools are too effing cheap to compensate high-quality preceptors.

I just wish our title didn't have "nurse" in it.

I like what they use in Africa. Medical officer

DM me with your email address and I would be happy to answer any specific questions.

Has anyone worked in Africa (specifically Uganda) I would be interested in staying in the same field (Emergency Medicine) if possible. I would also like to be working in Kampala. I would love to hear your stories and any advice.

I have to say SycamoreStudent, if you are this quick to discredit folk medicine you may have many problems down the line working with patients who are not from the USA.

Good thinking. I did get the job at SFGH. I will be starting soon!

Hello to AllNurses, I am starting an Emergency Nurse Practitioner Fellowship. I will be the FIRST (and only) in the starting class. I am putting the word our to all of you experienced NPs who have spent time in the ED. What would you include in a f...

If only Kaiser used NPs in the ED.

1. good question. thats the rub about working in the bay area. the CA-BRN and the CNA are super strong and pay RNs a fair wage here. the rest of the county could learn that nurses are worth more money. however the NP wage hasn't been bumped up. it's ...

So I am at a crossroads. I am an FNP-MSN who has been working in Emergency Medicine for the past two years. I am 32 years old, and feel the need to move forward. I am looking forward to more education, and hopefully more money. I still find it a hug...

I would go with medical school, no questions, if you want to practice medicine, then go. Don't look back, make it happen. I wish I did.

So this was posted on another message board. I want to get your thoughts on this Read thru Family Physician and Nurse Practitioner Training published by AAFP, 2008....look at what they list as the educational training for NPs and other comments. I'm...

This has been a heated discussion between some of my friends and I, so I thought I would bring it to the forum. Should people who are going through a DNP programs and taking the SAME test we all took for our MSN - NP for national certification think ...

I also am not from the Bay, go for the ED as an RN, that is a great idea, and make friends there, start networking, go to CANP meetings, and make cold calls. it takes more to get what you want. make it happen! I would check out every single ED in the...

So good to get questions about emergency NP work. All I did was ask. Contact the director of the PA program and ask if there is space. I did the EKG/Radiology and the Emergency Medicine classes durung my last two semesters of school. Remember your...

I am a new NP. What are the rule and regulations of prescribing meds out of your home state. Lets say I am a CA NP with my DEA and I am going to AK for a ski trip. will I be able to call in a RX for other people on my trip?

Basically if you have the time, go to med school. you will learn more.

I have to say, I think the argument that doctors don't treat the whole person is BS. we ALL practice medicine, when I see a patient in the ED I treat them the same as my MD/DO counterpart. anyone who says otherwise is full of it. had I have been 10 ...