NJprisonrn

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1. HELP Accepting DERM NP offer!

   NJprisonrn replied to Dumplins's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

   Sorry, I missed a lot of this thread d/t a crazy week. But I have heard similar things about this company. Wow, 4 years!!! That would be a deal breaker for me. Too bad, because deem is such a...

2. HELP Accepting DERM NP offer!

   NJprisonrn replied to Dumplins's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

   Is this offer with DermOne? Considering the training you get, the low intro offer doesn't sound terrible. 4 weeks vaca and the cme are also reasonable. I'm not sure how long it would take you to...

3. Occ Health - travel van job

   NJprisonrn replied to bethymaester's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

   Don't worry, you'll do fine. I usually go by at least 65% of expected fev1 on pft and ask for a doctor's clearance if they have extreme heart or lung conditions or a abnormal ekg. But it's up to...

4. Occ Health - travel van job

   NJprisonrn replied to bethymaester's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

   Sorry, just saw this! I'm new to Occ Health, but I have done several onsite projects where we do physicals, mostly for respiratory clearance for respirators. Is that what it turned out to

5. MSN vs DNP

   NJprisonrn replied to Julius Seizure's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

   My personal feeling is that I worked quite a bit to get my MSN. I'd like to focus on building my professional and clinical skills. In the future I may pursue DNP, but I think it would cheapen the...

6. Sick Call costs

   NJprisonrn replied to DawnJ's topic in Correctional

   It was $5 for sick call and $1 for each med ordered when I worked in a state prison. No one ever complained to me about it that

7. Soon to be NP. Nervous.

   NJprisonrn replied to anh06005's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

   It's a big change! My best advice is to keep reading. Go over your notes from school or from your review course. I still listen to the review cds in my car. I also keep journals in my bathroom....

8. Travel from home to work

   NJprisonrn replied to olvr00's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

   I travel to facilities to do wound care. My usual commute is about an hour to the first facility. Sometimes it's 30 minutes between buildings. Then another hour home. It's not my dream set up, but...

9. All these NPs making less than RNs?

   NJprisonrn replied to 2bnpcout's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

   I'm in Southern NJ, not too far from Philly. I made 25-35/hr as an RN (doctor's offices and prison, never hospital). I make WAY more as an NP. I have an FNP but I'm mostly working with adults in a...

10. Physician Extender ???

    NJprisonrn replied to Barnstormin' PMHNP's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    To be honest, I was never bothered by the term mid-level provider. I don't feel like it speaks about RNs or LPNs at all, only PAs and NPs, who generally have a shorter education than their physician...

11. Does any NP regret becoming one

    NJprisonrn replied to gcupid's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I've only been an NP for a few months, but I must say that it is probably the best decision I ever made. I feel extremely lucky to have had the opportunity to go to school with my husband's support...

12. PAP question

    NJprisonrn replied to anh06005's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Don't worry, even the best clinician won't get the cervix every time. I wonder if you'll get to see that person's results to see if you got the transition zone. I was always excited to see how I...

13. Nurse Practitioners/student nurse practitioners

    NJprisonrn replied to HSanders3's topic in Advanced Practice

    I just used free apps on my phone such as Medscape or Epocrates. I did buy the EMRA Abx app for $15. It's ok, but not as useful as I had hoped. There is no room in my pocket for another book, so...

14. Shadowing for np job

    NJprisonrn replied to pedspnp's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I think it's wonderful to shadow first. Every place is different. I'm so glad that I shadowed with two different providers (same type of job, different companies). One was a much better fit for

15. what are my options to work as an NP except office or hospital

    NJprisonrn replied to drcricket's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I just started my first job doing wound care rounds in LTC/rehab facilities. There are a variety of nontraditional jobs out