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  1. how many years is enough?

    westcoastgirl posted a topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    so I am liking my first job and was hoping to stay there for a while, maybe 5 years or so. As a new NP the environment is supportive for learning and it's a very busy practice and I like my...

  2. How bad is the nursing shortage in WA?

    westcoastgirl replied to Life_Wanderer's topic in Washington Nursing

    In my experience no severe shortage. one of our administrators was going on again about the lack of RN and wanting to import people from Phillipines, I call bull.

  3. Wrong for any school to charge $90,000 for the pre-nclex one year curriculum

    westcoastgirl replied to Miss Mab's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    not to beat a dead horse but I got my MSN through a very expensive private school and the 3 yrs was about $50k. Nobody has seemed to care where I got my MSN. I did however, graduate from a very "Big...

  4. new RN vs. new APN orientation

    westcoastgirl replied to PMHNP10's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    the stress was about the same, but I appreciated that as a NP no one batted an eye if I needed to consult with another provider or look something up. It was pretty scary the first days as both RN and...

  5. Future NP And PA Supply Implications

    westcoastgirl posted a topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    http://content.healthaffairs.org/cgi/content/full/21/5/174 specifically the article states: "The growing presence of PAs and NPs in American society is due to a number of factors--primarily to demand...

  6. Need Help with Charting/SOAPs

    westcoastgirl replied to BChapp3182's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Bates and also Jarvis are my books for basics. I believe it's important that each SOAP note can stand on its own. For example you never know what note might be sent to the specialist, somebody is...

  7. Low pay in Seattle

    westcoastgirl replied to WAstateRN's topic in Washington Nursing

    it's a sad situation for sure, same situation for ARNP and yeah in CA they def make more, as RN or NP. A whole lot more. And we're getting as expensive as CA in cost of living. What is behind this?...

  8. NP admissions essay advice?

    westcoastgirl replied to NPs4health's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    it seems like with all your volunteer experience you should have lots of material to draw from! try looking at it like any other essay. Come up with a hook in the first paragraph, recount some story...

  9. How is the NP role different from MD

    westcoastgirl replied to abcdefg's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    what an excellent breakdown David! I think it is up to each mid level provider to seek out an environment where they are comfortable with their role, and balance that with their future career growth...

  10. Retail store NPs: good or bad idea?

    westcoastgirl replied to joy09's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    the clinics sound like a good idea for consumers, especially if it reduces ER visits for minor ailments that is very good for patients and ER alike. if you are asking about working at a clinic as a...

  11. Doctoral degree to become an NP???

    westcoastgirl replied to VickyRN's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    I definitely agree. Recently 2 people at work whom I've been advising informally were looking at NP or PA and both are opting for PA route now due to the DNP requirement. I like and respect my PA...

  12. Ok, let's be honest about NP salaries

    westcoastgirl replied to yellow finch's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    wow reading here makes me feel so bad, like I got really ripped off I am in a saturated market and negotiated the best I could for a first job but it's well below the ranges folks here are talking...

  13. Advantages/Disadvantages of NP vs PA

    westcoastgirl replied to amzyRN's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    it really depends on the personal situation of the applicant, I work with several PAs some at a sister clinic others as locums and we pretty much do the same job in our primary care practice. PAs are...

  14. List of Schools scrapping their MSN programs

    westcoastgirl replied to SN2bExpAt's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I am too tired to read the whole site but it looks like University of Washington, the "#1 Nursing School", has scrapped the clinical Masters programs too? they still have MN and MS but they are...

  15. DNP Article

    westcoastgirl replied to prairienp's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    I cringed reading that article, the ivory tower speak is going to negatively affect those of us working in the trenches. In my neck of the woods one of the programs is already DNP only and constantly...

  16. PA's make more $$ than NP's?!

    westcoastgirl replied to GirloftheSun's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    during my job search I found both scenarios, some clinics had a payscale with PA making more others NP making more, but it was within a few thousand dollars either way so very similar. I am in...

  17. AANp vs ANCC

    westcoastgirl replied to joyrochelle's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I think the ANCC exam does not include normal values for labs. I hate rote memorization of numbers and didn't want to stress over which text's values to study because not all are exactly the same. so...

  18. Help! ideas on getting along with a MD who dislikes NPs

    westcoastgirl replied to westcoastgirl's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    thank you for the replies, I have been reading them and taking them to heart, focusing on doing my job, promising myself I won't let her opinions influence mine because once I did second guess myself...

  19. Hate being a floor nurse- happier as NP?

    westcoastgirl replied to mslinzyann's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I liked that when I worked as a RN, my day ended more or less in a timely manner when the shift ended. Sure there was the staying a bit longer to chart but it's nothing like the backlog of charts and...

  20. NP working as an RN

    westcoastgirl replied to romie's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    in my area an experienced RN can indeed easily make more than a newbie NP. Is that really comparing apples to oranges though? Looking for an RN job is very easy, it's true you can just about walk out...

  21. GRE exam

    westcoastgirl replied to MommyandRN's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I studied sporadically for a month, only a few hours a week and reviewed one of the GRE books on my own. I would talk to the advisors at programs you're interested about scores, they should be able to...

  22. Doctoral degree to become an NP???

    westcoastgirl replied to VickyRN's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    I would not have applied to NP school if the DNP was my only choice. more tuition, uncertain quality of the extra year, when I could have spent one more year to become a MD? my personal opinion is...

  23. Recommendations for getting EKG training?

    westcoastgirl posted a topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    hi I am a new grad NP and this is one area my supervisor would like me to put down as a learning goal, so I can be 'privileged' (not sure if that's the right term) to look at EKGs. there was a local...

  24. Np

    westcoastgirl replied to REDJET's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    PM me if you're still trying to get through. my experience with AANP was beyond the stuff of bureaucratic nightmares and I was seriously contemplating legal action. I have never experienced a more...

  25. Direct Entry Programs (chances)

    westcoastgirl replied to smit1989's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    You sound like a well qualified candidate and the school's graduate advisors should be able to help you determine what would make you stand out. Talking directly to the advisors or faculty would give...