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  1. FNP in Interventional Radiology

    jer_sd replied to kurtzmobile's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I have worked in IR for 12 years, 6 as a NP. A good book to start with is Vascular in Interventional radiology by Karim Valji the first few chapters cover a lot of what we do as NPs in radiology. If...

  2. DEA Registration

    jer_sd replied to Platow45's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Unfortunatly you need one for each state. here is a refrence from their web site http://www.deadiversion.usdoj.gov/drugreg/faq.htm#4 Question – Are separate registrations required for separate...

  3. PICC Line Threading ANP (would this be valuable?)

    jer_sd replied to Born2BWild's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Not really a huge NP skill. NPs can be reinbursed for placing PICC lines where RNs can not. I place PICC lines as part of my job as a radiology NP. It is a narrow nitch procedure that will have...

  4. PharmD student - pursue FNP afterwards?

    jer_sd replied to BSNtoPharmD's topic in General Nursing

    I think it is a good idea. Even if you have your own practice you could have full pharmacy dispensing in your office and save time for patients. Or medication mamangemt ect.. A lot of work and...

  5. Free CME/CEU

    jer_sd replied to emtneel's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Try

  6. Surgical first assist as NP?

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

    The one big difference is that a CNS or NP can bill for first assisting and most payors will not reinburse for a RNFA first assisting. Some APNs learn first assisting OTJ but it is better to go...

  7. ?? about Monitoring and removing IR-placed drains

    jer_sd replied to tinnnk's topic in Radiology

    When I am covering the hospital patients I round on all drain patients (including chest tubes). I believe that if we (IR) place the drain then we should follow it untill removed or patient is DCd and...

  8. Graduate degree for a perioperative nurse?

    jer_sd replied to Inspired By Silence's topic in General Nursing

    This is where facility credentialing comes into play. In order to practice at a facility you will need to meet their requirements not just state laws. For example the hospitals I work at Hospital A-...

  9. Graduate degree for a perioperative nurse?

    jer_sd replied to Inspired By Silence's topic in General Nursing

    PA-C/NP/CNS can all bill the same for first assisting for medicare. Each private payer such as blue cross, blue shield ect sets their own policies. But usually PA-C and NPs are lumped together. As...

  10. Graduate degree for a perioperative nurse?

    jer_sd replied to Inspired By Silence's topic in General Nursing

    in pediatric neurosurgery there will probably be pre-operative duties, introperative duties and post operative duties that an advanced practice RN could do. as a NP or CNS you can bill for first...

  11. Graduate degree for a perioperative nurse?

    jer_sd replied to Inspired By Silence's topic in General Nursing

    Acute care PNP would be a good focus for your

  12. Fitness and Nursing- any ideas?

    jer_sd replied to HealthyRN's topic in Nurse Entrepreneurs, Innovators

    For cardiac rehab or plmonary rehab try calling around to the hospitals in your area. Another idea is try to get a referal base from physical therapists, once the patient has used up all authorized...

  13. Unsure About What to Do

    jer_sd replied to AlanaWCU's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I say go for the job specialy since it is in your area of interest. You will have access to the frustrating but educatonal process of developing a practice. I have helped open offices twice and hope...

  14. WHNP Certification Question

    jer_sd replied to BostonGal24's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    look at http://www.nccwebsite.org/Certification-maintenance/default.aspx Basically you need to submit 45 hours of CEU with 15 in your specilty. There is talk about changig to continued competency...

  15. Your take on WHNP degree? (also NPs in general)

    jer_sd replied to MovingRN's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I have done both WHNP and FNP programs. If you really want to workin woman's health you recieve a much better education in a WHNP program, FNP just touched on issues. You can do some primary care as...

  16. Nurse Practitioner and Image Interpretation

    jer_sd replied to cbott1's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    The issue is final interpretation, in the hospital even fils that the ER docs read get a final read by a radiologist. You can order and act upon findings before it has been read by a radiologist. Now...

  17. Masters in Nursing outside the USA

    jer_sd replied to RN_NYC_9's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I completed a Canadian NP program, was unable to sit for certification from AANP or ANCC, but I did recieve a great education that I do not regret. It made my 2 american NP programs much easier. For...

  18. What does an ID Nurse Practitioner do?

    jer_sd replied to madden52's topic in General Nursing

    There are a few ID specific programs for APNs out there, might be worth contacting one of them to speak to a graduate or two. http://www.son.washington.edu/admissions/certificates/idicn/...

  19. Nursing Prep: Medical Assistant or CNA??

    jer_sd replied to madden52's topic in General Nursing

    Cna will give you a better exposure to the field of nursing. And if in a hospital great on the job work experience. Medical assistant will give you some additional skills phlebotomy basic lab...

  20. Adult NP vs FNP scope in women's health/pregnancy

    jer_sd replied to cinder123's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I would vote for not providing prenatal care as an ANP. Since that is care for the mother and baby then if anything went wrong with the pregnancy you will have been acting beyond your scope of...

  21. mental health certification for nurse practitioner

    jer_sd replied to bobcambren's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Nut there are 49 other states than Texas and in many of thoes states NPs can provide care that they can not in Texas. Arizona State University has 2 programs to train NPs to provide further...

  22. FNP but work in Geriatrics?

    jer_sd replied to Inspire1983's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Ancc has an alternative eligability to sit for the GNP exam. It requires 2000 clinical hours and some ce classes. So fnp, anp, acnp can now get certified as a gnp but states may not recognize it....

  23. NPs doing median nerve blocks??

    jer_sd replied to JaimeeG's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I think the chiropractor is actually good in buisness. Anyone can own an ambulatory surgery center, then once it is accredited pain injections are often reinbursed at a greater level if done at an...

  24. NPs doing median nerve blocks??

    jer_sd replied to JaimeeG's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    If it is a skill you are competent to preform I would not worry about being the only one in the office who can do the procedure. I have many days that I am the only one in an office that can do...

  25. What's on your lab coat?

    jer_sd replied to Sheri FNP-C's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I usually have a coffee stain... But I only put NP after my name, If I were to spell out all of my credentials it would be longer than my name. And onyone who has credentials wraping around to...