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  1. Hospice Nursing Question

    guest538567 replied to stirfried's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    It is my understanding that Medicare guidelines now require a hospice to cover the cost of medications associated with primary or secondary hospice diagnoses. If a hospice agency is being honest, this...

  2. Call pay

    guest538567 replied to marinp's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Was this for an NP position? This seems like similar call rates I have seen for

  3. Call pay

    guest538567 replied to marinp's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    PM

  4. FNP or AGNP

    guest538567 replied to Nurse8486's topic in Advanced Practice

    The hospitals that I have been affiliated with clearly separate adult and pediatric populations. The adult population are followed by hospitalists that are traditionally educated as internists (or...

  5. New grad, how long to stay in job...

    guest538567 replied to lovemenursing's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I'll be interested to hear the response from others. I personally think a couple of years is adequate. I have recently been involved in the hiring process for a new NP and am seeing a bunch of resumes...

  6. NP working PRN as Rn

    guest538567 replied to LubbockNP's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Thank you both Trauma and Elkpark for your response. It does appear that many BON's have a stance on this issue including my home state. So if you are held to the standard of your education as an NP...

  7. Areas of focus for DNP capstone project...

    guest538567 replied to christvs's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    This is a great suggestion. Thank you. I agree that this is an area where there is significant potential for patient advocacy and growth in the realm of palliative

  8. Pediatric Certification?

    guest538567 replied to ICU Nick's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    You are trained in adolescent medicine and can see ages 12 and up although I have also heard of programs that say 13 and

  9. NP working PRN as Rn

    guest538567 replied to LubbockNP's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I have seen this question before with responses indicating that an NP would increase their liability by working as an RN and that you are held to the highest standard of care. Can anyone cite a source...

  10. Does being an NP hospitalist ruin your career as an ACNP

    guest538567 replied to katicurn84's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I would think that having a hospitalist position would actually be very easy to transition into any number of different specialties given the experience and generalist nature of the work. It likely is...

  11. FNP or NOT ?

    guest538567 replied to RN/ICU's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    The salary would probably be doable, if not at first, then certainly with a few years experience in most geographical regions. The average NP salary is now ~98K. (2013 National Salary Survey Results...

  12. How do you conduct periodic meetings with your collaborating physician?

    guest538567 replied to GoodNP's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I write up a case and give it to my supervising MD for review. We then go over the case and both sign it, each retaining a copy for our records. I also use a likert scale review form that we complete...

  13. Pediatric Certification?

    guest538567 replied to ICU Nick's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Are you sure that you would round on a pediatric population in the hospital? Most hospitals have these clearly separated with their own medical teams (ie. Pediatricians and pediatric trained...

  14. FNP or AGNP

    guest538567 replied to Nurse8486's topic in Advanced Practice

    I had a similar dilemma when I was in NP school. I graduated from an AGNP program and still have thoughts about obtaining a post masters FNP. The reality is that the FNP is more marketable then the...

  15. All these NPs making less than RNs?

    guest538567 replied to 2bnpcout's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    To the OP, I live in the SE. In my area new grad RNs start making 21-25 per hour. New NPs start ~35-45 per hour. I have seen some new NPs that have accepted low salaries (60s-70s) although I think...

  16. All these NPs making less than RNs?

    guest538567 replied to 2bnpcout's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    While trazodone can be deliriogenic (as can diphenhydramine) there are actually some studies that support its use with delirium in the regulation of sleep-wake cycles. I use it frequently in combo...

  17. All these NPs making less than RNs?

    guest538567 replied to 2bnpcout's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    There is significantly more knowledge required to safely prescribe than to simply administer medications. If this argument were true, we would allow prescription authority to med techs, who have built...

  18. New NP asking about Tennessee

    guest538567 replied to justin100784's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Welcome Justin, I can't speak to TN specifically as I practice in a neighboring state. I used to like the Pearson Report for comparing NP practice in different states. I don't think it is currently...

  19. New NP asking about Tennessee

    guest538567 replied to justin100784's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Great Info SunshineNP and welcome. What is your ARNP specialty? Are the hospitalist NPs in TN mainly ACNP or other specialties (ie. FNP or ANP)?

  20. Should I go for nursing or physician assistant

    guest538567 replied to andreead's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    There is a lot of good advice in this thread. As the previous poster mentioned, think hard about what you type of specialty you want. NP education allows for immediate specialization as part of the...

  21. Which is more marketable/more job opportunities: FNP or ANP?

    guest538567 replied to Summers3's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I am in the SE. I also find that jobs may be posted for FNP that are a good fit for ANP. I think this is due to the familiarity of the FNP role. There is also an urban/rural difference and there seem...

  22. Which is more marketable/more job opportunities: FNP or ANP?

    guest538567 replied to Summers3's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I am an ANP/AGNP. There is certainly increased scope with the FNP. I think the question is will you be limited in job opportunities with pursuing the AGNP and the answer to this is likely regionally...

  23. Areas of focus for DNP capstone project...

    guest538567 replied to christvs's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    This is a challenge for me as well as I do not feel very creative. Anyone have ideas for a DNP project in pain or palliative

  24. Help with finding a DNP program

    guest538567 replied to PhillyFNP's topic in Post Graduate Students

    University of Alabama has an online program. It is a joint program and you can apply to UA, UAH, or UAB. All are well known brick and mortar schools. The entire program can be completed

  25. Palliative Care NP?

    guest538567 replied to cruisin_woodward's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    PM sent. What type of organization is this (ie. hospital, hospice, etc) as this can affect the reimbursement model? I have been told many times that a palliative care program is essentially a money...