HikingNinja BSN, MSN, DNP, RN, APRN, NP

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    Official NP "No Fly" list

    HikingNinja replied to bsnanat2's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    True. As an student nurse in the classroom I was "taught" the concepts I needed to know. But it wasn't until I spent time on the floor with my preceptors that I actually learned and connected the...
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    Official NP "No Fly" list

    HikingNinja replied to bsnanat2's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I've worked with quite a few brand new NPs in the ED who graduated from schools with no on campus requirements. One from South U. All outstandingly good (ran circles around their PA counterparts)....
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    Locum positions for new grads

    HikingNinja replied to phosphorus's topic in Advanced Practice

    Bumping. I'm curious as well. Currently a travel nurse and applying to NP programs
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    NP scope of practice in ER (FNP, ACNP, ER subspecialty)

    HikingNinja replied to KG MSN RN CCRN CEN's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    The NPs in the ERs I work in do all the procedures you list. It's based on comfort level of the NP and how busy the doc is. If the doc is in the ICU intubating and we need a CVP placed in the ED, as...
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    Touro University Nevada

    HikingNinja replied to rxgray's topic in School, College Programs

    Thanks so much for the info. I am just wrapping up my WGU MSN this summer (One of the few finishing the old MSN program). I've decided to go the PMHNP route but then want to complete a terminal...
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    Travel with American Mobile?

    HikingNinja replied to gogetter73's topic in Travel

    One of my agencies is an AMN subsidiary. No problems with them so far. Did one assignment and was paid timely and no mistakes. I'm using another of my agencies at the moment this my current...
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    Self schedule

    HikingNinja replied to Kmrn11's topic in Travel

    Ditto. My current contract I needed a few days off for a special event so had that written into my contract. I let all my recruiters know that any facility that would not allow this time off in...
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    Kaiser taped interview

    HikingNinja replied to HikingNinja's topic in Travel

    I got an offer but turned it down. They wanted me to do rotating shifts which I am unwilling to
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    Day/Night Rotation?

    HikingNinja replied to Bluebolt's topic in Travel

    I recently turned down a contract that was set up this way. The written contract stated D/E/N rotation. My recruiter said it was 2weeks days, 2 weeks mids, 2 weeks nights rotating until the contract...
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    California Travel Nurse Pay

    HikingNinja replied to NurseKayla's topic in Travel

    You can't trust travel companies period. Do a quick search on this forum. If you want specific recruiter referrals I would recommend popping over to the TNT forums (travel nurse and therapist forum -...
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    What happens if you don't complete a travel assignment

    HikingNinja replied to godbless-yute's topic in Travel

    I thought once you had a fulltime position and made it past your 90 day probationary period the hospital had to allow you to take FMLA even if you did not get paid during that time due to no...
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    online self paced advanced pathophysiology class

    HikingNinja posted a topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Im looking at a few schools to apply for my PMHNP. This will be a post MSN for me. My original MSN ED did not have any of the three Ps. One of the schools I'm looking at only offers patho once a...
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    online NP schools..

    HikingNinja replied to SwoRN's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    My bad. I was looking at an email I received from an advisor there an I guess the family psych np requires no campus visits. But still not a bad option. Considering the tuition is so
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    online NP schools..

    HikingNinja replied to SwoRN's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Getting back to the OPs original request. University of South Alabama's program is entirely online. No campus
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    Best insurance?

    HikingNinja replied to Michi66's topic in Travel

    When I was looking I contacted an insurance agent that dealt with a lot of RV'ers due to the whole moving around a lot thing. Their PPO quotes were a lot better than ehealthinsurance for the same...
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    Leaving Social Work to become a Nurse Practitioner

    HikingNinja replied to dazed&confused8's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    To tell you the truth I'm not sure if the federal loan limits have changed in regards to BSN second degree programs. When I went back to get my accelerated BSN in 2007 I had to quit my job and devote...
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    Leaving Social Work to become a Nurse Practitioner

    HikingNinja replied to dazed&confused8's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I don't know how popular my post wil be...but I say go for it! My story in short: 20+ years ago = high school grad with no clue what career path was for me. Graduated early with a fair amount of...
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    written contract incorrect...need advice...please help!

    HikingNinja replied to newbietravel's topic in Travel

    Did you sign the first contract yet? The one with the wrong dates? If not I'd go with the second offer if the co tract and dates off are what you need. I smell something squirrelly going on with...
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    ENP or Emergency Physician?

    HikingNinja replied to level1's topic in Emergency

    In the hospitals I've worked in it has depended on the experience and volume of pts seen. I've seen an super experienced NP at a high volume level 2 trauma place chest tubes, intubate and manage...
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    New Grad Job Market PMHNP

    HikingNinja replied to middleagegal's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    So, here's my story. 15 years in psych/social services, some at the masters level. 15 years of horrible pay (I knew this going in but had the "I want to save the world...money be d@@ned!" I met a...
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    Do you have any tips for telephone interview for a travel nursing job?

    HikingNinja replied to empatheticRN's topic in Travel

    OMG I LOVE this! My interviews have been exactly as above. Basically the manager has decided they want to hire me and they try to sell me on the idea of working there for 3
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    CA RN license question

    HikingNinja replied to Zoeyisme's topic in Travel

    I recently endorsed to CA and I had a course that was listed as SpCom but was actually a course on studying speeches not giving them. It was 3 credits. No problem with
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    Travel Nursing Time off

    HikingNinja replied to Bharatpur14's topic in Travel

    Ain't that the truth! I spent two years working nights every weekend Thur Fri Sat for two years (the exact length of my new grad contract) until I could drop to per diem and have more control over my...
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    Jobs for MSNs w/ cardiac experience

    HikingNinja replied to OriolesMagic's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Oops I meant
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    FNP - PMHNP required vaccinations

    HikingNinja replied to 3**835Y's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I've asked several of the NPS I work with here in Nevada. Proof of vac required or proof of titers. All three hospitals systems required flu shot or mask. Like a previous poster stated, it's easy to...