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Just to be realistic - you should stay in FL until you have your BSN and 2 years of experience. After that, some job opportunities should start opening up to you. I had a BSN and 2 years of experience before I moved to Manhattan and my job search too...

You might already know this -- But make sure to keep up with how many CME hours your state requires for licensure renewal. In some cases, that requirement will exceed the requirement for recertification. I live in NC and I am required to have 50 CME ...

I became a mother while I was doing my NP program and finished clinicals, took boards, and went on the job market with a young child at home. My preference was to find part-time work so that I could continue to spend time with my little one (especial...

Yes, I did have 5 years experience as an RN and I received an adjustment for that in my salary.

If you are at all considering working at the Minute Clinic, it is a good foot in the door. A Minute Clinic recruiter told me that they strongly favor hiring NPs who did a clinical rotation at their sites.

I am a new grad FNP in a metro area of NC and I was offered $90k base for outpatient clinic at a major health system.

I am in a similar situation. I have a young child and graduated earlier this year, hoping to find part-time work so that I can be home at least part of the time. I attended a webinar info session with a Minute Clinic recruiter and she said it was ext...

I am starting my first *real* FNP job in a few months and would like to invest in a few more reference books to keep in my office. It is a family primary care practice... mostly adults but some peds come through the door, as well. It is part of an ac...

Thank you for all the responses! Yes, I will definitely have UpToDate access. I did my final clinical rotation at the site during school and you better believe that I used the UpToDate app on my phone all day long. You can also link to it within thei...

I was per diem last winter when a major blizzard hit NYC (29.5 inches!!) and I was still considered essential staff and required to be at work.

I was licensed in another state and it took me about 2 months to receive my NY license by endorsement.

You're welcome! I was pleasantly surprised with the compensation. I interviewed at NYP Cornell at the same time and the pay was going to be almost exactly the same... it was literally within a few pennies of each other.

When I started at Hospital for Special Surgery three years ago, they paid me $45.30/hr on days and $48.50/hr on nights. This was with 2 years experience + BSN diff + certification diff. I imagine it would be more now. When I was PRN there last summer...

I did the opposite move -- Raleigh/Durham to NYC -- and watched my pay increase from $21 to $49/hr. Eventhough NYC is clearly more expensive, it's not *that* much more expensive. My quality of life is definitely higher in Manhattan. Cost of living is...

I was pleasantly surprised to find that the estimates on Glassdoor are low. I interviewed 6 weeks ago at several of the big name Manhattan hospitals. Their compensation packages were all structured a little differently but the pay ended up being pret...

Days - 5 pts with 2-3 NAs for 31 beds Nights - 5 or 6 pts with 1 NA for 31 beds

We have standing narcan orders for pretty much anyone who has narcotics ordered so, I can't really see this happening to me... but, if it had -- If I was seriously concerned that the patient was oversedated and I wasn't getting an MD response, I woul...

Any opinions on getting the CMSRN vs. the RN-BC in Med-Surg through ANCC? Thanks!

People break their 2-year contracts all the time. Unfortunately, from what I've seen, you're blacklisted from getting hired in another department if you break your contract. (Or, maybe that's just my manager being passive aggressive...?). Your manage...

Agree with the above --- O2 before calling the doc. Also, in real life, depending on what your hospital's resources are... Page the doctor AND respiratory to administer a treatment. In fact, I might even page respiratory first.

Normally 5. Occasionally, if no one calls out, and the acuity is high enough, we might go down to 4 on days. We rotate turns taking 6 at night but 5 is the standard at night. Out of the 5, you're lucky to have 1 walkie-talkie. Most are q4 VS and OOB ...

I'm 5'4" and 110lbs. I almost exclusively wear Koi -- Lindsay pants in XS and Katelyn top in XS. I buy the regular length pants but there's a petite length that you could try. Also, try on Urbane -- they run on the small side and I believe that they ...

No, no room for negotiation at all. Everyone starts at the same exact rate. What makes it even worse is that there isn't even room for negotiation after you've been there a year or so. Four of us started at the same time and we received the exact sam...

I've heard of it twice... The first time, a patient came in from a nursing home because they had inflated the balloon in his urethra and that was the reason for his admission. It did a lot of damage to the urethra, the wound got infected, went septic...

It is commonly given in PIVs on my floor. Someone on the vascular access team at my hospital taught me that, if you have a choice, you should pick the SMALLEST PIV for Vanc. So, if the patient has an 18 and a 20, you should run the Vanc through the ...