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  1. BlueDevil,DNP

    Do you get paid for clinical hours??

    BlueDevil,DNP replied to Melissa0181's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    No dear, it is the other way 'round. You pay
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    How old were you when you made the choice to become a NP?

    BlueDevil,DNP replied to mmcc26's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    forty-five
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    working where you get your own medical care?

    BlueDevil,DNP replied to OrangeSN's topic in General Nursing

    From a primary care perspective, I would prefer my colleagues and the office staff with whom I am personally acquainted did not see me for their health care. I do not want to be privy to their...
  4. BlueDevil,DNP

    Doc Mad At You?

    BlueDevil,DNP replied to Kooky Korky's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Never in my 25+ year career has a colleague yelled at me. I have had patients yell at me, never once a physician or another nurse, etc. Ever. Has anyone ever been angry with me? Physicians, maybe,...
  5. BlueDevil,DNP

    Free time/vacation time while being a nurse?

    BlueDevil,DNP replied to nurse_sharon's topic in General Nursing

    Young and I'm guessing this is your first FT job of any kind. It is an adjustment to be accountable to someone else for so much of your time. This is the reason we have always made our children work...
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    the number of over-weight and obese nurses continues to increase

    BlueDevil,DNP replied to amygarside's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    It doesn't have anything to do with being "soft" as I was accused later the the thread BTW. Research demonstrates that patients overwhelmingly dislike having their weight addressed by providers....
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    What pay is fair for working extra shifts?

    BlueDevil,DNP replied to amerriott's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Salaried people are not typically offered "time and a half" for picking up extra shifts. My group owns an urgent care, and occasionally they get in a bind and call around asking for someone to staff...
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    Do physicians have authority over nurses in the hospital?

    BlueDevil,DNP replied to sjalv's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    IME this depends largely in hospital culture. In the distant past when I worked in hospital environments, I worked in some where physicians did in fact have more than a reasonable amount of dominion...
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    the number of over-weight and obese nurses continues to increase

    BlueDevil,DNP replied to amygarside's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I agree with Brandon, who said on page 1 that nurses are reflecting the population, and the population is getting increasingly fatter and less fit. And that is is fact, even if there is one...
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    I just can't do this anymore...

    BlueDevil,DNP replied to ruthiemk's topic in General Nursing

    I hate it when old posts that the OP has never returned to get dragged back up:sour: I need to remember to check the
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    Is there such a thing?

    BlueDevil,DNP replied to OCRN3's topic in General Nursing

    That has not been my experience/observation. I have seen doctorate level education open a world of opportunities for myself as well as my friends and colleagues. It is an entirely different playing...
  12. BlueDevil,DNP

    "Why didn't you go to medical school?"

    BlueDevil,DNP replied to shannonFNP's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I have to agree with Annaiya, these are not great answers. They are rather demeaning to the profession. And please, please, please, for the love of all that is holy, STOP using the term "midlevel...
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    Applying to 'no experience necessary' jobs and being rejected for lack of experience?

    BlueDevil,DNP replied to moodyred01's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Let me put it like this- I go to Uganda every year on a medical mission trip. I teach whomever I can grab to be my "nurse." Last year I taught two 14 year olds for whom Swahili was their primary...
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    Nurses laid off - Thanks to Obamacare

    BlueDevil,DNP replied to amygarside's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I don't love that part either. I'd prefer that all people be able to get health care for free without insurance. They have something better, as do I, a private option. The exchanges are for those...
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    MDs dont own the physician title

    BlueDevil,DNP replied to platon20's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    I think platoon has mixed up the words physician and doctor. They aren't synonymous but he probably thought they were, and got confused, that's all. Even I read his OP in a hurry and misunderstood...
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    MSN+PhD or DNP only?

    BlueDevil,DNP replied to OrangeSN's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    I think it will vary by school. At Duke the only thing a DNP vs PhD would prevent you from achieving is perhaps being the Dean. There is at least one department head who is a DNP, with more to come....
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    Nurses laid off - Thanks to Obamacare

    BlueDevil,DNP replied to amygarside's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    "Obamaphones" are one of my personal favorites among the urban myths. I can't believe that nonsense still gets reported as if it were
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    Nurses laid off - Thanks to Obamacare

    BlueDevil,DNP replied to amygarside's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I think it is a foolish fallacy to connect policy directly with personalities. I had (have) a rather low opinion of the last President, in the sense that I thought he was unsuited for the office. He...
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    Obamacare: An overview, and a calculator to see your cost.

    BlueDevil,DNP replied to mlbluvr's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    As far as I can tell, our costs are essentially unchanged and we can keep our adult kids on our insurance while they are in college/grad school instead of buying those expensive, sub par University...
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    Nurses laid off - Thanks to Obamacare

    BlueDevil,DNP replied to amygarside's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Yes, because Mitt "47%" Romney was oh so totally going to not only fix your stuff for freesies, he probably would have upgraded you to all new top of the line stainless steel matchy match appliances,...
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    For those who relocated for first FNP job (long post)

    BlueDevil,DNP replied to jaznia15's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    We did. It was easy, and the greatest thing we ever did. 6 years ago we moved 3,000 miles to a place we had never even seen, where we knew no one and had no jobs lined up. We left behind both our...
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    What was your first NP job?

    BlueDevil,DNP replied to ENP1987's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I went directly into independent practice right out of school. I bought into an established consortium. We share the building overhead, share the expense of a RN and an office manager, coder, and the...
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    Applying to 'no experience necessary' jobs and being rejected for lack of experience?

    BlueDevil,DNP replied to moodyred01's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I agree with this. To be frank, what would concern me if I were interviewing you is what appears to be an apparent lack of work ethic, maturity, judgement and insight, as well as a possible sense of...
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    Is there such a thing?

    BlueDevil,DNP replied to OCRN3's topic in General Nursing

    I think your friend is right, and I don't think that is unusual or surprising. Unless a nurse has an advanced education s/he isn't going anywhere of
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    Nurses laid off - Thanks to Obamacare

    BlueDevil,DNP replied to amygarside's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    They are being a little disingenuous. They have to spend the money to upgrade their EHR (which increases patient safety and saves money in the long run) and medicare reimbursements are continuing to...