BeachFNP

Our scheduler is trained to explain to people who they will be seeing when they come for an appt. this is usually only an issue with new patients, because once they are seen they prefer to stay with the same provider. In my practice we have 4 provide...

I would definitely bring up your concerns to the supervisor. She is probably going to need a much longer orientation then they thought. I used to orient all the time so I get the frustration. My main thing was to keep the supervisor informed with spe...

I get this occasionally. Mostly it's a sideways glance and a "is the doctor coming in?" If it's his day here I just hand them over to him and he is totally fine with it. Most of the time they turn out to be VERY self absorbed anyway so I'm glad to be...

I'm not offended- I actually thought the same thing when I wrote it. Honestly- in all the codes I was involved in we never had to actually wait more than maybe 2-3 mins for a dr, np, or pa to show up. It was a relatively small hospital so there was a...

This is an interesting discussion. I only rarely prescribe for family/ friends. And I mean rarely. I have done a controlled substance ONCE for a friend who was having intense anxiety issues- but- told her if she needed any more she would need to foll...

And just to add... When I say "when I used my ACLS" I meant in a capacity as an RN. I'm currently an FNP but not in a hospital setting.

When I responded I was simply letting OP know what part of that scenario would have bothered me personally. I have ACLS training myself and know what it's for. I was just saying that I would have felt slightly uncomfortable about doing that with no f...

Personally I would be the most worried that I gave epi without an order, even with ACLS training. If they were carrying epi on a plane who would be the person trained in administering it?? I guess I don't understand how they would even be allowed t...

That sounds like a really good idea. Thanks for this suggestion!!

So I'm not sure if this was a great idea or not, but I have agreed (at the repeated requests of my former clinical coordinator) to return to my FNP program to be an adjunct. My husband thinks it sounds AMAZING and like easy money, but I am slightly c...

Thanks. That's helpful! I'm relatively young (28) but I don't plan on working this much at my current job in a few years. I'm thinking getting my foot in the door this way would be nice to pull in some side money when my son is older and I'm not work...

It's all online. It's turned in through the schools online blackboard system- so yes, I'm thinking quite a bit of time on there, plus emailing and discussing things with students. I hadn't thought about the gas to get from site to site, so that will ...

True- I hadn't really thought about that. None of the other NPs I work with work full time either (all by choice). So I never really equated what I make with a full time gig. I guess it makes sense that it would be around that much though for a speci...

Thanks! I appreciate the response. I know for a fact I would not have any office hours or need to come up with teaching plans. Like I said, I'll be a clinical visitor. So I'm basically given a rubric to follow for grading of case studies and soap no...

That's awesome! I wish I made that much. lol We are a 3 office practice in a pretty rural area. We are pretty much the only specialty like this in the area, however it's not exactly like patients are knocking down the door. We are exceptionally slow...

Allergy, asthma, immunology.

Just jumping in to say I work in a specialty office and we may only see 7-10 patients in a day. Part of this is because I am the sole provider in a new office (one of 3 offices for the same practice but I'm alone 2/3 days in the newest office)- so we...

I didn't get my score either, but 105/150 is considered passing for the test (or so I was told). It just made me feel better going in to say that to myself:)

It depends on what you do. I work in a specialist office setting and only work 30-32 hours a week (usually 3 8-9hour days and a half day). This is by choice, the money allows me to not have to work full time. No holidays, weekends, or call. I love it...

Took the ANCC on Monday for the first time and passed, thank goodness. Can't imagine having to study again for it. Personally, I felt it was just different. I recommend you brush up on theory, politics, licensing and credentialing, ect. I looked at t...

I feel your pain. I also had a terrible experience my very last semester of NP school. Felt very belittled and as if the physician expected me to know things that were completely above my head... Thank goodness they were not hostile, but instead of f...

As someone who assists my manager in the interviewing process, let me just tell you that I know it is very frustrating. However, my manager likes to see that someone is interested in our specific specialty more than how many years of experience they ...