kguill975

kguill975 MSN, APRN, NP

APRN, ACNP-BC, CNOR, RNFA

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  1. Advice on getting back in the OR

    kguill975 replied to favoritemumsy's topic in Operating Room

    Honestly, it will probably be hard. If you live in a large metro area, then your chances may be better. What you need is an OR Fellowship, which are programs for nurses with experience who are looking...

  2. Scenario Questions for New Grad Interview

    kguill975 replied to BorgQueen1701's topic in Operating Room

    Maybe I don't know much about new grad interviews, but it seems the questions would focus more on safety, than anything else. You don't have the knowledge yet, to be able to answer questions about...

  3. Attitude Towards NP Students

    kguill975 replied to Heart2015FNP's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I worked nights too during grad school. There were 3 of us in NP school, and we laugh when people say we finished our grad degrees on the clock. My response was, "In 3 years, when you're still reading...

  4. A question for NP's - What if our school preceptorship isn't so great?

    kguill975 replied to SoundofMusic's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

  5. track to RNFA, possibly NP

    kguill975 replied to elle604's topic in Operating Room

    The advantage to becoming an advanced practice nurse is based on what you can do outside of the OR. While all RNFAs can bill insurance for first assisting, they can't bill for anything else. As an...

  6. My Ethical Dilemma

    kguill975 replied to sarath's topic in Operating Room

    It's hard to answer without specifics, but if it's something that could in anyway be considered fraudulent, then it needs to be reported immediately. If it's other stuff like telling the patient that...

  7. track to RNFA, possibly NP

    kguill975 replied to elle604's topic in Operating Room

  8. track to RNFA, possibly NP

    kguill975 replied to elle604's topic in Operating Room

    The previous poster pretty much answered your question. After you finish your NP program, and take your certification, then you can enroll in an RNFA program. Find a job first in whatever area you're...

  9. CNOR

    kguill975 replied to MereSanity's topic in Operating Room

    I used the study guide that's listed online, and checked out the books and the CCI study guide/CD from my hospital's OR library. I paid $35 for an on-line test, and took it several times just to...

  10. Med surg NP student looking for OR job

    kguill975 replied to Missy89's topic in Operating Room

    I'm a Surgical NP, and I completed the ACNP track. The only thing you gain by getting an acute care certificate is that you'll complete rotations in ICUs, so when you have patients there, it would be...

  11. Walden University - the latest on the FNP program

    kguill975 replied to msa9179's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I know exactly where you're coming, because I've been there. I was an ADN nurse, did a RN-BSN bridge part-time, and it took me 2 years. I immediately started a part-time NP program that took me 3...

  12. New Grad with recent DUI; denied licensure

    kguill975 replied to nursingnerd25's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    Miss M.RN- Read the recent reports on night shift nurses driving home after a long shift, and you'll see the impairment is almost the same as someone who has been drinking. Are you going to lambast us...

  13. Advice about Clinical

    kguill975 replied to theviolinist's topic in General Students

    See if there's a Toastmaster's group in your area. I attended some meetings and loved it. We met at a local deli in the meeting room, and took turns speaking in front of the group. It was usually no...

  14. Earning potential

    kguill975 replied to JUSTanLPN's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I was offered $150K + profit sharing as a surgical NP with on call, but I turned it down. I want to see what it feels like to have only one job, and only work 40 hours a week. I've never done that as...

  15. ACNP/RNFA salary negotiations

    kguill975 replied to kguill975's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I didn't take it, but I'll continue with him until I find something that fits my lifestyle more. While the experience is good, I'm not interested in working an 80 hour work week to get it. I went to...

  16. ACNP/RNFA salary negotiations

    kguill975 replied to kguill975's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Since I'm still getting replies, I thought I'd share what the final negotiations came to. First, understand that I am gratefully for the opportunity given to me, but I work to live, I don't live to...

  17. Need Your Help!! Graduating soon but Project could end my career!

    kguill975 replied to Barinbass's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    You should have a third person read and edit all of your work before submitting it. It may or may not help you, but having someone else read over your work gives you constructive criticism,...

  18. Day Shift Position

    kguill975 replied to Jessicalynn's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I worked compressed weekends, 2 16 hour shifts, since I'm a single mom. It was night shift, but that wasn't a problem for me. You can make anything work, until your final year, when the clinical hours...

  19. Hospitalist Nurse Practitioner Salary Austin TX

    kguill975 replied to nikkimimi84's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Here in Houston, most per diem work pays per pt, usually $30/pt during weekday hours. For a weekend gig, I would start at $40/pt and negotiate down. It's all a matter of how much they want their...

  20. NP, hospital or doctors office?

    kguill975 replied to karaleighNP's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I did an ACNP program, and did one of my clinical rotations in the ER. I loved it so much, it made me wish I had done an FNP program. BTW, I wish I had a night position! I hate getting up in the...

  21. Walden University - the latest on the FNP program

    kguill975 replied to msa9179's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    OP, I know you're probably looking at those online programs from an accelerated degree standpoint, but if you have the time, why rush it? I was an ADN nurse, and did an ADN-BSN articulation program...

  22. Bullying in nursing

    kguill975 replied to erwindt's topic in Critical Care

    Wow, I'm sorry you're going through this. I can't say I've ever experienced bullying from a co-worker (I work in the OR, so the surgeons are usually the bullies), but you should leave. All it takes is...

  23. Looking for Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner Preceptors in Houston, TX

    kguill975 replied to Hed2007's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Try the HANP website to see if there are any Psych NPs listed. Also, you can try "cold calling" HCPC, Ben Taub's Neuropsych Center, MEDVAMC. All of these facilities have Psych NPs on staff. Good

  24. Looking for a LPN program 15k or under

    kguill975 replied to samirish's topic in Illinois Nursing

    Go to a community college, where it will cost you less than 3

  25. OR nurse being used to recover pacu pt.

    kguill975 replied to jabwrn's topic in PACU

    The OR nurses at my system aren't required to have ACLS either. I have it, but many don't and we don't have to recover pts. We operate 24/7 so if we had to recover a pt, we'd never have enough time to...