FloatFNP-C

I am desperate for help in understanding the wRVU + salary model that my current job holds. Lets say one is paid salary, at 120,000 a year and gets wRVUs. You must have more than 66.1 RVUs per day, or 660 per month to make anything additional. Each wRVU is $10. Unfortunately, it's not a very busy place and the average RVU per day being met is about 26 wRVU. Can anyone give me insight on if this is good compensation? We also get a retention bonus, so twice a year we get 10% of all RVUs seen per month and the last one paid out was only $1500. I cannot find anything similar to this model and just want to know if I am getting fair compensation. [1 year experience, Urgent Care setting].

still in the denver metro area, still hardly any covids and the rate is decreasing dramatically.

At our hospital they are considered aerosolizing and require an n95.

What is also aerosolizing and related to med-surg nurses is nebulizers...

This is so crazy. My hospital has the exact same "advanced droplet" precautions and I'm using my OWN n95 mask. Currently shopping on amazon for shoe and hair covers to supply myself too. ridiculous.

I'm PRN and have been on call because of low census. I know we have COVID and r/o COVID patients; I'm actually "assigned" to the COVID floor, but because of my status + elective surgeries canceled + people avoiding the hospital, our census is low. I wonder what it will look like a week or 2 from now. In the Denver Metro area for reference!

What good are you as a nurse if you knowingly contract covid19 and possibly die?

I agree, I'm bringing my own n95 to work with covid patients because I just don't trust it. coughing in my face is aerosolizing IMO! Absolutely not, NOPE NOPE NOPE.

holy. ***.

I’m assigned to the COVID floor and our PPE is a mask, gown, goggles, and eye pro. Reuse the mask for ONE WEEK. only an n95 is needed if getting a bronch or on a vent. I know the WHO says it’s droplet but I see posts from other COVID floor and the nurses are decked out in those gas mask looking things! when asked if we can wear an n95, our ID docs said we should set the example (as in don’t waste them because everyone will want one). I'm scared, y’all. Should I purchase my own n95s and wear them anyway? I have small children at home.

Thank you very much. It’s like I want to go to grad school and be an FNP just because that’s what’s expected at this point and the next step in my career. But you are totally right, I keep thinking my goals and ideas aren’t figured out yet completely. I’ve got 2 little ones and family time is the most important at this time in my life. maybe one day I’ll figure out what I want to do, and maybe it would make more sense when my kids are older.

Thank you so much for your response. I will have to start networking for sure at the hospital I work out. I do agree it can be about the people you know. My “problem” is I am a float pool nurse, have been since I graduated 5 years ago. So I don’t really have a specialty. I feel like this is great experience for the primary care role (you see everything), I’m just trying not to limit myself since I’m not exactly sure what I want to do.

Hi, Assuming I get accepted, I will start FNP School in a few months. We all know how expensive it can be and I have a family...and well, a lot of questions that I'm having a hard time finding the answer to. For one, I don't see myself as a primary care provider and I feel like this is the most common job for FNP graduates. I chose FNP to be more versatile than specializing... but I would rather work someone like a cardiology office/heart failure clinic/ in-patient cardiology/ derm NP/ trauma surgery NP... Like do these things even exist for an NP? I've tried searching for jobs but the market around here is a bit saturated at the moment and I see mostly primary care jobs. Another thing I've been thinking about is how I would want to be part- time until my kids are a bit older. I kinda suspect this will be difficult but I'm not sure? Insight, anyone? I live in Colorado if that makes a difference. Thanks!

If I don't eat in the morning before bed I will wake up around noon, too! I try to eat something hearty and not just cereal... so oatmeal, eggs and toast, etc. I also gained a few lbs when starting night shift but I think that's because I found it much harder to keep a consistent workout routine because I was always "recovering." I'm still on nights but things are a little different because I'm 6 months pregnant now!

Thank you for your input... I want to clarify that I've never withheld medications from a patient. Like I said, if it's on the MAR, I give it, and if they need me to call the doctor, I always do. I wonder why this bothers me so much? I guess I feel like I get played as a fool and I worry about feeding addictions. But you seem to be right by its not my call, i am not a doctor, that's why i don't get paid the big bucks! [emoji3]