DrZaphod BSN, MSN, DNP, RN, NP

DrZaphod has 19 years experience as a BSN, MSN, DNP, RN, NP and specializes in Psychiatry.

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1. CA NPs. have you seen bill text for AB890?

   DrZaphod replied to thinbluelineRN's topic in NP

   Right, because NPs are trained to be independent. This bill will actually cause more restriction - there will be no grandfathering. So you may have practiced for 10 years, yet you will need to jump through a bunch of hoops arbitrarily set by another ...

2. DNP NECESSARY????

   DrZaphod replied to TheFuture09's topic in Doctoral

   The nursing consensus model recommended all RNs have BSN and all NPs have DNP by 2015, I believe. Although not required, nursing is trying to make a consensus so that when people see a credential, they know exactly what schooling it entails. Alt...

3. The dreaded credentialing question

   DrZaphod replied to JimRN's topic in Psychiatric

   Some states have special certifications in psych. Cali is one. It requires education beyond regular RN. That might be it, depending on your state.

4. CA NPs. have you seen bill text for AB890?

   DrZaphod replied to thinbluelineRN's topic in NP

   I stopped supporting the CANP in favor of the AANP a couple years back, after 3 earlier failed bills.

5. No NP jobs. What now?

   DrZaphod replied to OkieNP's topic in NP

   I hear you. I am worried now, too. I just found out that the requirement to be an RN for 1-2 years before NP has been waived. And evidently there are schools with BSN > DNP in 2 years, and BSN > NP in 16 months. This will destroy the prof...

6. CA NPs. have you seen bill text for AB890?

   DrZaphod replied to thinbluelineRN's topic in NP

   This bill is useless and doesn't give us independence at all. The California BON has one older NP certificate nurse on it, no real advanced practice representation. The BON does not care about any APRN, possibly because we don't pay union dues. ...

7. What is your take home pay as Nurse Practitioner?

   DrZaphod replied to hik9258's topic in NP

   I don't want to make you feel badly about your work, but around $50 per hour is definitely underpaid. I made that as an RN in 2005. Texas, Missouri, and Florida are unfortunately completely physician controlled and difficult environments for NPs. On...

8. What is your take home pay as Nurse Practitioner?

   DrZaphod replied to hik9258's topic in NP

   I wasn't aware of the for-profit NP schools, but I suppose that's equivalent to all the "physicians" headed to Caribbean schools. I've heard all sorts of terrible things about them - particularly these NP to MD programs - but people are still scoring...

9. What is your take home pay as Nurse Practitioner?

   DrZaphod replied to hik9258's topic in NP

   I'm not sure which data you are referencing. I've seen no evidence that NPs are being taught by many with minimal to no experience or that anyone can get in. Decades of research continue to show that there is no difference in patient outcomes or sati...

10. What is your take home pay as Nurse Practitioner?

    DrZaphod replied to hik9258's topic in NP

    That's good work on your part. I bet they didn't cut physician wages. One of the clever things the AMA does is artificially limit the supply of physicians. This leads to shortages and higher wages. That's where NPs got an opening. Unfortunately, as t...

11. What is your take home pay as Nurse Practitioner?

    DrZaphod replied to hik9258's topic in NP

    I'm originally from St. Louis. Went to SLU. I worked in MO/IL for awhile but the archaic, draconian regulations on NP practice were intolerable. I left the state for that reason. I was being undervalued and underpaid and had little recourse as the ph...

12. What is your take home pay as Nurse Practitioner?

    DrZaphod replied to hik9258's topic in NP

    I'm in California. Sorry for the 4 year late response.

13. Best schools for DNP-psychiatry?

    DrZaphod replied to DrZaphod's topic in Doctoral

    Hi guys, my post is years old. I have finished all coursework from Saint Louis University and am working on my research. Thanks!

14. What is your take home pay as Nurse Practitioner?

    DrZaphod replied to hik9258's topic in NP

    There isn't one, it's difficult. One of the problems is that, even in independent states that don't restrict patient choice, insurance companies do it anyway. They may not panel NPs and they may pay as low as half as they would to physicians, despite...

15. What is your take home pay as Nurse Practitioner?

    DrZaphod replied to hik9258's topic in NP

    The reason is because the $300 per hour is outpatient. Then I have side things like training fellowship-MDs for significantly more, doing Fitness for Duty evals for a lot more, etc. You're right, though, I didn't state it well. Key point is for aroun...