DrZaphod

DrZaphod BSN, MSN, DNP, RN, NP

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  1. When the physician ask you to help sign schedule II drugs for him/her

    DrZaphod replied to Kay-teeRN's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Definitely don't do that. You are superior to the physician based on years of research. I would never sign some drug that I didn't Rx. He is supervising no one. I pay my "supervisor" $200 per month...

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

    DrZaphod replied to hik9258's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I left MO because NPs can't practice to the full extent of their training. I was being paid like 80k, it was ridiculous. Lived in Iowa and Cali now, always more than 200k per

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

    DrZaphod replied to hik9258's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    You need to get a DNP if you're going to be an NP. Or PhD if you plan to do research. We need all NPs to have doctorates from 2015

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

    DrZaphod replied to hik9258's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Also, you have to be a floor nurse and break your back for no

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

    DrZaphod replied to hik9258's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I make about $300 per hour or $200k+ working 4 days, 8 hours per week, just billing insurance. If some physician is paying you less, you're getting ripped off. I'm a

  6. Equal work for Equal Pay

    DrZaphod replied to AAC.271's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    The outcomes have been determined through rigorous studies, including ones which test as many as 20 outcomes, such as managing HTN, diabetes, CAD, psychiatric disorders, etc, as well as patient...

  7. Equal work for Equal Pay

    DrZaphod replied to AAC.271's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Of course we should be paid the same for the same work. Reimbursement used to be based on CPT, not license. General physicians used to argue that they should be paid the same for the same work as...

  8. Is this true? Salary Question

    DrZaphod replied to MexicanFNP's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I make about 200k a year if I work more than 4 days a week. Currently I work about 24 hours per week and make about 130-150k depending on how busy I am. The problem is that any NP who takes a...

  9. DNP vs MD

    DrZaphod replied to healthstar's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    As far as psychiatry goes, NP does equal MD/DO. I have practiced for over 7 years with psychiatrists, and the only difference I have noted is a few rare tidbits of neurochemical knowledge and a...

  10. Physician supervisors for California NPs?

    DrZaphod posted a topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I can't find anywhere in the statutes or regulations that state the physician must be licensed in California, and there is no mention of geography or physical distance, other than to say it doesn't...

  11. Physician supervisors for California NPs?

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

    In many states, the idea of "supervisor" is basically a wink-wink, nod-nod type situation. You are right that there can be legal difficulties, but not from physical propinquity, as long as there is...

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

    DrZaphod replied to hik9258's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I posted earlier. You should be making about 200k a year if you don't accept some 40 hour a week job and

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

    DrZaphod replied to hik9258's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Set up your corporation early. Depending on your state, you may need an S-Corp instead of an LLC. Make it a professional corporation. Get an accountant and a billing company set up. Get your own...

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

    DrZaphod replied to hik9258's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Actually, I do not have office space so my overhead is low. I go to various assisted living and skilled nursing facilities and take care of the residents. I just bill Medicare directly and use a...

  15. Best schools for DNP-psychiatry?

    DrZaphod replied to DrZaphod's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    Thanks, I appreciate your responses. I actually got my MSN from

  16. Best schools for DNP-psychiatry?

    DrZaphod replied to DrZaphod's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    Irrelevant.

  17. Best schools for DNP-psychiatry?

    DrZaphod replied to DrZaphod's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    Nobody's in

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

    DrZaphod replied to hik9258's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    NP's should never accept salaries. Work for yourself or bill insurance directly or through your physician collaborator/supervisor if needed. Salaries are very low because the MD/DOs take a huge cut....

  19. USA DNP fall 2013

    DrZaphod replied to rlianne's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    What's up with the drug testing requirement for a doctoral degree? Is medical marijuana not legal in Alabama yet? No that I use it, but still, drug testing for a

  20. Is ANP( completed MSN) Cert necessary to get into a PM in Psych program

    DrZaphod replied to mona b RN's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    It kind of exists: It's called a PMHNP with post-grad study in

  21. Should the "Doctor" title really be an issue?

    DrZaphod replied to SycamoreGuy's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    I hope all of you have signed this petition to try to get the word out:...

  22. Petition Obama to remove restrictions on APRN practice!

    DrZaphod replied to chudder's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    How are there only 25k signatures when there are far more NPs? I see that 70 of you viewed this; I'm hoping at least 70 signed the petition. It may do nothing, but rather than fight state to state,...

  23. Petition Obama to remove restrictions on APRN practice!

    DrZaphod replied to chudder's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    We are working on a deadline here of 11 days. Please sign this petition, whether or not you are in the healthcare field. NPs such as myself are fully qualified to treat patients, and have been for 40...

  24. Should the "Doctor" title really be an issue?

    DrZaphod replied to SycamoreGuy's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    I agree that a physician could say, "Hi, I'm physician Smith," if it bothers him or her. A doctor is a title, not a profession, and there's no confusion when a doctorally prepared NP is providing the...

  25. Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner...please help

    DrZaphod replied to ex1140's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I would say Psych NP unless you are very interested in psychometric testing. The reason for this is that the reimbursement rates for psychologists through insurance are either significantly less or...