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1. Locum Tenens FNP?

   wanna_be posted a topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

   I am an experienced FNP and I am considering locum tenens but can't find much information online from other providers about their experiences. Would love to hear the pros, cons, important questions to...

2. Fired from my first RN job after only 2 weeks.

   wanna_be replied to Mountainrnbsn's topic in First Year After Licensure

   Ugh, I'm sorry this happened to you. I've been nurse for 1.5 years now and still fear getting fired pretty much all the time (my supervisor was recently cut along with a lot of other staff, so it hits...

3. Ambulatory vs. Acute Care

   wanna_be posted a topic in General Nursing

   I graduated from a BSN program about 1.5 years ago, but have approximately eight years' experience in various outpatient settings (case management, medical assistant, etc.). My passion is ambulatory...

4. Procedure Error: How Bad Is It?

   wanna_be replied to wanna_be's topic in Patient Safety Issues

   I did not realize until after the procedure was completed. You are correct, at a facility where I previously worked it was the clinician's responsibility to obtain both written and verbal consent,...

5. Procedure Error: How Bad Is It?

   wanna_be posted a topic in Patient Safety Issues

   It's the weekend and I haven't been able to sleep since this happened. Looking for some advice, insight, and possibly self-forgiveness? Last week I was asked by one of the UAP to set up for an...

6. Primary Care/IM: Ask me anything.

   wanna_be replied to BostonFNP's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

   Hello, thank you for the offer to help! I was just accepted to a DNP/FNP program and although this has been a career goal for many years, I am already getting nervous about job prospects after...

7. Best Specialty for an RN before becoming an FNP?

   wanna_be replied to Nimrodel's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

   I agree with the above post. My husband is a paramedic; I wish I'd fully understood the paramedic role before going to nursing school. I love being a nurse, but my ultimate goal, like yours, is to...

8. Participating in Protests?

   wanna_be replied to wanna_be's topic in General Nursing

   Thanks for the helpful advice, friends! Yes, I knew my original post would ruffle some feathers but I hope everyone can agree we're in the business of helping all people live full, dignified, and...

9. Best Specialty for an RN before becoming an FNP?

   wanna_be replied to Nimrodel's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

   Community health nursing. You get a very broad base of experience and also work closely with midlevel providers as part of a team. There are also a lot of FNP programs that require community health...

10. Community Health to ED Nursing?

    wanna_be posted a topic in Emergency

    I will have one year of nursing experience come June. I currently working in community health, which is also what I did prior to obtaining my nursing license. My role in the clinic includes triaging...

11. How to get involved in community as new grad RN??

    wanna_be replied to LuRN11's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    If you're interested in activism, National Nurses United is very involved

12. Community Health to ED Nursing?

    wanna_be posted a topic in General Nursing

    I will have one year of nursing experience come June. I currently working in community health, which is also what I did prior to obtaining my nursing license. My role in the clinic includes triaging...

13. Making 100k salary/ income as a nurse?

    wanna_be replied to workingot's topic in Nursing Career

    Colorado as a new nurse in community health--->$60,000/year. It's expensive to live here but the job market is great and so is the quality of

14. Participating in Protests?

    wanna_be posted a topic in General Nursing

    I am a nurse and therefore believe in human rights, which naturally means that I do not support the actions of the current administration to dehumanize women, poor people, minorities, the LGBTQ...

15. Criminal History

    wanna_be replied to Jroberts78's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    All I can say is be honest. There are situations in which the past is the past, but applying to school, your license, and ultimately employment are not the place for that. I had a few very minor...