OCRN3

OCRN3

Med/surg, Tele, educator, FNP

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  1. at 51, is it too late to even try?

    OCRN3 replied to prettynpinkngreen's topic in General Students

    If I were you I would do the private school straight shot to get my RN. I think doing it slowly class by class will take too long. School is not a waste of time, time will pass no matter what. In 10...

  2. DEA License Question

    OCRN3 replied to Rhythsetradio's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    A friend of mine put her home address and didn't have a problem in

  3. MSN NP or MSN + Post-Grad Certification

    OCRN3 replied to ESnt16's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I did a FNP MSN program together, i also had many years RN experience. I went to school with FNP student who had a MSN with education and it seems like they did more school then I did. The first year...

  4. MSN Nurse without clinical experience please help!!

    OCRN3 replied to Sspino's topic in General Nursing

    I think you should try to work as a nurse in which ever department you plan to be a nurse leader. It is not really necessary to have clinical experience to be a manager, but you will feel pretty dumb...

  5. Question for current or studying NP's

    OCRN3 replied to HansenRN's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    It depends, here in SoCal, the big employers with the good benefits want a masters prepared FNP, but you can find a job as a FNP without the masters at mom and pop clinics. I think you can get a job...

  6. Accepted a job offer, now offered the job of my dreams! Can I back out of the first job?

    OCRN3 replied to Jasminarely's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I have done this before, quit after the first day after realizing the "dream" job was a total nightmare and I really preferred something else. I ended up burning a bridge with a large organization and...

  7. New offers..

    OCRN3 posted a topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    So I get a job offer at a family practice. 2 dollars more than I was making at my previous job. Commute is great just hop in the train, absolutely no driving. I get the job offer on the spot....

  8. Feeling guilty about calling in sick.

    OCRN3 replied to Becca, RN's topic in General Nursing

    It is too bad it was last minute, but hey if you are sick you are sick. They don't feel guilty about cancelling you if They are overstuffed right? I used to get sick all the time when I worked...

  9. Decided to respect my mental health!

    OCRN3 replied to priyaremi's topic in General Nursing

    True ... Hospital is not all it's cracked up to be and if your states has no ratios!!! Run! Happy for

  10. What is different between the roles of RN and NP?

    OCRN3 replied to kirtland's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    The NP assessment is more in depth then the RN. The NP makes independent decisions. For example instead of requesting a pain med for a patient from a doc as a RN, as a NP would evaluate the patient...

  11. do you gain or lose weight while working

    OCRN3 replied to Valsabatini's topic in General Nursing

    I feel like I gain on the floor, because I can't eat on a regular

  12. Checks with no funds

    OCRN3 posted a topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Started working in a small clinic as needed to cover a friend NP. I've been working off and on for a couple months. I got a paycheck and was told to cash it a certain day. So instead of depositing it,...

  13. Don't like the ICU...need advice!

    OCRN3 replied to vzcookie's topic in Nursing Career

    I was in med/surg for many years too. I moved to ER, And Tele, and what I found out was that I wasn't too excited about always having something to do. In med/surg you get all your work done in the...

  14. Checks with no funds

    OCRN3 replied to OCRN3's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Thanks for all your advice! I will definitely be leaving

  15. Checks with no funds

    OCRN3 replied to OCRN3's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Thanks Sassy! I feel so abused and sad about this treatment. I overheard one of the MAs complain about the same thing.. So it's just not

  16. Why are there so many SHADY clinics hiring? *New grad Vent*

    OCRN3 replied to Trilldayz,RN BSN's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I used to work at one of those shady clinics, I loved it. It was a cash only clinic and the clients were mostly Hispanic. It was nice because people who wanted alternative treatments like vitamin...

  17. NP vs. RN job satisfaction

    OCRN3 replied to Sammi15's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Being a NP I feel less tired after work and don't feel rushed. It's the practice though because I rarely see more than 15 patients a day. Working on the floor it has it's good and bad days but I can...

  18. FNP - Their Own Clinic - California

    OCRN3 replied to EzraRn's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I worked for cash only clinic owned by a realtor. We had a supervising MD whom I never saw, and then me who did the

  19. Urgent Care NP

    OCRN3 posted a topic in Advanced Practice

    Hi all, I have a question for all you urgent care NP's. What is your typical day look like? what is your starting salary. I want to move from primary care but the offers i have been seeing/offered do...

  20. FNP vs. ACNP

    OCRN3 replied to Redds's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    As FNP I have been able to work in the hospitals SNFs and clinics with no other

  21. Urgent Care NP

    OCRN3 replied to OCRN3's topic in Advanced Practice

    Thanks everyone! I'm not a new grad NP and this is what they offered. I found it crazy but I wanted to double check. Rejected the

  22. New NP grad GI interview

    OCRN3 replied to natharee77's topic in Advanced Practice

    Some of the questions I received from interview for NP positions are "what are your expectations from the practice?", "How much to you want in terms of pay?". As a new grad, make sure you do your...

  23. Ashamed...GPA 2.5. Do I stand a chance to NP anyway???

    OCRN3 replied to Wavewave's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    That's not bad! I had a 2.7 in my BSN and got accepted on a provisional basis to my NP program because of work experience! You can do it!! I graduated and no one cares about gpa s in the real

  24. Is an associates degree in nursing a waste of time?

    OCRN3 replied to hardworkingmom9's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Not a waste of time! At the end you can sit for nclex and get a job!!!! I did my LVN then ADN then BSN then MSN, I couldn't go straight through because I had to work. It worked out great for

  25. Why are the floor nurses so unwilling to teach?

    OCRN3 replied to 2bnursebeckky's topic in General Students

    95% of the time I ask a student to do something they either won't do it or can't do it. I'm sorry but students now a days feel entitled to only do the nurse stuff like med pass and not willing to...