OCRN3

OCRN3

Med/surg, Tele, educator, FNP

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  1. ER NP Salary

    OCRN3 replied to wildfl0wer6's topic in Advanced Practice

    I'm in Southern California, Per diem I make 75/hr, no benefits 1099, if I get insurance I would make 70/hr. This is considered low because I had no ER experience when I

  2. Medsurg nurse transition to ED

    OCRN3 posted a topic in Emergency

    Is this hard to do? I have heard a lot about medsurg nurses not being able to transition well to ED. Does this hold any

  3. Job prospects

    OCRN3 posted a topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Hello, all , so I have a new opportunity to work in ER as a NP, 12 hours *****, double the money I make now with full benefits. I currently work as at a FQHC a few miles from my house, the hours...

  4. Primary Care- Scheduling/Clinic Management Advice?

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

    Do you have slots of 10-, 20- and 40-min for certain visits, or 15- or 30-min slots for sick vs well child/more complex mental health visits? the front office is supposed to schedule 15 minutes for...

  5. 2 month vaccination question

    OCRN3 replied to nurselove757's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    we give pediarix which is Hep B, polio, and Dtap, which helps cut down on pokes, I give the parent the choice on how many pokes but reinforce how important it is to get them all in a timely

  6. Working 12 hour shifts- Good or bad?

    OCRN3 replied to vanh0923's topic in General Nursing

    I love 3 8/9 hour shifts with an hour lunch. Only as a NP tho, I don't think they have this as a floor RN. When I did 12s it was good for time during the week, but the days I did work, the day was...

  7. Becoming an FNP after graduating as an AGNP?

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

    Why don't you get a pediatric NP to cover what you missed on

  8. Too many NPs?

    OCRN3 replied to Annachu512's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    It's true. Nps are being churned out and saturating the market. I have found that my nursing experience is only s little valuable and specialty has not mattered to employers. I would concentrate on...

  9. Resignation in lieu of drug test? Is random testing the answer?

    OCRN3 replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    This is so interesting, this recently happened to me, I was accused of substance abuse due to a conversation that was overheard by another. The other person said that due to my comment I was probably...

  10. Should I quit if the job doesn't fit??

    OCRN3 replied to RoadRN's topic in Advanced Practice

    I would quit after I had another job on hand. There is nothing wrong with quitting something you don't like! It's your quality of

  11. Eliminating Physicians/Medical Schools

    OCRN3 replied to AAC.271's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    No,NPs can not replace MDs, they are too valuable! And who would us NPs consult

  12. Who still works as a floor nurse?

    OCRN3 posted a topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Who can't let working the floor go after getting the NP license and a NP job? Who misses the 3 days a week and

  13. ANCC 2016- Has anyone taken it?

    OCRN3 replied to TabDWalker's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Yes I was given lab values but the norms were shown, I got pictures and ekg strip on the ANCC For the on clinical portion I used the last chapter in Leik regarding the non

  14. ANCC 2016- Has anyone taken it?

    OCRN3 replied to TabDWalker's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Passed both ANCC and AANP .... AANP was harder for sure! ANCC was 50% is research and

  15. Average pay for Southern California Lvn?

    OCRN3 replied to PedsNurseT's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I graduated in 2006 and in Orange County acute care they started me off at

  16. Am I doing the right thing?

    OCRN3 replied to 7colorsrainbow's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah I can see what the issue was with the patient. Now the mom will be questioning him about the issue. You can't really tell mom anything since he isn't a minor. I think I would have apologized and...

  17. Planned Parenthood NP

    OCRN3 posted a topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Hi all, Another opportunity has been brought up to me about working at planned parenthood. Currently working family practice. Any NPS work there who love or hate it? On paper the benefits look great,...

  18. Secretaries who believe they rule the unit or hospital

    OCRN3 replied to DesiDani's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    What is the connotation with eating their young? In the hospital I grew up in, it took a long time to earn respect and I wasn't taken seriously for a long time. Nurses and clerks were all very rude...

  19. Secretaries who believe they rule the unit or hospital

    OCRN3 replied to DesiDani's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    If you are new to the unit, I believe some unit secretaries like to eat the young just like the RNs. They are really tough and know a lot more the some new grad RNs at least at the unit level and day...

  20. Np va pa

    OCRN3 replied to Ncgirl741's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I became a Np because I was a nurse first. If I were you I would do PA it's a lot faster then doing a

  21. University of Phoenix FNP

    OCRN3 replied to Adhartma's topic in School, College Programs

    Where did u get information on acceptance rates for UOP np program? I know 2 NPs who did not get accepted

  22. New job OFFER! help!!

    OCRN3 posted a topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Started working at clinic 1 for 1 month as a 1099 employee, like the place and everyone is pretty nice. Friends are working with me, but just got called on another offer only 1 mile from my home for...

  23. New job OFFER! help!!

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

    Thanks guys for all your

  24. New job OFFER! help!!

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

    Yes I get a day off during the week for working the

  25. Who still works as a floor nurse?

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

    Hi Juan, Love to hear there are these kind of jobs out