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    APRN vs PA

    zmansc replied to kmn5091's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    There are many comparisons, but where it becomes difficult is that each state has defined the scope of practice of each. Therefore, when the comparisons get into details those details may or may not...
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    Shameless Request: What is the easiest NP program to go to? Botox Nurse seeks easy NP

    zmansc replied to BelindaPate's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Wow, It's interesting to me how personal these arguments get. I think there is alot of truth to what BlueDevil says, at least in most cases, the better the school, the better the education, the more...
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    Need advice on the career road ahead

    zmansc replied to BradS's topic in Emergency

    First congrats on your EMT-B, and welcome to the healthcare industry. Many of us have come to this industry as a second career, it is truly an exciting industry to be in, irregardless of your role....
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    School to add FNP or ANP

    zmansc replied to whnpsarah's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I know Frontier has a post masters in FNP that only requires one or two short on campus visits. I'm sure there are many others too. Good
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    Question about South Alabama clinical affilitations?

    zmansc replied to HopefulPNP's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Recently NC passed a law requiring on line schools from out of state to get approval from a panel established at UNC to teach to NC residents. Prior to that law going into effect, there were many...
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    School to add FNP or ANP

    zmansc replied to whnpsarah's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I would think what your looking for is a post-masters certificate as a FNP or AGNP. These are designed for someone with training and experience in one NP specialty to learn what is needed in another...
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    NP with only OR experience

    zmansc replied to CARN0314's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I don't think the OR experience is going to hold you back. A lot of students come from non med-surg backgrounds, and do just fine. I have cohorts who were school nurses, worked in public health, ltc,...
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    South Alabama student in NC....clinicals a problem?!

    zmansc replied to charlottegirl's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Many online schools have/had students who are grandfathered in under the law, so they continue to have those students perform clinicals until completion of their program. However, at least my school...
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    BS in Public Health, current RN..advice needed

    zmansc replied to EMEddie's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    There are a relatively small number of programs that will take an RN with a non-BSN bachelors degree and train them to be a NP. There are far more that will take a nurse with a BSN to either a MSN or...
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    Pass/Fail and Admission

    zmansc replied to kmn5091's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I believe the OP mentioned direct entry programs, so no worries about prior RN experience, as the program is designed to teach from this persons background. I would not expect the physics pass/fail...
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    Emergency NP...any regrets?

    zmansc replied to Mdavidsoninc's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    That makes more sense. I think it's the same here in NM. In some of the most rural facilities the NP may be the only provider in the ED. These facilities often prefer FNPs because they can serve the...
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    Is it ever ok to quit without notice?

    zmansc replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    In general I agree, a 4 wk notice would be a minimum in most cases. Since you already have another job, and because I've seen the history in your posts, I'm not sure that this case isn't a special...
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    Need advice first job speciality but really like primary care

    zmansc replied to MICUVT's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I wondered the same thing, I'm guessing it's similar to these: Thrombosis Center Thrombosis - - - University of Utah Health Care - Salt Lake City,
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    Preceptor problems in Georgia

    zmansc replied to motivatedlpn's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I would second the suggestion that you build a network in your local provider community. This will come in handy time and time again. You never know what curves life is going to throw you, so having...
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    Emergency NP...any regrets?

    zmansc replied to Mdavidsoninc's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Do you have a reference for this? I see several job postings for FNPs in CA
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    How long do you stay at a job you hate?

    zmansc replied to godbless-yute's topic in Emergency

    I agree, I actually think my ED's management team is top notch, and they are RNs w/o previous mgmt experience who work very hard to learn and improve their mgmt skills on a regular basis....
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    Help a CCU nurse move over to ED nursing.

    zmansc replied to SHANNONDESIRE's topic in Emergency

    First congrats! The fact that you are concerned tells me you will do fine. Really, their is a big difference in time management as has been alluded to already, but your skills and knowledge of what...
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    Changes in bonus structure

    zmansc replied to grapejuice01's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Did they give you an explanation of how patient numbers are counted in writing? What does your contract specify? I would think changing the formula is in fact changing your contract as well, unless...
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    Nurse Practitioners Modernization Act....

    zmansc replied to Barnstormin' PMHNP's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    That's interesting, but it is also an issue that each state is addressing. In the forward thinking state of NM (I love saying that, lol) it is against the law for the insurance companies to do that...
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    Need advice first job speciality but really like primary care

    zmansc replied to MICUVT's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Most professions are this way, they value experienced people who are far more likely to be able to hit the ground running and will need less resources to produce at full speed immediately. This is a...
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    Had never considered the ER but....

    zmansc replied to principessaGG's topic in Emergency

    Congrats! My guess is within two months you will wonder why you thought the transition was going to be so difficult and what you were so worried about. In reality all of the skills you learned on the...
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    How long do you stay at a job you hate?

    zmansc replied to godbless-yute's topic in Emergency

    My first question would be do you feel like you are able to treat your patients safely? If you are having issues with the safety of the patients, then I would not hesitate to bring that up to...
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    Should cost matter when picking a program?

    zmansc replied to brsm's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    The first question I would ask is does your fiancee want to be a AGNP or a FNP? It sounds like she is looking to be an FNP, and if that is the case, then you need to consider both the time and the...
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    Radiation danger, repeated CTs by frequent flyers

    zmansc replied to Emergent's topic in Emergency

    I agree. I read an article a few months ago about the radiation exposure of CTs to pediatrics and their risk of developing cancers as an adult, it was quite alarming. Unfortunately, there are no...
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    Malpractice insurance

    zmansc replied to sugarsweet21612's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Just curious, but don't most employers who carry malpractice include tail coverage? I know it's not required, but I thought most