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  1. Side hustle?

    Hey peeps! It's been a while, but as a 6 year NP, I'm looking into some side hustle gigs. I've been combing through the web for remote gigs, contract work, etc- anyone got anything good that pays well? I work 3 12-hr shifts and NEVER take work home, ...
  2. Urgent Care NP Compensation

    It depends on where you live. To start you should get an idea what a RN with similar years of experience is making, then go up from there. I am a FNP w/ 3 years experience and interviewed at an UC center in norther VA and they offered me $45/hr... um...
  3. Is there a market for tele-NPs?

    I would totally love to do this! I think this is the next wave of innovation in medicine and think there's a market for it- why have sick people leave their home? Doctors use to do home visits and while some are starting to do that again, I think tec...
  4. Hourly pay in Virginia

    My husband and I are likley moving to northern VA for a job opportunity for him. I can transfer the current jobs I have, but am wondering what the hourly pay is for a Family NP w/ 2+ years of experience working in a retail clinic? I'm asking for budg...
  5. Pregnant and asking pts to wear masks

    So I just entered my 2nd trimester of pregnancy and am feeling good. My biggest frustration is having to ask people to wear a mask if they're sick or have a rash b/c of course they don't see any need. I actually had a women tell me "you're being too ...
  6. Speakers for drug companies

    If you don't mind, how much is the compensation (you can PM me if you don't want to post it here). Also, do they give you any training to do the talks and do they make the slides? How do you handle any questions that may come up about the drug if you...
  7. Getting my life back

    I'm a FNP in my 2nd year of practice. My first year should have been great, but it was hell! Looking back on it, what really did me in was the lack of support I had, an unstable manager who was totally unprofessional, a colleague who stopped mento...
  8. Getting my life back

    I absolutely LOVE working for CVS. I'm not sure what websites say they don't approve vacation time, but that's not true, at least for the MC. Every day I've ever requested has been approved, except for 1 d/t another NP getting married and leaving too...
  9. In home assessments

    I'm starting this weekend w/ virtual (online) training, but as w/ any new job you get some nervous jitters until you're out on your own. I've already contacted another NP who works w/ the company (paired up by my manager) to do a mentor ride along be...
  10. Uber NPs?

    At work my day can vary from busy to slow, so on my slow days I take it upon myself to get up to date w/ what's going on in the medical community. I go to Medscape, the CDC, NYTimes Health page, and the Washington Post. Yesterday I stumbled upon this...
  11. Uber NPs?

    Strange it opened for me, but go to the nytimes.com site > health > well. You should be able to find "An Uber for Doctor Housecalls." Hopefully that works! :)
  12. That nagging feeling...

    Many times! I worked pediatrics and saved 3 kids because of it (I hate saying that too b/c I don't want the credit for it b/c it was my job). I use to be a clinical instructor and remember telling my students to listen to that gut feeling. It's alway...
  13. School Culture - can we shift it? maybe a little?

    When I did sub school nursing, I swear an announcement was made the day before b/c I would be so busy with kids. I subbed in various schools across my town and there was no difference b/w the elementary, middle, or high schoolers. After my first few...
  14. Recertification process

    I took AANP b/c it was more clinical-based vs ANCC which will have more pics and research-related questions. I don't mind pics, but not the research-related questions. Plus since I would be practicing I felt like it made more sense to study for the m...
  15. About paying off student loans

    You'll be happy to know you're not bailing me out b/c I can afford my payments. Good luck getting that fine print BTW. I did read mine, but as soon as I signed the dotted line, I got a "Change in loan terms." It's common practice, you should check in...
  16. About paying off student loans

    I was trying to reply to someone else who clearly has their head somewhere else... clearly they're not aware of what's going on.
  17. About paying off student loans

    First- $75,000 is not a lot of money to raise 4 children and feed the 2 adults raising them. If you can do it, good for you, but my parents didn't have the money and they didn't have anything fancy, just a normal 3 bedroom house and 2 used beaters fo...
  18. About paying off student loans

    First, I must say I'm the first in my family to go to college so I didn't have any advice about the difference b/w public and private colleges. Second, my guiance counselor was a complete dunce so didn't get any help there AND even if she weren't suc...
  19. New Grad Job Offers Advice

    I would shadow and talk to other providers there to get a real sense of how they like it. Another consideration is how much you'd be bringing home, espeically if you're driving 2 hours/day- that can really cut into your charting time if you have stuf...
  20. Nursing Educator Salary

    Depends on the state. I was an adjunct clinical instructor here in NH while I was getting my MSN for FNP and made $50/hr doing it. I did it one day a week (Sat or Sun) for a full semester and made $9800/semester just doing Jan-April. Again, I was get...
  21. In home assessments

    They said the credentially taking about 20 days and I just started w/ that last week. I keep getting calls/emails from VI to send them more info which is a little annoying b/c I work long days so don't have a chance to send it until I get home or unt...
  22. In home assessments

    I got the job and am current going through the credentialing process. I start May 16 and 17 w/ virtual online training. I'm super excited. The pay is great (won't have an exact idea until I am actually out seeing patients) and I won't be confined to ...
  23. Getting Paid to Precept Students

    My friend recently sent me a link to a company called Clinical Match Me which says they can pay up to $10,000 to precept students. Anyone hear of this or know of other companies that will pay NPs to precept students? Thanks!
  24. Getting my life back

    Good for you! Take your life back! Life is too damn short to miss out on so many opportunities for ourselves and families. Good luck! :)
  25. 1 yrWhat to do

    Hi all, I'm currently a FNP with over 1 year of experience. I was working at a busy family practice and got burnt out with all of the work required, etc. I was practially working 7 days a week with all I had to do (early mornings, late nights, weeke...