casa_bella NP

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1. Urgent Care Bootcamp/workshop

   casa_bella replied to rn3052's topic in NP

   I have not but before I started my urgent care job (that I quickly left), I found a ton of useful videos free on you tube. There are EM and UC bootcamp videos on Youtube. Just search. I just wish I could get my money back for my DOT cert...

2. Secured a job on LinkedIn

   casa_bella replied to Upgrading_Status's topic in NP

   Same.

3. Secured a job on LinkedIn

   casa_bella replied to Upgrading_Status's topic in NP

   Nope. I got all my job leads from keeping my Indeed profile updated and applying that way. All I get on Linkedin are messages from school recruiters who didn't read that I already have an MSN, and spam from financial planners.

4. Total Number of Nurse Practitioners Hits 325,000

   casa_bella replied to MentalKlarity's topic in NP

   I was way more stressed as a bedside RN, but YMMV.

5. Total Number of Nurse Practitioners Hits 325,000

   casa_bella replied to MentalKlarity's topic in NP

   That's the very minimum you should expect.

6. Assisting with infant circumcision

   casa_bella replied to cody elliott's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Agreed!!

7. NP income in the State of TEXAS compared to California

   casa_bella replied to Stephgriffin6's topic in NP

   Yes, less, but even with property taxes considered, Texas has no where near the col of San Diego.

8. NP income in the State of TEXAS compared to California

   casa_bella replied to Stephgriffin6's topic in NP

   I'd say 95-125k in Houston. I had several new grad offers at about 100k. Just saw Austin. Austin is notoriously low paying for nurses and NPs.

9. New nurse, not eating so I can pass 20-30 patients' meds

   casa_bella replied to crudRN2020's topic in General Nursing

   This. And it reminds me when I was a hostess long ago at a Mexican restaurant. We had long shifts. No breaks. And couldn’t even eat at the restaurant AFTER our shift. Had to go home and eat. So I would keep energy bars up my sleeves (we had to w...

10. new job, can I be denied job for benzo PRN

    casa_bella replied to seeing123's topic in General Nursing

    I take a benzo on occasion for insomnia. I don’t see how any of your RX’d meds are any of their business.

11. RN's required to be sitters???

    casa_bella replied to anneRN96's topic in General Nursing

    Sounds like the sitter situation where I work

12. RN's required to be sitters???

    casa_bella replied to anneRN96's topic in General Nursing

    Y’all who would rather sit must be kidding. When you sit in our hospital, you sit. And stare. For 12 hours. Lucky to get a rr break. Definitely no water or hydration of any kind for 12 hours (only on your lunch if you can get someone to relieve you)....

13. UT health science center houston clinical sites

    casa_bella replied to ISTJ nurse's topic in Advanced

    You’re welcome. typhon is where you log your clinical experiences as well. when you find a preceptor, if they and their site are not in typhon, you have to apply to get them in typhon. It can take several weeks. Sometimes more if the site is s...

14. UT health science center houston clinical sites

    casa_bella replied to ISTJ nurse's topic in Advanced

    You find your own preceptors. If, after an exhaustive effort (that you can prove) you cannot find placement, they will assist you--but it's not always guaranteed. Typhon has a list of preceptors who have precepted before, and you contact them. Howeve...

15. Why did you choose your specialty?

    casa_bella replied to MarkMyWords's topic in General Nursing

    Labor & Delivery. I chose it because it was the only specialty that responded to my new-graduate application. Been there 5 years. It's OK. I would love to do ER but I find once you're in a specialty you often get pigeon-holed.