Hello All! I was hoping to get a little advice on a pain management position offer. I'm a new NP (ACNP) and all the positions I've been applying for want previous experience. This is a pain management clinic, I will do trigger point injections, large...
Tony, You made a lot of right decisions. I just finished my ACNP and currently work at the VHA ED in Nevada/Las Vegas, so I know what you would have been walking into. The NP that would have been training you is very good, but in the long-run you wil...
DavidRNNV replied to islandsyndrome's topic in Advanced
First, islandsyndrome thank you for the excellent question, because I am (and I expect many others) are in a similar boat! I very much agree with djmatte's above response. I would like to add to it as well. I have noticed that many new NPs are not in...
DavidRNNV replied to jnewman435's topic in NP Students
Hello Everyone! I don't have a CCRN certification. Should I take the ANCC instead? or should I just get a CCRN review book before taking the ACNP-AG? Thanks for any opinions you can provide!
DavidRNNV replied to friendlylark's topic in NP Students
I just opened my account at allnurses.com for the first time in six months, eight months? It's been a long time I know that for sure. It seems you have a lot of good advice in response to your question. You are lucky not to have any major obligations...
I am currently an ER RN with experience in LTC and Med/Surg. I am looking into NP programs and would like information on the ACNP (Acute Care Nurse Practitioner). I am aware that the FNP is more flexible, because you are trained to handle all age gro...
In looking over the postings for FNP and ACNP at GCU, I'm seeing similar ones to the ones I found almost 2 years ago when I enrolled. Seems like everything is pre-patho and then comments drop off completely. Probably because it is such a hard class, ...
Hello All, I will be starting clinicals soon with GCU as an ACNP student. I have a few basic questions for those who may have already been in the program or are in it now. The primary reason for asking, is I'm feeling worn down and feel I could re...
I REALLY need help with the best way to approach GCU Online classes. It seems I spend a lot of time reading and formulating thoughts and posting...and so many other people are just cutting and pasting. Then there is the group projects, (Insert your ...
With such broad degrees (RN and FNP) I can't image that you could be pigeon holed? Unless you have a narrow field of practice? Otherwise, sky is the limit! I agree with Zenman, figure out what you don't like about patient care....and what you do, oth...
Thanks Juan, I did look up that Journal article and it was very helpful. I would prefer Internal Med and the job postings list ACNP here, because 90% of the locations here are organizations that are nationwide. The ACNP is a newer degree here and it ...
It sounds like you are running into the Catch 22 of nursing early in your career. That is, there is not enough time to do EVERYTHING exactly how you learned it in school. When you are at ANY job it takes longer at first, but in nursing it feels like ...
DavidRNNV replied to turnforthenurse's topic in Emergency
Thanks for your post 1fastRN! Just had my first week in the ER (previous 3 years M/S) and was feeling frustrated and stupid, because we had very high acuity patients each shift. But after reading your post I feel much better and feel like I learned a...
DavidRNNV replied to Junebug59's topic in Geriatric
I've worked as an LPN in a SNF, RN in Med/Surg and now ER (and observed in a couple of ORs). Most of our SNFs (AZ/NV) have LPNs working the floor with the ratios you listed as normal. Usually there is an RN charge nurse. Here RNs rarely work the floo...
Hey Maybug, So sorry you had to go through all that. I've been in similar environments when I first started nursing and it taught me a lot. I'm sure you learned a lot from this experience as well. Frankly, I think us nurses are usually very giving i...