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If a lower salary is a big concern, you might want to look at your cost of living currently vs where you would like to be. You might be able to maintain the same quality of life with a lower salary if you aren't spending as much on rent, utilities, ...

Gotta love election season. I just saw a Facebook post by someone running for office. Apparently he has such an amazing work ethic he continued to go to his job despite having a "really low sodium", a potassium level of 11.4, and being "really dehyd...

TSH in the 140's. Patient refused to believe she had a thyroid disorder and wouldn't take her meds.

Maybe you could ask your school if there are any alumnae working close to where you live. Or talk to your local NP organization, if there is one in your area. That might be the best way to get an idea of what the job market is for Acute Care vs FNPs...

Maybe ask to shadow for a day or so to see how the other providers handle the patient load. Observe if the provider you shadow is getting time for a lunch break, admin time, etc? Are the patients they're seeing as acute as the ones you'll be assign...

I agree with most of the above posters. Even if you only want to deal with psychiatric issues, as a provider you're going to need spot on assessment skills to work with this population. How else will you be able to differentiate between a mental i...

Have you tried contacting any locus tenum agencies to see if it would be financially feasible to have someone come in for a few weeks after the baby is born?

I think I used PERRLA. It cost about $30 and used Word. There are lots of others I believe. If you google APA format software, you'll get a lot of hits. Some offer free versions so you can download a few to see which works best for your writing ...

As far as using APA style with writing your papers, I would suggest investing in a software program that automatically formats your writing and stores your bibliography sources. You'll still have to double check your work, but these can save you so ...

I agree with the above posters regarding using the facilities template and documenting resources. Make sure you keep track of how much time you spend on this project and save all correspondence for it. If this is something you're doing beyond your u...

If you don't think you'll get your vacation time off, you could ask some of the other nurses if they would switch up some of their shifts with you. Since its summer and the facility is stingy with allowing days off it might work out for everyone. Y...

Is there a third option? Are there NP jobs in your area that require fewer hours or have a better schedule in general? If you're planning to start a family soon, then salary may not be the most important aspect of a job offer to consider. Flexible ...

Eighty thousand is a lot of money to borrow. You need to keep in mind that if you borrow $80,000, you will end up owing quite a bit more. No more subsidized graduate student loans means that the interest will begin accumulating immediately and be a...

I agree with the above. Med-surg isn't the end all/be all of nursing. I started out there, but spent almost a decade working in L&D and newborn nurseries before returning to school. Now I provide primary care for inpatient psych patients. The ...

It sounds like they're not very good at selling the upsides to working at that facility. I wouldn't discount working at a LTC facility completely, though. Like others have said, you really would be doing a lot of primary care in terms of chronic di...

Before you turn down the job, you might ask to meet with any of the physicians who would be supervising you. If both of you are on the same page in terms of practice standards and management techniques, then the supervision issue might not be as big...

You could check out the HRSA website. If you're willing to relocate, they often have job opportunities in underserved areas. The pay isn't always great, but working in these areas often make you eligible for student loan repayment assistance. You c...

Have you tried crate training? He would be less likely to pee if he has to stay in the crate with it. A crate also has a den-like quality that may make him feel less anxious when you're away. Start by introducing it slowly. Make the crate cozy a...

I used to work a day shift weekend program. I'd do a 12 hour shift on Saturday and Sunday, then work a 12 hour night shift at my prn job on Monday night. Usually I was so tired from my weekend shifts that it wasn't a problem to sleep in on Monday. ...

It's great that you had such a conscientious and educated provider. And, it's great to say that women should use their "critical thinking skills" to determine their own childbirth experience. How exactly are women in the U.S. supposed to do that? T...

I have no answers as to the legality of the situation. However, I would suggest that you speak with your professor and advisor about the possibility to either withdraw from the class and retake it next year (a W on your transcript) or be given an ext...

I would certainly hope the physicians have a higher rate of perinatal mortality. Remember, they are caring for the women at highest risk for adverse events. If the perinatal mortality was no better with the midwives, who should only be delivering ...

It seems the crux of the matter in the US is the almost complete absence of regulation among lay midwives and Certified Professional Midwives. Certified Nurse Midwives are RNs who have completed a graduate program, are licensed and regulated by the s...

Some schools only look at your last 60 hours of classes, and some only take nursing classes into consideration. There are also some that give equal weight to the GRE, which might help. Others take into consideration how active you have been profess...

If you're really interested in dermatology, I would think already being trained to do injections would be a huge plus. Maybe talk to the surgeon about possibly going part time once you start clinicals? Who knows, maybe the job with the surgeon could...