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  1. Do FNP's really make 80k to 90k a year?

    carachel2 replied to mariposabella's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    All of the NPs I know in Texas make at least 88K to start, with most making 90-95K within the first year or so. I don't know any CNMs, but the pedi NPs I know have started out at similar rates. As...

  2. How to get into Cardiac Rehab

    carachel2 replied to RN.after.your.HEART's topic in Cardiac

    You need to walk down to the hospital fitness center and introduce yourself to the nurse manager and let her know you are interested. You need to take any courses you can in cardiac rehab nursing...

  3. Considering career as NP

    carachel2 replied to UnbrokenRN09's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I would imagine the same is true for TWU as well. FNPs are trained for outpatient clinical care, prevention, etc. We did not have classes in all of the flashy procedures that some want to do. If you...

  4. TWU in Denton NP Program OR UTA NP Program

    carachel2 replied to missvictoriat's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I would say most of the jobs are via word of mouth gleaned from your clinical sites or professors. One of my school buddies remembered two residents that she worked with when she was in ICU. She knew...

  5. Considering career as NP

    carachel2 replied to UnbrokenRN09's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Just a word of warning to you. If you go through UTA's FNP program you will NOT be prepared to work in an ER or in a hospital. You CAN do that, but you will not be clinically prepared to do it and I...

  6. TWU in Denton NP Program OR UTA NP Program

    carachel2 replied to missvictoriat's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    No problem, I hope it helps ! I live just about 20 minutes from UTA so I chose UTA. I have friends who graduated from TWU and while we ALL hated the core fluff classes that are just time consuming...

  7. Considering career as NP

    carachel2 replied to UnbrokenRN09's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I was a cardiac CCU RN and then a cardiac rehab RN. Before starting and even during the FNP program I thought I wanted to work only with adult cardiac patients in an outpatient setting. Oh my word..I...

  8. TWU in Denton NP Program OR UTA NP Program

    carachel2 replied to missvictoriat's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    i graduated from the uta fnp program a few years ago and will try to answer a few of your questions. 1. what do you like and dislike about the program? like = flexible somewhat, a lot of the early...

  9. Lab Coat NP Embroidery

    carachel2 replied to FNPdude74's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I'm seriously having a hard time picturing a lab coat that will fit an iPad AND still look professional. The best I can come up with visually is a big ole baggy man lab coat that is going to look even...

  10. working while in FNP school

    carachel2 replied to SVT05's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    There you go! LOL! Are you going to go full or part time ? You need at least 4 days a week for class, clinicals and study

  11. working while in FNP school

    carachel2 replied to SVT05's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Kids or no kids ? If you have kids, then you won't see them very much. I know people here have done it out of necessity and they made it through. But if you have kids and you have a choice I would...

  12. I *do* recognize the need for nursing theory

    carachel2 posted a topic in Post Graduate Students

    but I am a bit appalled by the theory and research classes requird for my NP program while we covered the entire cardiovascular system in 1.2 hours of Patho. Why is that ?????????????????? We have...

  13. minute clinic

    carachel2 replied to NJ-RN's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    There are seasons in everyone's life and career. If you are an NP who is at the "oh my gosh I want to work 70 hours a week and deal with insurance and billing and staffing and be all autonomous then...

  14. LPN+Bachelors=FNP help me here

    carachel2 replied to ThePrestige's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Most full time programs take 2 years to complete. State schools are going to be the cheapest. Mine was about $4K a semester for 2-3 classes. Online classes seem like such a headache for the learning...

  15. EVERYONE is going for NP these days

    carachel2 replied to JeanettePNP's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I go to work, see patients all day independently, write prescriptions and orders and then evaluate results. If I have a question or need to consult with with the physician I practice with, then I do...

  16. EVERYONE is going for NP these days

    carachel2 replied to JeanettePNP's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    All of the Dallas/Ft. Worth, North Texas area. Those working outside of the metroplex region have reported even higher starting salaries...more towards $55.00 an hour. I don't know about Houston other...

  17. EVERYONE is going for NP these days

    carachel2 replied to JeanettePNP's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Wow, not here in Texas! All of my classmates found work within 4-6 months of graduation and I would say the average starting salary was $87-92K with probably a good number of us making the equivalent...

  18. Is it worth it $$$$ perspective??

    carachel2 replied to RNhubby's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Living in Texas here and am making the equivalent of 95K...I just work about 22-24 hrs a week though. I've been out of school just a little over a year. If she could find a cheaper school that would...

  19. Best Pre-FNP RN experience

    carachel2 replied to CharmedJ7's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I would agree and say that all of my experience (CCU, ICU, cardiac and pulmonary rehabilitation) has come in very handy BUT the most valuable worksite was undoubtedly the ER. Even though I LOATHED the...

  20. Lab Interpretation

    carachel2 replied to Dixiecup's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    All of the references mentioned above are great for looking up values, etc. I would also recommend that you LEARN the meaning and significance of those lab values. Fitzgerald has a few online courses...

  21. Number of patients per day??

    carachel2 replied to max66's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I work in a small family practice office, privately owned, no EMR. I see 16-20 patients per day with a mix of acute cases with chronic care/diabetes/htn/lipids patients. I get 30 minutes for chronic...

  22. Help us end the collaborative agreement requirement!!

    carachel2 replied to buster4's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I never said we "can't" do it. I "could" do it but I "won't." I have seen first hand the eduation provided in medical school and then the education provided in NP school (and this is a large, well...

  23. New NP job market ????

    carachel2 replied to middleageNP's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    You need to come to

  24. Help us end the collaborative agreement requirement!!

    carachel2 replied to buster4's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Won't do it. Will never do it. We don't have the education to back up the independent practice. Do we know enough to do what we do? yes. Do we know enough to be completely independent ? no. Does the...

  25. Where is the best place to work as a new FNP

    carachel2 replied to JenA27's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Did you ever get to do clinicals in a specialty setting ? I only ask because the whole time I was in school I thought I would want to work in outpatient cardiology...loved the CHFers, managing...