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  1. Hours NP work a week?

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

    I work two days a week 8:20 - 5 and one morning until noon and am off the rest of the week. No nights, call, weekends or holidays. :) The hours an NP works are going to depend on financial need,...

  2. cardiac rehab NP

    carachel2 replied to milian7's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Sure! I'll give you a bit here and then you can PM me if you want. I had a BS in Exercise Phys and had worked in cardiac rehab before returning to nursing school. I worked in cardiac critical care for...

  3. cardiac rehab NP

    carachel2 replied to milian7's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Medicare *requires* an on-site physician (billing is done "incident to physician services)in order for reimbursement for monitored cardiac rehab services so that is why you don't see any NP positions....

  4. Is this going to be doable re: work,home,etc.

    carachel2 posted a topic in Post Graduate Students

    I start an FNP program this fall. I am taking PATHO and Theory. I am working PRN in the ER with a committment of 40 hrs/ month. The patho and theory are distance learning (but the college is just 20...

  5. About to start clinicals... A little freaked out!

    carachel2 replied to jkpowell23's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    If you weren't freaked out then you would quite possibly be dangerous... a little fear is a good thing! The only advice I have is to just jump in and go in and see a patient. You will be surprised at...

  6. Survey: FNP Schedules

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

    I work 2.5 days per week. Last patient is seen at 4:30 and usually gone by 5 unless I am running really late. Takes me an hour at least to finish up all the afternoon charts (still paper charting). On...

  7. NP Prescription Pad

    carachel2 replied to ndhye08's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    We use the same prescription pad as the Dr.'s do. Mine has our physicians name along with all of the NPs that work at our office. A place for the patients name, date, date of birth and then a big...

  8. Can you work under temporary permit as NP? (pending cert exam)

    carachel2 replied to Blessedx3's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    There are always people who try and actually do get around this. I know of at least a few people in our class who worked before they took their boards. It was always a really hazy line that I wouldn't...

  9. Which NPs don't deal with dozens of patient per day?

    carachel2 replied to Joe NightingMale's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Dozens of patients in a day in primary care is nothing like caring for patients in ICU. You aren't overwhelmed with a gazillion different tasks all at once. One patient at a time (usually!). I guess...

  10. NPs/Saturated Markets

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

    Texas is not saturated with NPs. The metro areas are a bit more crowded, but most of the people in my class (graduated 6 months ago) are employwed. You should check out the area around Austin,...

  11. May NP Graduates and ANCC Certification

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

    You can pay extra $$ to have them expedite your

  12. ANCC credentialing exam

    carachel2 replied to octavian.sharp's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    The Fitz class is a really good class and review book, but you will be cutting it close if you don't review from another source. When I studied, I sat down with my Fitz book and then an FNP book by...

  13. Need advise regarding choosing 1st NP job

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

    I'm thankful for people like you!! It's just never been my stack of cards. Maybe it's because I have a heart that is wayyy too sensitive to adrenaline ? My ablation for AVNRT a few years ago took care...

  14. Which specialty for most flexibility

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

    I agree with traumas. I am an FNP and let me tell you, when I started being direct and honest about the hours I wanted to work (and stopped being apologetic), the offers started coming out of the...

  15. Need advise regarding choosing 1st NP job

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

    One thing I did not see mentioning was your collaborating physician and support staff. I've had soooo many situations and patients come up where I needed someone with years of experience to take a...

  16. Does where you go to school really impt?

    carachel2 replied to blueindigo79's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I went to a plain old state school and I'm pretty sure no one even looked at my resume....just wanted my boards complete, my licensure and prescriptive authority in place and that was

  17. Must haves for grad school

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

    I would be hesitant about the iPad unless you buy a separate keyboard. At first you will be writing sooooooooooooooooooooo many papers. If you have a laptop, you need a docking station and a proper...

  18. Pick the best out of the 4 hospitals listed

    carachel2 replied to TXSchoolRN-MSN's topic in Texas Nursing

    AGREE with everything she said. HCA has a bad rep in this area. My family has STRICT instructions to drive right by those hospitals and take me to the other Arlington hospital, Baylor All Saints or...

  19. social networks and work

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

    I will NEVER friend a patient. Work and professional life are completely separate. There are people in this world who have no boundaries and see no issues with doing this but I say if you give them...

  20. To all you New Grad NPs

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

    I completely agree with this. I wonder if the ANCC and AANP really know how much they are holding us up and delaying entry into the workplace

  21. Am I too old?

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

    I'm in my early 40's and just finished. I am a pretty fit, healthy woman but time has taken its toll on my knees and back. There is NO way I could pull a 12 hr. shift in the ED again. I am tired after...

  22. Got my dream job!

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

    YEAH AND CONGRATS FOR YOU!!!!!!!! I'm a new grad too and often sit and puzzle over what to do. The physician I work with had some great tips on dealing with this. -Eliminate disease processes out...

  23. NP school at the Unversity of Texas SON

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

    I dont know about UT med center, but at UTA your core classes are online, but once you move to your clinical classes they are not. Online bulletin boards and class centers are heavily used, but you...

  24. NP school at the Unversity of Texas SON

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

    I finished the FNP program at the University of Texas at Arlington. I can't imagine it is too different. I've heard they don't allow a part-time trac. With most of the programs, your time committment...

  25. Can we talk drug reps?

    carachel2 posted a topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I am in a very small family practice office with two physicians and other NP staff who make every effort to keep overhead costs down, spend more time with patients, etc.etc. I love where I am at and...