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  1. Failed the AANP twice...now what?! need help.

    carachel2 replied to Wakes's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Have you taken a review course? Here is how I prepared for ANCC: November: took live Fitzgerald review course. Rest of November and December = graduation, etc. ALL of January, 5 days a week = wake up,...

  2. Is it true that a DNP will soon be required to be an NP?

    carachel2 replied to kep308's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    The powers that be have yet to even get their proverbial *stuff* together to even figure out the BSN thing. They will never get around to requiring the DNP. And no one is ever going to pay more money...

  3. Nurse practitioner lives?

    carachel2 replied to taylordawn's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    FNP x almost 5 years. Before I even started the job search my husband and I absolutely agreed I needed to be part-time. I had three part-time offers through word of mouth before I even graduated. My...

  4. Salary Info...

    carachel2 replied to TCUgirl15's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I have a few friends who work in WH in the DFW area and their salaries are pretty much the same as Family...some even less. I think starting in the DFW hourly rate would be 43-48.00 an hour which...

  5. FNP - How to make enough $$$ to pay the bills?

    carachel2 replied to kjinman100's topic in Advanced Practice

    Let's be clear here, you are not taking a pay cut to become an NP. You are taking a pay cut because you won't be working 70 hrs per week. Compare your 40hrs as an RN vs. 40 hrs as an NP and you will...

  6. Should I take a job that pays less in order to be home at night with my child?

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

    Jobs will come and go but those kids grow up in a heartbeat. I keep looking at my sophomore trying to remember where the time went. While it went by super fast, I KNOW I didn't miss a beat because I...

  7. Broke and unemployed

    carachel2 replied to Brokeand unemploye's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I get at least 5 postcards WEEKLY for Texas NP jobs in the DFW area. The THR system and Baylor system seem to be the most rapidly expanding companies hiring NPs. There are plenty of Texas jobs out...

  8. Moving from OH to TX...NP licensure and other requirements?

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

    The board in Texas takes *forever.* If you do things in phases I predict it will turn your application into a hot mess. Get certified first (I hear AANP is wayyyy quicker to get permission to sit for...

  9. NP Salary

    carachel2 replied to Surface's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    List your starting RN hourly wage Last worked as an RN back in 2009 I believe. I think I was making $32.00 an hour as a PRN ER float nurse. How many years did you work as an RN before going for NP 15...

  10. In-home NP Medicare Assessments

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

    Check UHG/UHC websites and Indeed. What area/state do you live

  11. the cold hard reality for FNPs in primary care...?

    carachel2 replied to guest464345's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    My Cold Hard Reality of Primary Care Arrive at work around 8:15. See a wonderful variety of patients (HTN follow up, well adult physical, low back pain, two URIs, DM2 follow up and an acute knee...

  12. Minute Clinic, Take Care Clinic, Retail etc

    carachel2 replied to Missy89's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    You need to get on Facebook. There is a private group (just click to request to join) called "Nurse Practitioners in Retail

  13. All these NPs making less than RNs?

    carachel2 replied to 2bnpcout's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Riburn...I'm not ignorant. Trust me. Your office is vastly different than the way most IM and FP practices work...cramming in patients up until 5 pm and then with providers charting and catching up...

  14. First job woes!

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

    You say you are hourly....I am hourly and I submit and am compensated for the documentation time I spend. Is this not allowed

  15. New FNP offers/pay

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

    Texas 40-45.00 an hour part time (paid by the hour and not

  16. All these NPs making less than RNs?

    carachel2 replied to 2bnpcout's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I don't want to burst your bubble but you will not be leaving the office @ 5 pm each day and you will not be leaving at 1 on your half day. Those hours are when the *patients* leave. YOU will leave...

  17. All these NPs making less than RNs?

    carachel2 replied to 2bnpcout's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Totally depends on the geographical area and your area of clinical expertise. I'm 5 years in as an FNP and work two part-time jobs (my choice...one is VERY flexible). If I worked full-time standard...

  18. flexibility

    carachel2 replied to Cindy-20's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    The jobs are out there, you just have to really network. When I graduated I had three part-time job offers as a family nurse practitioner. In the end I chose a super small, privately owned family...

  19. New NP's....What was your job offer?

    carachel2 replied to TheDude77's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    You need to include practice setting. I would be surprised if the above response by Designer NP includes family

  20. Current NP's: New Solo Practice Insight

    carachel2 replied to hik9258's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    There is a Facebook group for NPs who own their own practice...you should check it out. I read their posts every now and then and :::::shudder::::. Long 12 + hour days, takes forever to get...

  21. Medicare wellness visit

    carachel2 replied to new_horizons555's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Are these being done in the homes? That surprises me. I do them for a major insurance company but they only hire NPs and MDs. What company is doing

  22. Few questions regarding job availability as a NP

    carachel2 replied to ishotthepilot97's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I'm in Texas and have been an FNP for four years. As an RN, I worked in ER, CCU and rehab. I clocked in for the day, listened to report, checked charts for new orders, passed meds, did wound care,...

  23. How many patients are you expected to see daily?

    carachel2 replied to URGR8T's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Wow. I'm four years out and no one has ever talked to me about my requirement. My schedules usually settles in at 16-18 a day andd I like it like that. Sometimes 20 during the peak of flu season. I...

  24. Why your local physician group is wary of hiring a new graduate nurse practitioner

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

    Exactly what I've been saying for

  25. Accepted. Your thoughts on my situation?

    carachel2 replied to Avenger1's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Seriously you are telling a firefighter he is over paid ? He makes over 100K WITH the $$ from his RN job. Geez. My main reasons for NP school were: 1. Did not/could not want to continue working...