chillnurse BSN, RN, NP

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    FNP Education

    chillnurse replied to s_davison24's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    People will disagree heavily on this topic. The education itself is more the individual, but the reputation can be the difference between having a job prior to graduation, or having trouble finding...
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    Weight loss clinic

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

    I agree with you completely msy. adding in all of what you stated would def be one thing I am interested in. I don't think i could just throw pills at people without support with what you and psych...
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    In process FNP need help with job now

    chillnurse replied to tjbrin's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    If you do well in clinical and try to get clincals set up at places which are new graduate friendly or needing to fill spots you should have a leg up. As long as you do satisfactory in clinics and...
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    ANCC and AANP Board Exam

    chillnurse replied to Chris_Tea's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    i think fitzgerald, barkley, and motz are all acceptable according to people from my class. i used fitzgerald. just pick one and stick with it, if you go back and forth between materials too much...
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    Online nurse practitioner programs

    chillnurse replied to chillnurse's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    i think we have just spoken to different people with different opinions. lets just leave it at that. not worth arguing about. that was def a long trip from new mexico to hindman ky. hope you enjoyed...
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    Online nurse practitioner programs

    chillnurse replied to chillnurse's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    as i said i can only represent the thoughts in my area. it does seem strange for a school to have a not so good rap where it is physically located. i honestly hope for everybody's sake that you are...
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    University of South Florida, Vanderbilt, MUSC, & GSU

    chillnurse replied to brb3d's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    usually reputable programs come from reputable universities. may not be true 100% of the time, but usually the program reflects the university. i have heard great things about vanderbilts distance...
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    Please help w/ path?

    chillnurse replied to spaceinthesky's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    good posts by everyone in here. as long as you do something you can see yourself doing for a long period you will be okay. i know this is far from ground breaking information but i often need to...
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    FNPs, I need your input!

    chillnurse replied to stickit34's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Wow trauma that is quite a load there. I commend you for being able to do all of that. Sounds like a very interesting position to say the least. Kidneys seem to be a complex subject. At least to me...
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    Online nurse practitioner programs

    chillnurse replied to chillnurse's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I'm basically repeating what many of the groups that hire around me state. You may be correct. Maybe they did no research the college, but they do the hiring where I live. So sadly, no matter how...
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    Online nurse practitioner programs

    chillnurse replied to chillnurse's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    As I said the point isn't to slander. When I have had many people complain about not finding jobs at least in my local area I want people to be informed of what's going on in my area. I live here and...
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    Online nurse practitioner programs

    chillnurse replied to chillnurse's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    This isn't about trying to say how great lmus program is because it's not. We have had a 100% pass rate for several years. And anybody can post what their pass rate is on their site. Frontier is one...
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    Online nurse practitioner programs

    chillnurse replied to chillnurse's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    This isn't about trying to say how great lays program is. We have had a 100% pass rate for several years. And anybody can post what their pass rate is on their site. Frontier is one of those for...
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    Please help w/ path?

    chillnurse replied to spaceinthesky's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    try to do things one thing at at a time. I would probably go to a direct BSN program and then jump into a classroom fnp or mental health program. i would avoid totally online programs like the plague....
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    new NP cant find a job

    chillnurse replied to SheRN1's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    i notice some of my post got spliced. sorry
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    In process FNP need help with job now

    chillnurse replied to tjbrin's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    very good answers from both above. Dr offices don't really hire RN. ma and lpn have enough scope to cover all needed in the
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    Clots related to fast afib

    chillnurse replied to maloneys's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    takes a while for a clot to form. they don't just pop up after 10 minutes of
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    Nurse practitioner Salary

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

    I only make 95 working 42 hr weeks as a new grad. Night shift. Few extra shifts a month at the clinic will push me close to 120 here shorty. I am rural though. Rural ky. Our clinic nps make from...
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    Nurse practitioner Salary

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

    Both np and pa at the er grip in my hospital make 65 an hour. Don't know what the specialists make. One pa I know makes 125k for 50 hour weeks working psych/hospital med
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    Nurse practitioner Salary

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

    Pa make more cuz like dranger said they specialize more often. And their are more male pa. Male nps usually command a higher salary also it
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    Nurse practitioner Salary

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

    That would be a complex poll lol. I guess this can be for people that are close to new grads or new
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    FNPs in the Hospital?

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

    i work as a hospitalist as an fnp. there are several more fnps who take some call during the day at my hospital also. only one is an acnp. all of the rest are FNP. you are most defiantly not...
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    FNP vs Acute care NP

    chillnurse replied to lah130's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    i work in a hospital. no idea how to do chest tubes and that sort of stuff though. im in a rural area
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    new NP cant find a job

    chillnurse replied to SheRN1's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    You started your NP program with the purpose of ultimately working as a nurse practitioner. Why is it then that so many nurse practitioner program graduates have difficulty finding jobs after...
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    Drugs to know in the Neuro Icu

    chillnurse replied to AstarteRN's topic in Neuro Intensive Care, ICU

    pretty much everything you need in the icu plus