LubbockNP

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  1. I work as a NP in a Texas Dept Criminal Justice Correctional Unit, it is a regional hospital and psych unit. I have worked there 9 years, (the only job I have had as an NP). I have seen so many...
  2. VA Home Based Primary Care

    The VA administration shot down me shadowing the PA for a day before the official job offer and me accepting it. Very weird I
  3. Comparing the two reviews: I first graduated in Dec 2004 ACNP, then post master's cert as FNP Aug 2005. I took the Fitzgerald ACNP (with Sally Miller, who is freaking awesome) in person, and no other...
  4. Experienced NP desiring VA job

    I received a tentative offer. Working on the 9 dimensions of nursing so it can be submitted to the professional board, have my physical, drug test and finger prints next week and finished Vetpro last...
  5. VA Home Based Primary Care

    I have asked the PA who works in HBPC if I could shadow him for a day (I have a tentative offer). He said he is checking with the big admin people. I really want to pick his brain and see what he does...
  6. I did both ACNP and FNP back to back without any break in that order. I only work with adults in my job, I could use either one, b/c it is inpatient (mostly cancer pts). but if I had to do it over...
  7. When I take and PASS, the ACNP board, I will be willing to sell the Adult-Geri Acute Care from both Barkley and Fitzgerald. I am using both the booklets and CDS for each course for
  8. VA Hiring Process

    tuscanydreams, they sent me questions about the 9 dimensions of nursing that I have to answer and this will be presented to the nursing board. I will reply back when I find out what level that have me...
  9. VA Hiring Process

    I am struggling on the Dimensions of nursing worksheet. I am emailing the recruiter to see if she can help me. I thought a MSN as NP with 9 years experience get me nurse III but it does not look like...
  10. VA Hiring Process

    My entire NP career has been at a state prison hospital type place. Only inmates have been my patients. Before this I worked as a staff RN in SICU. I am so afraid they are going to board me less than...
  11. VA Hiring Process

    Pfchang, I need some help on dimensions of
  12. I have an tentative job offer with the local VA as a nurse practitioner. I have been asked to submit a form addressing the 4 Dimensions of nursing covering 9 criteria for evaluation by the Nurse...
  13. My ACNP is lasped (FNP never lapsed) and I am retaking the ANCC at the end of May. I just can't seem to get motivated. I don't know what is is going to take. This has me concerned but when I block up...
  14. VA Home Based Primary Care

    As soon as I know the specifics I will pass it on for sure. Please put your application in now. you can always decline it if you get offered it and don't want it. At least where I live, we only have...
  15. Working for the VA

    lildrekie, I just got an email about my boarding /pay today already. it together? Any help from
  16. Applying to VA Nursing jobs

    They called today and I got the Job!!!!!! So relieved and
  17. Working for the VA

    They called me today and said I got the job. they said I will start the Vet pro thing on Monday. Thank you guys, I learned exactly what I needed to do to get hired from this forum. I am now gonna be...
  18. VA Home Based Primary Care

    I got the job! they called me
  19. DNP-ACNP looking for FNP Cert

    I do not have a DNP, just MSN, but call Texas
  20. DNP-ACNP looking for FNP Cert

    I did complete a post master's FNP at Texas Tech. I had to take community health (this was not in my acute care program) and then the rest was just the family
  21. VA Home Based Primary Care

    I have applied to the VA HBPC program too and had 2 interviews and due to hear if I get the job tomorrow. If I get the conditional offer tomorrow then I will call the current mid level and ask those...
  22. Any Psych Nurse Practitioner's out there?

    look at USAJOBS.GOV, the VA has tons of psych NP
  23. When I graduated with ACNP, ANCC was the only cert body, so I have always kept both ACNP and FNP through
  24. Working for the VA

    I had my first interview and now just had the second interview. It is down to 3 of us. They said it could take a month before we
  25. I work in a state large medical/psych prison, currently h working as hospitalist with lots of cancer pts. I worked for six years before that in outpt clinic in prison doing primary care. I am trying...