One of my old bosses said that most nurse practitioners are lazy. He was probably right. They still have that do as little as possible nurse mentality. Then the ones that actually worked hard were so...
patient- what does this medicine do np- one sec let me look it up np thinks to self- hmmm i remember writing a paper on this medicine, i think its for umm blood pressure np to patient- its for blood...
tips 1. market will be saturated 2. wages will drop 3. its not hard to get in 4. boards are Ez peeez 5. hardest part about np school is finding preceptors, if you can do that its instant pass 6. best...
I know right, most BSN programs are just stepping stones to a masters it seems. I don't think np will bring down MD salaries no matter what. In most areas of care NP are not an MD replacement. Maybe...
everybody needs practice interviews once in a while. I ended up with a much better paying job in a different setting in the ER. I am sure some poor sucker took that other
well okay when i saw all I mean like 90% money and 10% "cool i can do medical stuff" so I'm in the same boat as you. Nurses work for pennies because they are emotional, at least many of them....
lol i applied for a job once then they offered me a pretty big pay cut. like almost in half.... they said they don't negotiate unfortunately. So i told them i already made more this year (this was...
eh, in the coming future most np jobs will offer salaries maybe 5-10k more than an rn with more responsibility. Might be a select few talent NPS that hold high paying jobs, but with everybody wanting...
average poster on allnurses 3 months into fnp school "this isn't bad i can't wait to get out in the real world and practice!!!!!!! Everybody should do an fnp program!!!!" 3 weeks into first job "omg...
Eh its okay, once they graduate and see the real world they will thank us. It commonly seems to be the student nps that are super cocky and such that come back complaining how terrible their first job...
don't be salty bro. You did remind me of the alphabet soup many nurses like to carry after his or her name. I mean cmon, does anybody really care if somebody has CCRN, RN, LPN, MSN, DNP, CNA, TNCC,...
The OP wasn't bashing nurse practitioners, but the education of them. It doesn't take much of a look at the education of a nurse practitioner to see that is very easy to become one. Of course it...
i know the OP in real life and no he is not going to do it for the money. We both went to the same school and pretty much chose the medical field out of interest and hes still interested in the...
I have a couple quick questions in regards to urgent care. A couple of other np and one of the surgeons I know are looking to open an urgent care somewhere in the locality. I am just wondering if...
Sounds like you may need to spend some time reading at home in regards to things you are unsure of in your practice. Self study is a powerful tool. But if you don't like it you may want to do womens...
everybody thinks their career is the hardest it seems. you know whats hard though? Anything computer related and that stuff they call rocket science. Of course there are different types of hard, hard...
So i have been scavenging this website for a while now. It always seems to have the same complaint on the forums regarding nurse practitioners. I can't find a job.†What are your hoursâ€...
I won't be in hospital setting for more than a couple more years. Otherwise I probably would go get the cert for more legal protection. Ina. Fairly short period of time once we get flooded with nps...
It was a pretty difficult scenario at the beginning. Its mostly pretty easy now with a few here and there things. I might have to call my attending once every couple months or so. I am starting in the...