Damselle

Damselle has 20+ years experience and specializes in Psych.

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1. Why is our salary so low?

   Damselle replied to AAC.271's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

   i don't think we disagree at all... see what I just did there :) most of my original post was spent discussing my salary, why it could have been more, but that there were other variables for me...

2. Why is our salary so low?

   Damselle replied to AAC.271's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

   well, since this is online, know I frame this in the genltest of ways. If you've just graduated, then, of course, a prospective employer will talk about your education. I honestly can't remember that...

3. Why is our salary so low?

   Damselle replied to AAC.271's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

   This is an interesting point. I'll argue, though, that from the employers perspective, they can't afford to have too many physicians on their payroll. This is especially true in Psychiatry, where...

4. Why is our salary so low?

   Damselle replied to AAC.271's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

   No, potential employers don't look at what kind of school we graduated from: Ivy League, State University, Hands on, online..... They do look at years of experience, type of experience, how you...

5. I passed my AGPCNP certification exam!!!!

   Damselle replied to Damselle's topic in Advanced Practice

   I did did the post Masters cert for primary care with Umass Boston online. Overall, course content was excellent. You do have to find your own clinical preceptors. That's hard! Everyone is so busy and...

6. I passed my AGPCNP certification exam!!!!

   Damselle replied to Damselle's topic in Advanced Practice

   Good luck Mike! Let us know how you

7. I passed my AGPCNP certification exam!!!!

   Damselle replied to Damselle's topic in Advanced Practice

   I am moving into dermatology. Someday, I'd like to have a clinic providing all things for the skin, esthetics, stress reduction, nutritional advice......a nice plan to help people feel better about...

8. Preparing for first psych job

   Damselle replied to Nursing STUD-ent's topic in Psychiatric

   Well, if working as an RN I would say get to know the meds really well....that's mostly what you'll be doing. groups are usually run by the health techs/aides... unless it's a med group. they'll train...

9. I passed my AGPCNP certification exam!!!!

   Damselle posted a topic in Advanced Practice

   Hello all, my first post and I wanted to come on here and share my experience. I passed! first time. I didn't think I would and had started googling how people were doing on these exams.....that's how...