Salter444

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  1. Confused!! Post masters or DNP

    Salter444 replied to supernursejason's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    What ever happened to the consensus model? I know in Texas they pushed it and all the hospital FNPs were told to get their ACNP and the facilities paid for it. I read that in some states the FNPs in...

  2. How low would you go?

    Salter444 replied to Goldenfox's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I have seen other positions on indeed for the exact same salary for Family NP. Maybe these places are just fishing and being greedy. Why not? If someone will accept working for that little money it...

  3. Military Acute Care Nurse Practitioner

    Salter444 replied to bnw6385's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    While I was AD the ACNPs also were CNS and mostly did not work patient care. I did hear that the AF was trying to put them in a more clinical setting and I was told that at BAMC they were being used...

  4. ICU thinking about ED

    Salter444 replied to CGB1's topic in Emergency

    Try day surgery or PACU it is light and fluffy and you don't get mired down in all the drama. The ED can make you nuts and it is a much faster pace than the ICU. The ED you will see drug seekers all...

  5. Gonorrhea in the throat

    Salter444 replied to YoutubeTheNP's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    During clinicals I asked a lady in her 60s about her sexual history as part of an assignment. Her response, "that is none of your damn business!" It still comes to mind to this day every time I ask...

  6. Want to swap to ICU but I cry during codes

    Salter444 replied to Aliareza's topic in MICU, SICU

    There is no crying in baseball or during codes. The focus belongs on the teamwork and the patient...if you cannot control your emotions then you have no business being in the code. Does not make you...

  7. What to do now?

    Salter444 replied to Stephanie7962's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I would look int the reason they gave you a bad evaluation and go from there. Without correcting whatever deficit that was identified it does not matter what program you

  8. New Grad New ER Position

    Salter444 replied to McDowellM's topic in Emergency

    Jump in and help with level 1s and codes help co-workers who are drowning figure out which of the MDs are crazy do not be fooled by a sob story from drug seekers When you clock out put the day out of...

  9. ER Orientation

    Salter444 replied to chelsea554's topic in Emergency

    I have seen up to 3 months for newbie nurses and I have received as little as three

  10. New nurse: I get no respect

    Salter444 replied to Nurse326's topic in Emergency

    I am kinda mixed on this one. On one hand everyone deserves a professional level of respect - nurse, tech, housekeeping, etc.. then again as a newbie walking through the door and still on orientation...

  11. NP Programs w/o (or with less) Fluff/Theory?

    Salter444 replied to cocoa_puff's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    PA has more clinical and hands on and they are better prepared for procedures than most NPs. The big problem with NP programs is they are extensions of nursing programs that have been molded by women...

  12. Online FNP programs

    Salter444 replied to cnp002's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Agree, those online schools do not have the best of

  13. Baby RN's running ICU?!!

    Salter444 replied to kmarieCCRN's topic in Critical Care

    Sorry, but longevity has very little to do with competence. You show up everyday and that makes you special? Expert comes from developing the skills and knowledge base and is more of an active...

  14. Frustrated...

    Salter444 replied to ByNonie's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    In 20+ years in healthcare i can count on one hand the number of MD/PA/NP I would actually call impressive. Not saying all the others were bad, some were and the majority were decent. The impressive...

  15. help: how to find the next NP position with a short first NP experience

    Salter444 replied to ljmama1974's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    You could always try an agency and try a bit of locums for a bit while you find your next

  16. FNP wanting to specialize

    Salter444 replied to Newgradnurse14's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    It seems to depend on the state. I know FNPs working hospitalist, ICU and even psych and like was mentioned earlier FNP is cradle to grave. I may not feel comfortable working a specialty in a...

  17. Need Advice from working NPs

    Salter444 replied to Miffy's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Quality experience can never hurt and with that I mean the working nurse who always strive to learn and self improve. The nurse who just pushes meds and does the minimum to get through - that...

  18. NP pay, does RN experience matter?

    Salter444 replied to Veigar3's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I know it is all employer dependent however an experienced nurse with 10+ years in an acute setting is probably going to be far more prepared to step into the NP old than those with lesser experience....

  19. Who prescribes for themselves or family

    Salter444 replied to automotiveRN67's topic in Advanced Practice

    I was advised early on to not write rx for friends and families and never ever for myself. If you are in a group practice you can always call in an rx under another providers name (as long as it is...

  20. NP Salaries/Location/Specialties

    Salter444 replied to tsipareht's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I find seeing 4 puts an hour for a 12 hr day highly unlikely (in a clinic setting). You have charts to review, meds, histories and then there is the interaction with the patients. If the patients...

  21. Over qualified??

    Salter444 posted a topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I have heard of nurses with limited experience finding it difficult to get hired, but I am on the other side of the fence. I have 16 years experience (the last 8 being military) I have earned...

  22. Army nursing or Air force nursing?

    Salter444 replied to bikes4fun's topic in Government, Military

    Hardly ever see AD patients. Retirees and deps are who receive the lion share of the care. the only time I ever treated significant AD patients were during my

  23. Nursing Student Wondering About ICU...

    Salter444 replied to missemerge018's topic in Critical Care

    A lot depends on the facility and the specific critical care unit. a community hospital may see less acute patients where the more serious are turf'd to larger facilities. Trauma/Sicu much more fast...

  24. NICU in Air Force

    Salter444 replied to UCAFblue's topic in Government, Military

    All rules are off when you deploy and the military uses you however they decide. I have deployed with NPs and L&D nurses who worked in the med/surg areas. Also, in the critical care we had...

  25. What to expect

    Salter444 replied to greyL's topic in Government, Military

    Many variables decide how much time you spend apart from your family. Some deploy every cycle and some avoid deployment all together. Plus, you work more hours than civilian. You have additional...