MikeFNPC MSN

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    FNP MSN vs DNP school help

    MikeFNPC replied to stephadler82's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Several of my friends are going back to get the DNP. From what you've already said, I'd go for the DNP. It'll be less expensive now than
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    Sending patients to ER

    MikeFNPC replied to jmathe23's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    We're all on the same team. Calling the other team members to give a heads-up, in my experience, has always been met with appreciation. It's also a good way to avoid getting thrown under the bus by...
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    NP

    MikeFNPC replied to girlwithnoname's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I make far more than any RN I know, and work about 50% of what they do. When I was an RN (over 20 years), I couldn't even come close to what I started at as an NP. And, this is the case with every...
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    FPA in Florida passed today!

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

    Awesome, making
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    FPA in Florida passed today!

    MikeFNPC posted a topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    https://www.flanp.org/ Congratulations Florida, FPA passed and was signed
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    Shortest NP program

    MikeFNPC replied to parla's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Knowing what I know now, I'd be looking for the
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    How do you write your credentials after graduating but waiting to take the boards?

    MikeFNPC replied to night_owl_rn's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    https://www.bon.texas.gov/pdfs/newsletter_pdfs/2008/july08.pdf The only test you take in Texas is a certification test, not a board test. And, the Board of Nursing grants the advanced practice...
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    How do you write your credentials after graduating but waiting to take the boards?

    MikeFNPC replied to night_owl_rn's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Maybe it's Texas. We can't "practice medicine" here, we "practice advanced practice nursing", as stated in the Texas occupation code. It doesn't matter that we do the exact same "thing" (whatever...
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    How do you write your credentials after graduating but waiting to take the boards?

    MikeFNPC replied to night_owl_rn's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I probably should have been clearer. My situation is, BSN RN before graduating from getting a MSN in Advanced Practice Nursing (what it says on my diploma) from UTEP, then MSN RN until getting...
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    How do you write your credentials after graduating but waiting to take the boards?

    MikeFNPC replied to night_owl_rn's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    MSN, APRN, FNP. When you pass the boards, add -C, or -BC depending on who you take the boards through. Some states allow you to work as a FNP without being
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    FPA in Florida passed today!

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

    In Texas we can only write for schedule II if we work for hospice or
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    What can I do with my MSN-FNP that doesn't require much patient contact

    MikeFNPC replied to FNPStudentLife's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I agree, the last thing that we need is tearing down. I've been in the nursing field for almost 30 years. In that time, I've done several different jobs, many don't involve direct patient care....
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    What can I do with my MSN-FNP that doesn't require much patient contact

    MikeFNPC replied to FNPStudentLife's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Ha, time and stamina is a serious
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    I need help in identifying a rash

    MikeFNPC replied to djmatte's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Sounds like a fungal problem. I like Betamethasone / Clotrimazole (lotrisone) on suspected fungal issues. I've also had several patients, who don't like medication, use sulfur soap, it cuts down on...
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    Good NP jobs

    MikeFNPC replied to Liz Crotty's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    From the internet, it looks like you're in Charlottesville, Virginia. If so, are you a member of the Virginia Council of NP's? It looks like, from their website, that there are several resources...
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    Good NP jobs

    MikeFNPC replied to Liz Crotty's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Where do you
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    Good NP jobs

    MikeFNPC replied to Liz Crotty's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Get plugged in with your local professional NP organizations, go to the meetings, and network with NP's in your area. I know where I'm at, we meet once a month, and there are 50-60 NP's who attend...
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    Doctors offended by TV show about nurses

    MikeFNPC replied to FullGlass's topic in General Nursing

    I work with a few hundred doctors and am active on Doximitry. Doctors threshold for complaining is ridiculously
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    Gifts for the Office?

    MikeFNPC replied to OncRN2015's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I'm in a clinic with one MD and 9 staff. It was pretty easy for us to do a white elephant exchange. Saved us all a lot of time, and it was
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    What's the least saturated specialty in APRN?

    MikeFNPC replied to soljhs's topic in Advanced Practice

    I think what you're really asking is where are the most opportunities with an FNP degree. It would have to be in primary care clinics. Because there are a gazillion of them and you can start your...
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    5 8s, no thanks!

    MikeFNPC replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    You definitely need to know what you're getting into before finishing, otherwise you'll despise the profession. I'm starting to see several opportunities to work from home such as tele-medicine....
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    New Grad FNP offer

    MikeFNPC replied to NorthBeach's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I'm in primary care and manage all of the above without any concern. If my pt's don't respond to my treatment, I refer. It really doesn't matter about he malpractice insurance, you need your own...
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    Return to the bedside

    MikeFNPC replied to Missmilo's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Is this even a real thread? I know about 75-100 NP's and not one is even close to wanting to go back to RN. Most are getting 150-200k and work about 50% of what they did as an RN. I'm sure that...
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    HUGE step forward for NP's!!!

    MikeFNPC posted a topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Massive step forward for NP's. WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump today ordered federal officials to consider pegging Medicare reimbursement more closely to time spent with patients, seeking to...
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    HUGE step forward for NP's!!!

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

    Great conversation, we don't have to agree. Where I work the're having a difficult time finding physicians, even with trying to get them several years before they graduate and targeting the ones...