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  1. NP Claims information

    synaptic replied to Jules A's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    read bout half of it before getting a headache. i did save it to read later. gives good insight on knowing what areas to watch out for when it comes to messing up

  2. Thinking of going the FNP route

    synaptic replied to yourfuturern22's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    like i tell everybody else, i am glad I made the decision but if i was now in nursing school I would take a different route. Everybody is going back to get their MSN for the same reasons you state,...

  3. Thinking of leaving being an NP: job market vs. quality of life questions

    synaptic replied to phosphorus's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    so what the OP posts comes out to about 18-23 bucks an hour basically.. i don't think any np would work for that. i wouldn't even work for twice that.

  4. What is your biggest struggle

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

    considering we only have to take one test to be able to prescribe such a wide range of medications it should be exceedingly difficult (which I don't think it currently is or at least wasn't back when...

  5. What is your biggest struggle

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

    There is always a bigger fish. Physicians and midlevels have more control in rural areas. I told off the ceo once for something worth being told off for and nothing came of it. Of of course everybody...

  6. NP or MD/DO????

    synaptic replied to CoeKohawk11's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Em isn't as competitive as you may think. I know several people that got in with decent step scores but nothing amazing. Of course I'm not a dr so I personally don't know but they are and said it...

  7. NP or MD/DO????

    synaptic replied to CoeKohawk11's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    by the time you finish any of them outlook for md do will be better. There are positions for nps in er and trauma but if you really want the full experience of trauma or ER (along with much much...

  8. What is your biggest struggle

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

    Patient satisfaction is a pretty terrible addition to the world of medicine. As everybody else seems to imply, the hospital world is more like that of a hotel nowadays. I do not see this changing...

  9. What is your biggest struggle

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

    Our group would prolly hire an acnp asap since we are a hospitalist group. We use fnp and pa since there are no acnp around here. Would be be nice to be able to put chest tubes in and stuff. I...

  10. What is your biggest struggle

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

    And I'm a dude so that seems to help for some

  11. What is your biggest struggle

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

    Glut won't affect seasoned nps too much. Everybody wants experience. Just like any job really. If I was an rn now I wouldn't go back for it. But since I am already an np I feel. As we got in before...

  12. Why you shouldn't become a nurse practitioner

    synaptic replied to chillnurse's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    This is a great post. It is very true that many nurses should not become NPs. A lot of people seem to think that it is just a cushier job with more pay and better hours. Sorry this is not the case. I...

  13. What is your biggest struggle

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

    I don't worry too much about the drug problem government is cracking down on it pretty

  14. Would you be willing to do this?

    synaptic replied to CocoaLoverFNP's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    orbyou could work a fast food job and actually make money. Nobody does to school to work for

  15. How to Answer "Tell us About Yourself"

    synaptic replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Nursing Career

    I just said I was the average joe at my last interview and got the job. but I didn't really need the job that badly and nps are in short supply here so they had to take me anyway. I also said I was...

  16. What is your biggest struggle

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

    yeah really lol. If we didn't make any more than the run of the mill RN id go do travel nursing. travel nurses make bank for what they

  17. What is your biggest struggle

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

    I do really think they should require us to sit for boards again every 5-10 years. This and make initial boards much much more difficult. That would be the best way to let all the schools open as many...

  18. What is your biggest struggle

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

    While our career isn't easy money by any means, as you said it is portrayed that way to the large number of RNs entering the field. Seems like If history repeats itself any easy form of income or...

  19. What is your biggest struggle

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

    I agree that the elephant in the room is getting rather large. Of course there are very competent nurse practitioners our there and such, but when people take a heuristic look at the cold hard stats...

  20. What is your biggest struggle

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

    I know I was expecting more replies. It seems everybody on here has a struggle or two they like to rant about (which is perfectly fine). But at least prospective np, new np, all np, really could...

  21. ACNP jobs

    synaptic replied to littlepeopleRNICU's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I'm not an acnp but I do work as an fnp for the hospital group taking care of inpatients. We see children also though. Acnp would probably have been much more helpful in the start but I didn't plan...

  22. Things you need to do RIGHT NOW!

    synaptic posted a topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    1. Do not settle for meager pay This is the first step you can take right out of school. Many nurse practitioner graduates settle for horrendous contracts in order to get his or her foot in the...

  23. Things you need to do RIGHT NOW!

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

    I still wouldn't accept a meager salary when first starting. Some people accept offers for a 40 hour per week job in the 60s. Back a few years ago when i graduated we made 100k right out of the box...

  24. Official NP "No Fly" list

    synaptic replied to bsnanat2's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Make the board exam for AANP and ANCC more difficult

  25. New ICU NP advice

    synaptic replied to Sori19's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    the one stated above is pretty good. I also like mass gen hospitals manual. there are quite a few good books on amazon written by intensivists that provide the needed