IsabelK

IsabelK

Internal Medicine, Geriatric Medicine

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  1. Upstate Jobs

    IsabelK replied to Fruit Sucker's topic in New York Nursing

    I live in the Syracuse area. Several of the hospitals have job postings for RNs. Nice area, close to Albany, Rochester, Buffalo, PA, NYC,

  2. Are people getting meaner, or am I just going soft?

    IsabelK replied to TakeTwoAspirin's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    ROFL. Can we add a DNI, no tube feed, no IV fluids, etc?

  3. Are people getting meaner, or am I just going soft?

    IsabelK replied to TakeTwoAspirin's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I had a patient's family the other day demand to know why I would not prescribe donepezil (Aricept). I provided education about the guidelines for use and why it was not appropriate. The grandson...

  4. DNP before NP cert

    IsabelK replied to RNRy's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    Thanks JulesA. The kicker is that the younger physicians I work with said, "Why can't you use Dr.? That makes no sense." But this came from the Department of Medicine...I asked if it would have been...

  5. Leave NYC or even NY if you can!!!

    IsabelK replied to MinotRN's topic in New York Nursing

    Depends on how far you want to go. If you don't mind Central or Upstate New York for a few years, lots of places hiring. Binghamton, Syracuse, Elmira, Albany, Rochester, Buffalo. Not sure about...

  6. Are people getting meaner, or am I just going soft?

    IsabelK replied to TakeTwoAspirin's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Oh, yeah, they are getting meaner. But I just usually sit there and let them rant for a minute or two and then ask, "All done yet? If not, I can come back in about 5 minutes when you've cooled off."...

  7. What job do you do?

    IsabelK replied to Futurenurse98's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    As an NP, I am always an RN. Always. Difference: I straddle an invisible line between nursing and medicine.When I see a patient and we're discussing their medical issues and I'm providing medical...

  8. FNPs what is a good specialty?

    IsabelK replied to nyc2011's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Geriatrics! Pays well, lots of old people. You get to use a good combination of skills. Bonus: You get to listen to living history. Seriously, even if you don't do geriatrics specifically, spend some...

  9. DNP before NP cert

    IsabelK replied to RNRy's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    I currently work at a teaching hospital. Wish they did recognize my DNP....they day I got back from my defense, no congrats, just "You can't use doctor, only doctors can" was the response I got. Like...

  10. New NP & DEA #

    IsabelK replied to Palliative Care, DNP's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I'm not in Virginia, but here's what I found: 1) Apply for jobs. No need to wait for the DEA number or the Medicare/Medicaid numbers, etc. Many places will hire you pending completion of all of that...

  11. Are you listed as a PCP?

    IsabelK replied to amalay's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I'm doing the work--all of it. The only things I can't do in NYS yet are sign a DNR/DNI and whatever the federal government restricts. The physicians get payment for signing the home care orders, etc,...

  12. DNP before NP cert

    IsabelK replied to RNRy's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    I admit this does happen the majority of the time, still. But I also know that even those people in my cohort who got the DNP as NPs rather than through the Executive Leadership Track (nurse leaders,...

  13. Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP): My Personal Pro's and Con's

    IsabelK replied to Corey Narry's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    I wanted to thank you for this. I'll be changing jobs at the end of the month. One of the reasons my new employer hired me was because of the experience I gained doing the DNP. While I didn't look at...

  14. Are you listed as a PCP?

    IsabelK replied to amalay's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I'm not sure...I'd ask. Every place I've ever worked I billed under my own name. I have refused to be billed under a physician's name and one place offered me a job where I'd be "incident to billing"...

  15. Are you listed as a PCP?

    IsabelK replied to amalay's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I work in NYS. I'm listed as the PCP for all of my PCP patients and I have my own panel. Not sure what to tell you about California, but check the state nursing practice act or as your board of...

  16. Which EHR do you use at your practice

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

    Like EPIC a lot. Better than Quadramed (something my previous employer had designed for them)--it was a nightmare. Meditech sucked. Too much repetition, no ease of use. I use EPIC inpatient and...

  17. Which EHR do you use at your practice

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

    EPIC.

  18. Passed ANCC tonight!

    IsabelK replied to PhillyFNP's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Congrats!

  19. Too old to do NP program?

    IsabelK replied to med_life_for_me's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    33? Go to nursing school and get some experience. You have time... 33 was when I started nursing school. 38 was the BSN, 41 the MSN, 45 the DNP. Everyone here is right...your bachelor's will help you...

  20. DNP before NP cert

    IsabelK replied to RNRy's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    Mmm....well, since you mention it, yes, it has been. New job, better pay, recognition of the fact that I am Dr. K. DNP Capstone done in my particular piece of nursing...Nope, wasn't done in my spare...

  21. Too old to do NP program?

    IsabelK replied to med_life_for_me's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I was in my mid thirties when I graduated from the ASN program. Got my BSN in 2008, MSN/ANP in 2011, DNP in 2015. There was a 61 year old in my ASN class. There was a 50 year old in my MSN cohort....

  22. DNP before NP cert

    IsabelK replied to RNRy's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    Um get the DNP in your spare time? I worked full time as an NP and did the DNP at the same time. WHAT SPARE TIME? Oh, wait...this is like having a battle of wits with an unarmed person....one who has...

  23. How competitive are post-BSN to DNP programs?

    IsabelK replied to kep308's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    This is true. I had to find my own preceptors for my MSN program (completed at one school) and my DNP program (completed at a second school). The MSN program was in the same state I was doing clinical...

  24. Employment Agreement

    IsabelK replied to CANYRN's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    You might want to have a lawyer look at it. The only time I've ever had that show up in an employment agreement is for the sign-on bonus for a job I just took; if I leave within two years of receiving...

  25. How competitive are post-BSN to DNP programs?

    IsabelK replied to kep308's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    Some online DNP programs can't admit students from certain states, especially if the student is looking into BSN - DNP. Some of the problem with a number of the schools I looked at for the BSN - MSN...