adventure_rn MSN, NP

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    Calif RNs - think very carefully if you really want to become an NP

    I could see inpatient RNs in CA possibly making that much if they were getting shift diffs and picking up a boatload of overtime with incentive differentials (I know my east coast hospital mid-pandemic was giving up to $115/hr on top of your base sal...
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    Calif RNs - think very carefully if you really want to become an NP

    Not sure about outpatient, but for what it's worth my classmate (also a new grad acute care PNP) just got offered an inpatient PICU position in CA starting at $200,000, plus $20,000 in signing/relocation bonuses. Probably not the norm in CA (eve...
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    11 Best Neonatal Nurse Practitioner (NNP) Programs in 2024

    Oof, this comment section is pretty hard to read. UW also had a great program, and it closed a few years ago, too. Penn still has a program, but the recent cohorts have only been 2-3 students from what I understand. So many programs are closing becau...
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    Paths To Critical Care (true story)

    I have to agree with @offlabel, I think you're making a few bold and sweeping generalizations. I think your points about the financial benefits of going through the ADN route are entirely valid. I also think that people who go through the ADN ro...
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    NP to physician... is it possible?

    I know I already responded, but I was looking back through some of your prior posts and had another thought. By your own admission, it sounds like you probably jumped into your FNP program a little sooner than you should have before you really knew w...
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    NP to physician... is it possible?

    I also struggled with the NP vs. MD question when I was first deciding whether to apply to NP school. I had a lot of self-doubt throughout my NP Program, but now that I'm out and working on a daily basis alongside residents, I feel like I dodged a hu...
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    Is this New Grad Residency Program...normal?

    I don't know if this is a trend in Children's Hospitals since there will always be people willing to work for them, but the last two where I've worked required all new people (new grads and experienced) to start on rotating shifts; the shifts weren't...
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    PNP Aacute care/ Primary care

    Ugh, that's tough. My only friend who had a harder time getting a job really wanted to relocate to DC and work at Children's National. She was eventually able to do it, but it sounds like HR strung her along for a while, and she had to be very persis...
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    Can I work in a level 3 NICU with only level 2 experience?

    You should definitely still apply. In my experience, the 'preferred experience' is more like a wishlist. For instance, if they posted the job and only people with adult med-surg experience applied, they'd eventually have to draw from the applicant po...
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    PNP Aacute care/ Primary care

    Also, I wouldn't limit yourself to applying to positions that specifically say they're accepting new grads. Nearly all of my class were accepted to positions that said they 'preferred experience,' and only a handful completed programs that were speci...
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    PNP Aacute care/ Primary care

    Are you willing to relocate? I think there are a lot of large children's hospitals nationwide that are expanding and actively hiring new grads, especially if you're interested in doing ICU and have experience. A bunch are even starting to hire PAs wi...
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    Can a PNP do botox?

    I knew an NNP who did botox on the side under the supervision of her MD friend, but as a PNP I personally never would. I can't speak to the legality or state regulations, I'd be way too worried about being sued. If someone didn't like their results a...
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    NP Inpatient Float Pool

    One of our local hospitals is trying to cut costs for overtime shifts by pushing all inpatient APPs into a float pool. The goals isn't even to block people into certain practice areas for a set period of time, but rather to show up the day of your sh...
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    Newborn unmonitored and alone is room

    As a former NICU nurse, I know it's hard adjustment to have a baby off-monitor since all NICU babes have full continuous monitoring, but it's quite common on pediatric floors if the kid doesn't have active desat/respiratory concerns--more likely to h...
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    Is NYU nursing worth it?

    I don't know, IMO financial aid is much easier to come by as a first-time undergrad than as a second-degree student (speaking from ABSN experience). Perhaps NYU has specific scholarships that I'm not familiar with, but in a lot of second-degree and g...