Polly Peptide

Polly Peptide BSN, MSN, RN, APRN

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  1. NP Licensure Approval Tennessee

    Polly Peptide replied to Kristina11's topic in Advanced Practice

    I don't know about exam specifics. I do know that once you have been board-certified (I assume regardless of which organization you are certified by), and you apply to the board, it is taking about 4...

  2. Stuck in an NP Speciality Role

    Polly Peptide replied to psych.nurse's topic in Advanced Practice

    As far as how to get a job NOT psych-related, I honestly can't imagine that would be too difficult. Consider that you are 1) FNP-certified and 2) experienced. Many of those you will be applying...

  3. Can we talk about "fashion" scrubs vs "scrubby" scrubs?

    Polly Peptide posted a topic in Advanced Practice

    I've been noticing a trend, at least in some hospitals, that those in a "provider" role (be it physician, NP, PA, CRNA) like to wear "scrubby" scrubs. OR scrubs. Basically, you have to look like you...

  4. ACUTE CARE NP and private practice

    Polly Peptide replied to Sun1's topic in Advanced Practice

    Agree...however, the OP stated "assuming your state allows" an acute care NP in private practice. There are some states that do not give guidance on what an acute care (vs FNP vs PMHNP etc) can...

  5. ACUTE CARE NP and private practice

    Polly Peptide replied to Sun1's topic in Advanced Practice

    The patient may not only be acute but can have complex chronic conditions, at any location. "The purpose of the ACNP is to provide advanced nursing care across the continuum of health care...

  6. Why is finding preceptors so hard?

    Polly Peptide replied to Kalibear17's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Vanderbilt virtually has a lock on preceptors in the middle TN area, probably up to 150 miles away from Nashville. Many of the local PMHNPs are Vanderbilt graduates and take Vandy students. I would...

  7. AACN Not Acceptable Certification

    Polly Peptide replied to JBMmom's topic in Advanced Practice

    Can you reference what area of the country this is? That is worrisome. I am currently in an acute care program (top 10) and they have said both certifying bodies are equally valid. ETA my...

  8. How to educate spouse about what I do as an NP?

    Polly Peptide replied to deliverator's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    You're hitting a nerve with her. Are you preachy in general? Is she annoyed by you giving "advice" all the time? Is there something personal in her history or someone close to her in regards to...

  9. Hospice NP asked to perform RN visits?

    Polly Peptide replied to pierogi's topic in Advanced Practice

    I am a former hospice RN, oftentimes hospices run notoriously lean, they may be short nurses and if they don't need you for a F2F on any given day, they will slide you into a routine nursing visit....

  10. Nearly impossible to find NP jobs

    Polly Peptide replied to mrsannRN's topic in Advanced Practice

    I actually did do my research - years of it, in fact. It’s one of the primary reasons I became a nurse first instead of going directly through to NP. But discovering just how many NP jobs there...

  11. Nearly impossible to find NP jobs

    Polly Peptide replied to mrsannRN's topic in Advanced Practice

    I'm not sure the reasoning, but it seems I see more psych practitioners having their own practices than others. Perhaps due to overhead being lower (not as much need for equipment, etc). I'm...

  12. Nearly impossible to find NP jobs

    Polly Peptide replied to mrsannRN's topic in Advanced Practice

    I respect much of your advice on this site but telling someone who has already invested much time, money, and energy into this career path to "reconsider their career path" is a tough thing to say....

  13. Nearly impossible to find NP jobs

    Polly Peptide replied to mrsannRN's topic in Advanced Practice

    So, is it the overall consensus that there are "jobs" but one must be willing to move? What happens when you can't move (spouse has a job that ties them to an area and that area happens to be...

  14. Is it worth it to be an NP?

    Polly Peptide posted a topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I am at a decision point and I am struggling with pulling the proverbial trigger. I decided to change careers and go back to school several years ago, with the goal of becoming an advanced...

  15. Is it worth it to be an NP?

    Polly Peptide replied to Polly Peptide's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I made my original post after a particularly exhausting day in a job that I did not enjoy. I quit and went back to hospice - now working part time - as I am in school. I am happy with my choice....

  16. Going from OR to ER?

    Polly Peptide replied to PandaCookiesRN's topic in Emergency

    I went straight into OR from school and am now in ER. My only stop in between was a brief hospice stint, which I probably would have stayed in longer if it weren't for some personal/other needs...

  17. What to say in exit interview

    Polly Peptide replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    I was contacted AFTER I left an employer for an exit interview. Mostly, I didn't want to give my precious time to them anymore than I already had. But I wanted my truth heard. So even if it was a...

  18. Am I Making The Wrong Choice To Go To Hospice?

    Polly Peptide replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    Hospice case management can be very rewarding but there is definitely a reason you are salaried! You will often be working "after hours" with charting and preparing for IDG (interdisplinary group)...

  19. What was your first AGACNP job?

    Polly Peptide replied to kdawnz's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    What you are saying actually makes total sense and I too am disconcerted by the caliber of our NP professionals, as more and more schools make the barrier to entry almost zero. Maybe if providers...

  20. ER nurse or OR nurse?

    Polly Peptide replied to Reaz's topic in General Specialties

    I think the biggest take-away is there is not a one-sized-fits-all specialty. OR is not "the best", nor is ER. ICU isn't for everyone. Just as we shouldn't tell a person automatically to go "peds"...

  21. Vanderbilt MSN 2020

    Polly Peptide replied to AmyS4's topic in Post Graduate Students

    I cannot say why you were waitlisted and others got in because you seem like a great candidate based upon what you shared. However, you should know that you are compared against the pool of...

  22. Hospice as first RN job?

    Polly Peptide replied to brume's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I went into hospice is an almost-new-grad. I, too, have a heart for it and my experience confirmed I was right...I love hospice and my patients. However, I am doing what the above-poster said and...

  23. Brave or just stupid?

    Polly Peptide posted a topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I am yet another mid-life career-changer. I've been afraid to even post on this board, as I believe I will get attacked by all the nursing traditionalists. But I would like the opinions of the...

  24. What are common passive investment types?

    Polly Peptide replied to FullGlass's topic in Advanced Practice

    In certain areas, vacation rental property has a much better ROI than local rentals. Some are willing to maximize their income by self-managing, using AirBnb, VRBO, promoting on FB, etc. Others want...

  25. What's the least saturated specialty in APRN?

    Polly Peptide replied to soljhs's topic in Advanced Practice

    I, too, am curious about the answer to this question. As it relates to NNP - I've heard that a factor that keeps some away is the schedule. Many are required to work 24 hour shifts and some just...