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  1. GS Pay Scale for Nurse Practitioners

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

    Original poster here . . . interesting discussions for sure, but I guess no one knows about the GS level for a new grad or additional benefits that may make up for pay? This would be a job working on...

  2. GS Pay Scale for Nurse Practitioners

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

    See, I was having a very hard time understanding the pay scale. It looked like one year of experience was required to even qualify as GS-11, but that was the only scale that allowed education...

  3. Would you be willing to do this?

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

    I think that's crazy he would even ask that - 2 months is ridiculous! It seems like if he's trying to take advantage of you right now, it will only continue. If you feel like it really is your dream...

  4. Need Advice from working NPs

    bethymaester replied to Miffy's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I think it would be hard for most people to do as well as a nurse practitioner without having had any nursing experience. Remember, a nurse practitioner is an advanced practice registered nurse -...

  5. NP/patient privilege?

    bethymaester replied to nursetim's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I would think it's the same as a physician and based on state laws. I may be wrong but my memory is that it's more based on the type of care provided than necessarily the credentials (obviously it...

  6. Scrubs for the slim

    bethymaester replied to 2k15NurseExtern4u's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    If you're saying petite because you're thin with a very narrow build, then I have the same problem except I think you're much taller! Anyway, my major problems with scrubs are shoulder width and...

  7. Negotiating my salary is exhausting!

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

    Your advice makes sense! Personally though I am not working as an RN because we moved recently, and I'm 16 weeks pregnant . . . so realistically I am desperate! Not to hijack this thread, but if I...

  8. AANP failed

    bethymaester replied to lcharris's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I don't know if this is helpful for you, but my strategy for AANP (and most tests like it) was to thoroughly understand the basics - ex. drug classes and commonly occurring disorders for each body...

  9. Negotiating my salary is exhausting!

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

    Since there are so many great experienced-based answers in this thread, I thought I'd throw my rookie question in! What if you get a job offer, it's your only offer and you need a job like yesterday,...

  10. Long Term Care Job?

    bethymaester posted a topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    My job search has been discouraging and the closest I've come to an interview (still waiting to hear back from a couple places) as a new grad without relocating is for a long term care facility in a...

  11. Long Term Care Job?

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

    Your schedule sounds nice! You don't have to be on site all day? If you're comfortable saying, is your pay hourly or

  12. FNP in a psychiatric office?

    bethymaester posted a topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I've just started talking with the hiring manager for a psychiatric office that is willing to hire a new grad FNP. They know the extent of my psych experience is what you come across in an ER. The...

  13. Long Term Care Job?

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

    So the preliminary phone interview went well and I have an in person interview coming up, so I didn't ask any contract type questions over the phone. I did wonder if anyone knows what a typical call...

  14. New grad FNP

    bethymaester replied to lauris4luv's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I'm not sure about pay, but I know based on my job search recruiters have told me they tend to have a lot of positions in WA and CA. I think NPs have a lot of autonomy in WA compared to other states....

  15. FNP in a psychiatric office?

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

    Okay, so I'm seeing a lot of concern over a FNP handling psych cases, which is my concern and why I was wondering if it would be common to have a different role in mind for a FNP in a psych clinic. I...

  16. FNP in a psychiatric office?

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

    Yeah, I definitely have concerns, so these are great questions to

  17. FNP in a psychiatric office?

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

    Well, I'm in Alabama and scoured the BON site and the standard protocols for both the FNP and PMH-CRNP . . . and I'm pretty confused, lol! It really looks like the PMH-CRNP is actually more...

  18. ER NPs PLEASE HELP

    bethymaester replied to Leila's mom FNP's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    My only experience is from doing 300 clinical hours for my FNP program in the ER of a Level II trauma center, but I noticed all the NPs relied heavily on UpToDate which was available on the facility...

  19. Are ER Patients Getting More Ridiculous?

    bethymaester replied to us2uk4u's topic in Emergency

    You just have to take the ridiculous patients along with the true emergencies and let them amuse you instead of annoy you! I fully admit it can be really hard to do and the longer you work with those...

  20. Nurse Practitioner Interview

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

    Perfect! I hope my questions are that easy,

  21. Nurse Practitioner Interview

    bethymaester posted a topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I'm a new grad Family Nurse Practitioner in the middle of my job search, and I'm wondering what to expect from interviews! I'm assuming some of the typical questions will be there - tell me about...

  22. Nurse Practitioner Interview

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

    Thanks WKShadowRN! I've read a few of those and look forward to reading the

  23. Parents wanting MD

    bethymaester replied to pedspnp's topic in Advanced Practice

    That's why we all need DNPs so we can say, "Hi, I'm DOCTOR Smith the (nurse) practitioner caring for you today" . . . all the "special" patients will hear is "doctor" just like they only hear "nurse"...

  24. Job Searching

    bethymaester replied to dragn2623's topic in Advanced Practice

    Not necessarily for local jobs, but I second nursingjobcafe.com if you want recruiters contacting you. That and PAjobsite.com. I've had around 3-4 calls per day from recruiters off those two

  25. Off duty RN scope of practice on an airplane.

    bethymaester replied to creativekari's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for sharing an interesting scenario! From what I have always understood, RNs can give ACLS meds without a physician present because of standing orders and a physician will always sign later....