Goldenfox

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  1. recruiter contract/finder's fees

    Goldenfox replied to travelRN555's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I would not sign that contract. Do locums if you want to travel, and if you want to do perm then apply for perm jobs directly with the principals. If the employer wants to hire you on a locums to perm...

  2. Why do some practices prefer PAs to NPs?

    Goldenfox replied to mep7296's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    May be a combination of reasons, but I generally find it to be about politics. The physicians and Boards of Medicine have total control over PAs, but not as much over the NPs as some of them would...

  3. Jobless FNP

    Goldenfox replied to Nicola301975's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I'm done responding to your trolling. I've said all that I had to say. Have a nice

  4. Proposal for supervising physician

    Goldenfox replied to Bunnygal's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I recommend that you not start your business this way. Do it the old fashioned way. Do your market research and write a business plan FIRST. It doesn't have to be anything extravagant, but this is...

  5. Jobless FNP

    Goldenfox replied to Nicola301975's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    You have repeatedly used your personal experience as an exemplar to describe what you believe getting a first NP job should be like. I'm very happy for you that things worked out well for you in your...

  6. NP Work life balance

    Goldenfox replied to ncaru01's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    It wasn't that I didn't ask the right questions. Also, just because one asks certain questions during an interview doesn't necessarily mean that the given answers will be the truth. There are many...

  7. NP Work life balance

    Goldenfox replied to ncaru01's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Not every job is terrible. But, I do believe that most are. Some are more terrible than others. There were 3 staff positions that I had that were excellent as far as clinical stuff, pay, and benefits...

  8. Low stress job vs more challenging job vs higher income??

    Goldenfox replied to Tony1790's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Careful! You are making some HUGE assumptions

  9. Jobless FNP

    Goldenfox replied to Nicola301975's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Despite the wonderful articles that you might read in NP magazines and websites, the NP job market is not like it was even a few years ago. There is a glut of NPs in most areas of the country right...

  10. Owning a Clinic?

    Goldenfox replied to CardiacDork's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Thanks for posting this. More of it is needed. I am on exactly this path myself...have been on this path for the past couple of years. It is a challenge. It takes determination and good ideas and a...

  11. Private practice

    Goldenfox replied to cody0928's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Hi, gettingbsn2msm, I don't mean to hijack the thread, but would you mind sharing the template of the collaborative agreement that you have with your collaborating MD---with the personal information...

  12. Are you supposed to check a boy's foreskin during a physical?

    Goldenfox replied to SydneyKidney's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Totally depends. I rarely see boys in clinic who have foreskin. The younger ones that do usually have some smegma. The older ones not so much. Thats all. I don't do anything to cause embarrassment;...

  13. NP Licensing in California

    Goldenfox replied to razorman's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    The California BON is like a mysterious black hole. You send things in and just wait, and wait, and wait. Don't bother calling, or writing, or emailing. No one will respond. Give it about 3 months or...

  14. Did I make the right move?

    Goldenfox replied to jessicatheNP's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Hi, you need a mentor...someone who you can discuss your cases and ideas with and who can help coach your clinical decision-making skills. I will catch flack from some NPs for saying this but I have...

  15. Return to the bedside

    Goldenfox replied to Missmilo's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I wouldn't be so quick to judge the OP. Early in my NP career I went through much of the same thing. I was working as an NP in Florida as a new grad and it was the worst. That was a while ago and I...

  16. Verbally abusive patient, worried I could have handled the situation better

    Goldenfox replied to NurseMom2016's topic in General Nursing

    This! ^ A lot of people you encounter these days are out of control, rude, and have a lot of issues. When patients start to act out like this, always redirect...specifically to their care needs and...

  17. Why is our salary so low?

    Goldenfox replied to AAC.271's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    A lot of what you say is true. Long ago, when I was a brand new RN I used to think that I could save the world, be the perfect nurse,... And I was REALLY good at the bedside. But after a few years I...

  18. Rough day on the unit

    Goldenfox replied to GuestAnon's topic in General Nursing

    Shake it off and just keep going. Nursing is probably the hardest job in the world, and that is not just hyperbole. Some days you will really love it, and some days you will hate it. The patients, the...

  19. IV Push med– do you always have to pull back for blood return?

    Goldenfox replied to missjune's topic in Patient Medications

    With a central line, yes. But assessing backflow as a best practice standard for peripheral IVs is ridiculous. Trying to pull back to get blood blow on a PIV is likely to cause pressure interference...

  20. Salary negotiation

    Goldenfox replied to sandy321's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I would not accept that pay in New York City. As you already know, you can earn more than that as an RN there. Ask for more

  21. Salary Negotiation Ortho Hospitalist APRN

    Goldenfox replied to Kroth0930's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    The salaries data published in the nursing journals are not very dependable anyway. The folks who write those articles depend on NPs to honestly self-report their incomes in the surveys; and, sadly,...

  22. Ever refuse a follow-up?

    Goldenfox replied to Chen808's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    WAT? Who says? You most certainly can. Its just that most providers

  23. FNPs don't let me down!!! Where's the Money?

    Goldenfox replied to Cwoods's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Another consideration is self-employment. Its logical to imagine that if one can put together a good business plan and can generate the seed funding to start up a small operation, its not an entirely...

  24. PA practice authority

    Goldenfox replied to matthewandrew's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Actually, I would argue that we don't have enough specialties. With the exception of psych, those areas you mentioned are the only ones in which the accrediting bodies offer NP certification. NPs who...

  25. PA practice authority

    Goldenfox replied to matthewandrew's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Hmmmm. I see that you are back. How