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  1. NP with two jobs?? Billing??

    rich2008 replied to rich2008's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I will have to figure out the DEA number thing. I don't want my new job to have any effect on my old job.

  2. NP with two jobs?? Billing??

    rich2008 posted a topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Anyone have two ierent jobs in two dierent practices? I work four days per week in one practice an got a call rom another one who wants someone one day. I dont want to screw up my 4 day in anyway and...

  3. NP with two jobs?? Billing??

    rich2008 replied to rich2008's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Thanks!

  4. Patient education on medications

    rich2008 posted a topic in Patient Education

    Some nurses in the LTC facility I visit once a week have asked me a question regarding patient education on prescription medications. In this facility, Speech Language Pathologists do "memory...

  5. NP in LTC

    rich2008 posted a topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Is there a number of residents that typically is needed for a full time NP? Anyone working in LTC or short term rehab want to share how many beds they are managing?

  6. Opthalmoscope/Otoscope Needed!!:))

    rich2008 replied to CuriousRN84's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    are they making you buy one or just suggesting it? most clinicals had one for me to

  7. Medical NP Vs Psychiatric NP?

    rich2008 replied to TraumaRN21's topic in Advanced Practice

    do what you enjoy the most. I do psych two days a week and medical three days a week. If my medical job became four days a week, i would probably kiss psych goodbye. For me, the psych days are just...

  8. NP in LTC

    rich2008 replied to rich2008's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Thanks! 300 patients for one NP seems like alot! Juan, thanks for the links. I was trying to figure out what a patient load would be for a part time job. If a facility for example had 1/3 of the beds...

  9. Patient education on medications

    rich2008 replied to rich2008's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Thanks for the comments! The nurses at time need someone to hate and right now its the

  10. Patient education on medications

    rich2008 posted a topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Some nurses in the LTC facility I visit once a week have asked me a question regarding patient education on prescription medications. In this facility, Speech Language Pathologists do "memory...

  11. First NP Job

    rich2008 replied to CaraP's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    All I can say is be open and honest with them. They know you are new and if they are not idiots, they will work with you to get up to speed. My first NP job was with a psychotic doctor who had no...

  12. Very brief survey for my pre-nursing class--Please help!

    rich2008 replied to wonderboyd's topic in Men in Nursing

    Hope it wasnt too late to

  13. ANP or GNP?

    rich2008 replied to FORTHELOVEOF!!!!'s topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I did both adult and geri and wish I had just done family. Many more opportunities fro family rpoviders particularly in rural areas. And also they are combining the adult.gero certification so most...

  14. Can an NP invoke health care proxy

    rich2008 posted a topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    In a LTC facility can a Nurse practitioner invoke the HCP or does that have to be from an MD. Can a NP determine if a person has capacity to make decisions or does that have to be a psychaitrist? Can...

  15. Laid Off

    rich2008 replied to NurseJi's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Try to stay positive. Its a tough economy and market out there! If you have school loans get a deferment. DOnt be too proud to collect unemployment! Good

  16. ANCC to retire most popular, and eventually all, NP roles.

    rich2008 replied to RPF,PhD,NP's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Its interesting that one of the places I did my clinicals in school - a "top" hospital in Boston will only hire GNPs for their outpatient clinical site- so I ownder if all the NPs there will be...

  17. Private Practice as PMHNP

    rich2008 replied to SlyFoxRN's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    He seems to be doing fine in terms of $$. He said initially there were more hassles. He was able to keep doing part time at his former place until his practice could support him, his wife, and two...

  18. Pay cut?

    rich2008 posted a topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    So I took this fee for service job as nothing else was happenning. It is ok and is paying the bills but I just got a letter in the mail from the company stating that for some services they are...

  19. Private Practice as PMHNP

    rich2008 replied to SlyFoxRN's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I think part of it depends on what state you are in and what the rules are about NP independence. I know a guy who was working in a community health clinic and he started his own practice. He finds...

  20. Dermatology NP

    rich2008 replied to SlyFoxRN's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Hi, I am not a derm NP but I did do a clinical in a derm office and I enjoyed it. I dont think you need to be "certified" as a derm NP to be an NP in derm but from my experience those jobas are few...

  21. Job Hopping.........a bad thing??

    rich2008 replied to LoveMyBugs's topic in General Nursing

    Do what works best for YOU. In this day and age, companies for the most part do not value or care about their workers. Take care of yourself, "they" won't. Don't make decisions based on what someone...

  22. ANCC to retire most popular, and eventually all, NP roles.

    rich2008 replied to RPF,PhD,NP's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Thank you RPF. I will wait and see what happens with the mental health certifications. some schools I have looked at seem to have placed their mental health programs on hold. I should call ANCC. I...

  23. From honeymoon to hell in a few short weeks...

    rich2008 replied to TLSpaz's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Sorry to hear what you are gong through. The worst part of nursing are the nurses.

  24. ANCC to retire most popular, and eventually all, NP roles.

    rich2008 replied to RPF,PhD,NP's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    This streamlining seems like a good idea but some of it makes no sense to me. I wa actually considering getting a post NP psych certificate in adult psych and now I am learning this isnt going to be...

  25. ANCC new certifications

    rich2008 posted a topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Can anyone explain to me if there is another agency besides ancc who does psych certifications? I am an adult np and am contemplating doing a post-masters psych program. I have no interest or desire...