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Anyone currently practicing as an NP in Dallas or even Texas overall? Graduate next Dec and looking to relocate. How is the job market for new grads? Typical salary? Currently interested in surgery, derm or specialty care. Thanks!

I'm in FL and want to relocate to TX. I have been applying for jobs but have had no luck. I am also a new grad., so that might be the problem there :-/ *SIGH*[/quote']

Why is it hard for you to get a job? Are you open to everything? What's your degree?

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I am very sad that the NPs you speak of do not care more about moving NP practice forward. I say shame on the whole bunch of you.

Oh see, I don't think it's sad. I think myself and my NP friends are doing all we are educated to do and want to do. I am in the group of NPs who do not feel 2 years of additional education is enough to totally set us free and be peers with MDs. I personally do not feel the need to do all of that and most of my colleagues do not either. I like my NP role. I do not want to be an MD. If I wanted to do all that you feel you are entitled to do and I had a burning passion for that...I would go ahead and suck it up and go through medical school instead of sitting around whining about my lack of independence. Seriously.

If you want to do all that free and clear and be JUST like the MDs...go BE an MD.

I'm also the type of NP who, when referred to see a specialist.....refuses to see an NP who works in a specialty office. You would no doubt hate me! If I was referred to see a CARDIOLOGIST, I want to see the cardiologist.

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Specializes in Anesthesia, Pain, Emergency Medicine.

Wow, I fear for our profession.

BTW, you do know there are other physicians besides MDs? But I suppose the DOs and DPMs are not "good" enough either.

Just to be clear, as you like to put words in our mouths instead of addressing the glaring inaccuracies. WE DON'T WANT TO BE MDs. Once again, WE DON'T WANT TO BE MDs.

We want to be able to function without barriers. This is not we individual NPs but our national organizations as well as IOM, CMS and many other national organizations.

So once again, you can choose to practice however you want but you also want to limit OUR practice.

BTW, we are not whining about OUR lack of independence but YOUR lack of independence in Texas. Seriously!

As I practice evidence based medicine and consider myself a scientist, I look to peer reviewed studies. A multitude of these studies show our patient outcomes equal or better than our physician counterparts. So as difficult as this concept may be for you, you don't have to go to medical school to give quality, appropriate medical care.

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We want to be able to function without barriers.

The barriers are there because you are not an MD. Go be an MD and enjoy life with no barriers. Until then, stop bemoaning your profession. In my opinion, NPs like YOU are the ones who give our profession a bad name. The ones who *say* they want to be able to have no barriers, to do all the same things an MD does...and yet, don't want to put in the time. Stop whining and go to med school.

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If I knew why it's been hard, I would have a job by now! lol But, I haven't heard back from anyone in TX, so my relocation is looking pretty bleak :-/ I'm pretty open. I'm an FNP-BC.

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Specializes in PICU.
The barriers are there because you are not an MD. Go be an MD and enjoy life with no barriers.

How is wanting to give your patient appropriate sedation for a painful procedure wanting to be an MD? Many of the barriers are absolutely ridiculous and hurt our patients. That's the part of your argument I don't understand. If you don't want to do the headache of handicapped parking passes, that's fine. But to say that someone else doesn't need the ability just because you don't is silly. I have no doubt that patients have to wait longer to get passes from MDs than they could if they could get them from an NP. Again, that hurts the patients. I'm shocked that the only thing you seem to care about is yourself. Personally, I'm an NP because I want to see my patients get the best possible care.

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Specializes in PICU.
If I knew why it's been hard, I would have a job by now! lol But, I haven't heard back from anyone in TX, so my relocation is looking pretty bleak :-/ I'm pretty open. I'm an FNP-BC.

Is there something wrong with your resume or cover letter? If you aren't even getting called for interviews, I would look there first. You should at least be getting some interviews. You can google nursing resumes and look on here for advice for resumes and cover letters. You should at least be getting some call backs if you're applying for a number of jobs in TX.

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The barriers are there because you are not an MD. Go be an MD and enjoy life with no barriers. Until then, stop bemoaning your profession. In my opinion, NPs like YOU are the ones who give our profession a bad name. The ones who *say* they want to be able to have no barriers, to do all the same things an MD does...and yet, don't want to put in the time. Stop whining and go to med school.

This argument doesn't make sense considering that 18 states allow NPs to practice with no barriers. The research clearly shows that one does not need to attend med school in order to practice independently as well as safely. No one here is whining as far as I can tell, though you do seem awfully defensive.

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The barriers are there because you are not an MD. Go be an MD and enjoy life with no barriers. Until then, stop bemoaning your profession. In my opinion, NPs like YOU are the ones who give our profession a bad name. The ones who *say* they want to be able to have no barriers, to do all the same things an MD does...and yet, don't want to put in the time. Stop whining and go to med school.

No, you're totally off base and seem to have little understanding of the issues. The barriers are political barriers. If many of us have wanted to be MD's we would have gone that route. I practice a little different than my peers and just as an example, the 3 Grand Round presentations I have done since I've been here 9 months are the most popular...go figure. I know why also.

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Is there something wrong with your resume or cover letter? If you aren't even getting called for interviews, I would look there first. You should at least be getting some interviews. You can google nursing resumes and look on here for advice for resumes and cover letters. You should at least be getting some call backs if you're applying for a number of jobs in TX.

I don't think it's my resume or CV. It's been reviewed multiple times and I've been hearing from people interested in other states and in FL. Just not TX--most of the TX jobs don't want new grads. I actually messaged the poster who posted about looking for NPs in Texas. Hopefully, she'll reply...

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Specializes in Clinical Research, Outpt Women's Health.
can you elaborate on that? I am in FL and TX is one of the only states I would consider moving to, though I have never been there.

I moved to Texas almost 10 years ago and I love it. The people are great.

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I moved to Texas almost 10 years ago and I love it. The people are great.

Have you ever felt like your NP practice was just horribly "restricted?"

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