July 2009 - Posts

New NP Fatigue Syndrome
July 23, 2009 9:41 AM by Bridget Steiner

There is a new diagnosis in my life. It is called New NP Fatigue Syndrome. Signs include working 12 hour days, your practice manager trying to kill you with 23 patients on your daily schedule, and excessive caffeine intake. Symptoms include, but are not Read More...

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My Time or Work Time?
July 20, 2009 8:26 AM by Tina Goodpasture

It's the middle of July, and I feel like the year is rushing past me. Perhaps it is because I am juggling so many things at once, perhaps it is because I am now over 50, or maybe I am in a Twilight Zone episode and just don't know it. I recently attended Read More...

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Time Management for New NPs
July 14, 2009 3:20 PM by Melody Davis

If there were 6 more hours in a day, I would still need more. Why does time move at the speed of light on weekends and when you have a clinic full of patients with at least three problems, each? I have not mastered the skill of getting in and out of the Read More...

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Introducing Bev
July 8, 2009 4:26 PM by Beverly Clayton

I graduated three weeks ago, and now I am in the interviewing process. I have had many interesting interviews. My first was with a neurosurgeon's group, then a MICU/Pulmonologist corporation at the university, a pain management clinic and finally the Read More...

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