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Performance (Review) Anxiety
November 9, 2009 4:36 PM by Tina Goodpasture
I have been working as an NP for a year now, and it is time for my annual performance appraisal and reviewing my employment contract. I am oddly nervous about the performance appraisal, much like I felt when at my first performance review as a Registered Read More...
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NP Job Search Blues
October 6, 2009 10:55 AM by Beverly Clayton
By last report I was celebrating my new found certification and awaiting my COA. I was hoping to be able to report and share my new career and challenges, but sadly I have not found my career nor have I had any job offers over the past month. I can remember Read More...
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Holding on by a Thread
September 29, 2009 9:26 AM by Melody Davis
When my alarm clock starts blasting this ridiculous melody, it takes everything in me to drag myself out of bed. The misery starts the day before when I get a bad attitude late in the evening before my scheduled work day. Once I am in the clinic, something Read More...
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I Am the Healthcare Crisis
September 21, 2009 10:26 AM by Bridget Steiner
I am sure that nothing drives home the need for healthcare reform more than being an actual healthcare provider. Of course, I was already aware of the issues being a RN. But a whole new dimension is added as an NP that orders labs, tests and medications. Read More...
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Still Job Hunting
September 2, 2009 8:16 AM by Beverly Clayton
I passed certification! Now comes the difficult task of finding my career. There are and have been sooo many opportunities, so much so that I turned down two job offers and an interview for a position that I believed was right that now I am still looking Read More...
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Call Schedule Fiasco
August 24, 2009 3:06 PM by Bridget Steiner
So, up until a few weeks ago, my new NP struggles were centered on time management, and the stress that unfortunately comes with being a NP that I am not yet accustomed to. Par for the course, I suppose. Then, a curve ball. The practice manager handed Read More...
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Patients Need to Take More Responsibility
August 20, 2009 11:42 AM by Tina Goodpasture
I don't know if it is the population of patients that I see, but I have a problem with patients that do not take responsibility for their own health or knowledge of their health insurance. I couldn't begin the number of times that I am asked if their Read More...
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New NP Time Management Solutions
August 12, 2009 10:26 AM by Melody Davis
Now, where were we? Last month, I ended my post with the intention to discuss my time management concerns with practice shareholders. (Read Time Management for New NPs .) A meeting has been requested, but shareholders have not met since my last post. Read More...
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Learning Patience in the NP Job Hunt
August 3, 2009 8:52 AM by Beverly Clayton
I have just been informed by the ANCC that my paperwork is under review so I still continue to study and wait for the letter permitting me to sit for my exam. As you can see I am very anxious to get my career underway, but I know "patience is a virtue." Read More...
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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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From Provider to Caregiver
April 27, 2009 7:47 AM by Tina Goodpasture
Well, the shoe is on the other foot. My mother-in-law fell and fractured her shoulder. She had polio as a child so she has one arm that is atrophied and unfortunately she fractured her shoulder on her "good" side. In addition, she is divorced, elderly Read More...
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Waiting To Exhale
April 13, 2009 10:51 AM by Melody Davis
The euphoria of passing my certification exam has been quickly replaced with anxiety and jumping through yet more "real life" hoops. Saying that I am overwhelmed would be an understatement. I wish somebody would have told me there would be days like these. Read More...
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Spring Cleaning
April 7, 2009 9:39 AM by Elaine Neidert
This has been a difficult month to say the least. Many changes are taking place, both in my personal and professional lives. Change is never easy for any of us, and usually seems to happen all at the same time! For several reasons, I have decided to look Read More...
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I Passed!!
March 16, 2009 2:16 PM by Melody Davis
As of 10:45AM on March 11, 2009, I am a Board Certified Family Nurse Practitioner. I am on cloud ten and breathing a HUGE sigh of relief. The journey to certification was a bumpy ride. After waiting for what seemed like an eternity (eight weeks) to receive Read More...
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A Magic Wand for the Economy
February 25, 2009 7:42 AM by Tina Goodpasture
OK, I will admit it. I do not really understand economics and I don't really follow politics, and so I cannot engage in a meaningful conversation about the Economic Stimulus Plan. But here is what I do know and understand -- more and more patients are Read More...
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