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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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Is No News Good News?
November 2, 2009 7:51 AM by Beverly Clayton
When someone tells you, "no news is good news" has not been waiting for a call, or should I say "the call," from one of many interviews over the last two months. At last report I was believing that I would be making a decision between the MICU position Read More...
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Four Months In
October 21, 2009 8:40 AM by Bridget Steiner
So, I have been officially been practicing as an NP for 4 months. I guess all of the sudden it dawned on me that I am one-third of the way through my first year. It seems pretty paltry in the grand scheme of things, but I do feel like I have collected 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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Back to School
September 10, 2009 9:01 AM by Tina Goodpasture
Every September, I love the way the air is cooler, the sky is bluer and yellow school buses are on the roads. No, it's not because I have kids in school; I think it just evokes memories of childhood. In my practice, I see kids with ADHD, migraines, seizures, 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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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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Green NP
June 30, 2009 8:38 AM by Bridget Steiner
It's not easy being green. I'm not talking about the color, either. I'm talking about being the rookie, the novice, the newbie, the beginner. You see, I can be an impatient person. And all this low rung on the ladder stuff -- well, it doesn't always sit Read More...
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