I have been a new NP officially for 2 months, and while I find working in corrections very rewarding, of course, where would I be if there were not challenges? Working with the generic formulary (comparable to the Wal-Mart, Target's list) has been very helpful in continuity of care. Education is huge, and I enjoy doing it -- most of these ...

I'm not going to lie to you, it's a tough market for new grads this year. I don't take any pleasure in telling you this, so please don't shoot the messenger. Why are new grads having a tougher time finding work? It's a combination of several factors that are creating the perfect storm. One is that many experienced NPs are either losing their ...

I have been increasingly frustrated with my position and the company I work for. I was hired as a part-time PNP, but I have been unable to build a practice due to inconsistency in my hours and the days I work. There has been a lot of pressure to increase my numbers, but the company isn't doing their part to support me in this. One example: They ...

I have been at my new job for a month, and things are going very well. No big surprises, I have a lot to learn! I feel my program prepared me adequately, but I feel I need a refresher now that I am in the thick of things and making the decisions. I live in my epocrates program, and I surround myself with books -- pocket versions and textbooks to ...

Letting go of paper has been hard. Really hard. In our office we are implementing EMR, and although there are features of it that I absolutely love - like sending prescriptions electronically instead of having to write them - there are things that have been hard for me. I was thinking about why letting go of the chart has been so stressful. I ...

So, what is a new nurse practitioner to do, when she doesn't always agree with her collaborating physician? Several times now, this has happened after consulting with him on patient issues that I am not sure how to manage. Most recently was a 9-month-old with resistant otitis media. This child, a new patient to me, has failed three courses of ...

I guess it was inevitable. One of my patients died. Considering the comorbidities that most of my patients have, actually I'm surprised that I didn't encounter a patient death sooner. Nonetheless, the news came like someone throwing water in my face. I had seen her just 2 weeks prior. She had some serious diagnoses, but seemed relatively stable ...

In addition to a full line of in-person job fairs, did you know that ADVANCE also offers virtual job fairs? Employers in the eastern region will gather on Jan. 26, the central/mountain job fair takes place Jan. 27, and the Pacific region virtual job fair will be held Jan. 28. Virtual job fairs offer many of the same features as in-person job ...

Maybe it's just me but, I feel as if I am constantly fighting for something -- fighting for an equitable salary, fighting for efficient working conditions, fighting for a little respect as a provider, fighting to shake the RN role, fighting barriers that have a stranglehold on uninsured patients, fighting for permission to prescribe controlled ...

Normal 0 0 1 218 1244 Villanova University 10 2 1527 10.260 0 0 0 My first day of my new career was very positive. The staff was very warm and welcoming. I heard many times they were glad I was here to assist with the workload of my collaborating physician. ...