So How Has Your Day Been Going At Work?
I was thinking of something to blog about and the following question popped into my head!How has your day been going at work? Are you satisfied with the time you get to spend with your patients? Do you have enough time to chart properly? Do you often take work home to complete? Do you feel that your staff helps you get through your day and that the front desk staff respects you as a provider? Does your employer treat you as a valued provider and include you in decision making?I think that many NPs are struggling with the above issues. I see many NPs complaining on the boards about all of these issues. How are you deal...
Source: The Nurse Practitioner's Place - October 14, 2015 Category: Nursing Authors: Anonymous Source Type: blogs
So How Has Your Day Been Going At Work?
I was thinking of something to blog about and the following question popped into my head!How has your day been going at work? Are you satisfied with the time you get to spend with your patients? Do you have enough time to chart properly? Do you often take work home to complete? Do you feel that your staff helps you get through your day and that the front desk staff respects you as a provider? Does your employer treat you as a valued provider and include you in decision making? I think that many NPs are struggling with the above issues. I see many NPs complaining on the boards about all of these issues. How are you dea...
Source: The Nurse Practitioner's Place - October 13, 2015 Category: Nursing Authors: NPs Save Lives Source Type: blogs
Johnson and Johnson Must Be Really Anti-NP
Well, I got to work today and received a notice from our Patient Assistance Program rep who informed me that effective immediately today that only a MD may sign the scripts and paperwork for their program.Wow... So all of the independent Nurse Practitioners who don't require any collaborative agreement with any physician can no longer get their patients meds through the program. Talk about being anti-NP! Such a delay in care for our patients. This will even possibly make patients have to schedule an additional visit with a doctor in order for them to complete this requirement.When are the big pharma companies going to...
Source: The Nurse Practitioner's Place - September 9, 2015 Category: Nursing Authors: Anonymous Source Type: blogs
Johnson and Johnson Must Be Really Anti-NP
Well, I got to work today and received a notice from our Patient Assistance Program rep who informed me that effective immediately today that only a MD may sign the scripts and paperwork for their program. Wow... So all of the independent Nurse Practitioners who don't require any collaborative agreement with any physician can no longer get their patients meds through the program. Talk about being anti-NP! Such a delay in care for our patients. This will even possibly make patients have to schedule an additional visit with a doctor in order for them to complete this requirement. When are the big pharma companies going ...
Source: The Nurse Practitioner's Place - September 8, 2015 Category: Nursing Authors: NPs Save Lives Source Type: blogs
How Do You Feel About Being Called A " Mid-level " ?
Hello all,It ' s been a while since I ' ve posted. First off, an update on my sister Denise who is doing well and made it back home due to a few donations on Go Fund Me. I really appreciated the donations. Keep them coming if you have an inkling.Back to the subject at hand.. How many of you NPs are bothered by the term " mid-level " . It personally drives me bananas! I think we need to come up with an alternate term. My collaborating MD asks why I ' m bothered by it since that ' s what I am...I just wonder if I am " mid-level, who ' s the " low level provider " ? I don ' t feel that I give " mid care " to my patients.Some ...
Source: The Nurse Practitioner's Place - April 27, 2015 Category: Nursing Authors: Anonymous Source Type: blogs
How Do You Feel About Being Called A "Mid-level"?
Hello all,It's been a while since I've posted. First off, an update on my sister Denise who is doing well and made it back home due to a few donations on Go Fund Me. I really appreciated the donations. Keep them coming if you have an inkling.Back to the subject at hand.. How many of you NPs are bothered by the term "mid-level". It personally drives me bananas! I think we need to come up with an alternate term. My collaborating MD asks why I'm bothered by it since that's what I am...I just wonder if I am "mid-level, who's the "low level provider"? I don't feel that I give "mid care" to my patients.Some NPs don't mind the la...
Source: The Nurse Practitioner's Place - April 27, 2015 Category: Nursing Authors: Anonymous Source Type: blogs
Help My Sister Get Home To Florida
Hello to all of my readers. My sister Denise is currently stuck in Seattle, Washington in a hospital post quadruple bypass surgery. She's hanging in there but needs a plane ticket home and money during her recovery period. I appreciate any help you may be able to provide. Please share this link!Dimes For DeeDeehttp://t.co/IyQqKtfghP via@gofundme This is my younger sister who is 42. Please help me get her home to Florida.This is one reason why it's so important to understand your genetic potentials for bad health issues.My mother also has had a quad bypass and my sister's father died of a myocardial infarction. I speak to m...
Source: The Nurse Practitioner's Place - April 10, 2015 Category: Nursing Authors: Anonymous Source Type: blogs
Help My Sister Get Home To Florida
Hello to all of my readers. My sister Denise is currently stuck in Seattle, Washington in a hospital post quadruple bypass surgery. She's hanging in there but needs a plane ticket home and money during her recovery period. I appreciate any help you may be able to provide. Please share this link!Dimes For DeeDee http://t.co/IyQqKtfghP via @gofundme This is my younger sister who is 42. Please help me get her home to Florida.This is one reason why it's so important to understand your genetic potentials for bad health issues.My mother also has had a quad bypass and my sister's father died of a myocardial infarction. I speak to...
Source: The Nurse Practitioner's Place - April 9, 2015 Category: Nursing Authors: NPs Save Lives Source Type: blogs
Ramblings of A Nurse Practitioner
Often people ask me what I missed the most while I was in NP school. I would have to say my family time and my hobbies. I used to read voraciously, but now find myself playing on Facebook and reading other people's comments on posts there rather than picking up a book and plucking myself in a cozy chair next to my husband while he watched TV.I also didn't realize that it would continue into my career. It is what we do as providers. We sacrifice so that others can be healthier people and hopefully they listen to our advice. Unfortunately, some won't and we lose them along the way. Hard to watch at times and so hard not...
Source: The Nurse Practitioner's Place - March 1, 2015 Category: Nursing Authors: Anonymous Source Type: blogs
Ramblings of A Nurse Practitioner
Often people ask me what I missed the most while I was in NP school. I would have to say my family time and my hobbies. I used to read voraciously, but now find myself playing on Facebook and reading other people's comments on posts there rather than picking up a book and plucking myself in a cozy chair next to my husband while he watched TV.I also didn't realize that it would continue into my career. It is what we do as providers. We sacrifice so that others can be healthier people and hopefully they listen to our advice. Unfortunately, some won't and we lose them along the way. Hard to watch at times and so hard no...
Source: The Nurse Practitioner's Place - February 28, 2015 Category: Nursing Authors: NPs Save Lives Source Type: blogs
Am I Invisible Or What?
Just a question... How many NPs have been excluded from company parties that Docs are invited to? I would certainly hope not many. Do you get included in company meetings? This still boggles my mind considering that NPs bring in quite a lot of revenue for practices and have very high patient satisfaction scores.Are you included in your company or do you feel like your input makes no difference?I've heard various responses from full involvement to none. Where do you land in the spectrum? Do you feel like it matters? How would you go about changing the perceptions?Go! (Source: The Nurse Practitioner's Place)
Source: The Nurse Practitioner's Place - November 19, 2014 Category: Nursing Authors: Anonymous Source Type: blogs
Nurse Practitioner Burnout
Why do NPs burnout? Much the same reasons as Doctors. Constant pressure to produce and keep everyone happy including patients, their family members, our bosses, our co-workers, insurance companies, and our own families. At the same time, trying not to kill anyone. The good thing is that has resolved itself with a job change. I just spent a long weekend at the beach and never opened my computer to work. For the first time in 6 years...That's not saying that I haven't taken time off, just that I've always had to open my computer and work at some point during the event. You need to find ways to unstress your li...
Source: The Nurse Practitioner's Place - May 26, 2014 Category: Nursing Authors: Anonymous Source Type: blogs
Nurse Practitioner Burnout
Why do NPs burnout? Much the same reasons as Doctors. Constant pressure to produce and keep everyone happy including patients, their family members, our bosses, our co-workers, insurance companies, and our own families. At the same time, trying not to kill anyone. The good thing is that has resolved itself with a job change. I just spent a long weekend at the beach and never opened my computer to work. For the first time in 6 years...That's not saying that I haven't taken time off, just that I've always had to open my computer and work at some point during the event. You need to find ways to unstress your l...
Source: The Nurse Practitioner's Place - May 26, 2014 Category: Nurses Authors: NPs Save Lives Source Type: blogs
