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dgrant50
Joined: 09 Mar 2008
Posts: 5
Location: Louisville, KY
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Sun Mar 09, 2008 11:42 am |
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I will be finishing a MSN in End of Life Care from George Washington University in May. I had planned on getting my NP from University of Alabama Birmingham and practice as a palliative nurse practitioner. However, I recently found out about Medicare is tighting its payments especially to hospice organization. You can bill for palliative care when associated with a hospice, but once someone elects the Medicare hospice benefit a nurse practitioner can no longer bill for that. I know things are only going to get tighter in this area. I have a real passion for teaching and have to very good prospects for teaching nursing and the possiblity of developing a palliative nursing course for one university. I questioning whether its worth going on to get the NP. Anyones imput would be welcomed.
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AG1KULRN
Joined: 14 Mar 2008
Posts: 19
Location: Phoenix AZ USA
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Sat Mar 15, 2008 3:16 am |
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Sit for the exam. Then at least you have the license/degree. For teaching now they want DOCTORATE for tenure, NP for temporary job! Its SO RIDICULOUS. My girlfriend got her NP but didn't sit for the test, thinking same as you, teach. SHE CAN'T GET A PERMANENT JOB. 2 years later she's studying to sit for the test while working tele and teaching part time to get her NP before the requirements change and she has to take another class or 2 to re-qualify.
Don't go that route. Sit for the exam. Do whatever, later!
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