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Adventures in Job Hunting
Have you ever shown up to a job interview dressed completely wrong? Said something inappropriate to a potential employer? Handed out the wrong resume? We're working on an article about what not to do when looking for a job.
Tell us about the mistakes you've made job hunting &151 we won't use your name unless you say it's OK.
Send us your bloopers.
First Day on the Job
Whether it was last month or years ago, share your memories of your first day on the job as an official NP.
Then read others' comments.
Post your story.
Convenient Care Resource Center
If you work in a retail-based clinic or are just curious about the model, check out the new Convenient Care Center in the center column of our homepage.
There you'll find news and articles related to the convenient care model, a blog by NPs who work in the retail health industry, and a list of useful links.
Then take a look at the resource centers for
students and new grads
and for
NPs in private practice
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They're all listed under Resources Centers in the central column of our homepage.
Check out our resource centers.
News You Can Use
Read the latest national news affecting nurse practitioners.
See how NPs in other states are fighting the same battles you are &151 and winning.
NP Groups Respond to AMA
NP Wins Physician Group Award
Missouri NPs Win CS Rights
Vt.
NPs Near Independent Practice
NAPNAP Awards
NP Hypertension Study
Read all about it!
Salary Survey Results
Data and analysis from the 2007 National Salary and Workplace Survey of Nurse Practitioners provide the facts you need to negotiate the best possible salary and benefits package.
What should you be earning?
Spanish-Language Patient Handouts
All of the patient handouts published in the print edition of ADVANCE for Nurse Practitioners are available online in both English and Spanish.
These handouts are provided as an educational tool for patients.
Please feel free to print and distribute them to your patients.
En espaņol
2008 Conferences
There's still time to make plans to attend general and specialty nurse practitioner conferences this year.
We offer a list of conferences with dates and contact information on our Web site.
Mark your calendar.
Spot Poll
Last month's survey asked how long you've been with your current employer or in your own practice.
Your answers were pretty evenly split among "less than a year" (22%), "2 to 5 years" (19%), and "10 to 15 years" (20%).
This month's poll asks whether you use Web sites such as Facebook and LinkedIn for networking.
Go to the ADVANCE for Nurse Practitioners Web site, scroll down to the Opinion Poll bar on the left, and tell us about your experience.
Tell us what you think.
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Pediatrics: Parenting
Overinvolved moms and dads, dubbed "helicopter parents," may keep their children from taking off.
Here's why.
Technology: Electronic Health Records
Five facilities share their stories of EHR disasters so others can learn from their mistakes.
Here's what happened.
Current Issues: Health Disparities
Lung health and COPD rates are only the latest area to reveal striking ethnic disparities in health care.
Here's what new research shows.
Career Center: What's in a name?
Nurse practitioners need to embrace their nursing roots.
Here's why.
Top Story
Coming Next Week
A Guide to Clinical Privilege
Someday, NPs will be common and accepted in hospitals, but for now, credentialing is a struggle.
Here are some tips.
Career Center: Hiring
Coming Next Week
To hire right, you have to realize that different jobs demand different employee traits.
Here's how.
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Cardiology: CT Angiography
Each year, thousands of patients present to emergency departments with complaints of chest pain.
The evaluation of this symptom can be challenging in the absence of conclusive evidence of myocardial infarction or ischemic changes during an initial workup.
A newer diagnostic study, 64-slice computed tomography (CT) angiography, can assist in the evaluation of coronary arteries and angina.
CT angiography has been proven beneficial in the evaluation of patients at low risk for heart attack, patients without a history of known coronary artery disease and patients with stable angina.
This article by Deborah Greer, NP, discusses how CT angiography works.
Access CT Angiography and other CE offerings here.
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August Back-to-School Issue
Our August print edition features two articles of particular interest to NPs who treat school-age children:
Pesticide-resistant head liceAdolescent acne
Other clinical articles address continuous use oral contraceptives complementary therapies for HIV physiologic effects of stress urinary catheters identifying insulin resistance.
Also in August, find how to get paid for your time in surgery, see reader comments, learn about designing an employee benefits package, review inserting an arterial line, and discover the threat of suicide in men and boys.
And don't miss the news from Missouri, Vermont and across the nation.
Now you can read about these topics in print or online.
The entire print edition is now available free to subscribers, in a digital edition.
Just
click here
or on the magazine image in the upper left-hand corner of the ADVANCE home page.
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