If you are the classic shift work hospitalbased nurse thinking you are ready to transition out of the hospital into primary care this is the interview for you. Audra has an inspiring story to share of how she honed in on her calling and stayed true to her purpose despite the naysayers, how she has handled hiccups, and maintaining reward in a sometimes challenging profession.

0:00 Intro
2:07 Her nursing background
3:48 Why FNP?
6:28 Career pivots
7:30 Downsides to primary care
8:26 Clinical placement tips for tough rotations like OB/peds
12:32 Difficulty finding her first job
13:15 How to overcome the no experience roadblock
16:54 University health pros/cons
18:55 Inpt acute care to outpt primary care efficiency tips
21:27 Admin time
22:57 Orientation
22:30 Scribes
26:43 Job red flags
31:58 Money
38:40 Data and negotiation tactics
39:54 Parting thoughts

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The Ultimate H&P Cheatsheet: https://www.breenp.com/
(A copy of the 12 most common ICU problems with associated dot phrases to copy into your EMR with explanations for each problem. This is how you become efficient at note writing. It changed my life, literally started going home on time once I used these)

The ICU Book by Paul Marino https://amzn.to/3jbh2vn
(A must have. Easy to read, literally cover to cover. Also a lifelong reference. Particularly helpful when the nurse calls you for tachycardia simply flip to that page, it gives you actionable sequence of events with a little bit of pathophys)

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(A must have)

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Barkley Board review https://amzn.to/3xSCObb
(Get this before you start school and use it to study as you go along in your course trust me it makes all the difference in the world when it comes to preparation post graduation)

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