Sha-Sha RN

Sha-Sha RN

Neuroscience, Cardiac Nursing

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About Sha-Sha RN

Sha-Sha RN specializes in Neuroscience, Cardiac Nursing.


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  1. Why acute care NP for speciality clinics?

    I agree that this is a question best posed to the employers who are requesting it. My thought about it is maybe there will be some inpatient rotation/hours required with the job and a lot of hospitals are now requiring ACNP cert to work anywhere in t...
  2. How low would you go?

    H to the E to the double hockey stick no! No way I would apply for that. That must be a typo especially given the population and expectations. I would stay working as a bedside RN and wasting for something else to come along or do some per diem work ...
  3. More RN experience = better NP job outlook?

    But someone who is lazy may get hired based on his/her RN experience on paper- you can't see laziness on paper; this usually gets discovered later. When I was searching for my first NP job, I got a lot of interviews based on my RN experience and many...
  4. Documenting insulin pumps

    My hospital still documents on paper and there is a special flowsheet to document the FS, bolus amounts and basal rates for pumps. There is an order in the EHR for the pump settings but monitoring is done on paper. I'm sure that flowsheet will have ...
  5. Where do you get clinical updates?

    As others have said uptodate, epocrates. I also find medscape and physicians reference helpful.
  6. Insulin-Resistance??

    Sounds like insulin resistance without knowing his insulin doses. If he's type 2 then he makes insulin but it's not working with the glucose like it should. If he does snack what is he snacking on and what time of the day. How much sliding scale cove...
  7. Where to shadow / obtain preceptors

    With the new consensus model and the specialization become more specific between acute care NP and family/ adult np specialization based in primary care it will be important to find out will you be hired as a FNP to work in an ER. I know some hospita...
  8. No my change heart about women's health did not set me back at all. My program required us to do at least 40 hrs in women's health during a semester we had to complete a total of 180 adult primary care clinical hours (Gyn only). So I did 50 and moved...
  9. I'm a new AGNP. I graduated last May, but I started at my current and first NP position 5 months ago. I work inpatient at a hospital on the Endocrinology Service. We only see adults for everything metabolic/ gland-related from out of control diabetes...
  10. preceptor woes

    Have you tried your state NP association? They usually have preceptor lists. Can you have MDs precept you? If so do you have any MDs that you know or are friendly with? How much help do your school give you? I know my program was little to no help un...
  11. IV's/Blood draws as FNP

    As a NP I don't do blood draws or IV starts but I know FNPs who worked in the ICU who may have to draw blood sometimes or do arterial sticks if no one can find a vein for blood. I know one of my preceptors did draw blood if his RN was out for the day...
  12. What is your biggest struggle

    I'm not sure the boards are that easy given the multiple number of post on allnurses alone of people fail the exams multiple times. Granted I can't speak to someone's knowledge base, if they are currently a practicing as a RN, just not great test tak...
  13. Don't be afraid to negotiate!

    Some people do it because it has been a struggle to get their foot in the door as a NP somewhere and are willing to go for broke with the first ( and maybe only) offer that comes along. Not the right thing to do but true for many.
  14. Recently failed ANCC n AANP

    The adult- Gero exam is new. The one being retired is the adult np exam ( the one without the Gero).
  15. ANCC vs. AANP Certification?

    Some employers prefer ANCC certification mainly because it's been around longer. You have to find out what job prefers. AANP exam is strictly clinical multiple choice questions. ANCC is a mix between clinical, delegation, research and leadership ques...