IsabelK

IsabelK has 12 years experience and specializes in Internal Medicine, Geriatric Medicine.

Latest Activity

1. "Noctor?" Offensive title?

   IsabelK replied to Breathing16's topic in NP

   What the heck is a Noctor-really? I'm a Nurse Practitioner. I'm not some fake physician. I am, however, a doctor. You can call me Dr. K if you want, but I usually go with Isabel. I think murse is well-stupid. We're all nurses. What am I, wurse (woman...

2. Schedule II prescribing query

   IsabelK replied to chrisdo92's topic in NP

   I agree. Each state has regulations about what you can prescribe and when, especially the scheduled drugs. Do what your BON has said-you'll be able to prescribe those meds soon enough. Don't jeopardize your license by prescribing them before the BON ...

3. Dr. denigrates NPs, cites low IQ etc

   IsabelK replied to Nurse SMS's topic in NP

   ~Looks down at self: nope, not short (okay, I am short), not capsule shaped, and not (thank god or I'd be having my LFTs checked) yellow.~ On a more serious note: I know NPs I wouldn't go to, just like I know MDs I wouldn't go to. I know NPs who can'...

4. Recommendation for pharm ceu’s? Preparing to recertify

   IsabelK replied to SoundofMusic's topic in Advanced

   If you want some online stuff, here's 3 of my favorites: Netce.com Westernschools.com RN.com There's about 20 websites I use regularly depending on what I'm looking for. Also check out Fitzgerald, APEA, and Barkley and Associates. Live stuff is easy ...

5. Do APNPs continue learning?

   IsabelK replied to Alexxoxox's topic in NP

   I have to do a certain amount of education to maintain my certification. My employer also requires continuing education. All of the NPs and other APRNs I know actually like learning. Did I really read that question correctly?

6. What do you sign?

   IsabelK replied to RunNP's topic in NP

   On my lab coat Isabel K, DNP Nurse Practitioner On my signature: Isabel K, DNP, ANP-BC

7. Any NPs miss being an RN?

   IsabelK replied to cbxo's topic in NP

   I'm still an RN. If you're asking if I miss bedside nursing or being a unit manager, nope....Love what I'm doing now.

8. BSN-DNP interview, Loyola, 2015

   IsabelK replied to harley09's topic in Doctoral

   I graduated from Loyola University New Orleans' MSN - DNP program in 2015. I did the NP, not the executive leadership, track. The first question I remember them asking was why I wanted a DNP. Then it went to issues I'd had with being an RN and an NP ...

9. What Is the Problem???

   IsabelK replied to CapeCodMermaid's topic in Geriatric

   Just to comment on the paystubs--my company has a VPN (we're all technically telecommuter) and we all log in to see our pay stubs. We can download them and save them as PDFs.

10. Orders from hell...

    IsabelK replied to Leonardo Del Toro's topic in General Nursing

    Actually, it is a legitimate order in some of the LTCs I work in where smoking is still allowed for some of the residents. Do I agree? Nope, but I also feel like if you're talking about someone in his or her 80s or 90s and this is one of their few pl...

11. Orders from hell...

    IsabelK replied to Leonardo Del Toro's topic in General Nursing

    Not sure...but it's endemic in some of the nursing homes. I would hazard a guess and say "none of the schools I attended" because all my instructors would have killed anyone who didn't get vitals and record them....

12. Orders from hell...

    IsabelK replied to Leonardo Del Toro's topic in General Nursing

    No, thank god....but we also made sure to print the tele strip for the same timeframe...lol. By the way, he never did that again....

13. DNP & FNP concurrent-too much?

    IsabelK replied to BirkieGirl's topic in Doctoral

    Many schools set it up for you to do the two at the same time. If you can do it that way, why not? I didn't do it that way, but some of the folks who graduated with their DNP with me graduated having done the DNP-FNP route. All of them said it is doa...

14. Thinking about becoming a NP. Have some questions for you NP's out there!

    IsabelK replied to TheRuralNurse's topic in NP

    1. I worked full time while completing my program. I did have a hard time getting my clinical in, but I also found that working per diem during my last semester helped. Per diem made it easier to bring in cash and I had a lot more flexibility about w...

15. Orders from hell...

    IsabelK replied to Leonardo Del Toro's topic in General Nursing

    One of my favorites when I was a hospitalist NP: I'm sitting on a tele unit at end of the night shift finishing some documentation. Nurse doesn't realize I'm sitting there. Calls on-call hospitalist to report a death. Hospitalist orders: "EKG to make...