TMPaul

TMPaul has 24 years experience.

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1. Do you live in the City or Upstate?

   TMPaul replied to CashewLPN's topic in New York

   Hi John, Beautiful area you live in. I have property in Wevertown and love the summers there!!

2. Do you read your own EKGs?

   TMPaul replied to ljds's topic in Med-Surg

   I do read the EKG's on my patient but I always have my supervising MD (I am a Nurse Practitioner) review and I NEVER base my treatment solely on a EKG; look at your patient. :)

3. srelocation to upstate NY

   TMPaul replied to debidobs's topic in New York

   Hello. I'm a former Schenectady resident and a nurse. I now live in TN but I was working at the VA hospital in Albany. Check them out. YOu can e-PM me if you need additional info. Tina

4. Dormant strep/ ADHD s/s

   TMPaul replied to BRANDY LPN's topic in General Nursing

   Their website is http://intramural.nimh.nih.gov. I did a Google search and found it. It's a good site and easy to navigate. Tina

5. Is it true?!?! Say it aint so...

   TMPaul replied to lovingpecola's topic in Post Graduate

   As an NP student we had to do both breast and gyn exams on one another as well as Pap's. :) Tina Nurse Practitioner

6. Dormant strep/ ADHD s/s

   TMPaul replied to BRANDY LPN's topic in General Nursing

   Yes. It's called PANDAS- Pediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorder Associated with Strep. Tina Paul Nurse Practitioner

7. Advice please, re Narcotic Diversion/Rx Forgery

   TMPaul replied to Lady InPain's topic in General Nursing

   ACNP, I agree 110% with you. I have also prosecuted for abuse of my name and prescriptive privileges. Worked too long na hard not to. Tina, APRN-BC

8. Benadryl or epi?

   TMPaul replied to beannie's topic in Med-Surg

   I've already given the IV/IVP meds and am awaiting results from them so I chose po Benadryl because it would take a bit longer to work and I would also wait about 30 minutes or so to give it. By the time the effects of the Benadryl kick in, I have h...

9. Benadryl or epi?

   TMPaul replied to beannie's topic in Med-Surg

   I'd order Epi, Tagamet IV, Decadron IVP, Benadryl (po), O2 and observation until Sxs abated. Tina, MSN, APRN-BC Nurse Practitioner

10. DMAT Nurses

    TMPaul replied to ABlackRN's topic in Emergency

    I'm a DMAT Nurse Practitioner. Been with my team 3 years now and won team member of the year for 2004. DMAT is Disaster Medical Assistance Team. I've been deployed 7 times thus far (3 of them this Hurricane season). DMAT's go into the most austere...

11. Heroin addiction

    TMPaul replied to simon greasley's topic in Psychiatric

    Hi Simon, Nurses with an Advance Practice degree (Nurse Practitioners, Nurse Midwives, Psychiatric Nurse Practitioners, Nurse Anesthetists, etc) take advanced courses (A & P, pharmacology, diagnostic classes, etc) and sit for a national certifica...

12. U of Pheonx Online?

    TMPaul replied to fergus51's topic in Post Graduate

    I'm an instructor for the on-line BSN program and I've had students who have taken breaks between classes without problems. :)

13. Question for OHNPs

    TMPaul replied to bsherry's topic in Occupational

    I'm an OH NP. Fell free to ask me anything. :) Tina, RN, APRN-BC

14. Hello to Knoxville !!

    TMPaul replied to decoopa's topic in Tennessee

    You cam PM me.... I'm a NP working in a local Knoxville hospital. :)

15. Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Programs

    TMPaul replied to glascow's topic in Post Graduate

    Vanderbilt University has such a program.