guestnurse

guestnurse has 20 years experience and specializes in CVICU/ICU/step-down but I"ve done it all.

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1. Failed AANP what Next?

   guestnurse replied to Jackzoloe's topic in NP Students

   thank you, I think that is my problem, not that I don't have the knowledge, but I have trouble answering the question in regards to what it is really asking. I will get that book.

2. Failed AANP what Next?

   guestnurse replied to Jackzoloe's topic in NP Students

   I too just failed my AANP FNP yesterday. I haven't gotten my results yet but there was a lot of dermatology on my test which is my worst subject. I am usually a very good test taker and have never failed anything so important. I was devestated. Now t...

3. Nurse Practitioner Restrictions

   guestnurse replied to travelNP's topic in NP

   Yes, pretty much the same here in Louisiana

4. DHH taking away our ability to practice and use critical thinking skills

   guestnurse posted a topic in Critical

   Recently the DHH has stepped in to our hospital and now tells us ICU nurses can not titrate drips to keep systolic blood pressure greater than 90, that is practicing outside our scope of practice. We can only change the drips per the new written prot...

5. End of Per Diem?

   guestnurse replied to hdawnRN's topic in General Nursing

   Yes..it is Obamacare's fault! My hospital is cutting my prn hours down to 2 shifts a week starting Jan 1, 2014. I normally work 4 shifts a week..at least! sometimes 5! I can't live off 2 shifts a week. They are doing this to prevent being penalized b...

6. Graceland University FNP program starting 2012

   guestnurse replied to EDRN2010's topic in Advanced

   how hard is it to get accepted? 3 years? why so long? Did you take full time hours? I already have my BSN and all general studies will it still take me 3 years? Wonder how many applicants they accept each quarter?

7. am I that "b" nurse? or am I being an advocate?

   guestnurse replied to guestnurse's topic in General Nursing

   I feel like I"m just stating the facts and truth and if she has a problem with it then maybe she needs to change the way she precepts and nurses. I"m not out to get anyone or write up anyone. I only felt bad for this orientee and wanted to make sure ...

8. am I that "b" nurse? or am I being an advocate?

   guestnurse replied to guestnurse's topic in General Nursing

   you're right but all I did was start reporting to the day shift nurse,the new orientee, and told him the write ups I had to do and told him not to feel bad that it was in no way his fault that his preceptor was suppose to be going behind him and foll...

9. am I that "b" nurse? or am I being an advocate?

   guestnurse replied to guestnurse's topic in General Nursing

   When I got to work this morning and checked my email.. That charge nurse preceptor had gone over my charts and mars with a fine toothed comb and wrote me up for failure to document outcomes after I gave a benadryl and colace lol! After the night I ha...

10. am I that "b" nurse? or am I being an advocate?

    guestnurse replied to guestnurse's topic in General Nursing

    that's what I thought...I"d much rather some one come directly to me with my oversights and issues than go to my manager. She got defensive because she knew I was right and called her out on her lack of precepting this new nurse.

11. am I that "b" nurse? or am I being an advocate?

    guestnurse replied to guestnurse's topic in General Nursing

    Also there were 2 RN's an LPN and 2 nurses aids on that end. On my end it was me and 1 other LPN with phones ringing, call bells going off and trying to take care of our patients. It wasn't safe for me to leave 12 patients with 1 LPN on our unit.

12. am I that "b" nurse? or am I being an advocate?

    guestnurse replied to guestnurse's topic in General Nursing

    Yes I think I could have handled it better. Mark that up to my learning experience. The reason I called the supervisor was because I kept calling the nurses station with no answer and was too busy to leave my 6 patients. If there had been a code I wo...

13. am I that "b" nurse? or am I being an advocate?

    guestnurse posted a topic in General Nursing

    Ok I am not perfect and I don't expect every one else to be either. I wrote myself up just the other day for missing an order for Solumedrol. Last night I had a hellacious night. Followed behind a new nurse/orientee and his charge nurse preceptor. I ...

14. when you miss an order

    guestnurse replied to nightengalegoddess's topic in General Nursing

    We have all been there..done that. You can't be perfect all the time and none of us are but I say it's a 24 hr job, what you miss I"ll pick up, if I miss something I hope you do the same. I mean it was saline....not life or death here. We have to all...

15. 2.7 Gpa

    guestnurse replied to guestnurse's topic in SRNA

    I have 10 yrs. nursing experience, 8 yrs. ICU with the last 2 being CVICU..post op hearts. I will have exceptional references from the 2 cardiovascular surgeons I've worked with, plus other references from professors and managers. I plan on shadowin...