spdaydream

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1. Sleep Medicine NP?

   spdaydream replied to indomie23's topic in NP Students

   I have worked in Sleep Medicine for three years now. Day to day, I troubleshoot PAP, review results of sleep studies with patients (these have been read by an MD), and manage medications for narcolespy, IH, RLS, etc. I'll be honest, it started to get...

2. MS-FNP... DNP or post masters PsychNP?

   spdaydream posted a topic in Doctoral

   I have the opportunity to go back to school for a couple years. I'm currently an FNP, working in sleep medicine and with a side gig in substance abuse. If I had to nail down a true passion, it would be working with patients with substance abuse, or e...

3. Why do psych NPs make more?

   spdaydream posted a topic in NP

   I just got hired per diem at a substance abuse treatment facility as an FNP (2 yrs experience). A friend of mine is a psych NP who just graduated this past Summer, got hired at the same facility around the same time. She makes substantially more than...

4. Locked into a specialty but now want urgent care

   spdaydream posted a topic in NP

   I'm an FNP with two years experience. I made the decision to start my full time career in adult sleep medicine, and also have a per diem gig at a detox clinic. I chose the sleep job because it is very "family friendly" (I have a 2 year old and a newb...

5. ANCC antibiotics HELP!!

   spdaydream replied to spdaydream's topic in NP Students

   Thank you very much. I think, like you said, I'm getting in over my head with specifics. Everything is mushing together in my mind and I feel like I know NOTHING. I will check out the FP Notebook app, for sure, along with the APEA questions. Thanks...

6. ANCC antibiotics HELP!!

   spdaydream posted a topic in NP Students

   I am studying to take the FNP ANCC exam in a couple months and am really struggling with memorizing antibiotic classes, and which microbes are to blame for which conditions. I would love to find a "quick and dirty" guide to help these things stay in ...

7. Dating during Nursing school

   spdaydream replied to Big_Mike's topic in General Students

   I vowed not to date during nursing school. Turns out, I met the love of my life. He was a fellow student and we just celebrated our third year of marriage, and have a baby on the way :)

8. Pacemaker interrogation

   spdaydream posted a topic in CCU

   Who is responsible for interrogating pacemakers? Is that a job an RN, specifically a cardio ICU RN, would be qualified for? Any info on special training/job search ideas/specific job description would be much appreciated. Thank you!

9. Will starting in psych put me at a disadvantage in the future?

   spdaydream replied to spdaydream's topic in Psychiatric

   Thanks for the advice, everyone! Becoming a Psych NP is my long term goal, but I was just concerned about "shooting myself in the foot" by specializing in something like psych too soon. I appreciate all the kind words, too.

10. Will starting in psych put me at a disadvantage in the future?

    spdaydream posted a topic in Psychiatric

    I'm in an accelerated BSN program, due to graduate in December. I'm very interested in psych nursing and have an MS in addictions counseling. Whenever I tell classmates/teachers/other RNs about my interest in pscyh, I get a very negative reaction. ...

11. Do you have a lot of Debt to pay off

    spdaydream replied to pat8585's topic in General Students

    KelRN-- I'm so relieved to hear that I'm not the only one with massive outstanding debt. I received no monetary assistance from parents, etc. and had to rely on my own income, loans, and a few scholarships to get me through. I have a BA in theatre ...

12. Any eating disorder nurses out there?

    spdaydream replied to ToughingItOut's topic in Addictions

    I'm only an RN student now, but as a former eating disorders patient, perhaps I can give you some insight. I have been hospitalized numerous times with anorexia and bulimia (currently in remission), and can tell you that my assigned nurses are the r...