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  1. Review options to have when STARTING NP school

    We discovered our last semester that our instructors has been snagging test questions from various review books on our tests all along. Makes me wish I had bought them sooner. I just took and passed my boards, and honestly I was unimpressed with thei...
  2. NP programs, online vs. in-class - opinions?

    Exactly this!! Also consider how much (if at all) you might want to work during the program and how flexible your work schedule is. I worked full time while working on my MSN part time because my hospital paid a good chunk of my tuition this way (don...
  3. You need to contact your BON and consult with your lawyer about the legal implications of testing without disclosing this information.
  4. Job Interviews: Highlighting Benefits of NP

    I've recently passed my boards (yay!), gotten my liscense, and started the process of applications and interviews. One question that came up that I felt like I had a lame answer for was about the differences between NPs and PAs. The practice I was in...
  5. No More ED Report?

    My hospital tried to pilot something similar. We don't have a unified computer system or honestly even working faxes on every unit. So the solution was that the burden was put on the floor staff. We were given one hour from when the bed was assigned ...
  6. Shareholder in a private practice

    Yes! One of my former preceptors was given the option to buy in to an internal medicine practice after being there for about 7 years. Another also started a visiting doctor service in collaboration with a physcian and owned a portion of that practice...
  7. How to prevent falls

    Just to add to the general consensus.... As far as the OP goes...I have no idea! Sure, we have a few patients who buckle. Luckily, PT generally works with our patients post-op afternoon/evening so generally you have a heads up that this has been occu...
  8. How does your program verify clinical hrs?

    My school also uses Typhon. We have to submit a calendar at the beginning of the semester and we have a site visit with our clinical faculty. I guess technically they could stop by any day we're there (we're supposed to notify them immeadiately of an...
  9. Working after BSN or directly to NP program

    Here's one you might not have thought of. If you're able to work and go to school, your job could very well pay for part of your tuition or at least subsidize your living and healthcare expenses. Obviously every program and employer has different pol...
  10. Arthrocenitis- What medications are given?

    It completely depends on the rationale for the procedure. If it's just to extract synovial fluid for testing (tapping the joint), then nothing is typically injected. Steroids would be contraindicated if infection was suspected. If it is for pain reli...
  11. Safe Nurse Staffing for Patient Safety & Quality Care Act

    I've been a nurse on an Orthopaedic unit for almost 7 years on night shift. I can say how my night goes has aboslutely nothing to do with how many patients I have. I could have three patients at 7pm and be entirely overwhelmed or have 6 and be sittin...
  12. New grad feeling left out

    When I interviewed at my current (and first) nursing job, my now manager briefly and individually pulled two different nurses that had recently started off the floor and and allowed us a few minutes to chat in private. This allowed me to ask them a t...
  13. nurse rights

    As a nurse in PA, I've always found this thinking espeically flawed. As a floor nurse, I deal with the ER patients once they came to the floor and the Psych patients before they're stabilized for Psych. While it's true that ER and Psych encounter mor...
  14. Ethical Dilemma

    I had an incident come up recently, but I wanted to see what you all thought. I don't remember all the specifics, but I'll give you the scenario as best I can. I had a patient who had surgery a few days prior. Some kind of Ortho surgery. The patient ...
  15. 12 hour shift

    I worked two 8's and two 12's for four years before I finally got 12's. I can say hands down I'd rather work 12's. And I think my patients get better care and I'm less stressed. When you work 8 hours you are responsible for the same amount of assessm...