wyosamRN

wyosamRN has 6 years experience and specializes in ED, OR, Oncology.

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1. Disappointment in NP Program

   wyosamRN replied to naptimeRN's topic in NP Students

   NP education is going to kill the profession. I'm sure there are some good programs out there, and I also think even the bad programs are graduating some NPs who go on to be great providers. I'm two semesters in, with a 4.0 and quitting. I'll finish ...

2. ER patient wanting pain Meds

   wyosamRN replied to stephfoun10's topic in Emergency

   Did the lidocaine give you an arrhythmia?

3. University of South Alabama Dual NP Summer 19

   wyosamRN replied to FloridaDreamin's topic in NP Students

   Write a decent essay and you'll be fine with that GPA. Best of luck!

4. Prescribing Medical Marijuana

   wyosamRN replied to iriska_meller's topic in Advanced

   It has really got to get out of its current legal limbo before I would consider prescribing it (not to mention I probably live in the last state to legalize, and am not yet a provider). 1.- still federally listed. That is a big problem, since a provi...

5. Oversupply of Nurse Practitioners

   wyosamRN replied to guest416560's topic in NP

   That is an RN job. it is a PT infusion therapy gig at a med-spa. They do list RN or NP, but if you want to do RN level work as an NP, it would be expected that you will receive RN level pay.

6. Stop the preceptor madness!

   wyosamRN replied to Rocknurse's topic in NP Students

   I suspect that what was being referred to as regulation was mostly in terms of education, not practice. As long as the education system for NPs is as it is now, the field is in serious jeopardy of losing all credibility. There are many great provider...

7. Starting from zero, want to do ACPNP

   wyosamRN replied to csawilkens's topic in NP Students

   Time to work is key, and assuming peds is similar to adult acute care, most programs want relevant experience anyway. Lots of "direct entry" Primary care roles, but thankfully the acute care programs are avoiding that. Best of luck with your goals, p...

8. What would you do if nursing staff refuses do carry out your request?

   wyosamRN replied to Saflanut's topic in NP

   It is funny that LPn's are used in this way- phone triage is way outside their scope, assuming there is anything to the triage, and not just referring everyone to the ED (which, based on experience, is what many phone triage nurses do, because CYA ma...

9. What would you do if nursing staff refuses do carry out your request?

   wyosamRN replied to Saflanut's topic in NP

   So what is the role of the RN in the outpatient setting? Why the heck is the clinic paying them? Why have someone with training and a license (and the salary that goes with it) if their knowledge is not going o be utilized? Assessment data collected ...

10. What would you do if nursing staff refuses do carry out your request?

    wyosamRN replied to Saflanut's topic in NP

    Again- the patient came in fully equipped with the perfect training tool for how to find an attached tick. She was there for an attached tick. Surely whoever roomed the patient looked at the tick? I can't believe this is being made out to be so compl...

11. What would you do if nursing staff refuses do carry out your request?

    wyosamRN replied to Saflanut's topic in NP

    Exactly- if not an appropriate assessment, what exactly is the role of the RN? As far as long term management- at the time of the bite, other than good wound care, there isn't much to do (at least with the potential tick borne illnesses in my region-...

12. What would you do if nursing staff refuses do carry out your request?

    wyosamRN replied to Saflanut's topic in NP

    But here is the whole crux of the issue- I would bet your NP program will not, as I'm sure mine wont, give you an education on ticks. It might, but I would be pretty surprised. Given the limited amount of time we spend learning to be providers, I sor...

13. What would you do if nursing staff refuses do carry out your request?

    wyosamRN replied to Saflanut's topic in NP

    It really doesn't matter. Its a skin check. Given the chief complaint, if you see something that is suspicious as an insect bite, document it and let the provider know it is there. If you see an embedded tick, same thing. Even assuming the RN has no ...

14. What would you do if nursing staff refuses do carry out your request?

    wyosamRN replied to Saflanut's topic in NP

    Ok, I'm an RN, have been for some time now, and am starting NP school in August. I do not get all this "not in the RN's scope, it's an unusual task, blah, blah, blah nonsense." A skin assessment is not in an RN's scope because it relates to the chief...

15. Specialty for introvert?

    wyosamRN replied to avalanche678's topic in General Specialties

    I don't agree that changing yourself would be ideal. You are who you are, and don't let anyone make you think that you are "broken". I'm an introvert, and used to think the same way. If you haven't read the book Quiet- the Power of Introverts in a Wo...