menetopali

menetopali has 9 years experience and specializes in ED, Tele, Psych.

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1. When the doctor doesn't respond to their page...

   menetopali replied to kate4rn's topic in Safety

   Advise charge, call RR and/or send pt back to ED if the pt is deteriorating and provider is non-responsive. Remember that the nurse's primary obligation is to the patient, not anyone else.in this case the provider may not have responded for any numbe...

2. Throwing the computer out the window!!!

   menetopali replied to Brian's topic in Rock

   Never trust a computer you can't throw out the window.... Wozniak

3. FNP in a non-clinical position

   menetopali replied to Kgantt's topic in NP

   I am an FNP and DoN for the hospital I work in, I know that a hospital CEO in the valley is also an RN so there are definitely options out there

4. He Says/ She says, Who's in Charge?

   menetopali replied to AngelfireRN's topic in NP

   Strongly recommend you seek a place to practice elsewhere. If policy says x and practice does y then you are in a very bad position should there be a negative outcome, audit, or legal action taken. Get out now.

5. NPs... Who is your boss?

   menetopali replied to NurseKJ's topic in NP

   My immediate supervisor is the CEO and not an MD. I am in an interesting position in that I am the DoN and an FNP. With the FNP hat I am , I join the outpatient psych medical director and inpatient psych medical director as the primary care director ...

6. Questions about DNP's

   menetopali replied to 4-yroldmentality's topic in Doctoral

   I'm done with the troll. As is common with trolls - no cogent argument is presented, no evidence supplied, no counter-point to any argument raised. The troll merely acts to raise emotional tension.

7. Questions about DNP's

   menetopali replied to 4-yroldmentality's topic in Doctoral

   the DNP is a doctor. i will say that claiming a professional credential (physician) that one does not posses is unprofessional and i find it hard to believe that the DNP actually said that. As i noted before, med school isn't an exclusive club for me...

8. Questions about DNP's

   menetopali replied to 4-yroldmentality's topic in Doctoral

   i'll answer with a bit less vitriol than was originally posted - first, if i wanted to go to med school and be a physician, that's what i would have done. i am in fact a nurse and very proud of that fact. second, i find it a bit insulting and degra...

9. ? about DNP accreditation

   menetopali replied to PurrRN's topic in Doctoral

   short answer is that attending a program that is not accredited by a recognized agency is a risk that you must weigh. most schools have several accrediting bodies - one for the college or university itself, another for the college within the universi...

10. Online FNP/ACNP Programs

    menetopali replied to ernursechic's topic in Advanced

    ASU has a hybrid program, UofA has a program with local clinicals and two weeks every year, UofP has a hybrid program.

11. How did NP school compare to receiving your BSN

    menetopali replied to gospel Rn, BSN's topic in NP

    BSN was a cakewalk as it was mostly a rehash of the ADN with a couple of extras - half the MSN was that way as well (ie "nursing theory", research, ethics). The tough part of the MSN was the patho, pharm, and clinicals. I worked full time through the...

12. NP NEED MD?

    menetopali replied to massnp's topic in NP

    Arizona is like that - you can check the Pearson report at: http://www.webnp.net/ajnp08.html for a comparison of practice environments from state to state.

13. Integrated medicine?

    menetopali replied to Papadoc's topic in NP

    The University of Arizona has an interdisciplinary (physicians, nurse practitioners, and physician's assistants) fellowship in integrative medicine directed by Dr Weil

14. Is a NP also a " Physician?"

    menetopali replied to Jo Dirt's topic in NP

    maybe in any state law - but federal law, specifically the social security act (and medicare by extension), defines "physician" a bit more broadly to include dentists, podiatrists, chiropractors, and optometrists - 42 U.S.C. 1395 1861® to the OP - a...

15. Help with a 3 question research paper

    menetopali replied to rnkimbran's topic in General Nursing

    sure, i'll participate.