shannons1

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1. I want to call shenanigans!

   shannons1 replied to sweetsleep28's topic in General Nursing

   Of my five kids, 4 have nut allergies. My six year old was standing next to a bag of walnuts and told me her throat was itchy. By the time we got to the car for benadryl her one eye was almost swollen shut and hives were popping up on her neck, face ...

2. Advice for an FNP transitioning from retail...

   shannons1 replied to Nelly, FNP's topic in NP

   I left a job that I had for many years to try mc. So I had a good amount of experience. I would never recommend a new NP work at a retail clinic. Mostly for the reasons already mentioned-long hours, generally by yourself, silly marketing stuff...I ju...

3. Convicted felons and nursing

   shannons1 replied to OhioCCRN's topic in General Nursing

   I only wanted to comment on the metro video. Makes me very sad to see this. I worked at metrohealth main hospital for 10 years(the nursing home is on campus but not part of the main hospital). I loved it and found the staff to be incredibly skilled a...

4. PNP in the hospital

   shannons1 replied to cpsnap's topic in NP Students

   I am a FNP with mainly pediatric experience the last 18 years(over 13 as NP). Currently I work inpatient peds heme/onc covering at night. My coworkers are all PNPs. I love this job!! Now I worked quite a few years in general pediatrics, retail clinic...

5. NP's working at teaching hospitals

   shannons1 replied to cardschicarn's topic in NP

   Excellent response Juan. Midlevel providers are in increased demand in the academic medical centers of northeast Ohio due to the changes to resident/intern hours. It is a great opportunity all around in my opinion!

6. How much did your nursing education cost you? Worth it?

   shannons1 replied to resilientnurse's topic in General Nursing

   I've been a FNP for 14 years(RN for 19) & I would advise to pay for as much as you possibly can out of pocket, go to the program that delivers best education for a reasonable price. The most important thing I realized over my first few years as a...

7. Private Loan Debt Stressed Out New Grad! HELP!

   shannons1 replied to LovelyRain's topic in General Nursing

   There are two websites that I think will at least help: Indeed.com-best job search engine, nationwide daveramsey.com-changed our lives, helped me feel in control of my financial future The cost of college nowadays is outrageous and it is shameful tha...

8. The worst thing I've ever seen on my L&D floor...

   shannons1 replied to adpiRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

   We lost triplets 11 years ago, our first children after years of infertility treatment. One of the things I remember vividly was my nurse, Helen. She was an angel and got me through the worst night of my life. You did a great job for that family even...

9. Why I'm sick of the ED

   shannons1 replied to RoyalNurse's topic in Emergency

   The nurses in the ED I worked at the last year (I'm a NP) were the best trained nurses I have ever worked with so far. I hope I let them know how much I appreciated their assessments/judgements enough. They worked hard and had fantastic perspective. ...

10. is a teaching hospital better experience than a nonteaching hospital?

    shannons1 replied to ninaricci's topic in General Nursing

    Well I don't think it is so much which is better, rather which one is a better fit for you. I've learned over the years that I much prefer large, teaching hospitals over the private institutions in my area. There has always been more opportunities an...

11. minute clinic

    shannons1 replied to NJ-RN's topic in NP

    I worked there for three years and found the schedule very rough on my family. I have 5 little ones and the problem for me was the long hours, the isolation all day(usually only NP), and it just wasn't my "thing". I had many years in when I took the ...

12. Different NP practices

    shannons1 replied to silentRN's topic in NP

    I didn't want to go with FNP initially(wanted PNP) but at the time that is all my local university offered. Now I am very glad I did. I do plan to do a post masters/DNP in ACPNP but that is only for the additional training(and is affordable). I can (...

13. NP autonomy in the ED setting

    shannons1 replied to emsst10's topic in NP

    Maybe this is particular to that ED or your area? I work in an extremely busy "county" hospital. We work independently and just confer with our attendings when needed. Very independent setting here!

14. Pay cut for more flexible schedule

    shannons1 replied to missgigius's topic in General Nursing

    I'd switch in a minute!! Good luck!

15. What the heck

    shannons1 replied to pedspnp's topic in NP

    Wow! Very unprofessional, passive aggressive and, quite frankly, legally risky on his part. Sounds like you handled it very well. Make sure you document!!