jeepgirl LPN, NP

jeepgirl has 4 years experience as a LPN, NP and specializes in Pediatrics, Nursing Education.

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1. Pediatric Primary Care - How many patients do YOU see per day???

   jeepgirl posted a topic in NP

   HI! We are running up against some issues were administration is becoming very - focused on collections and revenue. I work in a government type setting. As a NP, I see anywhere from 14 (slow days) to approximately 20 patients per day (sometimes mor...

2. End of the Nursing Shortage

   jeepgirl replied to Flightline's topic in General Nursing

   um, have you seen anyones 401k or 403b's lately anyone who was within ten years of retirement - is now screwed. so... they will have to continue working even if they had planned on retiring the minute of retirement age. so, no - i dont think that re...

3. How to get stool smell off of your hands?

   jeepgirl replied to mickjordmoll's topic in General Nursing

   I'm pretty sure it has to do with the friction and breakdown of the latex proteins.

4. Salary info?

   jeepgirl replied to jeepgirl's topic in NP

   and that is for a new graduate?

5. How to get stool smell off of your hands?

   jeepgirl replied to mickjordmoll's topic in General Nursing

   Don't double glove - it weakens the integrity of the glove...

6. *Weird* Patient Allergies

   jeepgirl replied to cherrybreeze's topic in General Nursing

   this is true. it can cause a worsening of the asthmatic state as well... pretty much try not to give asthmatics nsaids if you can help it.

7. Getting Percocet thru a Port-a-cath!!!!

   jeepgirl replied to chenoaspirit's topic in General Nursing

   if i was sure that was what was happening - i would have came out and told her - YOU WILL DIE and i would have told her the patho behind that.

8. How do YOU DE-GERM your scrubs?

   jeepgirl replied to Mannursemike's topic in General Nursing

   thats overkill! i agree, wash them on hot with soap - run then with a prewash if you want - and dry on hot.

9. Frontier Clinical Bound

   jeepgirl replied to MidwifeMom's topic in CNM

   **** - are you kidding? no way i wouldn't have done my NP program if they made us do that... they hired people at our university to do our pelvic "experience". i heard they got paid like 250 bucks for the 2 hours it took... we did it after hours at a...

10. Has anyone done the Post masters NP tract?

    jeepgirl replied to mbtran321's topic in NP

    i did both my nursing education and my np at the same time. it was only 12 extra hours to do the nursing ed on top of the np. hope this helps...

11. Salary info?

    jeepgirl replied to jeepgirl's topic in NP

    south / midwest

12. I got reprimanded at work for not using a bra !

    jeepgirl replied to Kath80's topic in General Nursing

    Go to Lane Bryant. They have good bras there and can fit you professionally.

13. Aspirate on Rhogam IM?

    jeepgirl replied to Bortaz's topic in General Nursing

    i had an improperly given ventrogluteal injection last january in a physicians office - i won't let anyone in that office ever touch me there again. i wasn't paying attention has i have had tons of ventrogluteal injections before... if i had, i would...

14. Aspirate on Rhogam IM?

    jeepgirl replied to Bortaz's topic in General Nursing

    you give it in the ventrogluteal or dorsogluteal but never the deltoid - and you always aspirate!

15. Running an IV ABX at a slow rate, does this do much harm?

    jeepgirl replied to CaLLaCoDe's topic in General Nursing

    some antibiotics need to run in at a certain rate to reach a theraputic concentration in the blood stream / body. i would run at the recommended rates unless your supervising provider says otherwise OR someone who has authority and who is supervising...