kkit

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1. Are you a nurse practitioner without any nursing experience?

   kkit replied to bethymaester's topic in Advanced

   When I meet someone who says they are going to school to become a nurse practitioner and then admits that they are still taking their prereqs for the bsn program I genuinely don't understand their decision making. Why not just become a PA? Why do the...

2. Can Nurse Practitioners Become Doctors?

   kkit replied to VanessaTitoyan's topic in Advanced

   most medical schools require your prerequisites to be within the past 5 years, I believe. So it is unlikely many FNPs would qualify. I mean, how long ago did you take biochemistry? or physics? But, also, why would anyone want to do this? We became nu...

3. Is it more practical to become a PMHNP or a FNP with specialization/cert in Psych

   kkit replied to J-Swish's topic in NP Students

   FYI. I live near Asheville, NC and every time I get curious and look to see what types of opportunities are out there (Just being nosy because I love my job) it looks like they are DESPERATE for psych NPs here. If anyone is having a hard time finding...

4. How low would you go?

   kkit replied to Goldenfox's topic in NP

   Well it says part-time so I guess it would depend how many hours a week we are talking.

5. Job market in Asheville?

   kkit replied to kkit's topic in NP

   wow! Thanks guys! I will look into these!

6. Job market in Asheville?

   kkit replied to kkit's topic in NP

   well they require me to have some sort of a contractual relationship with a doctor in order to even be licensed.

7. Job market in Asheville?

   kkit posted a topic in NP

   Hi all! I just passed my FNP boards and am moving to NC from FL in December. I will be living in Fletcher,NC. I heard that you need a doctor to vouch for you in order to get your license? How do people accomplish this if they are from out of state? A...

8. Insulin while NPO?

   kkit replied to luckynurse_1234's topic in Med-Surg

   I agree that it is always safest to ask the physician in situations were the patient is NPO for surgery and has a high BS. HOWEVER, 185 is not worth waking the doctor up. You did the right thing. If the BS was > 200 I would have called, though.

9. Should I feel bad about this?? New grad wanting to quit days.

   kkit replied to Bonnie86's topic in Med-Surg

   This seems like a no brainer to me. Go to the new job. You will save on gas and have significantly more time for your family! I have worked both days and nights and agree that nights are not easy. However, they are a little less hectic and your co-wo...

10. New Grad Scared Witless of high pt load

    kkit replied to TheEmmyRN's topic in New Nurse

    Down here in Florida, 5-6 patients per nurse on days is the norm. 7 only happens at night. They might TRY to cut your orientation short but you really need to stick up for yourself and demand a full orientation. I'm having a really hard time with 6 ...

11. Am I the only one who doesnt even have time to assess their patient's somedays?

    kkit replied to kkit's topic in New Nurse

    yeah. i guess i DO ask those questions as I go but I hardly even USED my stethoscope that day =0(

12. Am I the only one who doesnt even have time to assess their patient's somedays?

    kkit replied to kkit's topic in New Nurse

    I'm embarrased to say that I've been off orientation for 3 months now! I usually can handle that many patients (6) but yesterday was just hell and it was with the same group of patients i had the day before when it was ok! All of these issues just ca...

13. Am I the only one who doesnt even have time to assess their patient's somedays?

    kkit posted a topic in New Nurse

    I was drowning today. And, while nurses were willing to help, they were busy too and could only do so much. I don't feel like a safe nurse when I hardly even have time to regularly check on some of my patients. =0(