amandarez

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1. NP billing issue/question

   amandarez posted a topic in NP

   I am a NP working in a private practice. One part of my job is to go to the hospital and see new Consults. I exam the patient, write up the note, and initiate care. My physician is available as needed for me to discuss with the patient. I have ...

2. Need help with NP resume

   amandarez posted a topic in NP

   Hi all - just finished my np program (thank god - it seemed to go on forever). I have been working on my resume but have hit a bump. Can anyone give me any suggestions about how to say that I have been a preceptor to new nurses and also that I have...

3. Help with p/p on removal of JP drains.

   amandarez replied to bogworks's topic in Orthopaedic

   We have pre-printed order sheets for the post op joints and spinal surgeries that also list drain orders. The MD just checks them off. If drains put out more than 240 cc (this is off hand and might be a bit higher) in one 8 hour period, uncharge the...

4. home safety after hip surgery

   amandarez replied to rach_nc_03's topic in Orthopaedic

   I work on an ortho unit and the patients who are going to be getting any kind of joint surgery have to go to a class a couple weeks prior - they learn all about hip precautions, types of pain control, etc..... In addition, all of our patients have ca...

5. Dermatology question...

   amandarez replied to EmmaG's topic in General Nursing

   Just the location and look of lesions is not enough to dx it. When did the lesions start, where did they first appear, do they hurt, burn, etc.., have the lesions changed, does anything make it worse/better, what has she used on it, any travel or c...

6. Organ Donation and Homosexuals

   amandarez replied to mysticalwaters1's topic in General Nursing

   This is posted on the UNOS website (that is the group that runs the transplant national lists that match pts with donors): "For any death where organ donation is a possibility and consent is given, there will be a medical assessment of what organs ca...

7. NP education - a rant

   amandarez replied to CatskillNP's topic in NP

   Well, I am a RN and I don't agree with you. I think RNs are amazing but the impression I get from all of your posts is that you are experienced and so know best about a job that you don't do and are not trained to do.

8. NP education - a rant

   amandarez replied to CatskillNP's topic in NP

9. NP education - a rant

   amandarez replied to CatskillNP's topic in NP

10. NP education - a rant

    amandarez replied to CatskillNP's topic in NP

    i was trying to get through the entire list of responses but couldn't. i wanted to respond to a couple points. i am a bsn prepared rn who is working towards her master's. what i am learning in my master's program is completely different from what...

11. Nurse doing cocaine HELP

    amandarez replied to llgrn1987's topic in General Nursing

    You should call the Board of Nursing in your state and ask their advice about what to do. You don't have to give any details about you or the nurse but explain the situation without having to make a complaint. In my state (Virginia), they get calls...

12. Student project on the caring of families of patients by nurses

    amandarez posted a topic in General Nursing

    I am a first year nursing student at Virginia Commonwealth University. While we are learning about caring for our patients, we haven't heard much about caring for the needs of the families of adult patients. I have seen in my clinicals, different w...