peacelillie

peacelillie has 7 years experience and specializes in Oncology.

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1. Malpractice insurance gray area

   peacelillie replied to peacelillie's topic in General Nursing

   I haven't retrieved my NP license yet. Is there a difference between having already graduated with the degree and actually obtaining the license from the state? All I know is I have to submit some paperwork to the state and wait for my license in the...

2. Be honest, what pt behaviors do you find annoying?

   peacelillie replied to CrunchBerries's topic in General Nursing

   Patient: "ouch, my IV hurts" Me: "okay, if it feels tender then I'm going to have to change it and put a new one in." Patient: "oh no, can we wait and see? So far it's feeling okay." Me: "okay, you let me know if anything." Two minutes later... Patie...

3. What nursing task do you loathe???

   peacelillie replied to richardgecko's topic in General Nursing

   Sometimes when the patient care technicians are too busy I help out and give my patient his or her bedpan. The part I have trouble with is actually rinsing out the bedpan using the faucet/spigot piece of the toilet. I can't seem to angle the bedpan i...

4. Malpractice insurance gray area

   peacelillie posted a topic in General Nursing

   Hi all, I'm confused as to which type of malpractice insurance coverage I should get. I'm currently working as a full-time RN and I earned an MSN degree as a family nurse practitioner. However, I am not practicing as an NP to date. (I had a baby and ...