lokipr

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1. ENP Network

   lokipr replied to Slhengy's topic in NP Students

   I bit the bullet and paid for the membership. I contacted pretty much everyone on my area that was listed. 3 replied that they were full til 2020 and one to come in for a chat. I messaged her back to arrange that but it's been 2 days and no reply. Sh...

2. Walden online University

   lokipr replied to AMShultz's topic in NP Students

   I have many colleagues that went there and they still can't find a job and not only that but they did not learn anything. Go to a local university that has hospital affiliations if possible.

3. Experience for PMHNP

   lokipr replied to RN356's topic in NP Students

   I have worked in a inpatient intensive psych unit and what you see in ICU is nothing compared to what you will see. In ICU you might see someone with a drug overdose and drug induced psychosis or someone with a hx of schizophrenia that might have tri...

4. Finding a preceptor for FNP

   lokipr posted a topic in Texas (UTA)

   So this has been a long journey and I'm half way through my FNP program with UTA. Even though my advisor told me that it was too early to look for preceptors and that we should start 6 months prior to our first clinical I took the plunge and started ...

5. Adult Acute care NP vs family NP

   lokipr replied to Crrnbsn's topic in NP Students

   Same dilema except that I am half way through my FNP. I sort of want to switch to ACNP but unsure as to what is better overall.

6. Written Up

   lokipr replied to medteleER's topic in General Nursing

   I highly doubt there was an adverse reaction. Its just 1mg of Xanax.

7. Written Up

   lokipr replied to medteleER's topic in General Nursing

   Yikes. I hate it when the Docs write confusing orders or write a mix of PRNs of the same med for different reasons. Yes you should never give both the PRN together with the scheduled med. Wait at least an hr. 0.5mg of Xanax is a tini little dose. In ...

8. USA RN with BSN and 5 years experience wants to move to Canada

   lokipr posted a topic in Canada

   Hi, Im an RN and have been working for 5 years and also have a 4 year degree. I been looking into moving and working in Canada. I have a friend in Canada who's mother works as an RN and she offered me a job with her agency to later find out that the...

9. I moved to Canada as a nurse!!!!!

   lokipr replied to NataliaK's topic in Immigration

   Im a US nurse with a Baccalaureate degree and 5 years of nursing experience since I passed the Nclex. I want to move to Ottawa in Ontario and wondering if I have to pass their nursing examination. Or what to do about it? I also have to apply for a wo...

10. How many of you hate your job?

    lokipr replied to johnny depp23's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with some of the posts above. My first job after graduating was on MedSurg-Telemetry and I enter the job so optimistic to find out myself in a very hostile work environment. I loved the being a nurse part and taking care of my patients. Didn'...

11. Credit checking for a job?..im in trouble :(

    lokipr replied to NurseDevonL's topic in General Nursing

    What does credit scores have to do with patient care? Whoever came out with that idea is an idiot. And then they complain that there is a nursing shortage:redpinkhe

12. Taking my NCLEX tomorrow and Im worried about Kaplan scores

    lokipr replied to lokipr's topic in NCLEX

    Hi Jane, Thanks for asking! I posted another thread 2 days after this one saying that I PASED!!!! Im really happy about it and have already got some interviews for hospitals near by. I heard that you pass the NCLEX if you get 51% of the analysis ques...

13. So Unmotivated!!!! Help!!!

    lokipr replied to Queen2u's topic in NCLEX

    I took the Kaplan with live classes. I knew that if I bought the online course only I wouldnt do the reading needed so the class assignments made me actually read the book and do the questions and two time a week I had to ge off my butt and go hear t...

14. Not Giving Up X 8

    lokipr replied to MMATYJCZUK's topic in NCLEX

    I passed the RN test and most of my questions were priorization. What I did was: Always the less stable patient first. Remember the ABCs. Always see the patient with low respirations and such. It depend on the question. If there is no arway or breath...

15. Not Giving Up X 8

    lokipr replied to MMATYJCZUK's topic in NCLEX

    I passed the RN test and most of my questions were priorization. What I did was: Always the less stable patient first. Remember the ABCs. Always see the patient with low respirations and such. It depend on the question. If there is no arway or breath...