stinger530

stinger530 has 14 years experience and specializes in geriatrics, long term care, oncology.

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1. What would you do in my situation? just looking for opinions.

   stinger530 replied to Nina2bRN's topic in General Nursing

   My daughter got sent to an out of network hospital because there were no beds at the one our HMO covered. I wrote an appeal letter, sent it certifed and my claim was paid. It really can work!

2. We really need to do a better job educating the public on our role.

   stinger530 replied to ShayRN's topic in General Nursing

   Yup. I'm an NP and from the outside it looks easy. Get to wear street clothes and "carry a clipboard" and round on 80 patients everyday. Charting endlessly while answering questions and looking up drug interactions only to hear the ADN say to the Cha...

3. What would you do in my situation? just looking for opinions.

   stinger530 replied to Nina2bRN's topic in General Nursing

   Thanks. My "little" boy is all grown up now. A college man. ANd now my eyes are full of tears remembering the sweet little guy he was. Cherish these rich, terrifying, swiftly moving days of your children's childhoods. Those were great days, but man...

4. how do you keep your sexy??

   stinger530 replied to healthcarefome's topic in General Nursing

   Not until I was over 50 did I figure out what all the shoutin' was about! You don't have to be agespot free and skinny to be lovable!

5. What would you do in my situation? just looking for opinions.

   stinger530 replied to Nina2bRN's topic in General Nursing

   I would have done exactly as you did. Let me guess the doctor you save in the ER was a hospitalist? I would appeal and use evidence based citations. I took my son to the ER the night before my first anatomy exam because he choked on a raisin, spit up...

6. Please tell me I am not alone

   stinger530 replied to 1styearsucks's topic in General Nursing

   Hang in there. If you are not the first nurse this has happened to within your organization it would make me wonder about their manner of orientation. It's rough making the transition and it takes a while. There's a great book called "From Novice to...

7. Ethical Dilemma

   stinger530 posted a topic in General Nursing

   What would you do if you knew of a situation where an ADN was representing herself as a nurse practitioner? She told the manager of the nursing home that she could do the same job as the NP for less money so they got rid of their NP, and now the ADN ...

8. Nurses STOP telling me to be a RN ! PLEASE

   stinger530 replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Nursing

   You go girl! When I decided to become a nurse I was older and already had a BA so I went for a bridge program to get my MSN. Believe it or not, in my community it was the fastest way for me to become a nurse. BUT I had the same problem you do all the...

9. how do you keep your sexy??

   stinger530 replied to healthcarefome's topic in General Nursing

   I don't think you are referring to being sexy at work are you? I think I know what you mean. I work at my upkeep to stay sexy. I shave my legs and pits q day, keep my short nails polished even if it has to be clear or a pale pink for work, keep my ha...

10. What can i do with my husband?

    stinger530 replied to beatriceb321's topic in General Nursing

    I ran into some of the same kinds of comments when I was a new nurse working with dying patients. "Aren't you worried about getting HIV from your patients?" was the question. "I don't plan on having unprotected sex with my patients or any other kind...

11. Becoming an NP with little to no nursing experience??

    stinger530 replied to Blurr156's topic in NP Students

    Go for it! There's a huge need out there. You will have a job. Especially if you go into acute adult, adult, geriatrics or specialty care like oncology, diabetes or hypertension. I wasn't a nurse before I went to a program like the one you are consid...