criticalHP

criticalHP MSN, RN

ICU,CCU, MICU, SICU, CVICU, CTSICU,ER

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About criticalHP

criticalHP is a MSN, RN and specializes in ICU,CCU, MICU, SICU, CVICU, CTSICU,ER.


Soon to be FNP..the final countdown!

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  1. Will DNPs be chosen over MSNs?

    I'm glad you replied to this thread. As a PhD holder, what do you see differentiates the DNP from your doctoral degree? As I understand it, both are research and theory based with no additional clinical hours required for the DNP.
  2. So I got rejected from NP school...

    I may be interpreting this wrong, but it seems you are saying online programs let anyone it because of their large class sizes. I disagree. Professors have limits on online class sizes, too. I know you said selective schools are not the norm...maybe,...
  3. Flexibility of FNP sub-specialties

    I am in the distance program at University of Cincinnati, and am graduating this Dec as an FNP, but my background has always been adult critical care. I haven't dealt with pediatrics in over 10 years until school. I live in a geographically isolated ...
  4. How do you prescribe ABX in a retail clinic?

    No probs, and your first instinct is usually the correct one, that is if the original poster gives you all the info (shame on me- it wasn't intentional) :uhoh21: . I felt she was a bit lazy, too. But it did get me thinking about the business angle.
  5. How do you prescribe ABX in a retail clinic?

    Very nice reply. The NP did in fact explain their (rapid strep) was negative. She would then write the script and say if you feel you need it after a couple of days, go ahead and fill it. One reason she did this is that as a retail clinic there is no...
  6. How do you prescribe ABX in a retail clinic?

    I am a FNP student 8 weeks into my first practicum rotation. I'm mostly in a busy clinic office, but twice I was asked to go to a retail clinic. The clinic is staffed by one NP and a receptionist in a moderately busy outlet. The NP is limited to what...
  7. University of Cincinnati - NP

    I have been 'attending' UC online for FNP since Jan 2010, and have one yr to go before graduation. Overall I am pleased with the quality of the education. Each quater is different and depends on the professors individual requirements. With that said,...
  8. Frontier vs University of Cincinnati

    I'm in the UC FNP program now. The recruiter told it it has been highly competitive since the economy has been so bad. Perhaps b/c so many people are out of work...why not return to school...? Anyway, I am enjoying the program. Every one will have it...
  9. Special tubing and stopcock for diprivan??????

    Thanks for the reply. Its funny, and by that I mean suspicious, that the stopcocks are manufactured by the makers of propofol. We use alaris pumps too but that is irrelevent with regard to using the stopcock for diprivan in bedside practice. I wonder...
  10. Overdoses

    I recall an unfortunate woman who OD's on tylenol by taking capsules, cough syrup (w/ tyl), and lortabs. She went into liver failure and died waiting for a transplant. Another OD was a prisoner that took a handful of stool softeners. The doc laughed...
  11. Overdoses

    Try some charcoal smoothies for a rippin' good time
  12. No nursing jobs in 2012 ???

    That is where a strong union comes in to play;)
  13. R/O Seizures

    Sorry, no. It was essentially an interactive lecture to dispell the belief of what a "normal" seisure looks like. He was promoting Keppra heavily at the time. Personally I think--give em ativan. If they're a psych person trying to pull one over on y...
  14. b/p ?

    Firstly know your drugs and the effect they have on the heart and vasculature. If a pt is on metoprolol and they have a HR of 50 and a SBP of 90-100 that may not be safe to give because the BP may be low d/t the low HR . But if the pt had a HR of 130...
  15. R/O Seizures

    It's hard to say. Had a neurosurgeon show me and about 25 other experienced ICU nurses a video of "seisures" and we had to give our opinion as to whether they were real or not. We were shocked at what some of the actual seisures looked like, and of w...