Oldmahubbard

Oldmahubbard

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  1. Any state hospital nurses?

    Oldmahubbard replied to Kklimited's topic in Psychiatric

    I was at CNYPC for a number of years. Yes, there was a great deal of controversy about when to force medication on patients. Don't even get me started about the cameras, although that was mostly...

  2. PMHNP Specialization

    Oldmahubbard replied to SDStudent1's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Things came together is a very specific way. Medicare coverage of mental health was poor prior to the 2009 bailouts, so back in the day, the patients would have gotten relatively large bills for the...

  3. PMHNP Specialization

    Oldmahubbard replied to SDStudent1's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    A day at the Forensic hospital started off with a review of what happened last night or over the weekend. I would go to the nurse's station to see if they needed anything. Next to my office to get...

  4. Innumeracy

    Oldmahubbard replied to Oldmahubbard's topic in General Nursing

    Regarding the 125 mg dose, I know you'll be glad to hear a 6 person task force has been created to look into

  5. PMHNP Specialization

    Oldmahubbard replied to SDStudent1's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I did forensics for many years, also LTC which is largely geriatric, and private practice where you see a little of everything. Try to find a job where you don't have to deal with addiction, and good...

  6. Giving Tylenol to patient with elevated alt/ast

    Oldmahubbard replied to Imanurse123's topic in General Nursing

    Labs are no big deal, and not a med error in any

  7. How much does your RN experience count?

    Oldmahubbard replied to Hoosiernurse's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Your story sounds very much like mine. I did work in mental health for several years before becoming a Psych NP. That's how I got my first job. My experience was that once you get NP after your name,...

  8. When to apply for nurse practioner programs

    Oldmahubbard replied to Seyleigh's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I know in my field, Psych NP, I would have been totally unprepared without my 4-5 years in the field as a RN. And a huge amount of self prep. The thing with PA's is that their clinical experience is...

  9. When to apply for nurse practioner programs

    Oldmahubbard replied to Seyleigh's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    It would be helpful to have some RN experience before NP school. What type of NP do you want to be? Experience clarifies this. In the meantime, you might be able to take some of the core classes that...

  10. With equal levels of patient care outcome, why are NPs and PAs accepting half the salary of physicians?

    Oldmahubbard replied to sensher's topic in Nursing Career

    Medical school is extraordinarily difficult to get into. NP school is not at all. Not even a little. We are pumping out too many minimally prepared NP's. The pay is market driven. I am not expecting...

  11. Student Loans and Debt

    Oldmahubbard replied to jnniemeyer's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    You are not a nurse, not in the healthcare field, and you think you want to be an FNP. It's really a huge leap. Not impossible, but a huge leap. I have written about this before, but you will also...

  12. Exit interview survey, tell the truth, lie or ignore

    Oldmahubbard replied to Forest2's topic in General Nursing

    I ran into a couple of HR people I honestly think were mentally ill. Move on. Don't try to figure it out. You

  13. Exit interview survey, tell the truth, lie or ignore

    Oldmahubbard replied to Forest2's topic in General Nursing

    Trust me, they know why you are leaving. If they cared, the problem would already be fixed. I had a good time though. I told them I was leaving for double the salary, which they knew was

  14. Student Loans and Debt

    Oldmahubbard replied to jnniemeyer's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    To me it all sounds crazy. I did it in the dark ages, a cheap ADN when I already had a BA in another field. I worked, paid for most of the BSN as I did it. Still worked in the field, did my NP over 5...

  15. The Nursing School to Welfare Pipeline

    Oldmahubbard replied to panurse9999's topic in General Nursing

    Second career RN's have never gotten any credit for their previous work experience. Some of your previous degree classes might count towards the BSN, but that is it Why should it, really? Having been...

  16. BSN but not a nurse

    Oldmahubbard replied to PirateArrrNnnn's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    It looks really bad, though. If state surveyors ever came in, and pulled her file randomly, oh boy. There is one excrement

  17. Rude nurses

    Oldmahubbard replied to rnbsn2md's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    In any case, I would not announce my nursing background, even if it is true. It simply isn't

  18. BSN but not a nurse

    Oldmahubbard replied to PirateArrrNnnn's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I just do not get how you could have passed the type of heavy courses I took, A and P and statistics. etc, and now you can't pass the NCLEX. When I took the NCLEX is was so easy, it was frightening....

  19. BSN but not a nurse

    Oldmahubbard replied to PirateArrrNnnn's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Now the very frustrating and controversial question I have to ask, how is it possible that are we graduating people with their BSN, and they cannot pass the NCLEX exam? The same thing is happening in...

  20. Rude nurses

    Oldmahubbard replied to rnbsn2md's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    The reason I am no longer an

  21. Masters in nursing education, what subjects can you teach?

    Oldmahubbard replied to Bjones94's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    All for about nursing minimum wage, or nothing more than what an ADN makes. I applied for such a position a few years ago. I didn't get it, thankfully, and it paid about 30% of my current NP salary. I...

  22. How Much PTO did you get as a new grad?i

    Oldmahubbard replied to OncRN2015's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I worked for the state when I started in 2004. I got about 2 weeks vacation, 5 personal days, a bunch of unusual holidays, and sick time by accrual. Which kept accruing. To the point where 10 years...

  23. Depressed anti social low self esteem. What to do?

    Oldmahubbard replied to epinephrine1mg's topic in General Nursing

    Please understand that "antisocial" in the US means criminal. I doubt very much that is what you are. I lived in a foreign country as a young adult many years ago. I could speak the language passably...

  24. Rude nurses

    Oldmahubbard replied to rnbsn2md's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I doubt nurses are being rude to the OP, if that truly is the case, because the OP is very young looking, or very successful. That being said, years ago I personally overheard a physician using the...

  25. Miles on my car

    Oldmahubbard replied to friendlylark's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Repeat after me. The mileage check is not extra money. You either don't mind driving around, or you do. Every job is different. Where I live, there are probably 10 or 15 days a year of really scary...