Oldmahubbard

Oldmahubbard

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  1. Mileage & Taxes

    Oldmahubbard replied to hmvassar's topic in Home Health

    To keep track of it, you would need a daily log with the addresses you are driving to. There is no doubt an app for this now. Or you could keep a hand written log. Keep in mind that employment related...

  2. Clarification on NP Curriculum?

    Oldmahubbard replied to DO_question's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    The most interesting thing I have done in my Psych NP career is to appear in court for the State as an expert witness, in an attempt to obtain a court orders to force inmates to take medication...

  3. New nurses without clear career goals

    Oldmahubbard replied to tara07733's topic in General Nursing

    You can't really know what anything will be like, until you get into it. Although a summer working as a nurse's aide, while I was in nursing school convinced me that the Med Surg floor was not for...

  4. For-Profit NP admissions... I thought they were joking!

    Oldmahubbard replied to SummitRN's topic in Advanced Practice

    I couldn't resist, and I looked it up. I was sorry to learn that Walden does offer a Psych NP program, but glad to know they can't offer their program to residents of my state. A total of one year RN...

  5. Healthy Fit Nurse navigating potlucks.

    Oldmahubbard replied to CardiacDork's topic in General Nursing

    The strange thing......I ran into an acquaintance, an older woman, who said she had lost 150 pounds over a period of 2 years. She was working as a security guard. I said "did you start eating...

  6. Pain management

    Oldmahubbard replied to Matt8700's topic in Emergency

    Ok, but Ultram was made a narcotic in my state, after being on the market for 25 years as a non-narcotic. Someone figured out a way to abuse it. It makes me sad that people lump it in with fentanyl,...

  7. Pain management

    Oldmahubbard replied to Matt8700's topic in Emergency

    Maybe it isn't fair to expect that an ER provider will look at the big picture. For the hip, although it is chronic, something has happened that has made it enough worse today, that the person is...

  8. Clarification on NP Curriculum?

    Oldmahubbard replied to DO_question's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    My specialty is Psych. I worked as an RN for about 7 years, becoming more and more interested in the PMHNP role, then I found work as an RN at an outpatient mental health clinic, which I did for 5...

  9. Clarification on NP Curriculum?

    Oldmahubbard replied to DO_question's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    I couldn't answer for everyone, but I am an MSN prepared NP. Anatomy and Physiology is taught at the basic RN level, then there is a second course of pathophys at the BSN level and then a third course...

  10. do any NPs wish they did something else

    Oldmahubbard replied to 8-ball's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    It is just so sad to me that the NP is typically doing the same job for half the salary, and sometimes

  11. Will becoming a Nurse practitioner be enough for me?

    Oldmahubbard replied to Marcuscollins's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    The field is evolving very rapidly, so I would advise to follow your heart. Be sure to get an A in everything! Which you will need for medical school. Your passions will emerge with experience. The NP...

  12. Raises

    Oldmahubbard replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in General Nursing

    In 35 years of working, both nursing and not, I have found that raises barely match the cost of living. Unless you are in a union with steps, and even then, the raises are quite minuscule after you...

  13. This is not what I thought it was

    Oldmahubbard replied to OrganizedChaos's topic in General Nursing

    I was not even 30 when I graduated, but the foot pain and intense wear on the body, combined with crappy co-workers, drove me out of the hospital in less than 2 years. The job market was wide open in...

  14. Consumer Reports Article - What Do You Think?

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

    The article, overall, is OK, but it does perpetuate the myth that NPs only should handle the simple and non complicated cases. As an experienced Psych NP, I can assure you that it isn't the case in my...

  15. Blindsided by Manager

    Oldmahubbard replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    To give an example, I was told " an injection that had never hurt before, was now described as painful when you gave it". Mrs Jones' cow stopped giving milk after you looked at the animal. Look for...

  16. Can't get a job

    Oldmahubbard replied to Dadrie's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    The resume is much too long and confusing. Have you tried the local jails or prisons? School nursing? They pay poorly and are usually desperate for that

  17. Tell me the downsides.

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

    Back when we had a collaboration requirement, getting the assigned physician to do the chart review, which should take about a half hour, and sign the paperwork on a quarterly basis was potentially a...

  18. Bullying :Living well is the best revenge

    Oldmahubbard posted a topic in General Nursing

    Incivility, or frank bullying. Quite a common problem in this line of work. I have my PhD in the subject, and even the tee-shirt. Fortunately it largely resolved, after I got my NP. Still, there are...

  19. Job Offer Details

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

    At 100 visits a week, you are bring in over 300k and they want to pay you 88? Nice, if they can find a chump to do

  20. We Are Not Paying You

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

    Terrible and I call

  21. How does prison nursing compare to med-surg & other hospital environments?

    Oldmahubbard replied to frenchxtoast's topic in Correctional

    That is

  22. do any NPs wish they did something else

    Oldmahubbard replied to 8-ball's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I, too, wish I had done it sooner, although various laws and insurance regulations would not have been in my favor at the time, back in the day, as a PMHNP. I never expected the PMHNP role to expand...

  23. What is the afterlife like?

    Oldmahubbard replied to EGspirit's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    One night many years ago, after a horrendous shift, plus dealing with a severely personality disordered co-worker, I drove home in utter disgust. The evening was made worse by the fact that I was...

  24. Regret Becoming an NP

    Oldmahubbard replied to psych.nurse's topic in Advanced Practice

    This is

  25. Unsure of what route to take

    Oldmahubbard replied to CinnamonLily's topic in General Students

    150k is simply too much debt in a field where many people don't even make