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I know this is frowned upon but I have heard MDs can self -prescribe or to family members in emergency based cases. I'm a new NP in CA and am too sick to go to urgent care of which my nearest one is far away. Is it illegal for an ACNP to self-prescribe antibiotics? Do I need a cosigner? Not sure how this works.

Hello fellow students. I am on the verge of graduating with my DNP AGACNP degree in December-may (depending on DNP project defense). My question is in regards to comparing the differences between certification bodies (AACN vs ANCC). I currently understand that both bodies are nationally accepted and accredited although was hoping to be provided with more context, particularly with the degree of questions, experiences with customer service in applying and testing dates? I hear a lot of people taking the ANCC simply because it is the most understood and experienced governing body, with some people even saying the content is much easier? Tell me your experiences, please and thank you! I plan on working as a hospitalist and then transitioning into critical care. I am currently an ICU nurse :)

You are absolutely right Klone, unfortunately I only have a BSN and am going straight to DNP after many years out of school. I am trying to get back in the "groove" and simply need suggestions or ideas. "All nurses" is more than just a place of strangers, it is a place full of experienced, inexperienced, knowledgeable and wise nurses wanting to empower nurses and the profession. I hope this is your intention on this website, and in your response to my post. I appreciate your resopnse.

Cleback very great direction and suggestion thank you very much. The reason I wanted to elaborate on Rapid Response was the very fact that nurses on the floor do not communicate or utilize the RR team until it is too late or a code has occurred. There is no "infrastructure" or guidance for the RR nurse. This is mainly do to the fact that the RRT is not well established, meaning there is no job description or policy. The hospital simply designates a person daily, that they think is competent and that nurse really does what they want, of course until they receive an alert via pager for a code (sepsis, stroke, code blue etc.) Ultimately, communication amongst other issues is a critical issue. You are absolutely right, the ICU is very fertile for QI, I am just simply new to this and only have my BSN, which i received many years ago. I appreciate your input greatly Cleback, thank you very much.

So I have just recently started graduate school to attain my DNP degree with AGACNP specialty. I am only in my second semester of 8, and have to start thinking about what DNP project I want to present and defend. I work at a level 2 trauma center and work in the ICU. I usually float to all 4 units but also am involved in the Rapid response team. I really enjoy being in rapid response and would like to focus my topic on something in this arena, but need ideas on what i could narrow down to discuss.