PollywogNP ADN, BSN, MSN, LPN, NP

Med-Surg/Tele/ER/Urgent Care

Former Faculty, ex Navy Nurse, Family Nurse Practitioner in Urgent Care

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    Disclosing medications?

    PollywogNP replied to Ash.dreaming's topic in General Students

    The school I taught at the physical exam was done at student health center. All we looked at were immunizations for clinical clearance. Students were not required to give us any medical information....
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    RAMP program question

    PollywogNP replied to Mizsval's topic in Nurses Recovery

    You need to post in Recovery forum. MODS can you please move
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    NP Please help!!

    PollywogNP replied to Mathew Reed's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Associate degree in general studies, OK. What plans does she have to become an RN? Why does she want to be a NP? What specialty? Why the questions about addiction? What does she know so far about...
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    RAMP program question

    PollywogNP replied to Mizsval's topic in Nurses Recovery

    What is “ramp”
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    How To Properly Clean Your Stethoscope

    PollywogNP replied to Joe V's topic in Nursing Humor

    I have never worn my stethoscope around my neck. My first one was a sprague-rappoport type that was very heavy, so I just hung it over my left shoulder. I carry my purse on left shoulder so it felt...
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    when do you think hospitals will go back to not requiring masks?

    PollywogNP replied to J89Mike's topic in General Nursing

    At my clinic we were discussing getting rid of the PPE room. Until a fully vaccinated couple tested positive. I’m the only person wearing N95 masks for patient visits, with my welders face shield....
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    Experienced critical care RN having a hard time dealing with a bully boss. Advice?

    PollywogNP replied to BeatsPerMinute's topic in General Nursing

    Agree with all posts saying this is not going to improve. I would email my resignation ASAP to HR & to her. Then hand HR a hard copy first so they know before she does, then hand her a hard copy...
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    Venomous Snake Bites: Here's What To Do

    PollywogNP replied to J.Adderton's topic in General Nursing

    Local hospital has sign in parking lot warning visitors not to pick up snakes! Rattlesnakes are
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    9-5 (or 8-5) shifts as a new grad possible?

    PollywogNP replied to Kendrer's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I work at a FQHC. RNs & LPNs are hired for
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    9-5 (or 8-5) shifts as a new grad possible?

    PollywogNP replied to Kendrer's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Are you in nursing school now or a prenursing student taking prerequisite classes? What are you planning to do with the kids while you’re in
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    Texting with Flo

    PollywogNP replied to nikkulele77's topic in General Nursing

    Thoroughly enjoyed
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    PMHNP or FNP?

    PollywogNP replied to Pearl2014's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    That’s because last week she was asking about WHNP vs FNP and one school IUPUI vs Xyz school. I responded that FNP can do what WHNP does and she never
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    Nursing Intuition- What Is It, and Do You Have It?

    PollywogNP replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    I worked on a telemetry unit for 5 years. Always managed to get my patients to the ICU before they coded. Many times it was just a feeling that something was off, the patient was acting funny or a...
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    Please Help: Student Loan Debt

    PollywogNP replied to natbrizam's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Please list these “qualities “ that ONLY NYU has. Sounds like you’re trying to justify your reasons for choosing NYU. Local ADN community college tuition is $888 per semester in county, out of...
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    Are you ACTUALLY supervised???

    PollywogNP replied to ICUnurseEst2015's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    New Mexico NPs have had independent practice for about 30 years. It’s a rural state. There are many NPs that own their practices. As an NP student in Texas one NP clinic owner paid the collaborating...
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    License Certificate

    PollywogNP replied to hoyeshi's topic in Texas Nursing

    I think I’ve worked with 2 for sure! One claimed trained as nurse in Mexico but a new grad shadowing her informed me that this nurse was crushing a pill mixing with saline to inject in an IV. Giving...
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    License Certificate

    PollywogNP replied to hoyeshi's topic in Texas Nursing

    Thanks
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    License Certificate

    PollywogNP replied to hoyeshi's topic in Texas Nursing

    But you posted Mar 6 that you got a Texas License. Many states do not issue paper licenses and Texas is one of these. Employer can very active license online. I have had Texas license since 1983 when...
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    can undocumented without daca or ssn get into nursing program nyc

    PollywogNP replied to akashadamnqueen's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    What is
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    WHNP OR FNP WITH WHNP CERT

    PollywogNP replied to Pearl2014's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    FNP scope covers WHNP. Never heard of IUPUI. What’s the cost of attending these
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    Dress Code - Hair dye

    PollywogNP replied to Annabelle Flee's topic in General Nursing

    Calling @Davey
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    Dress Code - Hair dye

    PollywogNP replied to Annabelle Flee's topic in General Nursing

    Worked at in patient psych hospital a few years ago. Nursing supervisor who was white haired used to color a small section pink, purple, blue, orange etc. The picture you posted actually looks
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    Nurse as the Protagonist

    PollywogNP replied to Red Shirt 6's topic in General Nursing

    Dixie on Emergency (1972-79) & Julia a Black nurse played by Diane Carroll
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    DNP and so forth

    PollywogNP replied to NPPSY's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    Former faculty here, have to agree with previous post. You would do better working urgent care
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    Yale Nurse Replaces Fentanyl Vials with Saline

    PollywogNP replied to J.Adderton's topic in Nursing News

    Yes, there were lots of odd behaviors, I only listed a few but thinking back there were other clues that something in this nurse’s life was not right. Ran into her years later, she completed...