ERNP

ERNP

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  1. Pregnant but Negative Urine Preg?

    ERNP replied to RunnerRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I have only seen this once with a urine hcg done in the ER. It may have happened more often and been caught at office later. However, this one was discovered after the woman had a CT scan for...

  2. Totally floored - put on Probation in FNP program? I can't take this anymore!!!!

    ERNP replied to lannisz's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    What disturbs me about the whole thing isn't necessarily the lack of a certified letter. Part of being an adult is knowing the rules and in a NP program that often means Cs are unacceptable. I am...

  3. NP pay

    ERNP replied to Floridanurse's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I make more too. Benefits and job requirements are usually

  4. Help-Real quick question: I want to get a balanced view from all sides on this issue.

    ERNP replied to Bob26's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Oh Bob, What a can of worms. I think the question you are asking is if I think my practice is equivalent to that of the mighty physician. I would have to say no. I also don't think that necessarily...

  5. Emergency Nurse Practitioner programs?

    ERNP replied to CraigBSN02's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Here are my thoughts.... Check into which certification exam these programs are preparing you to take. When I looked at this some years ago, most of the programs were preparing the student to sit for...

  6. Are you scared of being sued or do you know someone who got sued for malpractice?

    ERNP replied to Bala Shark's topic in General Nursing

    If I had a nickel for everytime I said, "OH that? It's for the attorney." I would be a rich woman. Which of course would make me an even better target for a

  7. When do you sign RN?

    ERNP replied to NCVegRN's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know that there is any reason that you couldn't sign your checks that way if you wanted. Some people do put RN on their checks and sign that way. It wouldn't be against the law, since you are...

  8. What hours/days do you work as an NP?

    ERNP replied to HealthyRN's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    WAAAA!! I have worked 12 hour shifts for sooooooo long. There was a brief stent in my life where I worked an 8 hour a day/ 5 day per week job. (Of course I was looking for my dream job, LOL.) But...

  9. Should I have done anything differently?

    ERNP replied to MikeyBSN's topic in General Nursing

    If mentally competent, awake, alert, and appropriately oriented... reporting a fall, then I think you have to go with fall as a cause of injury at this time. I see this very often and when I am...

  10. Advertise a specialty rather than "General Pracitce"?

    ERNP replied to NAVY RN's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    One of the most lucrative clinics in the town where I work doesn't advertise any specialty care, it's name indicates a special type of provider. The name isn't necessarily catchy but get the job done....

  11. Has anyone tried this?

    ERNP replied to tigress_8207's topic in General Nursing

    Good luck with the video. I hope it works for you. I don't think it would have worked for me. Primarily because if I didn't have time to study, I won't have time to watch the tape. In undergraduate...

  12. Should I have done anything differently?

    ERNP replied to MikeyBSN's topic in General Nursing

    They aren't even required to give you their real names. They usually do because it makes it easier to bill their insurance. But I could wander down to the local ER and tell them my name was Mae West...

  13. Appropriate Fee for Offering Professional Nursing Expertise?

    ERNP replied to adaptation's topic in General Nursing

    Also, I might move this to the CNS thread for more

  14. Appropriate Fee for Offering Professional Nursing Expertise?

    ERNP replied to adaptation's topic in General Nursing

    Minimum of $150/hour plus any incurred

  15. working your way through NP school

    ERNP replied to np_wannabe's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I worked full time until the last year when clinicals started. Then I went part time to make more time for the extra clinical hours I wanted to

  16. Advertise a specialty rather than "General Pracitce"?

    ERNP replied to NAVY RN's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    This is true. To be honest though, if I went to a clinic called "Midwest Cardiology", I would be expecting to find at least one cardiologist. So when embarking on something with a name like that, I...

  17. What hours/days do you work as an NP?

    ERNP replied to HealthyRN's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I am in the emergency department. I work 11a - 11p 13 days per month to sarisfy my contract and then sometimes pick up a few extra days at other facilities if I just want some extra little something...

  18. Pa?

    ERNP replied to mistiffy's topic in General Nursing

    [quote name=BSNtobe2009 ]Well, they my not practice independently on paper, but they do practice independently in reality all too often, and that is part of the problem. If you review my posts, I made...

  19. Nursing Issues

    ERNP replied to IheartNJ's topic in General Nursing

    I am not triageRN, but have been interested in this issue. From my perspective, the term nursing shortage may be somewhat of a misnomer. There are more nurses than are working at the bedside...

  20. boundary violation?

    ERNP replied to hollyberry678's topic in General Nursing

    I agree. no smoking with the

  21. Feeling incompetent

    ERNP replied to FutureLISARN's topic in General Nursing

    This is normal. You will likely suffer from the feelings on and off for a couple of years after you graduate and begin to practice. I had to find someone with experience to let me bend their ear and...

  22. Starting IV's

    ERNP replied to bsunbeam's topic in General Nursing

    I have used lido and not used lido to start IVs in the past. The lido does displace tissue and sometimes can cause a temporary change in how the vein is perceived by the starter. This seems to be more...

  23. Advice for new ER nurse

    ERNP replied to kdmcook's topic in Emergency

    Just from watching and precepting a fairly significant number of nurses transfer from med/surg to ER, I wonder if the ER prioritization methods maybe what is causing you to feel this way. Before...

  24. Narcan effects

    ERNP replied to nacran's topic in Clinical Nurse Specialists, CNS

    Also remember, in most places a drug screen is just that a screen. Doesn't mean there wasn't something else in the system. Drug screen routinely only test for a limited number of variables. Again,...

  25. When do you learn about human biology???

    ERNP replied to np_wannabe's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I did have 2 excellent semesters of pathophysiology. But it's true, sometimes the cirriculum is a lesson in creative