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VivaRN

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  1. Any resume advice for a Direct Entry grad?

    VivaRN replied to BCgradnurse's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    We were taught to list our NP clinicals so potential employers could see the variety of our experiences (for example as some FNP's did specialty rotations) and the strength of the program. It was not...

  2. Still no job for me...

    VivaRN replied to christvs's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Sorry you are going through all this mess. When it rains, it pours! Good luck in your job search. My thoughts are with

  3. What things do your family members do that drive the nurse in you nuts?

    VivaRN replied to blondy2061h's topic in General Nursing

    Hearing everyone's stories about every incompetent nurse they ever saw/spoke with/heard about from a friend, and expecting me to comment Trying to alarm everyone that a family member is "near death"...

  4. A really good example of children in the USA still dying from childhood diseases.

    VivaRN replied to justme1972's topic in General Nursing

    I read an article in the New York Times awhile ago that described it as, parents perceiving the risk of vaccination as greater than the risk of disease. Clearly this is a flawed way of thinking, but...

  5. what would you think of a pay freeze?

    VivaRN replied to westcoastgirl's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    hmm. I would keep my mouth shut, be thankful for my job and ride out the recession. Perhaps the other non-profits have different funding sources and are in a different financial position than your...

  6. I Contracted HIV

    VivaRN replied to sarahwv's topic in General Nursing

    Under the care of your HIV provider you can have biological HIV- children. Your diagnosis should not affect your work and employment. There is a lot of misinformation out there, even from...

  7. Getting Stuck with Night Shift.

    VivaRN replied to Jo Dirt's topic in General Nursing

    What about evening shift 3-11? Med-surg floors where I am do 8 hour shifts. Just a possibility. Though I agree it is difficult to get hired directly onto days. Some units that will do that... it...

  8. The patient who wouldn't stop screaming...

    VivaRN replied to NewWayofLife's topic in General Nursing

    As a quick aside, I just read an article in JAANP about undx'd genital herpes in the elderly causing A LOT OF PAIN, lady partsl complaints and diagnostic run-around. Could this be your patient? One...

  9. Lost with a Master's

    VivaRN replied to seselant02's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    If you are not sure which direction to go, for what reason are you pursuing your master's at this time? As with anything, different specialties work for different people. No one can tell you what is...

  10. Registe (red) Nurse

    VivaRN replied to RedWeasel's topic in General Nursing

    Excellent idea! What a great way to say: No matter your specialty, we are all AIDS nurses. Never mind the crazy number of NURSES with HIV in developing countries. A survey done in Zambia found that...

  11. Can one become a nurse if one has HPV?

    VivaRN replied to Juno32's topic in General Nursing

    If you have genital HPV it is transmitted through genital contact. As a nurse you will not be having this with your patients. Therefore it should not be a problem. Here is what the CDC says about...

  12. Anyone had a "moment" recently?

    VivaRN replied to Nurse Lulu's topic in MICU, SICU

    My moment occurred after going from ICU to the floor. In the ICU I was used to being very independent, ie if I thought my patient needed a breathing tx I gave it and got orders later. Well now I had...

  13. This would be the most devastating thing.

    VivaRN replied to tookalongtime's topic in General Nursing

    Had a co-worker whose teenage son was murdered while out with friends. He was out with his girlfriend when another guy started pushing her around. The son tried to intervene, and the aggressor...

  14. How you pay your MSN tuition?

    VivaRN replied to greenland's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I PM'd you

  15. How you pay your MSN tuition?

    VivaRN replied to greenland's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Nope, I was in class/clinical, or getting hw done b/c my weekends were tied up. I did my best not to have am classes on Monday so I could sleep after working Sunday

  16. How you pay your MSN tuition?

    VivaRN replied to greenland's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I avoided taking out some loans by working night shift weekend option - 7p-7a Sat. and Sun. With the night shift differential plus the weekend option bonus ($1500 every 3 months) I did quite

  17. Is a new grad in the Burn/Trauma ICU to specialized

    VivaRN replied to zram44's topic in Critical Care

    I also started as a new grad doing Burn ICU in a level I trauma center. You will be fine. As Faithmd said it all goes together. People get burned while also getting injured in an MVC, while...

  18. How a nurse feels about reporting child abuse

    VivaRN replied to crzynrsn08's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with this. I started my career in the Burn Unit and when I was a relatively new nurse had a child present with some odd burns and an explanation that could be plausible... but what if? The...

  19. INFJ Nurses :D

    VivaRN replied to His_girl's topic in General Nursing

    Yep, that's me too! I see evidence of it in my decision to be an FNP (enjoy working one-on-one with people, autonomy, problem-solving) and to work in HIV. My favorite part of the job is getting to...

  20. How many years an RN before MSN?

    VivaRN replied to SarahLovesNovember's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    about 8 months, then worked P/T while in NP

  21. How do (or did) you study?

    VivaRN replied to daydreamer7130's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    You have been a nurse for 12+ years - that alone tells me that you are intelligent, committed, and probably have seen a lot of the disease processes you are learning about. If you can handle what...

  22. How do you get into a specialty?

    VivaRN replied to Dennis88's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I work in HIV and got my job through networking and NP clinicals, though I had some RN experience. Is there one specialty in particular you are interested in? There's no reason why you can't start...

  23. Rock the Vote Tomorrow!!

    VivaRN replied to pagandeva2000's topic in General Nursing

    Especially for younger people - everyone is wondering whether we will turn out! Let's give it all we've got. GET OUT THE VOTE, AND BRING YOUR

  24. NOOO!!!! Advanced Nursing RESEARCH!?!?!?!?

    VivaRN replied to Jo Dirt's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I took boards recently (ANCC), and got questions on different study designs and methodologies as well as epi terms. Maybe it's a newer thing. Either way it's a

  25. NOOO!!!! Advanced Nursing RESEARCH!?!?!?!?

    VivaRN replied to Jo Dirt's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Absolutely. It's on the board exam. And it is important for NP's to understand the research behind guidelines, drugs and everything else that we