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  1. Regrets?

    VivaRN replied to tgirl84's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I'm a fairly new NP but no regrets here! Same positives as traumaRUs plus: 1. M-F no weekends no holidays, and an actual lunch break! For me that is total bliss. 2. Seeing one patient at a time and...

  2. Finally got another NP job!!!!

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

    Congrats! That is

  3. Will I get TB? - at TB clinic yesterday...

    VivaRN replied to Abishag's topic in General Nursing

    Whoa, just reading your post was giving me a mini-anxiety attack... No mask for coughing pts in a TB clinic? No isolation or mask for pts with positive PPD before active TB is ruled out? No gloves?...

  4. CRNAs Looking Down on NPs

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

    The thought of CRNA's looking down on me just makes me want to laugh. My job is so different! The CRNA lifestyle is completely unattractive to me. They are welcome to it. We need both NP's and...

  5. I love nursing but hate NP school

    VivaRN replied to freedom22's topic in General Nursing

    I wonder if it's because you're part time? I was full time and my program also began with advanced patho and pharm. Though theory and statistics are also necessary to understand why we do what we...

  6. How long did it take to get your license?

    VivaRN posted a topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I'm not sure if my BON (Georgia) is just slow or if there's anything I can do, but I have to try. They've had my NP app for 3 wks now. It's pending except for they cashed my check. My employer is...

  7. Well, I was spared being laid off but I'm still down

    VivaRN replied to SuesquatchRN's topic in General Nursing

    I'm happy for you but I understand the bittersweet-ness. Think of how hard it's going to be for the remaining clinicians (and patients) without the laid-off support staff. That is a rough day for...

  8. Did AIDS patient can share same room with other patient?

    VivaRN replied to Ilikelemontea's topic in General Nursing

    Anyone interested in the history of the AIDS epidemic in the US will like "And the Band Played On", by Randy Shilts. He was a SF journalist who covered the epidemic from the beginning and later died...

  9. When to call out sick

    VivaRN replied to NurseyPoo7's topic in General Nursing

    I admit I was

  10. Can we really afford any more medical advances?

    VivaRN replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    Agreed. There are two issues here: healthcare costs incurred during the course of life that can be reduced through prevention, and healthcare dollars wasted on futile end-of-life interventions. Here...

  11. Can we really afford any more medical advances?

    VivaRN replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    Maybe if we invest in prevention and health promotion we will not have the need to use so many of our fancy medical advances. It costs a lot less to prevent chronic disease than to manage it. Along...

  12. ANCC frustrations

    VivaRN replied to MS._Jen_RN's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    The same thing happened to me, where ANCC said they lost my verification for cert. - it took me 2 wks to figure it out, and by the time I re-sent and did all that it put me a month behind. My...

  13. Layoffs will be announced at my facility on Monday

    VivaRN replied to SuesquatchRN's topic in General Nursing

    Sending you positive thoughts also - we are all in this

  14. Can FNPs specialize?

    VivaRN replied to Joe NightingMale's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Depends on your state laws and/or your previous nursing experience and comfort level. My FNP program did not prepare me to work inpatient nor was I seeking that environment. The closest we got is...

  15. Application frustration....GRRRR.

    VivaRN replied to 81FSUseminole's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Argh, bureaucracy stinks and I hope it's over soon for you. Don't remember running out of time on the GRE, just that I was surprised with my math percentile (something absymal)... but then I...

  16. Selling myself while pregnant...

    VivaRN replied to nursecass's topic in General Nursing

    I spent all day today talking about (safe) sex and the title of your post led me down a completely different road!

  17. Is cleanliness cultural?

    VivaRN replied to JeanettePNP's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know about weeks but there are definitely cultures where BO is a normal smell and the same clothes are worn every day (due to economic reasons, availability of clean water, labor of washing...

  18. Does Program Prestige Matter for FNP?

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

    UVA Grad nursing gave some great

  19. New NPs

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

    I graduated in Aug. 08 and found my first job through doing clinicals at the place I wanted to work, networking, attending HIV specialty education, and being active in my local professional...

  20. Looking forward to new job and schedule

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

    Eh, there are pros and cons of both schedules. Personally I love having all holidays off and working at a place where we can be closed (unlike the hospital). The other pro is having a schedule that...

  21. trouble with GA APN licensure

    VivaRN posted a topic in Georgia Nursing

    I am having a heck of a time with the GA BON. I have an active GA RN license. Sent my APN app. 2 wks ago but they still hadn't received it (??). Apparently I sent it to the PO box address when they...

  22. Clinical research

    VivaRN replied to mused11's topic in General Nursing

    In hospitals linked with universities there are usually some opportunities. Check the postings under the UNIVERSITY HR, maybe even as specific as the School of Medicine or Nursing HR - it is separate...

  23. Who has read Echo Heron?

    VivaRN replied to LiveLoveLearn's topic in General Nursing

    Mine did. But then, we had a whole class on nursing culture, including horizontal violence, oppressed group behavior, and nursing activism. It was very helpful, I'd suggest it to any nurse educators...

  24. Who has read Echo Heron?

    VivaRN replied to LiveLoveLearn's topic in General Nursing

    They are great books. Check out Suzanne Gordon if you want more about politics and nursing culture. The two of hers I remember are Nursing Against the Odds and From Silence to Voice, both very...

  25. ANA... Should I continue being a member?

    VivaRN replied to NYCRN6's topic in General Nursing

    He's an MD so I think he's referring to the