IrishIzCPNP MSN, RN, APRN, NP

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    Medical Assistants being called nurses

    IrishIzCPNP replied to Ethicsrn4life's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Curious....is there literature to support not changing the
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    Medical Assistants being called nurses

    IrishIzCPNP replied to Ethicsrn4life's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I was wondering if that's how they were all taught. I've seen several of them do it. Drives me crazy. My position there doesn't have me in a place where I can say "let me show you a better way to...
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    working as an RN after NP?

    IrishIzCPNP replied to kahra's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Oh that would concern me. When are you the FNP and when are you the RN? Are you being paid as an FNP or RN? What happens if you are RN and something needs care at the level of the FNP? I would need...
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    Medical Assistants being called nurses

    IrishIzCPNP replied to Ethicsrn4life's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I'm at an office where they have "nurse's appointments" and they have a "nurse schedule" for patients...there are no nurses at the office. The staff are MAs. It is little things like that where I...
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    Online schools and testing...

    IrishIzCPNP posted a topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I'm curious if using a proctoring company is typical for online programs. Those doing classes online...how do your exams work? Are you proctored? Also...curious what grade is considered passing vs...
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    Possible 36 week delivery, hospital has no NICU

    IrishIzCPNP replied to KatiLB's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Who's recommendation is
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    Possible 36 week delivery, hospital has no NICU

    IrishIzCPNP replied to KatiLB's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Not every late preterm needs additional support and pumping. I wouldn't say that at all. I wouldn't say it as an IBLCLC or as a parent of 4 born at 36 weeks or less and none needing any extra...
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    Please, could an experienced nurse help.

    IrishIzCPNP replied to soon_2Bnurse's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Can you speak with the nurse who did
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    labor and delivery/ post partum

    IrishIzCPNP replied to ksimison0828's topic in Alabama Nursing

    It depends on the area where you love and the particular hospital. Here...some hospitals require BSN for any position and some require you will get your BSN within a certain person of time for any...
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    I missed my second PPD shot reading please Help I need advice

    IrishIzCPNP replied to qowpel's topic in New Jersey Nursing

    I would just get a second placement and get it read and call it a
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    Online schools and testing...

    IrishIzCPNP replied to IrishIzCPNP's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    What school is this? Do they have a high board pass
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    Online schools and testing...

    IrishIzCPNP replied to IrishIzCPNP's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I was asking because my program is proctored. I wad recently told some programs are not proctored and it shocked me. It made me wonder if t was true. My school used proctoru. I don't mind...
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    I want to be a nurse but I'm not huge on western medicine?

    IrishIzCPNP replied to humboldt13's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    There are nurses who work in holistic settings. There is also a verification you can do after you have your RN. Here's the thing....you are going to have to do good old fashioned nursing school of...
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    NY Med - a great reminder about social media and nursing

    IrishIzCPNP replied to seconddegreebsn's topic in General Students

    I think the most appalling issue here is the physician not being reprimanded for the same offense.
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    nursing school advice

    IrishIzCPNP replied to happeee's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    You can always apply. Length of time is based on the specific program you apply to....they are all
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    working as an RN after NP?

    IrishIzCPNP replied to kahra's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    There's a lot of talk about being held to your highest license. So if working as an RN but you are also a PNP...you can be held to the PNP while working as an RN. I don't know how true this but I...
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    Medical Assistants being called nurses

    IrishIzCPNP replied to Ethicsrn4life's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I know an NP who corrects every single person in her office when an MA is called nurse. She tells the MAs to be proud of their education but....until they go through nursing school and pass nclex...
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    Medical Assistants being called nurses

    IrishIzCPNP replied to Ethicsrn4life's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I don't see any high horses here. Nope...I just see a bitter individual who doesn't know how to play nice and get along. I also suspect...doesn't understand the value of a nurse since most are...
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    nursing & tattoos

    IrishIzCPNP replied to SN2014's topic in General Nursing

    I have no issues with tattoos. I actually love sleeves. But...I would hesitate to so a sleeve as a nurse. I worked a floor where we were not allowed to wear long sleeves. It really may cause...
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    Going to L&D

    IrishIzCPNP replied to MadpeysRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I can tell you where I was we only went into the OR if our patient was headed in. OR wasn't an assignment. Make sense? So I might have a scheduled section...so going I to the OR with my patient. I...
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    PLEASE I HAVE A QUESTION about nursing scheduales...

    IrishIzCPNP replied to RN2bBevy's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    New grads here make just over $21/hr...and raises are
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    PLEASE I HAVE A QUESTION about nursing scheduales...

    IrishIzCPNP replied to RN2bBevy's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I'm in PA. We have a retired assistant super who still brings in 6 figures...retired. New teachers are looking at $40,000 a year. I saw $43,000 a year with several years experience. Nursing here...
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    PLEASE I HAVE A QUESTION about nursing scheduales...

    IrishIzCPNP replied to RN2bBevy's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    He says he is "prenursing" so username against TOS as
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    Going to L&D

    IrishIzCPNP replied to MadpeysRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Our hospital uses surgical techs for scrubbing...some nurses scrub trained as back up. The RN for the patient is the circulator. This all varies hospital to hospital. If all you want to do is OR in...
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    PLEASE I HAVE A QUESTION about nursing scheduales...

    IrishIzCPNP replied to RN2bBevy's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I just want to throw out there that in down areas teachers make more than nurses. It was mentioned that nurses make more...not always. I would make more money as a teacher where I live. I would get...