marty6001

marty6001 EdD, EMT-P, APRN

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  1. do NP programs adequetly prepare you for your career?

    marty6001 replied to DMR1's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I respectfully disagree with you. Being a RN first directly correlates how you prepare for, and practice as an APRN, at least in the acute care track. I worked as an ICU nurse before finishing my...

  2. CCRN

    marty6001 replied to lolocsmith's topic in MICU, SICU

    Sure have.. I advocate it for anyone working in critcal care. Some hospitals are even paying folks more who have

  3. How high have you titrated levophed?

    marty6001 replied to racing-mom4's topic in MICU, SICU

    The other day I ordered the Levo at 50mcg on a patient with a ruptured thoracic aorta... It bought us time for the family to get in... usually however, once its at 10mcg time to add a second agent and...

  4. ET size HELP!

    marty6001 replied to dulexsidlex's topic in MICU, SICU

    Yup, its printed on the ETT itself... If wiped off, easiest way is to get a 7 7.5 and 8 and measure diameters of the

  5. Levophed vs. Neo

    marty6001 replied to hell000nurse's topic in MICU, SICU

    Here's the difference as I see it... Neo is pure alpha effect. Therefore it is used for vessel constriction and can quickly damage the kidneys,etc.. I typically use Neo for short term hypotension...

  6. Abusive and Cruel Clinical Instructors: Why??

    marty6001 replied to sallber's topic in General Students

    i wrote this as an article, but i think it fits here as well... i would love some feedback from the students in this thread.. dear clinical student, i am your soon-to-be instructor. know that i love...

  7. Abusive and Cruel Clinical Instructors: Why??

    marty6001 replied to sallber's topic in General Students

    Katie, Be careful thinking that your instructors are out to get you. I've been teaching for 4 1/2 years now and have met hundreds of preceptors and instructors. I can tell you that ones that single...

  8. ACNP recertification

    marty6001 replied to marty6001's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    KK Thanks.. My first recert so I wasn't sure.. I have put in the hours for #5, and I guess I'll just CE the

  9. ACNP recertification

    marty6001 posted a topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    is coming up next year for me. Am I reading right that if I teach clinical in my specialty for 240 hours over the 5 years that I am covered?? Just curious if I can double up #5 or not.

  10. What does prescribe only mean?

    marty6001 replied to USN2UNC's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    When I worked in the ED I would dispense all the time. But now in the ICU I never

  11. Abusive and Cruel Clinical Instructors: Why??

    marty6001 replied to sallber's topic in General Students

    I've been a clinical instructor for the past 4 years and struggled early on with what kind of instructor I wanted to be. There has to be discipline for the safety of the patient, but where is the line...

  12. Question for Practicing NPs

    marty6001 replied to dancingfeet's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I didn't "want' to be a doctor, but while I was in school finishing my APRN, I heard from a lot of residents how awful my decision was to get my ACNP... Yes.. Awful how I had 24 hours of clinical vs...

  13. what experience needed for a new Adult NP to be hired?

    marty6001 replied to Grnrn's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Find the highest acuity unit you can do while in school and work there... The sicker the patient, the more you'll learn and be able to apply where-ever you end

  14. What does prescribe only mean?

    marty6001 replied to USN2UNC's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Yes, prescribe vs prescribe and

  15. Nurse Practitioner and Image Interpretation

    marty6001 replied to cbott1's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I also interpret all the Xrays that come through the ICU off shift, as we have no radiologist on to do it. the CT scans get read off site and I get the report, but I also first look them before...

  16. Teaching CEU's to nurses

    marty6001 posted a topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    So I had a quick question, as I do not recall this from my student days. What are the requirements to be able to teach CEU's to nursing staff? I am an APRN in a 12 bed ICU, and they are all very...

  17. Corny question

    marty6001 replied to JEKA's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I have mine written out as RN, MSN, ACNP-BC.. There are new articles out there that say to put the MSN before RN, but this is how I was used to it, so this is how I wrote mine out. Hope that helps. *I...

  18. Silly question re: lab coats

    marty6001 replied to Spacklehead's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Long coat here as

  19. Young -- should pursue NP or MD?

    marty6001 replied to MikeyJ's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    sorry i didn't answer your question in my last post. i am an acute care nurse practitioner and an adjunct professor of nursing. the reality is that apn's, through national and state nursing boards and...

  20. Young -- should pursue NP or MD?

    marty6001 replied to MikeyJ's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I apoligize if I offended you with my post. As I am beginning to find in all aspects of life, all people want to do is argue and disagree. I will back out of this post. Thank

  21. Grad school feedback

    marty6001 replied to CRNAorBust's topic in Connecticut Nursing

    I am a Yale grad and had no issue with either finding a job or paying back my student loans. The programs in Connecticut are varied and all offer something different. I think you need to take some...

  22. MbEIN in UCONN

    marty6001 replied to newonboard's topic in Connecticut Nursing

    While I can't tell you too much about the UCONN program, I did graduate from the Yale RN to MSN program. I find that these programs in general attract older students who have already had careers and...

  23. Young -- should pursue NP or MD?

    marty6001 replied to MikeyJ's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    While I admire your enthuisam regarding PA's, APRN's also can change specialities almost as easy. As an acute care APRN, I have a variety of in and outpatient specialities I can choose from, as well...

  24. How to turn down a position

    marty6001 posted a topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I really need some input on this. I accepted a position at a hospital early last summer, and it took until a week ago to be cleared to practice. I could not start the position until I was totally...

  25. st segment monitoring

    marty6001 replied to rarjn5's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Hey, with such a low MB, the troponins are probably trending down. I agree with getting an older ECG to check if the changes are new. I also think you need to explore their recent history to see if...