pocovan MSN, RN, NP

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    Florida FNP

    I have been a locum NP in AZ, NM and CA. My assignments have been one after another. I have my NP license in Florida and I want to stay here. There is a healthcare clinic on every corner. The locum...
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    IHS FNP contractor

    Can anyone share their experiences and thoughts about being a FNP contractor with Indian Health Services? I am presently on an assignment and I would appreciative your
  3. I work as a FNP contractor and I enjoy the travel aspect. I go to areas that I may not have ever visited on my own. My kids are grown and my husband works remotely so he is able to travel with me....
  4. Does anyone have any information or tips on going to FNP grad school online with Indiana State University? Please share your good and bad experiences with me. Thank you!
  5. This is an older post, but I am wondering about this same topic. I am a FNP-C and would like to get my DNP just for my own personal goal. I would like an accelerated program that is from a bricks and...
  6. I am always impressed with clinicians that ask questions rather than fearing what others think of them. You are very wise and I am sure an excellent clinician. I appreciate the tips as
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    Travel Nurse Practitioner Jobs

    What NP staffing agencies would any of you travelers recommend? Which ones should I avoid? Any tips you have are greatly
  8. Hi! I am a FNP student. Are we going to be required to get a DNP? I will graduate by the end of 2016. Will I be grandfathered in with the
  9. I have whittled down my FNP Onljne Program choices to Indiana State and Purdue Calumet. My only draw back with Purdue Cal is they only do full time if you begin in the Fall Semester, and I would be...
  10. Has anyone else found the stats class for NP school very challenging? I have it as an online class. I'm spending countless hours on this... Any
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    I've had it!!! Need to vent again

    What did you get into when you left Home
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    I've had it!!! Need to vent again

    I've been working full time and my day usually started around 8 AM. With faxing, travel to, from and in between clients, chart work (paper) and at home processing of admits for the next day, my days...
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    I've had it!!! Need to vent again

    Five SOC and 7 regular visits in one day? That makes me tired just thinking about it! That is too much work for 2 nurses! I think we should send the administrators out one day to do our job. I would...
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    Do you get paid

    I would rather be hourly than pay for visit. We are pay for visit and they have this complicated formula they use that never works out in our favor. I also prefer to spend more time with my patients...
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    New Home Health nurse, need advice

    I try to bust a move and not stop the entire day unless I have to pee. I eat while I drive so that I can get done earlier. Does anyone else do
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    What do you eat while on the road?

    I look at my time card and the hours I spend driving can sometimes be just as much as the time with patients. I get car butt and a sore back sometimes. I try to bring my lunch. I actually can suck...
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    Home Health Nursing As A RN

    That was a good summary of what visiting RNs do. We also draw all blood labs. (Which I enjoy the most). Our agency does IV therapy in the home. I do pediatric nursing for babies that come home after...
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    RN Med / Surg refresher course

    I work as a visiting RN. I am going to do some Float nursing at the hospital i am affiliated with on some med surg floors part time. Most hospital RNs have no clue what home health RNs do. They do the...
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    visiting nurse vs. hospital nurse

    There is a difference between being a nurse that is intermittent (visiting) vs. being "staffed" in the home. An intermittent visiting nurse may see a patient for 1 hour a day for things such as vac...
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    IV Home Nursing

    Hi I love being a visiting nurse, but I really miss IVs. We have an IV team, but I need more experience w/ ports etc and IV dressing changes. Can anyone suggest where I can get certification in these...
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    Undermining: What it is?

    Undermining looks like a Michigan basement. A basement that has a ledge all the way around the open area. That is a the best description I can think
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    I feel lost

    It sounds like working with handicapped adults is your gift. I bet you could find a nursing job working in the area you are most gifted. You will learn all the skills you need if you are doing the job...
  23. :welcome:Maybe you would like being a visiting nurse. I love it. You do many of the same nursing skills, but outside the hospital setting. You organize your day/route and patient schedule. You also do...
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    Help!

    I just left a critical care job for home care. Last week I loved it. I oriented w/ a child and loved the home, the family, etc. This week I oriented w/ another case and it was horrible. The nurse that...
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    Deeply saddened.....

    I have a BSN yet still feel that school left me ill prepared for real life nursing. I was a dental hygienist before going to nursing school so I have 8 years of college. I don't ever mention it on the...