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    Doctoral degree to become an NP???

    core0 replied to VickyRN's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    The NONPF is an NP organization but it recognizes the need for BSN students to fill the pipeline. As such they are pushing the BSN for the bedside agenda. Look at the ladders here. All of them...
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    Doctoral degree to become an NP???

    core0 replied to VickyRN's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    If you look at the NONPF documentation this is one of the points. The larger one is to have more "doctorally" prepared Nurses. This is part of their desire to make the BSN the required degree for the...
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    ANCC and AANP

    core0 replied to lsutigerrn's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    You don't have to kowtow to anyone. NPs simply need to take control of their own profession (OK not really that simple). One NP certification organization and one accreditation organization all with...
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    Is it actually worth it to become an RNFA?

    core0 replied to shorty24's topic in Operating Room

    Actually as of 2007 its mandatory for all PA students to have OR time. So this should eventually be a self correcting problem. The problem is that its a lot more complicated than that. $400 for an...
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    Basic question about counting

    core0 replied to RNOTODAY's topic in Operating Room

    We used to have main sets and then specials for each doc. So if one used a particular type of scissors or needed 12 allis for example that was in their set. We would keep the main sets as lean as...
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    ANCC and AANP

    core0 replied to lsutigerrn's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    As part of the accreditation process the school should be required to show clear standards of expectations and the treatment of students should have defined standards. If the instructor deviates from...
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    ANCC and AANP

    core0 replied to lsutigerrn's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    The Texas BON didn't say which one it was, but if you follow the threads here its pretty easy to guess which one clamped down suddenly. There are two programs with a substantial online component...
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    Is there a TF Formula Without Milk or Soy?

    core0 replied to SweetOldWorld's topic in General Nursing

    Its a relative cost difference. Even the most expensive formulas are 1/4th the cost of TPN (cost not what the hospital bills). Also there is significant mortality and morbidity associated with TPN...
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    Is there a TF Formula Without Milk or Soy?

    core0 replied to SweetOldWorld's topic in General Nursing

    What you want is Vivonex of something similar. It has soy bean oil but does not have soy proteins (what most people are allergic to). We used it for tube feeds and oral feeds for kids with food...
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    Anyone else ever heard of this or seen a similar case??

    core0 replied to AnnieOaklyRN's topic in Emergency

    Did the colostomy eviscerate or did the bowel prolapse out of the ostomy site. The former is pretty rare but not unknown. The latter is unfortunately pretty common. It mostly has to do with the...
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    FNP Boards soon HELP!!!!

    core0 replied to MegFNP's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Remember that on most certification exams a certain percentage of the questions are not scored but are trial questions to see if the testees answer the question in the expected fashion. Sometimes this...
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    ANCC and AANP

    core0 replied to lsutigerrn's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Part of the blame has to go to the programs. Specifically those that require the students to find their own preceptors. This allows students to game the system. If programs were required to find...
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    Any NPs Administering Propofol?

    core0 replied to MarylouNP's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    This is a different situation. The OP was asking about state law. Credentialing is a whole different matter. Even if something is allowed by state law it may be prohibited by staff bylaws. There were...
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    Any NPs Administering Propofol?

    core0 replied to MarylouNP's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Illinois is unusual as it is the only state (as far as I know) to regulate conscious sedation by CRNA's. The nurse practice act there has pretty explicit regulation of conscious sedation. It then goes...
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    ANCC and AANP

    core0 replied to lsutigerrn's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Umm actually Texas BON is one of the few states to issue guidelines on NP scope or investigate certification in any meaningful way. Despite what the Texas BON found most states continue to blindly...
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    ANCC and AANP

    core0 replied to lsutigerrn's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    That was because of this: "It has also come to the board's attention that pediatric nurse practitioners who were educated and certified as primary care pediatric nurse practitioners have been invited...
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    Does what school you go for your FNP matter?

    core0 replied to tothepointeLVN's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I think this depends on the area. One thing about physicians is that the med school really doesn't matter. What really matters is the residency or fellowship. If someone did a residency at Mass Gen or...
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    Differences (Educative/Clinical) between NP & PA

    core0 replied to jstuben's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Not my experience. There is a joint commission requirement that employees know what all the overhead pages mean. But no specific requirement on what those pages are (at least as of the last...
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    Hospital NP's=Same benefits as CRNAs?

    core0 replied to Jo Dirt's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Where did you "read" this. MDs unless they are employees, don't get any benefits from the hospital. There are a number of reasons related to anti-trust and Federal competition laws that make it...
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    Is there such thing as Hospitalist Pediatric Nurse Practitioner?

    core0 replied to may8755's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    There are two certifying organizations for PNPs. PNCB has acute and primary care PNPs. ANCC has a single PNP certification. In states that differentiate you need the AC-PNP to work inpatient and the...
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    Hospital NP's=Same benefits as CRNAs?

    core0 replied to Jo Dirt's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    If the CRNAs are hospital employees then they get the same benefits that other employees do. If they are 1099 employees they get no benefits. David Carpenter,
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    Differences (Educative/Clinical) between NP & PA

    core0 replied to jstuben's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Man that brings back memories. I worked at SAC and most of the Health One system (Mostly Pres, Swedish and Rose). I did more than my fair share of Paul Bunyans. David Carpenter,
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    Differences (Educative/Clinical) between NP & PA

    core0 replied to jstuben's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    .The reason that I put "holistic" in quotes I am used to seeing holistic use thus: "The term can imply a pretechnological lifestyle which uses alternative healing practices vs. contemporary...
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    Differences (Educative/Clinical) between NP & PA

    core0 replied to jstuben's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    a Core0 in Denver (and only Denver as far as I can tell) is the same as a code blue at most other hospitals. Here in Georgia its seems to be a Dr. 99 (which in Denver was a restraint patient which...
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    Anyone a WHNP and CNM

    core0 replied to tracie0305's topic in Certified Nurse-Midwives, CNM

    That was under the old Medicare payout schedule. All NPPs get the same amount now (85% of the physician schedule fee). David Carpenter,