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    Desperate for help with theoretical framework

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

    I am having trouble understanding what you are trying to do. Theoretical Frameworks are typically used in studies. The most coherent definition of a theoretical framework is this: "a structure that...
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    Doctoral degree to become an NP???

    core0 replied to VickyRN's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    Nope, our educational process tends to work a bit differently. We do have to have Master's to practice in three states if that helps. David Carpenter,
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    Scope of Practice

    core0 replied to umakemesmile's topic in Operating Room

    I would agree that liability wise this is applicable. But liability only applies after the case. Scope of practice is determined by state law and medical privileges. This does bring up a point of who...
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    Scope of Practice

    core0 replied to umakemesmile's topic in Operating Room

    A CST or a non-certified ST is no different than a CFA or CSA as far as scope of practice. They are all unlicensed assistive personnel except in the 2-3 states that license surgical assists. This also...
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    Other Uses of Ritalin?

    core0 replied to pagandeva2000's topic in General Nursing

    I used it in HCV treatment a little for fatigue but its a pain to prescribe. It really doesn't have enough GI side effects unless you get to really high doses to work for anything else. I too would be...
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    Two Questions.

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

    Its not something to dwell on but you have to be aware of it. A lot of hospital managers don't understand hospital privileging. Just like state law its your responsibility to make sure you are...
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    Scope of Practice

    core0 replied to umakemesmile's topic in Operating Room

    First of all I am assuming you are from Wisconsin (from your profile). I cannot find any licensing informations for CFAs in Wisconsin so I will assume that they are not licensed there (I will admit I...
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    Two Questions.

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

    #2 there was an interesting thread about this on SDN. It brought up an issue that I never considered. With an RN license they usually just check that you have a valid license. However, an NP (like a...
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    NP salary negotiations

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

    I'll be honest I don't remember it either. Usually there are two pieces of advice I give on negotiating salary. One is to look at what they can pay as salary in terms of what you bring in. For example...
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    Scope of Practice

    core0 replied to umakemesmile's topic in Operating Room

    RNFA or CFA? It depends on whether they are licensed and what the state license allows. If they are not licensed depending on the local law for delegated tasks its probably allowed. You have to...
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    Patient Modesty

    core0 replied to creinkent's topic in Operating Room

    I assume you are talking about this: http://www.hcqualitycommission.gov/final/append_a.html#chpt8 As far as I know there is no enforcement provision to these guidelines. CMS wants institutions to...
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    Patient Modesty

    core0 replied to creinkent's topic in Operating Room

    Its not a right to make unreasonable demands which is what that is. The assumption seems to be that nakedness is the equivalent of a sexual display. In medicine that is almost never the case....
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    neonatal/ NNP

    core0 replied to mduval007's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Actually its the other way around. NNPs should be one of the highest billing NP professions. According to the advance website they have the second highest average salary of any NP setting. For the...
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    Doctoral degree to become an NP???

    core0 replied to VickyRN's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    Where is here? As far as I know there are no current requirements to have a DNP to practice. Realistically there are three groups that can mandate the doctorate: 1. The various certifying agencies for...
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    NPs better than PAs in DM care

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

    Here is probably the best paper on sample size. It is math intensive but written in a way that makes sense. Also Lenth does a really good job of explaining things in a very clear manner:...
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    NPs better than PAs in DM care

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

    i have no problem with small pilot studies if they are properly designed. this one was not. the original study was marginally designed to examine the impact of emr on diabetes processes. that was...
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    NPs better than PAs in DM care

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

    If possible everyone should take a good EBM course that will expose them to critical analysis and basic statistics. These are pretty widely available. For me the real wake up call was a class called...
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    NPs better than PAs in DM care

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

    We don't need to advocate anyone doing more poor quality studies. The funding for this was from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood institute as wells as an AAFP research grant. The original study...
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    NPs better than PAs in DM care

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

    Actually if you read the article the outcomes are the same. The practices with NPs (note that they did not study who actually saw the patient) are better at processes for following three select...
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    need a nursing journal article for school

    core0 replied to heaverboo's topic in General Nursing

    If you need a nursing article that is a little harder. Medscape is a nice free resource. You can find it here: This is the only nursing article that turned up with your keywords:...
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    Acute Care/Primary Care NP

    core0 replied to b-girl's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Is this the article you are looking for (Medscape registration required): http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/506277 There Texas BON also has information here:...
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    TRAITOR: Get Out of Nursing!

    core0 replied to showbizrn's topic in General Nursing

    I'm kind of confused. There are nurses on the set of most TV and film productions. There was a pretty good article in RN magazine about 10 years ago about working on a TV show. Basically took care of...
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    Front desk people in healthcare should be knowledgable, friendly and helpful

    core0 replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    The issue is that the office wants someone who is friendly, helpful, intelligent and resourceful. They also want to pay someone as little as possible. Well run offices pay and retain good front desk...
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    Doctoral degree to become an NP???

    core0 replied to VickyRN's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    You have to look at the different scenarios. There is little that a NP/PA can do that could not be done with a physician that only had an internship. However, the BOMs are moving away from this for a...
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    Doctoral degree to become an NP???

    core0 replied to VickyRN's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    one of the things that i found interesting about dr. musinger's comments on the dnp was the concept of moving toward a single certification standard. that is the weakest part of the current np...