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    Here's a map of all major Pittsburgh and Western PA hospitals

    core0 replied to OLDCARTS's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    Actually that is a map that has the hospitals that participate in the UPMC health plan. I can think of several major hospitals that aren't there - Hershey for example or Allegheny in Pittsburgh....
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    hg after blood transfusion

    core0 replied to august07's topic in General Nursing

    Was the patient also losing fluids? Hemaglobin measures the amount of hemoglobin in a given volume of blood. If you have decreased volume (for example if the patient is vomiting or having diarrhea)...
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    Doctoral degree to become an NP???

    core0 replied to VickyRN's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    You have to put it in perspective. The original post was a call for independence and doctorate for PAs. Essentially I was against all this. The issue that I addressed here is one of a "PA doctorate"...
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    Doctoral degree to become an NP???

    core0 replied to VickyRN's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    i would disagree there is a movement to the doctorate. there is one pa doctorate post graduate program run by the army in em. they have stated that all their programs will probably move toward the...
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    Differences (Educative/Clinical) between NP & PA

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

    Actually the physician ownership issue has waxed and waned. It probably hit its low point in the late 1990s when hospitals were buying up many physician practices in order to steer patients to...
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    Differences (Educative/Clinical) between NP & PA

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

    pa work under their own license but have a supervising physician. nps also work under their own license but in most states do not have a supervisory physician (and in some states do not have...
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    Anesthetist or Physicians Assistant?

    core0 replied to Future-nurse's topic in General Nursing

    Mean Salary for new grad PAs is $71,825 mean salary for all PAs is $86,214. Some specialties such as CVS can earn more (mean $104,363). Also bear in mind that about 2/3 of PA programs either require...
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    Where are the Accredited Programs?

    core0 replied to dmwbcc's topic in Colorado Nursing

    This is from their website: "Arapahoe Community College is accredited by The Higher Learning Commission and a member of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools." I am not sure if they...
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    Where are the Accredited Programs?

    core0 replied to dmwbcc's topic in Colorado Nursing

    The BON is your friend: http://www.dora.state.co.us/NURSING/education/RNprograms.pdf ACC is the second one down. David Carpenter,
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    Employment

    core0 replied to dory2's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Locums is short for Locum tenens which is latin for placeholder. This is somebody that contracts to work for a provider for a period of time (or cover when a provider has left). As far as getting in...
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    Employment

    core0 replied to dory2's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    There are a lot of locums and part time position in the ER, Fast Track and Urgent care. Good way to supplement your income. Usually you work for the companies that are contracted with the hospitals to...
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    Pediatric Vaccinations

    core0 replied to pagandeva2000's topic in General Nursing

    Good enough. That invalid children's home eventually became the Harriet Lane Clinic which provides primary pediatrics care for East Baltimore. David Carpenter,
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    Critical care NP programs vs. regular NP programs...

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

    Here is a thread on the PA forum that has more information: http://www.physicianassistantforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=10088 David Carpenter,
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    NP working as RN

    core0 replied to love-d-OR's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    In Denver its worse. Starting FNP pay is about $65k. You can make more than that with a specialty position but most of the hospitals won't credential an FNP (as of six months ago). While the RN pay is...
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    NP working as RN

    core0 replied to love-d-OR's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I saw this a lot when I worked in Colorado. A lot of them were ICU nurses that did an FNP and then found out they would take a $10k pay cut to work as an FNP. More work for less money didn't seem very...
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    Imposter Syndrome/ Phenomenon

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

    I was sent this article by a friend that is an ACNP: http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/533648 There are also several good articles on the impostor phenomenon in the CNS world that are a little...
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    Pediatric Vaccinations

    core0 replied to pagandeva2000's topic in General Nursing

    No the official title is the report of the AAP committee on infectious disease or something like that. However, its red and a book so its the red book. It is the definitive guide for pediatric...
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    Pediatric Vaccinations

    core0 replied to pagandeva2000's topic in General Nursing

    You can also look at the Red Book. It has the same catch up schedule noted above as well as the status page (both on the left). http://aapredbook.aappublications.org/ David Carpenter,
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    Working as an RN and NP in the same facility???

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

    The other thing you have to think about is would this be a Stark violation. You generally can't refer to yourself. So if you were working in the ER and sent a patient to the floor assigned to the...
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    Clinicas in ED for FNP programs....Mine doesn't

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

    I would suggest you read PinoyNPs post if you haven't. Specifically it dealt with the same issue. Some state BONs will state you are within your scope but your job is essentially at risk if the BON...
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    Clinicas in ED for FNP programs....Mine doesn't

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

    There are a couple of post on this here if you look. There are ENP programs that are either FNP/ACNP programs or FNP programs with additional training in the ER. If you look at this thread:...
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    Best primary care texts (both APRN & MD FP)?

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

    Harrison's is good in school but not really helpful in practice. It does weigh about 10 lbs and provides good weight when gluing something. I looked at Ferris but I like 5MCC better. If you are going...
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    Best primary care texts (both APRN & MD FP)?

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

    The current books are pretty good: http://www.amazon.com/Current-Medical-Diagnosis-Treatment-2008/dp/0071494308/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1198020904&sr=8-1 I usually get a new...
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    Tell me more about g-tubes and J-tubes

    core0 replied to raindrop's topic in General Nursing

    Well as always I would follow your hospital policy. For me I don't check residuals on continuous feeds. There is no literature to show that there is any aspiration risk and if there is a problem the...
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    Use of Diprovan in your ER

    core0 replied to TRAMA1RN's topic in Emergency

    As most of the comments below state you should check your nurse practice act. There is a lot of research in endoscopy which shows that with the proper protocol nurse administered propofol is safe....