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    count sheets

    core0 replied to joeshaf's topic in Operating Room

    Its the hospitals bottom line as well. If it comes out that the staff told the physician counts are complete and they weren't then the hospital is going to eat the entire amount. It may be a...
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    Acute Care Pediatric Nurse Practitioner

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

    I would say the second. If you are doing both ACNP and PNP you would need a lot more clinical hours to get both certifications. The parts I bolded do not mention any kind of adult training. The PNCB...
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    Acute Care Pediatric Nurse Practitioner

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

    Can you post a link? I can't find a reference to a Direct entry program. Their Child and Adolescent program looks like a pretty generic primary care program. As far as the dual certification, you are...
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    1 year= NP? And programs with this?

    core0 replied to Lorelai22RN's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    medical school is 4 years for a number of reasons not completely related to medical education. originally (post flexner) medical school was structured as one year of basic sciences, one year of...
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    NNP vs. PNP or even FNP (help I'm stuck!!)

    core0 replied to bayouchick02's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    The real problem is that no one can really answer your question but yourself. Job situations are incredibly region dependent. Shift work and job opportunities may vary region by region but also...
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    Arterial Lines...?

    core0 replied to MikeyJ's topic in General Nursing

    It would be kind of weird to put one in for a percutaneous biopsy. If they were doing an open biopsy then pretty much any open chest procedure will have an art line to watch blood pressure. The other...
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    1 year= NP? And programs with this?

    core0 replied to Lorelai22RN's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I would look at it a different way. This would be an NP that was devoted enough to do a program full time without working. The eye on the prize so to speak. Also I will state again time does not...
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    1 year= NP? And programs with this?

    core0 replied to Lorelai22RN's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Why is this any different. The time doesn't matter the content does. The only reason that most NP programs are two years are that they are conducted within the traditional college credit system. Given...
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    count sheets

    core0 replied to joeshaf's topic in Operating Room

    I understand that you don't like the practice. I will temper this with the fact that other countries do things differently. However, I cannot imagine any hospital in the US allowing this. AORN...
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    count sheets

    core0 replied to joeshaf's topic in Operating Room

    That is the scariest thing that I have ever heard. We do huge cases and if we have to wait at the end for the RN and scrub to count we do so. Of course last week we had to take an Xray because we were...
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    1st Job Offer: What to look for...

    core0 replied to DaisyRN, ACNP's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    That is generally considered unenforceable. Generally speaking the non-compete must be as narrowly tailored as possible. It also depends on how common the service is. For example a non-compete for a...
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    1st Job Offer: What to look for...

    core0 replied to DaisyRN, ACNP's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    The non-compete clause really depends. I think that any practice if it is smart will put in a narrow non-compete clause to protect themselves. This is where a lawyer come in. Many states do not allow...
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    Patients Treat Nurses Like Garbage!

    core0 replied to lisa41rn's topic in General Nursing

    You have a huge advantage in the office that you don't have in the hospital. You can fire the patient. We had a policy that if they are abusive they are given one warning then we gave them 30 days to...
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    1st Job Offer: What to look for...

    core0 replied to DaisyRN, ACNP's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    first if you are used to hospital benefits get ready for a shock. most private practice doesn't compare - especially in the insurance category. our insurance was free for the employee but pretty...
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    Patients Treat Nurses Like Garbage!

    core0 replied to lisa41rn's topic in General Nursing

    some of these people as you have noted are exhibiting stress reaction to a new environment or an illness. some of them are just jerks. the best method i have found is to set limits on their behavior...
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    oh ye uninformed... this is why er nurses "don't care"

    core0 replied to Uptoherern's topic in Emergency

    When I was a paramedic we had people that would call with "crushing substernal 10/10 chest pain". When we got near their favorite liquor store they would feel better and decide to AMA. Guess things...
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    NP or PA?

    core0 replied to gkbroaro's topic in General Nursing

    You will probably find more information in the NP section. There are 2 threads here: https://allnurses.com/forums/f34/difference-between-np-pa-164046.html and here...
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    billirubin slightly elevated....

    core0 replied to lamplighter's topic in General Nursing

    Your healthcare provider will be able to help you. Any pediatrician should be able to handle this. David Carpenter,
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    what does SA mean?

    core0 replied to jennifers's topic in General Nursing

    What the mouse said;). Generics can't use extended release. They use sustained action instead. David Carpenter,
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    Oral Hypoglycaemics to give or not to give

    core0 replied to anne65's topic in General Nursing

    Hopefully there aren't a whole lot of people on that particular combination for that reason (although with the new data on Avandia they may be making a comeback). When it was used, I still didn't see...
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    Mrsa!!

    core0 replied to nghtfltguy's topic in General Nursing

    However the colonization rates in LTCs are much higher. Up to 35% in some cases. Most LTC have at least one patient that is colonized. http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/417452_1 MRSA in the...
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    Oral Hypoglycaemics to give or not to give

    core0 replied to anne65's topic in General Nursing

    Oral hypoglycemics work differently than insulin. You generally should not hold oral hypoglycemics except in the face of profoundly low blood sugars. Remember that even if the patient does not eat...
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    Question about LGI bleed case

    core0 replied to al7139's topic in Gastroenterology

    the other thing to think about here is they are usually venous (low pressure) bleeds. you see this in ugi bleeds also. they bleed, the pressure drops, you transfuse, the pressure rises, they bleed ......
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    Becoming an NP with little to no nursing experience??

    core0 replied to Blurr156's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    true but they can't practice without experience. to go back to the title of the thread, you have danced around the central question when looking at nursing experience and nps. first of all there is...
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    Worksheet for Transplants

    core0 replied to DMRoweLPN's topic in General Nursing

    I can get a copy of our nursing pathways. I think I have a copy of the LK, kidney, liver and KP pathways. The liver and LK are usually initiated in the ICU. I am not sure what you mean by worksheets....