gauge14iv

gauge14iv MSN, APRN, NP

ICU, ER, HH, NICU, now FNP

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  1. Am I Liable For Prescribing Narcotics???

    gauge14iv replied to drrosenPM's topic in General Nursing

    :lol2:

  2. North Lake/El Centro - Fall '06!

    gauge14iv replied to Fun2's topic in General Students

    ME

  3. Am I Liable For Prescribing Narcotics???

    gauge14iv replied to drrosenPM's topic in General Nursing

    We dont know - this is allnurses.com, not allattorneys.com :) Seriously - sounds like you need to seek professional advice - and that's probably the only advice we can give you

  4. North Lake/El Centro - Fall '06!

    gauge14iv replied to Fun2's topic in General Students

    Good luck to all of you waiting on letters!!! Keep us all posted! Fun - 82 is NOT a bad score on a test! Hang in there - you are doing fine! Looks like everyone is really working hard! Keep it up!...

  5. Doctoral degree to become an NP???

    gauge14iv replied to VickyRN's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    Soooooooooooo not the reason most NP's become NP's. It isn't about getting away from nursing - if anything, it's about being that much deeper in

  6. What have other nurses done that have freaked you out?

    gauge14iv replied to texas_lvn's topic in General Nursing

    I have sometimes wondered if life wouldnt be more fun if we occasionally decorated our faces with sharpies. Could you see a bunch of bankers going into a meeting with clown faces drawn on them? I...

  7. What have other nurses done that have freaked you out?

    gauge14iv replied to texas_lvn's topic in General Nursing

    or a :choppers:

  8. Need advice - bail on my accelerated BSN for an ADN?(long)

    gauge14iv replied to fleur-de-lis's topic in General Nursing

    A 3.0 will get you in to just about anywhere but CRNA. As for the doctoral programs - they mostly look at your MS

  9. NPs working in hospitals??

    gauge14iv replied to elfone's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    You might also talk to large physician and practice management groups - Pediatrix is one group I can think of - they use NP's in the hospitalist role, but they are hired by the physician group, not by...

  10. Looking for nursing area with less physical expectations.

    gauge14iv replied to calicamper's topic in General Nursing

    That what hoyer lifts and such are for - there are ways to move large adults without injuring yourself. Your employer should be providing that

  11. "ratios"? and pay in California?

    gauge14iv replied to NewJA's topic in California Nursing

    Can't and Shouldn't are two different things. There are many ways to get around the ratios, any number of people will tell you that. I'm sorry - I know you are a big fan of the ratios, and they have...

  12. "ratios"? and pay in California?

    gauge14iv replied to NewJA's topic in California Nursing

    And some cut all of the Nursing assistants and techs and secretaries loose too to reduce costs...meaning the RN's do more work, even though they may have fewer

  13. Need advice - bail on my accelerated BSN for an ADN?(long)

    gauge14iv replied to fleur-de-lis's topic in General Nursing

    LOL Honestly - I know of very few professional programs where more than one C has ever been acceptable. Its been that way for years. What is frustrating though is that A's are very very hard to get...

  14. Need advice - bail on my accelerated BSN for an ADN?(long)

    gauge14iv replied to fleur-de-lis's topic in General Nursing

    I was talking about in my ADN program as

  15. Need advice - bail on my accelerated BSN for an ADN?(long)

    gauge14iv replied to fleur-de-lis's topic in General Nursing

    1 C was the rule when I was in nursing school - it's nothing new. I saved my C purposefully for psych :) And it was the rule in my NP program as well - but I chose not to chance

  16. Need advice - bail on my accelerated BSN for an ADN?(long)

    gauge14iv replied to fleur-de-lis's topic in General Nursing

    I love the little calvin with his brain falling out - thats how nursing school makes you feel - no matter where you are. finding a balance is the key. If too much of your time is devoted to school to...

  17. Need advice - bail on my accelerated BSN for an ADN?(long)

    gauge14iv replied to fleur-de-lis's topic in General Nursing

    B's absolutely get degrees. B's were what saved my sanity B's were what gave me time with my family, and allowed me to work. B's were my LIFESAVER. It doesnt have to be perfect - it only has to be...

  18. Need advice - bail on my accelerated BSN for an ADN?(long)

    gauge14iv replied to fleur-de-lis's topic in General Nursing

    Be sure that you CAN transfer - some programs will not allow it. Good luck whatever you decide to

  19. What have other nurses done that have freaked you out?

    gauge14iv replied to texas_lvn's topic in General Nursing

    It isnt just nurses. I came in one night to be assigned to a certain patient on a med surg floor. She had been on said floor for several days. She was on Floxin IV and Aminohylline drip. She was...

  20. Experienced Nurses Only

    gauge14iv replied to RunningWithScissors's topic in General Nursing

    Im thinking the OP is someone who HAS been around awhile but logged in under a new name at a friends house or from some other

  21. California RN union (CNA) presence in Texas?

    gauge14iv replied to RN34TX's topic in Texas Nursing

    I happen to know a number of CA nurses myself - some very EXPERIENCED CA nurses in fact. ah never mind.... unsubscribe

  22. Difference between Adult Acute NP and Adult Primary Care NP

    gauge14iv replied to lrchester's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Heh - Siri, On my super speedy PC - that skull shakes back and forth so fast it looks like it is seizing! It's a different story on my laptop - it just looks like he's nodding off there.

  23. Difference between Adult Acute NP and Adult Primary Care NP

    gauge14iv replied to lrchester's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I know a large number of FNP's who are employed as ACNP's. There are not that many ACNP programs. I could see being ACNP for instance if I knew that I only wanted to work as a hospitalist in...

  24. Difference between Adult Acute NP and Adult Primary Care NP

    gauge14iv replied to lrchester's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I will be rounding on patients in the hospital - just not ICU patients. I do not need an ACNP certification to do that. If I was working in the role of managing acutely ill patients and thats all I...

  25. Difference between Adult Acute NP and Adult Primary Care NP

    gauge14iv replied to lrchester's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    But a LOT of FNP's are employed as ACNP's. A lot of OJT happens in that case, but there is certainly nothing wrong with that. I am in the process of applying for hospital privs, the FP doc I work...