gauge14iv

gauge14iv MSN, APRN, NP

ICU, ER, HH, NICU, now FNP

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

    gauge14iv replied to Fun2's topic in General Students

    Yes and get this... they make you do them yet AGAIN in graduate school! There is NO escaping

  2. Dallas area pay rates?

    gauge14iv replied to cotzoo's topic in Texas Nursing

    Yes but you had state income tax - we don't have that

  3. Resume Question: RN,BSN or BSN,RN

    gauge14iv replied to kellystudent's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I dont get the "least likely to be rescinded" part either, but - I do know how I see them on CV's, resumes and name badges. In addition - look to see how they are listed by the authors of articles in...

  4. Resume Question: RN,BSN or BSN,RN

    gauge14iv replied to kellystudent's topic in First Year After Licensure

    It would be backwards if she did. The degree goes first, followed by the license, followed by the certification. This is true in any field which requires a degree and licensing. Here is another...

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

    gauge14iv replied to Fun2's topic in General Students

    Finallyat40 - EXCELLENT words of advice. I can't speak to the new NCLEX and DCCCD programs but I can definately agree with the attitude and the pick yourself up and go on. If you can choose your...

  6. Best place to order NP supplies

    gauge14iv replied to mom and nurse's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Excellent suggestion - I can't even count the number of these things in our office collecting dust! I did have to buy my own oto/opthalmoscope

  7. I passed the ANCC FNP Exam!!!!

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

    Congrats!!!!!

  8. Update on Gross Out Co-Worker

    gauge14iv replied to Meerkat's topic in General Nursing

    So does that mean we are all being kept in bladder suspension

  9. NP invisibility

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

    I am in a large family practice - and actually - it's going wonderfully! The only thing I have really had an issue with is this particular radiology department at a certain hospital which just happens...

  10. NP invisibility

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

    I got a visit today from the marketing director of the radiology department - he wanted to know what they could do as a department to keep and/or gain the business of the NP's and PA's of the...

  11. NP invisibility

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

    You bad girl you! I argue with radiologists who insist on reading stat results to my collaborating physician rather than to me. Or i put them on the phone with him - and he punts them right back to...

  12. Update on Gross Out Co-Worker

    gauge14iv replied to Meerkat's topic in General Nursing

    Heh - we should start our own syndicated nursey advice column... "Dear

  13. Update on Gross Out Co-Worker

    gauge14iv replied to Meerkat's topic in General Nursing

    You oughtta copy and paste this to the "You know you have been on allnurses.com too long when......"

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

    gauge14iv replied to Fun2's topic in General Students

    good luck!!! you can do

  15. Hospital Admitting Privelidges

    gauge14iv replied to dory2's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Our office is next to a hospital - the hospital will not accept my sig if I send a patient over there for an x-ray, diabetic ed, a CT, or other outpatient services. Which is fine - there are plenty...

  16. Hospital Admitting Privelidges

    gauge14iv replied to dory2's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Remember too that while billing *IN* the office is frequently "incident to" in many places because the physician is right there, hospital services might not be billed that way - so the reimbursement...

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

    gauge14iv replied to Fun2's topic in General Students

    HAHAHA!!!! NO Bikinis on THIS bod - the spandex bike shorts scare enough folks! I think I blinded a few drivers in Dallas recently! Oh - btw - Launchcast radio on yahoo music has a lullaby station...

  18. Resume Question: RN,BSN or BSN,RN

    gauge14iv replied to kellystudent's topic in First Year After Licensure

    It would be the last degree you earned, then RN, then any certifications such as CEN or CCRN etc For instance - my tag wouldnt read AD, BSN, MS, RN, FNP-C It would just be MS, RN, FNP-C ETA - Make...

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

    gauge14iv replied to Fun2's topic in General Students

    The phrases that kept me sane: "B's get degrees" "The only thing standing in the way of excellence is

  20. Resume Question: RN,BSN or BSN,RN

    gauge14iv replied to kellystudent's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Yes, but the degree is what got you the RN in the first

  21. AMA must be disturbed

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

    State laws in almost every state ALREADY disallow that. No need for this

  22. AMA must be disturbed

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

    Visit the website for the American College of Clinicians - a nationwide group of collective NP's and PA's who are working together against this bill for a number of reasons. For one thing - the bill...

  23. My first few days, as a new RN

    gauge14iv replied to starryx2's topic in General Nursing

    Many facilities hire new grads right into the ICUS - you do an internship instead of just an orientation though. (Which in my mind is a bit better) In addition - some med surg units are better staffed...

  24. Resume Question: RN,BSN or BSN,RN

    gauge14iv replied to kellystudent's topic in First Year After Licensure

    http://www.nursevillage.com/nv/content/careerresources/credentials.jsp

  25. My first few days, as a new RN

    gauge14iv replied to starryx2's topic in General Nursing

    As far as the legality of refusing any assignment - that varies from state to state and the method for doing so may need to be qualified using a certain form or process of notification. If you are...