gauge14iv

gauge14iv MSN, APRN, NP

ICU, ER, HH, NICU, now FNP

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  1. Feelings as a new NP

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

    I know for me, I didn't feel as "hung out to dry" by my colleagues and coworkers as an new NP as I did as an RN. As a new RN I rememeber feeling very scrutinized and belittled - I havn't felt that way...

  2. Doctoral degree to become an NP???

    gauge14iv replied to VickyRN's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    You make an excellent point about varied standards - but then that has been a problem in nursing all along - Multiple entry paths + multiple and varied levels of degrees = mass confusion. Heck even...

  3. Doctoral degree to become an NP???

    gauge14iv replied to VickyRN's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    And sometimes - different backgrounds bring a different perspective to the table - in a lot of GOOD ways. I wasn't wanting to compare SEMESTER hours - I was talking more like clock hours in clinical....

  4. Doctoral degree to become an NP???

    gauge14iv replied to VickyRN's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    What might be interesting - if I could find the data is to list out the number of clinical hours for the following: PT Doctorate - All undergrad and graduate clinical hours combined. OT Doctorate -...

  5. Retaliation for voicing concern over unsafe pratices

    gauge14iv replied to Keysnurse2008's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I was JOKING - as I quite clearly

  6. Doctoral degree to become an NP???

    gauge14iv replied to VickyRN's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    aklim3 - I agree - the ivory towers have already shown they aren't willing to do that. So if they aren't willing to take out the fluff and add more clinical - what other alternative is there? I would...

  7. Retaliation for voicing concern over unsafe pratices

    gauge14iv replied to Keysnurse2008's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    That letter is one of the horrifying and sickening things I have ever read - and it reinforces my very strong dislike and my stance against

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

    gauge14iv replied to Fun2's topic in General Students

    It would be an EXTREMELY rare situation. Truly both accreditations are equally recognized and

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

    gauge14iv replied to Fun2's topic in General Students

    All the AD to MSN really saves you is an undergrad assessment and patho course - and trust me - you WANT

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

    gauge14iv replied to Fun2's topic in General Students

    NLN accred doesn't really matter - there are two accred agencies apparently and TWU is accred by the other one. That came up when we applied for NP boards - they take either accred. Unless they have...

  11. Doctoral degree to become an NP???

    gauge14iv replied to VickyRN's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    There ARE a lot of misconceptions about DNP programs and what the desired end result is. I do agree that more clinical preparation is sorely needed - and if you are going to add that on top on of the...

  12. Medical Employees Fired for HIPAA Violations

    gauge14iv replied to sjt9721's topic in Texas Nursing

    LOL - exactly! The media always seems to place particular emphasis on anything awful having to do with a nurse - but maybe it's just because I listen with a slanted ear too.

  13. Stress as a NP or advanced practice nurse?

    gauge14iv replied to Lisa CCU RN's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I went from ER/NICU background to Family Practice... Working in the hospital I think I always had the sense that something could go horribly wrong at any minute - that feeling that you had to be...

  14. Medical Employees Fired for HIPAA Violations

    gauge14iv replied to sjt9721's topic in Texas Nursing

    That's because they weren't all nurses - if any of them were. They could have been unit clerks answering calls from the national enquirer, Lab technicians whose mothers were just dying to know or...

  15. Doctoral degree to become an NP???

    gauge14iv replied to VickyRN's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    The aacn can only make recomendations - not pass laws. They havn't exactly managed to convince people that the "all RN's should be BSN's" concept is a valid one so I personally have my doubts that...

  16. Retaliation for voicing concern over unsafe pratices

    gauge14iv replied to Keysnurse2008's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    ok - tongue totally in cheek here and no offense meant but... it *IS* funny that someone who is encouraging others to just jump ship at the six week point and/or run from job to job has the screen...

  17. NP billing

    gauge14iv replied to core0's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    David - this is VERY useful info -

  18. help! trying to get PCT or Nurse Extern job

    gauge14iv replied to iheartnurses's topic in Texas Nursing

    Try putting in a phone call to the unit manager of the unit where you the job you are interested in is. If you can't get directly through to her/him, write a personal letter expressing your interest...

  19. Pt demanded a stronger pain med

    gauge14iv replied to AstrosFan's topic in Emergency

    But triptans truly do not work for every patient. And not all triptans work for every patient. Brand X may work for one patient and Brand Y may work for another but niether of them may be effective...

  20. Pt demanded a stronger pain med

    gauge14iv replied to AstrosFan's topic in Emergency

    Exactly! These people don't WANT to be found - you're fortunate (or not) if they even give you their real names. Drug addicts tend to be a paranoid

  21. Pt demanded a stronger pain med

    gauge14iv replied to AstrosFan's topic in Emergency

    funny thing is.... A drug seeker won't get a call from from Press-Gainey anyway - wanna know why? They probably won't put their real phone number on their admission paperwork - and if they do, they...

  22. do grades really matter after graduation?

    gauge14iv replied to iheartnurses's topic in Texas Nursing

    LOL You know - I have had jobs where my heart and soul was (is) really in it - but agency nursing where I crammed as many shifts into a week as possible at the whim of the highest paying bidder was...

  23. do grades really matter after graduation?

    gauge14iv replied to iheartnurses's topic in Texas Nursing

    exactly - the grading scales are higher - so if you graduate at all you can be assumed to have done reasonably

  24. El Centro students Spring '06

    gauge14iv replied to AllyRN82's topic in Texas Nursing

    Prescribing Reference Free PDA and PC download drug reference - now - it may not contain everything you guys need but it is a good quick ref! and its

  25. I keep hearing the ventilator...lol

    gauge14iv replied to student456's topic in General Nursing

    yes...you do!!! Sort of like the time I told my husband "silence the alarm for a sec and hand me a suction cath" when my alarm clock when off