gauge14iv

gauge14iv MSN, APRN, NP

ICU, ER, HH, NICU, now FNP

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  1. do grades really matter after graduation?

    gauge14iv replied to iheartnurses's topic in Texas Nursing

    Heh - I worked for a couple of agencies a number of years ago - at the same time - and took the shift which paid the most. When people asked what I was doing I told them I was "whoring my license to...

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

    gauge14iv replied to Fun2's topic in General Students

    congrats!!!!!!! :cheers:

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

    gauge14iv replied to Fun2's topic in General Students

    I agree - it would seem to me that they may be cutting competent people out of the workforce to meet a seperate agenda. The powers that be at the chancellor, board and community level might not...

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

    gauge14iv replied to Fun2's topic in General Students

    Yes yes loving the NP thing!!! I just want to interject this in the butt smoke discussion... After attending one school for my AS, one for my BS and one for my MS I can honestly tell you that they ALL...

  5. NP's are okay to see if you have a cold, BUT...

    gauge14iv replied to Jo Dirt's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    And it isn't all about the training - you can train someone to the nth degree - but if they have no common

  6. do grades really matter after graduation?

    gauge14iv replied to iheartnurses's topic in Texas Nursing

    Not in my experience. I made decent grades - but nobody has EVER asked for

  7. Will I ever get faster?

    gauge14iv posted a topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I am seeing 12 to 15 family practice patients per day. Not an unreasonable load. No pressure to go faster other than the fact that patients don't like to be kept waiting. I take my scheduled time with...

  8. Will I ever get faster?

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

    LOL I noticed that it doesn't seem to like a southern accent as well - which gets worse on my part as I get tired... Version 9 is SCHWEET! however and I havn't had to fight with it like I did version...

  9. NP's are okay to see if you have a cold, BUT...

    gauge14iv replied to Jo Dirt's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    one thing I do NOT like about the ad campaigns for the minute clinics and redi clinics - is that they give the public the idea that the only things an NP is qualified to diagnose and treat is sore...

  10. Will I ever get faster?

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

    I am getting dragon dictate next week - I have used the non-med version and it was ok, I trialed the new med version and LOVE it! I found it in the 600.00 range. I don't care if *I* have to pay for it...

  11. Ethics Violation-Would you remain silent or challenge the system?

    gauge14iv replied to MissJanelle904's topic in General Nursing

    unsub - its just gotten too far fetched for

  12. MRI vs CT

    gauge14iv replied to all4schwa's topic in General Nursing

    And not every patient can be MR'd - for instance those with metal implants of some sort or who are on certain types of drips that can't be taken off the pump. In most cases - CT is the "quick look" -...

  13. Ethics Violation-Would you remain silent or challenge the system?

    gauge14iv replied to MissJanelle904's topic in General Nursing

    I often wonder if someone signs up as a new user under a new screen name just for the sake of posting uhm... stuff like reebok? to get a rise out of people on purpose. It's outlandish enough that I...

  14. Ethics Violation-Would you remain silent or challenge the system?

    gauge14iv replied to MissJanelle904's topic in General Nursing

    oh my god this last post just made me LAUGH! Some people live on their own little planet

  15. Doctoral degree to become an NP???

    gauge14iv replied to VickyRN's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    But how many semester hours does that translate to? The PA programs are about 2500 clinical hours. I think the MS degreed PA's are REALLY getting the short end of the stick. You know - if they want...

  16. Doctoral degree to become an NP???

    gauge14iv replied to VickyRN's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    Exactly - most masters degrees are 28-32 hours. Most NP programs are 48 to 54

  17. Ethics Violation-Would you remain silent or challenge the system?

    gauge14iv replied to MissJanelle904's topic in General Nursing

    It's pretty simple to explain reeboks point of view - A person who doesn't take responsibility for his or her own actions (in HIS mind) doesn't have to take the blame either. Everybody else can take...

  18. How is it that this can slip through the cracks?

    gauge14iv replied to ND76's topic in General Nursing

    I would bet that she is in violation of the nurse practice by not reporting and therefore SHE could be in trouble too - and so could you if you failed to

  19. Am I that dumb? I need help with Coag machine.

    gauge14iv replied to nurseforever30's topic in Home Health

    Oh - btw - I spoke with the supply rep yesterday who informed me there is a problem with a batch of strips, you may have a bad batch so you might contact your supplier or the manufacturer to check...

  20. Pelvic Exam Question

    gauge14iv replied to santhony44's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I have had this problem once or twice - particularly on exams that take a little longer and things sort of "settle into" the speculum. Use an OB swab to push the cervix gently out of the speculum...

  21. I don't get the MA deal...

    gauge14iv replied to allthingsbright's topic in General Nursing

    That actually depends on the law in the state you live in. In Texas is it illegal. Some states do not yet have protected titles in their occupational

  22. Illegal Alien- frustrated!

    gauge14iv replied to SaderNurse05's topic in General Nursing

    BINGO!!!!! By the same token - our immigration system needs to be easier to navigate so that people CAN be here legally. I think many would choose that if it weren't so hard to

  23. nursing caps

    gauge14iv replied to biker nurse's topic in General Nursing

    Caps had VERY little to do with resistant strains of bacteria I am sure - this would have occurred with or without

  24. Am I that dumb? I need help with Coag machine.

    gauge14iv replied to nurseforever30's topic in Home Health

    There is a video available for the Coagucheck-S. Some good pointers on

  25. Doctoral degree to become an NP???

    gauge14iv replied to VickyRN's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    The disdain for the ivory tower is far from