Elvish BSN, DNP, RN, NP

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    Physical exam form question

    Elvish replied to sydneyqueens14's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Is there a spot on the school form to indicate? If not, then don't chart more than you have to. On school/work PE forms, I fill out what's asked and no more. Of the occupations/schools a) that...
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    Mandatory co-author?

    Elvish replied to Jules A's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    At my school/for my project, we were not required to list them as co-authors of the actual project morificecript write-up/dissertation/whatever your school calls it. That was ours and ours alone,...
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    NAS babies

    Elvish replied to tinypepsnrs2018's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Cluster your cares. Swaddle, white noise, dim the lights/cover isolette/crib with a blanket if you can do so safely. Pacifiers are your best friend. Anything you can do to decrease your baby's...
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    Wearing gloves with HIV positive patients

    Elvish replied to Leekri's topic in General Nursing

    I would also highly recommend How to Survive a Plague by David France. It's mostly patient centered, and focuses on people with HIV/AIDS and how much of what we know now, and many of the medicines we...
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    When you have a rule that you don't 'friend' coworkers on FB

    Elvish replied to klone's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think there's anything wrong with keeping your social media life and your work life separate, and I wouldn't be offended if a coworker told me they do this. I do think it's probably better for...
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    How do you discuss gender issues with adolescents?

    Elvish replied to canoehead's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for the clarification. So, if a kid is questioning their sexuality, they're probably not going to be on hormones unless they're also certain their gender identity differs from their assigned...
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    Wearing gloves with HIV positive patients

    Elvish replied to Leekri's topic in General Nursing

    If you don't want to contract HIV from your patients, don't have sex with them, share tattoo or IV drug needles with them, or transfuse yourself with their blood. If you don't do those things, you...
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    How do you discuss gender issues with adolescents?

    Elvish replied to canoehead's topic in General Nursing

    I do think it's important for primary care providers to discuss this with adolescents at office visits, and I agree with the member who said we mostly need to be listening. But if we don't ask we risk...
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    Difference between doctoral program and nurse practitioner program

    Elvish replied to iluvnoodles's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    This. Just like the ADN, BSN, whatever is the degree you hold and the RN is the license, it's very similar with NP certifications. The DNP (or MSN, whatever) is the degree one holds, and NP is the...
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    Dangers of teaching kids they can be boys or girls

    Elvish replied to nursingaround1's topic in General Nursing

    Identifying obvious bias, calling out poor-quality evidence, and outing unreliable (i.e. clearly flawed and/or unreproducible) research qualifies as neither bigotry nor an attack. Darling, please....
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    Dangers of teaching kids they can be boys or girls

    Elvish replied to nursingaround1's topic in General Nursing

    OMG, something similar happened in our house when our son (4 at the time, now 13) asked for a Tinkerbell tea set and tree house. My husband flipped his lid and said his son wasn't gonna be playing...
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    National Walkout Day March 14 at 10am

    Elvish replied to RobotechTD's topic in School

    A lot of people don't know this, but it's possible to care about more than one thing. Your post reeks of, "I can't logically refute their actions, so I'll deflect to other stuff and attack their...
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    National Walkout Day March 14 at 10am

    Elvish replied to RobotechTD's topic in School

    Two completely different discussions. Yes, kids should be kind to those in their midst who might be lonely. But that's not going to help with the issue of legislators in bed with the NRA and refuse...
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    National Walkout Day March 14 at 10am

    Elvish replied to RobotechTD's topic in School

    They're kids. They're doing a hell of a lot more meaningful stuff than I did at 13. They don't hold a lot of political power, so they're doing the best they can with what they have. I'll cut them some...
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    National Walkout Day March 14 at 10am

    Elvish replied to RobotechTD's topic in School

    My kid's school district supported any kids who wanted to walk out. At his middle school they're having a voluntary 'walkout' assembly today where they could talk about what they think needs to happen...
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    Dangers of teaching kids they can be boys or girls

    Elvish replied to nursingaround1's topic in General Nursing

    Pal, I am not the one who started an entire thread bemoaning my personal experiences. You did. I have little children. My daughter is in first grade. She is totally ok with the fact that some people...
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    Dangers of teaching kids they can be boys or girls

    Elvish replied to nursingaround1's topic in General Nursing

    The basic information needed to impart to the OP would costs thousands of dollars if it came from a university. I don't get paid enough. But what I will say is that a friend of mine has a trans...
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    What would you be in another life?

    Elvish replied to NurseYoshi's topic in General Nursing

    Librarian. Mmmmmmm,
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    Meyers Brigg, Have you done it?

    Elvish replied to Alexx_xox's topic in General Nursing

    Solid INFJ. Every single time I've taken it. OB/neonatal and soon starting to work as public health FNP. INFJ - The
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    Mission Trips

    Elvish replied to conway13's topic in General Nursing

    I have been on several mission trips (mostly secular) and agree with the notion that it is extremely important to examine your motives. I understand that you're not interested in a 'missional...
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    Are you doing these things on your L&D floor?

    Elvish replied to ksusn's topic in Ob/Gyn

    UDS: It's a default on our EHR screen, but most of the providers will uncheck it unless there's an abruption, no PNC, or a history of drug use. Nubain: Haven't seen it in a very long time. Not only...
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    Clonidine...

    Elvish replied to KeeperOfTheIceRN's topic in School

    It isn't the only thing we use, but it helps with those kids that are just losing their minds. We use it as an adjunct with methadone and phenobarb. I can't remember exactly when we started using it...
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    Clonidine...

    Elvish replied to KeeperOfTheIceRN's topic in School

    My patients are significantly below school age, but just throwing it out there that we also use clonidine po q6h for our opiate withdrawal newborns. It helps A LOT with their sleep. And when they...
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    East Carolina University Online Program

    Elvish replied to NICURN5678's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Neonatal is a small world, and I have worked with several of the professors/former professors in that program. They're good people and excellent colleagues. I finished my DNP-FNP there last year and...
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    Did I make the right decision not to aggressively resuscitate this baby?

    Elvish replied to AnnieOaklyRN's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I'll throw my $.02 in with everyone else and say you did the best you could with the situation and resources in front of you, and I don't want you to spend one more second beating yourself up about...