Corey Narry MSN, RN, NP

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    NNU Unionization Vote Coming Up In March, Need Information

    Corey Narry replied to Merrie82's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    Preface: I have only worked for 1 hospital that is unionized and in the NP role (where I am also a member of the union). 1. Is it common that the union will ratify a bad contract? The union...
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    ICU nurse to Acute NP

    Corey Narry replied to Nursebecky's topic in General Nursing

    The CCRN is a certification exam that tests your knowlegde as a bedside nurse in the ICU. The scope of practice of an Adult-Gerontolgy Acute Care NP encompasses the spectrum of acute, critical, and...
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    CIWA

    Corey Narry replied to Ewolly's topic in Addictions

    It happens a lot here in the US too (I am assuming you're in either UK or Australia with your use of the term A&E). In our area, we have a population of homeless indiviudals with substance abuse...
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    How to stop last minute calloffs?

    Corey Narry replied to PManager's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I will say that the expectations for professionalism with physicians apply to NP's as well. In a setting where NP's and MD's share the patient load, it should not have to come to a point where the NP...
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    Which Covid Vaccine is better?

    Corey Narry replied to Bella RN's topic in Disaster Preparation

    More and more information on both the Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna vaccines are coming through as people are getting vaccinated. Pfizer/BioNTech's initial results have long been published and the...
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    Lost med

    Corey Narry replied to katiebuglpn60's topic in General Nursing

    Say no more and get a
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    Importance of NP Program Reputation, Name Recognition

    Corey Narry replied to adventure_rn's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I think that because many of us started as bedside nurses have led to the opposing views on this matter. There are various paths for entry level RN jobs and true enough we all end up in the same role...
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    Importance of NP Program Reputation, Name Recognition

    Corey Narry replied to adventure_rn's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    LOL...so much for a Duke
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    Advice for providing culturally competent nursing care to an Arab patient

    Corey Narry replied to chocolateocean's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    @DavidFR, I have to give you props for your response. I was actually surprised when the OP stated that patient's parents are from Iran yet referred to the culture as Arabic rather than Persian. I...
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    COVID-19: Pneumos

    Corey Narry replied to CampyCamp's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Back when our hospital sent a contingency to the Bronx early in the pandemic, the staff that came back did say that they saw a lot of pneumothorax in the COVID-19 patients. Locally, we haven't seen a...
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    EMR or EHR and ACLS

    Corey Narry replied to NancyRRN's topic in General Nursing

    Epic seems to be the most popular EMR these days. However, you will get training in its use as part of orientation so I see no need to seek training until you get hired. I would advise against...
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    APN in Ophthalmology

    Corey Narry replied to LivinOnIce's topic in General Nursing

    I think this one of those specialties for NP's that are under the radar. There isn't much we hear about NP's or PA's working in Ophthalmology though there has been a thread about it in the past:...
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    Personal Life Affecting Work Life

    Corey Narry replied to Newnurse24's topic in General Nursing

    Well, sounds like the age-old questions women have to face: career or relationship? From a man's perspective, it's going to be hard for many men to stay in a relationship with a woman who is...
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    Importance of NP Program Reputation, Name Recognition

    Corey Narry replied to adventure_rn's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    OP, where did you decide to go? I noticed that based on your post, you are interested in PNP-AC. To be honest, there aren't a lot of those programs anyway and Walden and similar types don't offer...
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    What constitutes an IV insertion "attempt"?

    Corey Narry replied to MunoRN's topic in General Nursing

    Just curious, what is the training for IV insertion for RN's these days? I have been an NP for 16 years and everyday I get calls from RN's about a need for IV insertion. As part of the ICU team of...
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    Why is it called the nurses’ station when it should be called the CNAs’ station?

    Corey Narry replied to JJBookman's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Well, there was a time when I was a bedside nurse when the hospital I worked for did away with a central nurses station and had pods instead. One nurse had their own pod around maybe 4-6 private...
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    Importance of NP Program Reputation, Name Recognition

    Corey Narry replied to adventure_rn's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Did you stay in the Durham area? There are schools that have great reputations but are located in highly saturated markets. I can think of Vanderbilt being another one. If you seek employment...
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    Titrating Levophed

    Corey Narry replied to saz's topic in Critical Care

    There will be some institutional variations with this question. You should consult with your intensivists as well as any policies that your hospital's Pharmacology and Therapeutics Committee...
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    Can the MNA (MA Union) actually limit my salary?

    Corey Narry replied to Alicia777's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Unless the position requires membership in the nurses union, the MNA has no business dictating how much money you make. However, where I work there are set minimum and maximum salary schedules for...
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    Clinicals at hospital you also work at?

    Corey Narry replied to slip_into_colors's topic in General Nursing

    Back when I taught Med-Surg clinicals for an ADN program, one of my students was a CNA in the same hospital and she didn't seem to have a problem with the transition. Students were assigned one...
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    Difficult AMA situations

    Corey Narry replied to CaliRN2019's topic in General Nursing

    From a provider's perspective, there is a lot more involved in the discharge process and patient's leaving AMA is no exception. After all, providers are also responsible and these subset of patients...
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    Women’s Health NP

    Corey Narry replied to SillyFever's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Did they explain how that dual program is structured? From my understanding, and you should probably post in the CNM Forum too, is that there is no difference in the scope of practice of WHNP and...
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    Women’s Health NP

    Corey Narry replied to SillyFever's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I think for someone unsure of a career trajectory, WHNP would not be advisable. It is such a narrow focus of training with an even smaller segment of job opportunities. There is certainly a world...
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    COVID-19: No PPE!!

    Corey Narry replied to BsnBull's topic in Disaster Preparation

    If you are referring to using a wall dispenser to sanitize the hands with an alcohol-based gel after exiting a room, that qualifies as washing hands. Unless the hands are visibly soiled, it's an...
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    COVID-19: Envo N95 mask

    Corey Narry replied to CamperNurse's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Thanks for this thread. We don't have a shortage of N95 masks at work but now thinking this Envo N95 mask would be good to