lannisz

lannisz

primary care, pediatrics, OB/GYN, NICU

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  1. House - Is this what nurses do?

    lannisz replied to MT RN's topic in General Nursing

    The Center for Nursing Advocacy lists House and Grey's Anatomy as the WORST in their portrayal of Nurses....interesting. from Medscape Nurses, Mar 2006 Richard S. Ferri, PhD, ANP, ACRN,

  2. House - Is this what nurses do?

    lannisz replied to MT RN's topic in General Nursing

    Does anyone know anyone involved in the TV industry? Maybe it's time we came up with a realistic show about nurses! I mean, really...the story would be different every week - we do tons of interesting...

  3. Scary Med-Surg Floor?

    lannisz replied to Elle.p.enn's topic in General Nursing

    The "Clean Slate" thinking is a good way to go. You do YOUR assessment and chart what YOU find. Remember that a patient's status can change also during a shift. That's why you do your...

  4. House - Is this what nurses do?

    lannisz replied to MT RN's topic in General Nursing

    I have to agree. My husband and I like to watch the show House because we like the characters and solving the medical mysteries. But my husband said he wasn't going to watch it with me anymore if I...

  5. Night Shift and family issues

    lannisz replied to kate1114's topic in General Nursing

    Have you ever read the book "Your Money or your life"? It's all about how you want to "spend" your precious free time. One family dinner out (family of 5) pays for my housekeeper every two weeks. I...

  6. 30 credit hours semester

    lannisz replied to middleageNP's topic in General Nursing

    WHAT?????!!! There must be some mistake....that sounds like an impossible

  7. Anyone else losing motivation to study?!

    lannisz replied to christvs's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Me too!! Can't wait until this term is over - I am living for Christmas

  8. Totally floored - put on Probation in FNP program? I can't take this anymore!!!!

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

    cgfnp - I've PM'd you.

  9. what did you do in your former life?

    lannisz replied to 3rdgenRN2B's topic in General Nursing

    I was a case manager/social

  10. Totally floored - put on Probation in FNP program? I can't take this anymore!!!!

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

    I totally agree with you about the 'C' grade. My problem is that I now have to track down an instructor about something that happened in May and attempt to have someone else review/double check my...

  11. New OB Nurses, Grads and Students, Please Feel Free to post your questions here:

    lannisz replied to SmilingBluEyes's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I am not a new nurse, but I sure feel like one. I finally transferred to a new hospital and LDRP unit, something I have always wanted to do. I feel just like you all who are posting about feeling...

  12. Working five 12hr shifts a week

    lannisz replied to aggieamy5's topic in General Nursing

    Just some things that may not have been mentioned already: - The cost of daycare often eats up an entire second paycheck. - Tax liability may also make a difference depending on how many shifts...

  13. Totally floored - put on Probation in FNP program? I can't take this anymore!!!!

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

    "sounds as if your current advisor is doing you a favor, where your previous advisor made a mistake in not filing the right paperwork. did your previous advisor leave the school? maybe with the change...

  14. Totally floored - put on Probation in FNP program? I can't take this anymore!!!!

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

    I envy you! What state are you in - I want to transfer to YOUR school! It's funny you should mention patho - it was our comprehensive final that I bombed last Spring. The instructor writes her own...

  15. Totally floored - put on Probation in FNP program? I can't take this anymore!!!!

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

    Thank you everyone for your replies. And I am struggling with the two lines of thought here - don't make waves vs stand up for your rights and make a fuss. This is exactly my dilemma. I have only 3...

  16. "Nurses are not professionals"

    lannisz replied to wannabesedated's topic in General Nursing

    Crunching numbers is not the same as dealing with human lives - regardless of whether one has an ADN or BSN. But this accountant probably would still not consider nursing a profession even if ALL...

  17. "Nurses are not professionals"

    lannisz replied to wannabesedated's topic in General Nursing

    What a narrow-minded, ignorant nerd!!! Sounds like maybe he has issues with nurses! (Maybe he was turned down for a date or something...) He only shows his lack of professionalism and what a sheltered...

  18. ready to drop out of FNP program

    lannisz posted a topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I'm so burned out, frustrated and ready to quit! I am in my second year of my FNP program and hate it! We have a new clinical advisor and the program is so disorganised....we were told our class...

  19. What's YOUR favorite specialty area?

    lannisz replied to socishan's topic in General Nursing

    I always knew I wanted to do OB/LD nursing even before going to nursing school. Of course it was my favorite rotation and the only clinicals that I actually looked forward to. After graduation I did...

  20. Changing Job within the "golden year"

    lannisz replied to twinmommy+2's topic in General Nursing

    I agree. Go for it! No one will think any less of

  21. Sign-up:Nurse Education Loan Repayment Program by March 30,06 deadline

    lannisz replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Is this program available every year? When do sign ups begin for

  22. to aspirate or not while giving insulin and flu vaccines

    lannisz replied to ginger43's topic in General Nursing

  23. Just wondering- PARADE article

    lannisz replied to perfectbluebuildings's topic in Emergency

    I didn't take it that way at all....I think they were basically saying - don't go to an ER if you have a sore throat, wait to see your primary provider...however if you are "spurting blood or have...

  24. eating disordered nurses

    lannisz replied to freetobeme's topic in General Nursing

    I struggled for 15 years with Bulimia and compulsive eating. What finally stopped the cycle for me was treatment with an antidepressant. Once my brain chemistry was changed, the binge eating behaviors...

  25. Stop #@$%!* Thief!!!

    lannisz replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in General Nursing

    I disagree - it's not the amount of money or how valuable an item is that matters....it's the fact the someone is stealing from vulnerable patients who are under our care and/or from their coworkers....