mom2cka

mom2cka

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  1. A&O - orientated or oriented?

    mom2cka posted a topic in General Nursing

    How do you say / write your level of orientation? This is one of those things that's been on my mind... and the dictionaries appear to be OK with either. Oriented or orientated? Reoriented or...

  2. VA NPs - advice?

    mom2cka posted a topic in Advanced Practice

    Hello! I am interviewing for an NP position at my local VA (primary care) and am just looking to connect with current or former NPs who have worked in this environment to answer a few questions. I...

  3. Post Master's Certificates?

    mom2cka replied to JerseyBSN's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    St. Scholastica has offered this

  4. "NPs don't practice medicine"

    mom2cka replied to sonar's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Thanks for your feedback :) I probably am hard on myself - but I don't feel incompetent at work, see patients on my own in the clinic and hospital, and have great colleagues to help advise me when I...

  5. "NPs don't practice medicine"

    mom2cka replied to sonar's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    You can message me but... I'm not on here too much so if I don't get back to you, it's not personal :) I'll do my best

  6. Looking for NP preceptor for May 2015!

    mom2cka replied to FG2012's topic in General Nursing

    I had good luck in rural clinics; worked with a midwife at a birthing center for my OB hours too. Starting to get tough, I hear from current students, even in MN schools. good

  7. "NPs don't practice medicine"

    mom2cka replied to sonar's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I think of the time spent in the cadaver lab (when I hear the MDs talk) vs my time with a cat; the time spent in residencies, the time spent preparing to present a patient to a preceptor or colleague...

  8. Leave Easy job for Subacute Unit?

    mom2cka replied to KayceeLeeRN's topic in Rehabilitation

    rehabnurse.org has great information about what a rehab nurse does - I highly recommend this site. I work inpatient, not TCU, but we give IV meds, antibiotics, blood, work with trachs and pegs, and...

  9. Letters after name? FNP, APRN, etc

    mom2cka replied to futureeastcoastNP's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    My state (MN) tells me to use RN, CNP so I do... my ANCC is FNP-BC - it's a mouthful when I use the whole thing on anything

  10. Ipad and FNP school!

    mom2cka replied to marienurse18's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I had an ipod touch and it was priceless. I used the apps, was able to access things with wifi, logged clinical hours, did some research when requested by my preceptor if we had downtime (especially...

  11. New Inpatient Rehab Nurse

    mom2cka replied to WittySarcasm's topic in Rehabilitation

    Check out rehabnurse.org and review the article they have about FIM; the CAT exams are also very good. They have role descriptions that can help you figure out maybe who does what. You will spend a...

  12. ANCC Gerontology Exam

    mom2cka replied to PriscillaC's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I agree - the exam was fairly easy, with a lot of common-sense style questions. I reviewed the sample questions online and felt comfortable with those and the exam was similar. Good

  13. thank you for preceptor

    mom2cka replied to spacegal52's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I bought tea for one (and a cup) and coffee for another (and a cup) as they both tended to drink quite a bit of

  14. When Do I Apply for Jobs?

    mom2cka replied to Dr.Naija_Glam's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I graduate in May (just finished my last clinical today!) and started in February - I had several interviews and inquiries from both rural and metro facilities. Good

  15. Why are MD's preceptors?

    mom2cka replied to AlphaPig's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I learned in a different way from each of my preceptors; I was with a pediatrician for my peds rotation, and an internal medicine physician for another rotation, and am with 2 NPs now. Sometimes, it's...

  16. FNP vs Adult NP

    mom2cka replied to Jgrill21's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I started in a CNS program, switched to ANP, and am finishing with my FNP. I made those changes as I heard more / learned more about limitations that others have had with their initial degrees - I...

  17. Time between graduation & NP job

    mom2cka replied to luv2yoga's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I had an interview today where the administrator mentioned that I could be paid as an RN while I trained in, learned the EMR, went through the classroom training, etc. He didn't seem to think the...

  18. OMG Say it correctly!

    mom2cka replied to seanynjboy's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I get very annoyed when I see RN's or LPN's or MD's when using it as a plural. I see it in articles, policies, powerpoints, etc. ARGH!! We should know better. When we write out two hundred nurses we...

  19. Nursing notes for rehab hospital

    mom2cka replied to NursingBro's topic in Rehabilitation

    We right one note at the end of the shift, in addition to our FIM documentation. The shift note summarizes patient education, safety, therapy carry over, medical concerns, etc. Things that justify the...

  20. Any one having problems with declining census?

    mom2cka replied to kati26's topic in Rehabilitation

    feast or famine - we're fairly full right

  21. Spinal Cord Injury Rehab Patient Assessments

    mom2cka replied to nursingstudent_2012's topic in Rehabilitation

    Can you ask to see their standards of practice so you can 'prep' before you start? Our standards discuss bowel programs, turns, skin care, patient education needs, etc. We're an acute inpatient rehab...

  22. Acute Rehab preceptorship? please help

    mom2cka replied to blueorchid981's topic in Pediatric

    I think it would be a great place to start! As a new grad on a rehab unit (adults mostly), I had time to develop critical thinking, assessment skills, patient interaction skills, had a focus on...

  23. Bedside report

    mom2cka replied to martymoose's topic in General Nursing

    I'm currently on a handoff taskforce (the precursor to bedside report, it seems) and we're discussing using Epic (our EMR) to indicate the sensitive things so we can get the "talking" piece of report...

  24. How much can a new grad expect to make in MN?

    mom2cka replied to Lucidity's topic in General Nursing

    In St. Cloud, a new grad with a BSN starts at $29.78 - we get annual merit (performance) increases and another bump (or at least, have in the past) to keep pace with the Cities. I've been very happy...

  25. What are the different tasks duties I should expect to perform in a..

    mom2cka replied to NursingBro's topic in Rehabilitation

    Check out rehabnurse.org - read the descriptions of the nurses in rehab settings, look over the ARN-CAT quizzes, refresh yourself on ace wrapping a residual limb... there is so much that it all...