mom2cka

mom2cka

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  1. Not sure what to do about a job -- need advice.

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

    I work in rehab and like it - but there's not a future for me there. That doesn't mean I won't get as much out of is as I can while I'm there, though! I've been there 3 years, since I started as a new...

  2. Subacute Rehab nurse/patient ratio

    mom2cka replied to blueeyes87's topic in Rehabilitation

    Can you check with your state board of nursing? I don't know if there are true legal ratios, just recommended

  3. Cheap titers in St. Paul?

    mom2cka replied to tots24's topic in General Nursing

    Your college's health department may even have an NP on staff who may do this on a sliding scale fee basis or a low rate. Doesn't your school require health insurance? I know that several do... good...

  4. Got my dream job!

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

    Congrats! That sounds like something I'm hoping for when I graduate - I'm so happy to hear that things worked out so well for

  5. Temporary License in MN

    mom2cka replied to madbee626's topic in General Nursing

    Can you log on to see what the hold up is? I thought we were one of the 'quicker' states (within

  6. Largest Nurses Strike in US History - Replacement Nurses Arrive - Your opinion

    mom2cka replied to girlvet's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    I actually attempted to post this under 'Nursing News' but the moderators must have felt it didn't belong - don't quite understand that. If anything, this is certainly as newsworthy as one more story...

  7. Largest Nurses Strike in US History - Replacement Nurses Arrive - Your opinion

    mom2cka replied to girlvet's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    Busy day here in Minnesota - I'm not a union nurse, but am watching the news and hoping for a good outcome Hospitals: Planning paying off |

  8. Potential MN Nurses Strike?

    mom2cka replied to Brian's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    I'm conflicted - I do understand that if nurses in prior years didn't stand up the way they have, we wouldn't have made the gains. But - I hear and see the comments posted, and people really do seem...

  9. NP dual curriculum

    mom2cka replied to sl6ivy's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    css.edu - they offer the

  10. frustrated with "fluff" in my NP program

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

    I just really, really hope that I find a great preceptor - yes, 'I find' her/him - but the school can give me a list of people who've done it in the past. Still - where do I go to find out who was a...

  11. Nursing shoes in Twin Cities?

    mom2cka replied to esunada's topic in General Nursing

    I tried Dansko shoes, and found them very stiff and my feet were sore at the end of the day. My podiatrist recommended New Balance cross trainer or running shoes, which you can get most anywhere,...

  12. RN-BSN in MN

    mom2cka replied to casi's topic in General Nursing

    I went to St. Scholastica, and while I had to take a religion class, did not feel it was focused on religion; I am not Catholic, and am agnostic leaning towards the athiest piece, and really didn't...

  13. Too Smart for Rehab Nursing

    mom2cka replied to Lola77's topic in Rehabilitation

    I just finished a poster & training piece for other nurses about what we do - and one piece was - we give the time to let the patients do it on their own. That's one thing that people seem to have...

  14. Are online NP programs good for the profession??

    mom2cka replied to gerry79's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    How much of the NP knowledge piece is learned 'on the job' and during clinicals, compared to school? Is it as it was with nursing school, where you thought you knew things... until you actually got...

  15. Are online NP programs good for the profession??

    mom2cka replied to gerry79's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    My problem with it is - writing and reading. Aside from introductions, I've virtually zero interaction in my program. I realize I'm still early into it, but to read books and powerpoints and have no...

  16. Literature Review Topics..HELP!!!

    mom2cka replied to Xavier01's topic in Post Graduate Students

    CoQ10?

  17. Are online NP programs good for the profession??

    mom2cka replied to gerry79's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Oh, I miss Okinawa! Was there for 3 1/2 years. Is it still University of Maryland? If so - they've expanded their offerings since I was there 10 years

  18. Are online NP programs good for the profession??

    mom2cka replied to gerry79's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I have to say - only my advanced pathophys had lectures - the rest is reading myself. I think if any program had a brick/mortar class like that - where students read by themselves without interaction...

  19. Do physician attitudes online against NPs reflect real life?

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

    My thought is - if that's the attitude online, they're somehow saying what they feel, whether they'd actually admit to it face-to-face and even if they're simply being fanned by the flames of others....

  20. Are online NP programs good for the profession??

    mom2cka replied to gerry79's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    From comments I've seen on sites r/t news stories, etc... sounds like other professionals and some of the public are very skeptical about the 'online doctorate' piece of the DNP - I do agree that it...

  21. How do you feel about the NP "haters"?

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

    When interviewing in a multi-provider system, is it acceptable to ask what the physicians' opinion of mid-levels are? Not as bluntly, of course, but... is that taboo? I'd rather know before I came...

  22. Radiology Course for APN

    mom2cka replied to Aymese's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Good questions! I'm concerned about this also, as I won't really get this is school unless I pick up a bit here and there during clinicals. I found: Radiology | Radiology Education | Radiology...

  23. RN-BSN in MN

    mom2cka replied to casi's topic in General Nursing

    St. Scholastica

  24. 7 nights in a row!!!!

    mom2cka replied to reddellrn's topic in Rehabilitation

    8 hour shifts - perhaps. I still think it's tough. Nights for us are a lot of turns, repos, toileting, bowel programs, folks to get up early and shower, behavior issues w/TBIs mixed up between...

  25. 7 nights in a row!!!!

    mom2cka replied to reddellrn's topic in Rehabilitation

    As a rehab nurse on an acute unit - even 5 in a row gets tough with lifting and cares - 7 would be very hard (physically) for me. On the other hand - that's great for continuity of care, you get to...