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  1. APRN in scrubs?

    globalRN replied to CommunityRNBSN's topic in Advanced Practice

    I wear sports casual. black pants and runners. I let my work speak for itself, am clean and

  2. UBC Nurse Practitioner requirements?

    globalRN replied to honeypancakes's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Best to ask the school. However, IMO it likely refers to hands on patient care, making clinical decisions. As an NP, the fact that I have worked as an RN helps shape the care I provide and gives me...

  3. Feeling Lost As An NP

    globalRN replied to plantmom4lyfe's topic in Advanced Practice

    I found clinic work in general very stressful, because of overbooking, short appointments for complex patients( it was a cancer associated thrombosis clinic) and not enough support staff. I swore to...

  4. Canadian NP moving to US!

    globalRN replied to AMARJIT DHALIWAL's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    getting board certification through ANCC or AANP will help

  5. Fear of Retirement!

    globalRN replied to Laine's topic in General Nursing

    Hello, Laine: I'm gearing up for retirement this year too. To help me, I have hired a financial planner to provide various scenarios. I realize that I should have started planning my retirement...

  6. New nurse practitioner here Please help

    globalRN replied to amc248's topic in Advanced Practice

    IMO : I worked in a specialty area as a NP new grad, but it was an area I have many years of RN experience. The way patient acuity has changed in hem/onc: I would never recommend this job to a new...

  7. Landing a RN position with Alberta Health Services

    globalRN replied to kikecole's topic in Canada

    There will likely be layoffs soon for nurses. Most jobs are casual and part

  8. AHS/Covenant Health Seniority

    globalRN replied to newbieRN4's topic in Canada

    If you are out of scope, AHS does not port your seniority, sicktime and even tries to ding you on vacation accrual. So if you are moving from Covenant Health to AHS: negotiate and remember is the...

  9. Getting to NP

    globalRN replied to JP_403's topic in Canada

    As far as I know BC, AB and Ontario will recognize ANCC/AANP certification as an NP but whether they recognize your NP education as equivalent may be ? subject to their review. If other NPs in the...

  10. Who is responsible for lab results?

    globalRN replied to LibraNurse27's topic in General Nursing

    In my experience, it is primarily the responsibility of the person who ordered the

  11. New grad- Nephrology vs Heme/onc

    globalRN replied to Primarycarefnp's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Oh wow....sorry I am reading this after nearly 2 yrs! I have worked hospital acute care, medical units and specialty units of hematology/oncology as a NP. I currently work in a hem/onc daycare/triage...

  12. Dear Alberta nurses...

    globalRN replied to hellohobbit's topic in Canada

    Hellohobbit: What did you decide? Employer sponsored education usually has a catch...you may need to work at least a year or pay back the prorated cost of education. Having said that, specialty areas...

  13. Video RN screaming, dragged into police car d/t refused blood draw on unconscious patient!

    globalRN replied to SummitRN's topic in General Nursing

    This is extremely

  14. Fellow NPs: What's your strategy for retirement?

    globalRN replied to FNP_Lifer's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    i am hoping to scale back to 2 days a week in 2018 after I turn 57. I keep my benefits at a FTE: 0.4, get out of the house and have an opportunity to do some critical thinking and provide care. I...

  15. New grad- Nephrology vs Heme/onc

    globalRN replied to Primarycarefnp's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I am not a big fan of nephrology patients....in my opinion, they r usually 'difficult' Hem/onc patients on the other hand....r my favorite patient population to work

  16. Happy with your credentials?

    globalRN replied to Cwoods's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    ditto to what BeckyBrown NP just

  17. How common is chemo through peripheral IV?

    globalRN replied to Wheaties's topic in Oncology

    Still fairly common if the chemotx has a finite # of cycles or is every 3 wks or longer. If the patient has good peripheral veins or the patient declines to have a port or a

  18. I cried with a pt .....

    globalRN replied to SeaH20RN's topic in Oncology

    Well, now many of my oncology patients are my age or younger. Definitely pulls on your heart

  19. Is the Grass Really Greener on the CNP side?

    globalRN replied to sunnyskies9's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    For the RNs who ask me if it is worth being an NP: I always ask them if they are currently happy in their job position as an RN. If so, I don't recommend

  20. How do you feel about having other nurses as patients?

    globalRN replied to purplegal's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I do give them some extra attention, if desired, as a professional courtesy. I find dentists, as a group, to be the most difficult patients, with nurses(especially the senior 65 yr + nurses) the next...

  21. smelly kid

    globalRN replied to vikivail26's topic in School

    If the kid washes daily....how come he still smells? Definitely will impact his social interactions... Poor kid. Isnt this more a social work kinda

  22. Anyone seen an MI from septic shock?

    globalRN replied to Lev's topic in Emergency

    Dec 9 by Euro_Sepsis I can easily see a non-stentable NSTEMI due to myocardial vasospam or demand ischemia in any kind of shock. Lev likes this. Euro_Sepsis has been a member since Sep '09....

  23. Undecided future NP in need of suggestions

    globalRN replied to FutureMSN2018's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Yes there is high demand for psych NPs....but like any specialty...it is best if you come from that specialty as a RN. For myself, I would never apply for a cardiology, nephrology NP position because...

  24. Experienced NPs

    globalRN replied to Jules A's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    NP experience: 15 yrs in

  25. Pharmaceutical reps in the clinic

    globalRN replied to orangepink's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    this is usually a clinical provider dinner...no companions