LaurieCRNP2002

LaurieCRNP2002 MSN, RN, APRN

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  1. I am a current ACNP student and wanted advice on what to study for boards

    LaurieCRNP2002 replied to crazydolphin28's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I would recommend checking out the materials published by Tom Barkley. He has audio CDs and a manual and the material in his manual matches the exam content pretty closely. I took the exam in Dec 2011...

  2. In-home NP Medicare Assessments

    LaurieCRNP2002 replied to lvICU's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I am currently doing this for another company. Like FNP2B1, I am an independent contractor-no benefits. When I started last year, they were able to schedule a fair amount of visits for me daily-5 or...

  3. critical care NP question

    LaurieCRNP2002 replied to melissacarey's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I'm with the other posters who say that you should get some experience as a bedside nurse, particularly if you want to work as an NP in critical care. Having a foundation as a bedside ICU nurse will...

  4. Forensic Pathologist Assistant

    LaurieCRNP2002 replied to wishiwereanurse's topic in Forensic

    Just as an FYI--there's a lot more training required than one might think. Here is a link to a job description for a pathologist's assistant in NY. Pathologist Assistant Jobs in Oceanside, New York -...

  5. Acute Care NP with Cardiac Specialty

    LaurieCRNP2002 replied to aaprn's topic in Advanced Practice

    I agree with the ghillbert, who mentioned the idea of choosing your clinicals in cardiology. I also agree with them that finding great NPs and docs who will mentor you is important as well. Not to...

  6. ACNP Exam

    LaurieCRNP2002 replied to spkelly's topic in Advanced Practice

    I took the exam in December and used Barkley's materials (manual and CD's). I felt the exam itself hewed very closely to what he went over in the CD's and what he put in his manual. I wish everyone...

  7. Goal = work with cleft/craniofacial patients

    LaurieCRNP2002 replied to Kiky87's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Hello I know a few people who have traveled to various countries through a charity called Operation Smile (Worldwide children). They help children who have various deformities, including cleft...

  8. AACN ACNP exam

    LaurieCRNP2002 replied to ICURN73's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    For anyone who is going to take the ANCC acute care exam, I recommend the study materials from Tom Barkley. You can order CD's and you get a manual as well. It very closely hews to the material...

  9. ok, tech geeks, PDA?

    LaurieCRNP2002 replied to rokidog's topic in Nursing Informatics

    Rokidog Earlier this year, I switched to the Palm T/X and have been very happy with it so far. It has a decent size hard drive (32 MB) plus a slot for an SD card (There are 16GB size SD cards, not...

  10. What kind of NP would this be?

    LaurieCRNP2002 replied to imastudent's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Imastudent If you want to work in med/surg, your best bet is to try to get a job with a physician's practice who are looking for an NP to do hospital rounds. You could also try to get a job as a...

  11. Philadelphia Unionized Hospitals

    LaurieCRNP2002 replied to rn2be2006's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    I believe Temple is union, as is Chester-Crozer (just south of the city off of I-95). However, most hospitals are NOT unionized-surprising to me since Philly is very much a Democratic, "working...

  12. Bush says limiting lawsuits will save healthcare

    LaurieCRNP2002 replied to Katmae RN's topic in General Nursing

    I think there needs to be some tort reform but I also think that doctors need to stop protecting incompetent colleagues. I read somewhere (and I'll concede, this was a while ago) that a small...

  13. Critical Admissions every night :(

    LaurieCRNP2002 replied to mattsmom81's topic in Agency Nurses

    Mattsmom In addition to possibly "retooling" as a newborn nursery RN, could you go to another facility? I don't know how many places you go to and if you're treated the same way somewhere else. If...

  14. What are the BEST and WORST States to practice as an NP?

    LaurieCRNP2002 replied to Roland's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    In addtion to needing a master's to sit for the national certification exam, some states require the certification to get your NP license. I know that is the case in NJ and recently was enacted in PA...

  15. New, looking to talk with NPs

    LaurieCRNP2002 replied to Roaen's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Hi there I am an NP in the Philadelphia, PA area and would be more than happy to correspond with anyone looking to be an NP. Please don't hesitate to contact me privately with a private message :)...

  16. Stressed out and Getting Out

    LaurieCRNP2002 replied to CseMgr1's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Yikes! I wince as I read about my colleagues across the country getting out of nursing. I went back to school for my MSN and am now working as an NP for a great cardiology practice. I realize that I...

  17. Does your employer recognize "Nurse's Day"?

    LaurieCRNP2002 replied to OCCHCanada's topic in General Nursing

    Our hospital had a ceremony honoring the "Nurse of the Year" from each unit, along with cake. The docs in the cath lab are providing lunch for us tomorrow and there is something on Tuesday as well...

  18. Fun way to present case studies..anyone have ideas?

    LaurieCRNP2002 replied to twintoo's topic in General Students

    Maybe you could act it out but involve the class also. For example, the "patient" (one of the group members--"Person A") could be on a stretcher and the "nurse" (Person B) could be a nurse coming to...

  19. Why are you a NP rather than an RN?

    LaurieCRNP2002 replied to kellilou3's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Kelli I am a fairly new NP (just started my job about 6-7 weeks ago). I chose to enter advanced practice b/c I like nursing enough to stay in it for the long haul but did not want to stay a bedside...

  20. Quick question -- MSN/NP programs

    LaurieCRNP2002 replied to NursePru's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I would agree that you need to check with the specific programs you are interested in and find out exactly what their requirements are. I went through an acute NP program and although they do not...

  21. Nurse Strike at MCP/Hahnemann???

    LaurieCRNP2002 replied to PlanetCaroline's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    First, I would like to congratulate all the MCP nurses for standing strong and "staying the course". I imagine it must be difficult to not have income or benefits, but I encourage you all to continue...

  22. failing anatomy-- new member

    LaurieCRNP2002 replied to lanitra's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Lanitra If you aren't doing well in anatomy, consider buying the "Anatomy Coloring Book". I have it myself and even as a practicing nurse, find it helpful. There is also a physiology coloring book...

  23. Nurse to patient ratios

    LaurieCRNP2002 replied to stellaCat4's topic in Cardiac

    Having worked on several tele/stepdown floors, I'll chip in my $.02 worth. One hospital where I was staff for about 6 years, our tele floors were 34 beds. The one floor which took the...

  24. Nurse to patient ratios

    LaurieCRNP2002 replied to stellaCat4's topic in Cardiac

    Having worked on several tele/stepdown floors, I'll chip in my $.02 worth. One hospital where I was staff for about 6 years, our tele floors were 34 beds. The one floor which took the...

  25. "Subacute" or observation area of ER

    LaurieCRNP2002 posted a topic in Emergency

    OK, ER nurses :) Last nite I was assigned to a subacute area of a hospital that I recently started going to as an agency RN. This is a suburban hospital outside Philadelphia and a level 2 trauma...