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  1. DNP-ACNP looking for FNP Cert

    twinkerrs replied to DNP_ACNP's topic in Advanced Practice

    UAMS does but the problem they are working to rectify with their online program is that they do not have contracts with other states for people to do clinicals outside of arkansas but they are fixing...

  2. Last minute clinical hours emergency!

    twinkerrs replied to megank5183's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I ended up having to ask a psychiatrist I had worked with (I had quit recently to finish up my program) when my preceptor and mentor passed away unexpectedly from a heart attack. It worked out...

  3. Things you tell newbies

    twinkerrs replied to JBudd's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Don't stand close enough to an aggressive patient that you will get

  4. PD is like the armpit of nursing

    twinkerrs replied to ceebeejay's topic in Private Duty

    Heck I was thinking pd might stand for psych. We are always called either the armpit or the butt side

  5. Pmhnp hiring question

    twinkerrs replied to luckylady5's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I will graduate in May and have been offered many jobs that offer relocation pay sign on bonuses, and tuition reimbursement. Unfortunately we are not in a position where we can move right now. I was...

  6. What is up with these Sickle Cell Patients?!

    twinkerrs replied to BrandNewbieNurse's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    As someone who experiences a type of chronic pain from lupus it sucks to be labeled. I do not take pain meds except ibuprofen because I want to make sure I have options later that will still work. My...

  7. April 2014 Caption Contest: Win $100!

    twinkerrs replied to Joe V's topic in News, Announcements

    What wonderful veins you

  8. Patients who want to be admitted for minor things

    twinkerrs replied to Emergent's topic in Emergency

    I guess my psych nurse is coming out but I have to think about his place in erikson with the two failed marriages etc. so I guess I have to agree with llg in that this guy probably needs some help...

  9. PMHNP- advice needed!

    twinkerrs replied to Future_Brooklyn_RN's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I started right away too. ASN 2009 bachelors 2010 will have MSN 2014. I was that person the first day of nursing school who knew what they were going to do and got the snarky comments when I said I...

  10. What if the test answers are not right?

    twinkerrs replied to vonnieb63's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    The correct answer is a. I have had this question

  11. What do you think of fibromyalgia?

    twinkerrs replied to Emergent's topic in Health, Stress Management

    I have been diagnosed with fibro but later had the diagnosis changed to lupus. It took ten years from onset of symptoms and a second opinion to be correctly diagnosed. I personally feel like fibro is...

  12. How Does Your Hospital Decide Who is Called Off for Low Census?

    twinkerrs replied to flashpoint's topic in General Nursing

    Talk to management and if that doesn't work go to the EEOC. They cannot do that based on my experience as a EEOC paralegal that would be covered under discrimination as it is based on your "marital...

  13. Extreme hardships...but still dreaming of becoming a nurse

    twinkerrs replied to proverb's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I went back to school in 2007 to become an RN. I graduated with an ASN in 2009 a BSN in 2010 and will fulfill my true dream to be a psychiatric nurse practitioner this May. If you have dreams you can...

  14. Psychiatric Nurse NP without R.N. experience

    twinkerrs replied to htellegen's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I would keep looking but not stress. I had psych nursing experience going into school to be a PMHNP and it was useful in many ways for when I started clinicals because I didn't have to learn the...

  15. AIDS during the 80s

    twinkerrs replied to Irish_Mist's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I was just a teen during the early days of the aids epidemic but I had a personal experience with it during that time. My cousin who passed away in 1989 died of aids and the horrible treatment he...

  16. Doing a class on Autism What are your questions

    twinkerrs replied to DermottMcSorley's topic in Psychiatric

    I think I would definitely talk about sensory and how bad sensory can make them aggressive. Discuss interventions for warning signs of overstimulation how to deescalate these kinds of situations. Self...

  17. Am I doing something wrong?

    twinkerrs replied to x19amanda's topic in Psychiatric

    I don't like giving invega in the arm always have complaints of pain. I always go for bigger muscle groups and rotate sites because of the sheer amount these patients usually get way too hard on their...

  18. Do you ever get sick?

    twinkerrs replied to akey77's topic in General Nursing

    I had the nervous stomach everyday before clinicals. Didn't encounter any situations that made me sick until I watched them do a spinal block had to back to the wall and slide down with my head...

  19. Why did you become nurses?

    twinkerrs replied to rupertmichaes's topic in General Nursing

    Probably going to get flamed but I became a nurse so I could become a NP. When my twins were babies their primary care person I chose was a nurse practitioner. She wasn't afraid to approach me about...

  20. Overtime

    twinkerrs replied to missmollie's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Used to have to work forced overtime often hated it. Felt like it was detrimental to my patients well being and think it is wrong. Other nurses I know love overtime. In mental health I do not think...

  21. Workplace bullying

    twinkerrs replied to AJ1980's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    The only thing you can do is to calmly ask her to have the conversation elsewhere when she has something to correct you about. I had a bully that was on a totally different shift than me but when she...

  22. Shift Cancellations (Please HELP!!)

    twinkerrs replied to wenRN01's topic in Nursing Career

    Where I worked it was a rotation. But the nurses with the most seniority were usually cancelled because they wanted it and usually had the most pto time

  23. Masters entry to NP

    twinkerrs replied to Jrah's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    At most places you will just enroll in a post masters certificate program in your desired specialty. Now before you get offended, I am a pretty quick RN- BSN-NP student (became an RN in 2009). BUT I...

  24. RN with a misdemeanor

    twinkerrs replied to gamecockgirl2014's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    Be prepared to answer lots of questions from your school and the board. I have a 25 year old dwi and a misdemeanor hot check charge that is that old also and I have had to answer for at all 3 schools...

  25. Calling patients and/or co-workers "honey" or "hon"

    twinkerrs replied to Emergent's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I am from the south and to me "hon" is a southern put down. It is almost like saying "well bless her heart" when you start a sentence in which you are going to gossip. I find myself using darlin and...