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  1. New Grad-First Day in the ER--Feeling Overwhelmed and Foolish

    AtomicWoman replied to melmacrn's topic in Emergency

    I second this! Techs and CNAs can be an enormous help to a new nurse, and if you treat them with respect and thank them (profusely!) for all their help, they can make your life easier. And they seem...

  2. New Grad-First Day in the ER--Feeling Overwhelmed and Foolish

    AtomicWoman replied to melmacrn's topic in Emergency

    Do they ever come back positive?

  3. New Grad-First Day in the ER--Feeling Overwhelmed and Foolish

    AtomicWoman replied to melmacrn's topic in Emergency

    Me, neither!

  4. Interesting or Different Anatomy:What have you encountered?

    AtomicWoman replied to nursefrances's topic in General Nursing

    I recently had a patient on Bactrim for a week call me and say she had suddenly developed an all-over body rash. I told her to get in to see me that day! She was very irritated that she had to come...

  5. NPs with no RN experience: How'd you do?

    AtomicWoman replied to SlyFoxRN's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    My fellow primary care NPs who formerly worked as acute care RNs (1 in ICU and 1 in ER) have told me that it was a *huge* mindset shift for them to become comfortable in primary care, even though they...

  6. Collaborating physician problems

    AtomicWoman replied to Othernothing's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I am so sorry your first NP job was with Dr. Jerkenstein! Wave to him in your rearview mirror as you drive away. Pity the person who takes your place. He obviously is a major head case with a big ego....

  7. New NP mistake

    AtomicWoman replied to jamiejo05's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    The only thing that keeps me asking "what is that?" or saying, "I don't know" is that I am more afraid of harming my patient than I am of embarrassing myself. And believe me, I HATE embarrassing...

  8. Work as NP and bedside nurse

    AtomicWoman replied to DrkCocoMurse215's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    We have to keep our RN license active because we are Advanced Practice *Nurses*. The RN license is part of what defines us as NPs; the other part is the advanced practice

  9. Do you have 30 minutes for lunch?

    AtomicWoman replied to Kurious RN's topic in General Nursing

    Oh, good. I was beginning to think I was the only nurse who never got lunch! I worked on a rehab unit, too. Wonder if it's something about rehab? Now that I am an NP I don't get lunch, either. Usually...

  10. Medical retirement - inactive too soon

    AtomicWoman replied to Retired APRN's topic in Retired Nurses

    I remember back when I was doing my prerequisites for my accelerated BSN. Getting words of wisdom and encouragement from nurses who had been there, done that was so reassuring. :) I try to pay back...

  11. New Grad-First Day in the ER--Feeling Overwhelmed and Foolish

    AtomicWoman replied to melmacrn's topic in Emergency

    You will find your groove. And things will become second nature to you, because you will do them over and over and over. One day, you will read your post and at least smile. And heck, once in awhile I...

  12. Interesting or Different Anatomy:What have you encountered?

    AtomicWoman replied to nursefrances's topic in General Nursing

    A teenager who had a coloboma. His keyhole-shaped pupil startled me when I went to check his pupil

  13. NJ BON recent NCLEX takers, how long to receive license # ?

    AtomicWoman replied to notthereyet's topic in New Jersey Nursing

    Be happy you haven't applied for your NJ APN license. That's a whole 'nother

  14. Now what do you do once you have passed? LOL

    AtomicWoman replied to ENP1987's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Yes, that DEA license is $731 for 3 years. I was mighty glad my employer paid for that. Your first stop should be your state BON website, which will (hopefully) have information about applying for a...

  15. Thyroid antibodies

    AtomicWoman replied to TennesseeNP123's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    We should not be adjusting meds based on thyroid antibodies. They are used to establish the Dx. Adjust based on the TSH/FT4 picture, with FT3 as an additional bit of info if you need it. And symptoms,...

  16. The Florida job market cannot be this bad?!

    AtomicWoman replied to reddgirl's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I'm sorry to hear about your experience in FL! Here in the NJ/PA area, there are lots of jobs, and I have been surprised by the number that say they are willing to take on new grads. How about...

  17. Any NPs working for the VA?

    AtomicWoman replied to NPAlby's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Jobs for new NPs don't pay nearly that much around here in the Philadelphia/South Jersey area. Wish they

  18. Teen +HSVII + pap guidelines?

    AtomicWoman replied to TennesseeNP123's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Or how about 75-year-old patients that have never had an abnormal Pap, and they still get a Pap every year!

  19. Teen +HSVII + pap guidelines?

    AtomicWoman replied to TennesseeNP123's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I am so with you, BlueDevil! Makes me a crazy AtomicWoman when providers either ignore guidelines or are too lazy to look them

  20. Failed AANP

    AtomicWoman replied to ENP1987's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I can't tell from your post -- did you do an actual review course with Hollier? If not, I recommend a review course, such as Hollier's or Fitgerald's. While it is still fresh in your mind, make a...

  21. Any NPs working for the VA?

    AtomicWoman replied to NPAlby's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Does anyone have a clue about this: I applied for a VA job, but the job listing doesn't close until March 2014! It opened in March 2013. Do they really keep the jobs open for that long, and what...

  22. Another salary question

    AtomicWoman replied to Calibean's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Don't forget to check Advance for NPs and PAs salary survey results. They dole them out over a period of months, but it will give youm something to point to in your salary

  23. NP App?

    AtomicWoman replied to sbj101's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I use uptodate constantly. I have to pay for it myself, but for the peace of mind it gives me, it is well worth it.

  24. Teen +HSVII + pap guidelines?

    AtomicWoman replied to TennesseeNP123's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    ACOG recommends against screening until age 21, unless the patient has HIV or is otherwise immunocompromised: ACOG - Cervical Cancer in Adolescents - Screening Evaluation and Management ACOG -...

  25. Poop Free Nursing Jobs in the Hospital?

    AtomicWoman replied to IcySageNurse's topic in General Nursing

    OP, I hope you got a chance to read my original post. It's buried somewhere back on p. 10 or 11 of this thread. I want to reiterate that you already are where you need to be to get the kind of...