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  1. What ever happened to these posters

    Blue Devil CoreO ZENMAN been looking for recent posts by them and haven't seen any posts
  2. Strange requests from patients

    Ok I get a lot of questions / requests from patients and parents. Yesterday on April 1 I had a parent ask me if I could measure her daughter for a proper fitting bra👀. Immediately I thought this is a April fools joke. Calmly I replied no but there...
  3. Frustrated

    As much as I love my job I'm frustrated with the things that are put in as urgent visits in my already over booked schedule . Today I was triple booked for a 8 month old who was tripping over her feet , but missed her last 2 well baby appointments , ...
  4. Can a FNP in IL work and do psyc evals in outpatient settings?

    Do you mean PMHNP, PNP is a pediatric nurse practitioner . I'm not sure how much psych nursing was in your FNP program I know as a PNP I am able to treat ADHD after consulting with behavioral health and our psychiatrist , anything more complex goes ...
  5. "How did that get there?"

    I have a bad habit of putting empty alcohol packets, tape , ear speculum's , saline bullets and albuterol bullets in my pockets. My husband who does the laundry remarked one day " do you think you could quit using your scrub pockets for trash cans ðŸ...
  6. Parents wanting MD

    Parents brought their children in today for a school physical and after the exam was completed and I had referred one for a hydrocele and estropia, expressed their displeasure at not seeing a MD INSTEAD of a glorified nurse. The mom began to rant wh...
  7. Melanoma

    Hi all , I was diagnosed with stage 3B melanoma in May after 2,surgeries I still have days where I'm exhausted , my melanoma required a wide local incision then the next week a complete axillary lymph node dissection I now have a post op infection th...
  8. Melanoma

    I spoke with them today and they are more than happy to have me return 4 days a week
  9. NP Salaries/Location/Specialties

    Federally qualified health center
  10. Melanoma

    Thank you all for the encouragement , this has been devastating for me, I was never a sunbather, or used a tanning bed, have a dark complexion , dark hair and eyes, and was shocked. I've cried , yelled and was angry, im past that just determined to ...
  11. Failing a&p this summer. Bad GPA. What now?

    Good luck I took a& p during the summer it was hard
  12. You are not a nurse...

    I'm a nurse practitioner used to have a receptionist who gave medical advice all the time, would tell parents oh your child needs a antibiotic , I'd see the child and he had a cold , would then explain that the receptionist was not a nurse just becau...
  13. Now THAT'S a lab result

    Hgb 4 hematocrit 11 platelets 10,000 ANC 2, my husband diagnosed aplastic anemia, the dr asked him why are you standing his reply " because there's no empty chairs"😀
  14. Having kids & working 12hr nights??

    I don't think the op stated she wanted her kids too sleep away from home. I think for her the only job she can get is night shift. Unfortunately trying to get a job as a new RN , you get the more undesirable shifts. If you don't have family too hel...
  15. Parents wanting MD

    When I mentioned both of these conditions the mom stated " I was told by a er doc a while back to have it ( the hydrocele ) looked at . The child is 3 and hasn't been seen since he was 9 months old. I think there's more here than the mom being angry ...
  16. If you didn't register for classes how can they charge you tuition. I don't understand what you mean by sister schools, are they part of a state wide university system , or another college with in the university ,for example I attended ABC university...
  17. Calling yourself an RN

    I have a MA refers to herself as a nurse she triages calls, every rash is measles, so far I've only seen acne , allergic reaction to PCN, not measles SMH
  18. Strange requests from patients

    I actually told mom no because there was no diagnosis code👀👀
  19. My ER Rant

    The statement " I wanted you to see how high his/ her fever is" baffles me. The kid is sick with a 104.2 fever and whimpering and you want me too see how high the fever is. Let me show you the door as soon as i medicate him and diagnose his raging A...
  20. Might get kicked out today!

    ANi /w na
  21. Frustrated

    Lunch forget it if I get 15 minutes I'm happy ,leave at 5 try more like 5:30. Everyone has the same schedule 15 minute appt slots regardless of type of appt they have . Providers have no say in scheduling
  22. (IN)Appropriate Dress

    We have designated blue jean days. I wear nice jeans with a nice top and lab jacket. Never had a issue with patients complaint about attire.
  23. getting unwanted advice from non-nursing staff

    I'm a pediatric nurse practitioner I used to have a receptionist who took it upon herself to advise parents that their child needed a antibiotic upon presenting with a runny nose. Finally one day I asked her in private to see her license, with a conf...
  24. I'm completely confused .
  25. new job

    I started at my new job yesterday, today we had a site wide meeting,after the meeting we returned to finish orientation ,two other employees who are in orientation were talking about how high the turn over they had heard about from other employe...