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  1. discussion regarding education of NP (DNP) and PA compared to MD/DO

    RockyCreek replied to RN to Medschool's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    What exactly do your patients call you? Let's say you are working with Nancy MakeMeBetter, NP: In private, I assume you just call her Nancy; in front of your patients do you still just call her...

  2. PASSED AANP FNP

    RockyCreek replied to ConfusedNP's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    AWESOME!

  3. Finally got another NP job!!!!

    RockyCreek replied to christvs's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    CONGRATULATIONS! I remember your posts well and often wondered how things were going for you. Diabetes is a very complex and incidious disease -- I know you will back a significant impact with this...

  4. St Anthony's ED

    RockyCreek replied to yeahlauren11's topic in General Nursing

    I am not sure how many "St. Anthony" hospitals there are in Missouri but I work at the one in St. Louis. Our ED is only a Level II trauma center but we are the third largest hospital with the fastest...

  5. Can you recommend a PDA

    RockyCreek replied to Dixiecup's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I use the ATT Tilt with 8 MB of memory. I laughingly call it the world's smallest computer because it looks like a laptop that would fit in the palm of your hand. It is a Windows based system so it...

  6. Slu

    RockyCreek replied to dgclough's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I was just reading your posts when your message came! WOW! The first 3 weeks end tomorrow and the first Path test is next week. I guess I will know better what to expect after I see that first exam....

  7. Slu

    RockyCreek replied to dgclough's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    From what I have heard [and seen on their website], SLU hospital will pay 1/3 of your tuition and SLU itself will 'forgive' 1/3 of your tuition if you are a full time employee. I don't know how long...

  8. Slu

    RockyCreek replied to dgclough's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    This is what I have listed for clinical hours required: Advanced Assessment - 70 hours Health Promotion / Ds Prevention - 140 hours Advanced Clinical Studies - 140 hours Advanced Practice Seminar and...

  9. Slu

    RockyCreek replied to dgclough's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I got my acceptance into the SLU ACNP/E program starting with this spring semester. I spoke with my advisor and she set me up with the proposed schedule for my classes from start to finish. Then...

  10. NP program at UMSL or Barnes?

    RockyCreek replied to abooville's topic in General Nursing

    In general, all the schools will accept a limited number of transfer hours but the number is different from school to school. If this information is not available on the two websites, you can usually...

  11. Clinical Nurse specialist???

    RockyCreek replied to Lee2584's topic in Clinical Nurse Specialists, CNS

    Trauma, I am just guessing that you are in the Peoria area ... am I right? Our family is planning to relocate to the Hillsboro/Litchfield area ... too bad I couldn't have you for my preceptor in...

  12. Chamberlain College of Nursing St. Louis

    RockyCreek replied to Bashie's topic in General Nursing

    Our hospital hosts clinicals for the Chamberlain students and has hired the Chamberlain graduates. I would have to say that they produce nurses that are no better and no worse than any of the other...

  13. Vasovagal syncope with seizure like activity

    RockyCreek replied to Guest219794's topic in Emergency

    Both my husband and my daughter have this reaction to shots and seeing their own blood drawn. Interesting to watch but no long-term effects noted in

  14. Obtaining Masters in Nursing

    RockyCreek replied to CJsGirlRN's topic in Post Graduate Students

    You will probably get a lot of good info by reading the archives for the NP section here on AllNurses. Go to the tab at the top of the heading marked 'Specialties' and select 'Advance Practice Nurses'...

  15. fired

    RockyCreek replied to cccc's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I always feel that honestly is the best policy. Admit what you did, clearly state the reason why it was the wrong thing to do, show the steps you have taken to remediate yourself and offer, if...

  16. SLU questions....

    RockyCreek replied to dgclough's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I just got off the phone with my advisor and I am now OFFICIALLY enrolled in my first semester of classes! If everything goes according to the plan, I will graduate Dec '11!

  17. SLU questions....

    RockyCreek replied to dgclough's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    From the minute I submitted the application online until the last transcript arrived, I got weekly emails from SLU telling me what they were waiting to receive. Once the file was complete, I started...

  18. Im being blackballed!..experienced nurses please reply

    RockyCreek replied to 1styearsucks's topic in First Year After Licensure

    What it sounds like to me is that you don't really know exactly what is happening so the best solution would be to get the information you need before you assume anything. Don't assume anything until...

  19. Nurses who smoke marijuana

    RockyCreek replied to e4c5's topic in General Nursing

    "Research has shown that marijuana’s adverse impact on learning and memory can last for days or weeks after the acute effects of the drug wear off. As a result, someone who smokes marijuana every...

  20. Pain management

    RockyCreek posted a topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I told two different NP's [one FNP and one ACNP] about my plans to include pain management subspecialty/rotation in clinicals for NP school and neither one of them had ever heard of an NP in this...

  21. Pain management

    RockyCreek replied to RockyCreek's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I am saddened but not surprised ... if you snooze, you lose and nurses, in general, seem to be asleep at the

  22. Oglevie" syndrome

    RockyCreek replied to Baby1nurse's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I have treated Ogilvie's syndrome patients but not after C/S [i work on general surgery - not OB]. I would assume that anything that causes an alteration in abdominal pressures or structure could lead...

  23. staffing stradegies

    RockyCreek replied to RockyCreek's topic in Nurse Management

    I'm sorry -- I guess I didn't add enough information. The staffing is 'flexed' according to the present census. So, if we discharge a couple of patients we end up sending a nurse home; if we then...

  24. staffing stradegies

    RockyCreek posted a topic in Nurse Management

    I am trying to impliment a fair and workable staffing plan so, being new to this, I talked to 4 other managers to see how they did it: 1. Just in time - does her 'balancing' just in time for the start...

  25. Funny Student Bloopers

    RockyCreek replied to EvelynRN-BSN's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    I had a small group of students just starting on a urology unit so I was showing them the various types of equipment they might see. I came to the CBI set up and said it uses a 3-way catheter. Before...