anh06005 MSN, APRN, NP

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    I give up.. Failed Aanp three times

    anh06005 replied to Wakes's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I can only imagine the aggravation! With a 476 you are soooo close! Perhaps contact your school and they might be able to give you some 1 on 1 help with studying/breaking down the questions? If I were...
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    I'm a sexless nurse

    anh06005 replied to nursingaround1's topic in General Nursing

    I can truly see both sides of the issue. Yes I am a professional and will get up in genitalia if that's what is needed. Do I want to on either sex? No. Not honestly. When a young male patient comes in...
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    Booted out of post MSN program! Advice Please!

    anh06005 replied to Angeljho's topic in General Students

    It seems they didn't look over your records to decide your coursework before you started. I can see where you may need to take clinical related classes (patho, pharm, health assessment) if you didn't...
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    HELP A GUY OUT!!

    anh06005 replied to ChronicSG's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I think neuro and tele can be beneficial in the ER or ICU if that's what you're sure you want to do. You may wind up loving somewhere other than what you expect right now. Example: I thought my Home...
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    Quit during orientation

    anh06005 replied to Themostsupreme's topic in General Students

    I do agree some cannot handle the physical demands as an aide. It's great you still got patient experience and had to home organization and time management skills. Sometimes I wish I'd worked in lab...
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    Why become a Hospital PCT/PCA/CNA while in NS?

    anh06005 replied to Themostsupreme's topic in General Students

    Ah. They go by so many names anymore (nurse assistants, nurse aides, techs, clinical support associates, etc) I was just grouping them all together. No. CNA's aren't qualified to do those things...
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    Why become a Hospital PCT/PCA/CNA while in NS?

    anh06005 replied to Themostsupreme's topic in General Students

    So to finish my thought: That may have been where OP got those examples lol. Thought
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    Why become a Hospital PCT/PCA/CNA while in NS?

    anh06005 replied to Themostsupreme's topic in General Students

    Yes. OP had a thread on quitting a tech job during orientation. I recently posted about what I learned being a tech and what I also learned being a STUDENT tech (they were separate lists) to show that...
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    Why become a Hospital PCT/PCA/CNA while in NS?

    anh06005 replied to Themostsupreme's topic in General Students

    When I was a STUDENT tech (specific title and program) I got to do lab draws and EKG's and other skills we had learned in classes. They even let the SNT's take the rhythm strip
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    Quit during orientation

    anh06005 replied to Themostsupreme's topic in General Students

    What did I learn as a tech? -time management -organization -doing 12-lead EKG's -normal vitals (actually that each patient may have a different normal) -I would look up diseases I didn't know about...
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    Recently failed ANCC n AANP

    anh06005 replied to Marie81's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    PRACTICE QUESTIONS! Make sure you look up why you miss them if you do. Also listen to your CD's several times. I listened to Hollier about 4 times through. There were some questions where I read a...
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    Losing Job Before Graduation?

    anh06005 replied to wanna_be's topic in General Nursing

    There were plenty in my class who didn't work in healthcare before graduating and they had no problem getting their first RN jobs. Will it help to have a job first? Possibly (especially if your area...
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    Best RN job for FNP student?

    anh06005 replied to PA_RN87's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Weekend option if you can find it! You get the extra pay and the entire week to do clinicals (for when you reach that
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    Hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia

    anh06005 replied to anh06005's topic in General Nursing

    So blossom what all do they monitor? It doesn't seem like there IS much to monitor aside from dealing with complications when they arise. I have done some research on HHT after meeting this patient...
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    Hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia

    anh06005 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Just curious who these people need managed by? Had a pt come in who hasn't really been followed in a while. I called local Hem/Onc and they say they don't manage them. I have some other places I am...
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    Medicare Reimbursement for 30-day Cardiac Monitoring

    anh06005 replied to lhflanurseNP's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I just love some of these patients and what they say is "normal." "My blood pressure is always 170/95! It's fine"
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    Nurse Practitioner

    anh06005 replied to Nurse199022's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I am a family NP in a primary care clinic. I actually find my job very rewarding. As in any job you have the annoyances (what insurance covers what, patients who "can't" afford their meds but can...
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    Hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia

    anh06005 replied to anh06005's topic in General Nursing

    Well I finally got hemonc in a nearby city to accept him! It's tough to know who cause the problem isn't necessarily in the blood (from what I read) but rather the capillaries. I tried CV (they are...
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    Medicare Reimbursement for 30-day Cardiac Monitoring

    anh06005 replied to lhflanurseNP's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I'm not sure but would an overnight pulse ox show heart rate? If it does and IT is covered that might be a workaround. If someone is braycardic and symptomatic with no obvious cause (beta blocker,...
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    ANCC vs. AANP Certification?

    anh06005 replied to 3**835Y's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    The general consensus from most allnurses commenters seems to be it doesn't really matter. Some employers don't even realize there are 2 certifying bodies. My employer just wanted me to be able to do...
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    does every rn out there hate their job? sonography/x-ray tech instead?

    anh06005 replied to Bailando's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with PP thinking you may work at a bad facility and many wind up in LTC because they were the only places hiring unfortunately. Every RN has bad days and bad jobs for sure but there are plenty...
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    How did you know NP was for you?

    anh06005 replied to ArmaniX's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    When I was in middle school I was introduced to NP's when I saw one in the family clinic. I thought it was soooo cool to be a nurse but "playing like a doctor" (keep in mind this was my 12-ish year...
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    Anyone hate nursing school then love being a nurse?

    anh06005 replied to SeattleJess's topic in General Nursing

    Hated nursing school. Hated NP school. Love being an RN and now a FNP. I don't think about which nursing theory I am going to use. I don't read research papers. I read through journals and look up...
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    Schools push APRN immediately-$$

    anh06005 replied to Jules A's topic in General Nursing

    That's what I had no idea about. If there was kind of a separate part or what exactly. There aren't really direct entry programs in my state and I didn't look/consider any out of state. Thanks for...
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    Schools push APRN immediately-$$

    anh06005 replied to Jules A's topic in General Nursing

    There are absolutely exceptions to every rule. It is just tough for me to imagine going through the program and staring farther behind than I already was as a fairly new RN. Now I am curious how the...