anh06005 MSN, APRN, NP

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    FNP/ENP questions

    anh06005 replied to KG MSN RN CCRN CEN's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    There are some similar threads about this. Some have said the "emergency nurse practitioner" programs are really just FNP + ACNP as I don't think there is an actual ENP exam/certification (I could be...
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    NP vs RN workload

    anh06005 replied to Jules A's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    It really depends on where you work apparently! I am in a clinic working right at 40 hours a week, making about 75% more than I was as an RN. I get to work between 730-8 and leave between 5-6....only...
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    Master's with no thesis required

    anh06005 replied to paupeeh's topic in Online Distance Learning

    My school didn't require a thesis. For a while they required an exit exam and then they let us choose between it or a portfolio (a collection of papers done throughout our years with a part we had to...
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    AANP study materials?

    anh06005 replied to cecej435's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    If I could go back I would have gotten the Q-bank from APEA for a couple of months prior to testing so I'd get more of a breakdown on questions I miss and such that you don't get from a
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    If it where you...

    anh06005 replied to nurse rae's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I don't think there's anything else you could have done. Some people just won't be happy even if you wait on them hand and foot. They'd complain you put too much ice in their water. Got the wrong...
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    First NP Job With Little Autonomy

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

    I agree with caliotter3. I'd browse through job openings and if something really catches your eye then apply. The worst they can do is not call you. If they call and interview you the worst that can...
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    FNPs, do you do prostate exams?

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

    Yes I have noticed lots of conflicting guidelines also. I plan on doing what one of my collaborating doctors does: I believe it's yearly PSA's as long as the patient's wants to do that. If a patient...
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    When Levaquin fails....

    anh06005 posted a topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    As I'm gaining experience and seeing how other providers practice I have some concerns. I do try to explain viral vs. bacterial etiology when it comes to sinus infections, colds, bronchitis, etc. and...
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    I lack social skills and confidence. Is nursing a possibility for me?

    anh06005 replied to DerAustin's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I also suck at small talk but usually you don't have time for small talk. When I was working in the floor we'd talk about what was going on, meds, etc. I changed to home health which made small talk...
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    Sliding scale insulin...give or hold?

    anh06005 replied to Annie Wilkes RN's topic in Long Term Acute Care

    As PP's have said it depends. Some patients are sensitive to insulin and 2 units can drop their blood sugar pretty well. At 159 and without food the blood sugar may very well drop quite a bit (again,...
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    (Industrial) Piercings and Nursing

    anh06005 replied to iamdjk's topic in Nursing Career

    I'd check with your program on what their rules are regarding piercings. We were limited to like 2 piercings per ear. I don't think it specified to the ear lobe. Each program is different, though. I...
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    "He wants his Ativan? Well I'm not giving it to him"

    anh06005 replied to learnfromthis's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    To hold a medication you need a good reason. I don't know why she wouldn't give you the reason if she had one or at least tell you something to tell the patient. Obviously he wasn't too sedated so...
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    How to manage three patients

    anh06005 replied to Lisanan67's topic in General Students

    Brain sheet!! I just made up a word document with some info that I needed and left room for random notes. We had 5 patients so I had a binder with 5 tabs to keep everybody separated. As I charted...
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    Nervous to take AANP again

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

    Sorry you didn't pass. As Jules suggested take a review course. I preferred getting the CDs so I could listen to them several times through. Plus you can sell the CDs to someone else and get some of...
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    Getting Paid to Precept Students

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

    Eek. Finally looked at the student page. It costs them $15 per clinical
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    please outline for me, a "good" home health agency

    anh06005 replied to NurseCard's topic in Home Health

    Nice way to think about it (your tangent). And yeah we are associated with a hospital and have the best scores around so we do well but many of the field nurses are getting so stressed and burning out...
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    Getting Paid to Precept Students

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

    What I read on their site said they pay $5 per hour (so precepting a student for 180 hours = $900). They said they wanted to thank the preceptor for helping but not give enough to possibly sway the...
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    please outline for me, a "good" home health agency

    anh06005 replied to NurseCard's topic in Home Health

    As PP's have said I'd be leery to keep with that agency for more than I had to. My agency isn't (well, wasn't since I graduated and moved on) as awesome as Libby's but was similar to hers. We got paid...
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    Most surprising/shocking/interesting thing you've seen

    anh06005 replied to TexMex22's topic in General Nursing

    There's a couple of them. One was a potential abscess between testicles and rectum. They wound up cutting the scrotum so the testicles were hanging loose until they were able to close him back up. We...
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    Can a new APRN only work PT or PRN?

    anh06005 replied to HOPEforRNs's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I'm not really sure how feasible it would be to only work 8 hours a week. You might have to at least work more to get oriented then drop back on hours. The main thing I'm still waiting on are all of...
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    What would you like to see in your scrubs?

    anh06005 replied to xo_mish's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Something extra in the crotch area. I'm not overly fat at all but my thighs do touch and rub. In many of my scrubs I wind up with worn fabric and small holes in the upper thigh area while the rest of...
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    Staff RN vs FNP

    anh06005 replied to JadenMN's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Gah. MSN. Not MEN lol getting used to a new
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    Staff RN vs FNP

    anh06005 replied to JadenMN's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I did MEN and it was a hybrid type program at a brick and mortar university where I got my BSN. It cost me 1-2k per semester (part time) for 4.5 years. Occasional summers too. I paid for most of it...
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    Experience to Become Adult NP

    anh06005 replied to socialworknurse's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    As PP said NP students come from all walks of life and many may not have experience with COPD or CHF and do just fine. There were several in my class who worked L&D or in a pediatric hospital yet...
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    Staff RN vs FNP

    anh06005 replied to JadenMN's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I went straight from my BSN program into my MSN program and have only been working as a FNP for a couple of months (just fair warning) but I did have about 3 years RN experience before I started...