anh06005 MSN, APRN, NP

Cardiac, Home Health, Primary Care

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    Are ER Patients Getting More Ridiculous?

    anh06005 replied to us2uk4u's topic in Emergency

    We get similar needy people in primary care so it is about wherever you go really. Mom brought kid in for a cough. Was seen a couple of weeks before and give nasal steroid: Me: "So is the cough at...
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    Which nursing schools can accept me?

    anh06005 replied to Porkutoast's topic in California Nursing

    I'm not from California but I can say that it's impossible for anybody here to tell you what schools you can get into. All you can do is apply to any and all schools you meet admission criteria for...
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    Tips needed to prep for a Cardiac/Telemetry/High Acuity Unit interview

    anh06005 replied to bridges12's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    I know this topic is a few weeks old buuut in case anybody else reads it I'll chime in! If you applied and listed your experience as med surg then the hiring manager already knows you do not have tele...
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    Acute care to home health. Stories welcome!

    anh06005 posted a topic in Home Health

    So I have been working on a cardiac/step-down unit for almost 2 years. While I enjoy what I do the atmosphere has gone downhill (FAST) the last few months. Ratios were increased, we have sicker...
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    Be honest, what pt behaviors do you find annoying?

    anh06005 replied to CrunchBerries's topic in General Nursing

    Do they think we have some vacuum to suck poop out? Or have some secret move that only we know to make them poop RIGHT NOW?? Had a home Heath patient call with complaints of constipation. Her stomach...
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    Accused of narcotic/ alcohol abuse... No clue what this is about!

    anh06005 replied to Purplegiraffe's topic in General Nursing

    As some have said I'd call the BON before freaking just to see if there WAS a complaint. Even if they won't give you details they should tell you if there is one filed. If there is not one filed I'd...
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    New NP-Negotiating a Salary

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

    I actually do my notes and the coder looks at our notes to see what we qualify for. I get a good chunk of 214's but there are times you just can't really get to that. I tried a different routine of...
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    New NP-Negotiating a Salary

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

    I work in two clinics. One of them has 5 docs who are used to seeing an INSANE amount of patients. I am at this clinic to see walk ins but since the docs see a crazy amount the patients often want to...
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    New NP-Negotiating a Salary

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

    This!! I just finished my first full quarter and I cost the office $3k (as in they LOST money on my work). I have been there 5 months and only started seeing and billing for my own patients about 4...
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    The core of home health care..

    anh06005 replied to Libby1987's topic in Home Health

    You're probably asking the OP but I'll respond too in case you're mulling over HH and just curious.... I left it after 3 years because I graduated and became a NP so moved over to a
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    From an MD no less!!

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

    My thoughts as well: quantity vs quality. I especially feel this way being family practice. I am not an expert in everything. I know common issues and treatment for these but there are times I want my...
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    Are people getting meaner, or am I just going soft?

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

    I think Dr. Google can take some credit for these issues too. "I've read about *insert disease here* and it fits ALL of my symptoms. I need the work up." Had a patient say they called a "cancer...
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    What nursing task do you loathe???

    anh06005 replied to richardgecko's topic in General Nursing

    Phlegm Teeth/nasty mouths (even just seeing a loose tooth wiggle) Eye injuries Nail injuries I can handle about anything else but these make me cringe just thinking about
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    "To BSN or Not to BSN That is the question." Should BSN be minimal requirement?

    anh06005 replied to nurseactivist's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    RNs and BSNs run into the same problem - it's not all about education. Yes. So much of nursing is being able to apply the knowledge you have to gain real life
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    "To BSN or Not to BSN That is the question." Should BSN be minimal requirement?

    anh06005 replied to nurseactivist's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    To add: I also think LPN's should be used to their full abilities rather than pack mules for the med cart or calling in scripts at a doctors office. If given the opportunity to gain the right...
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    "To BSN or Not to BSN That is the question." Should BSN be minimal requirement?

    anh06005 replied to nurseactivist's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    LPN programs typically take a year or so (or the one here does) so a year of prerequisites could be done pretty easily to make it an associates. If BSN became the norm for RN's then that's what...
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    The core of home health care..

    anh06005 replied to Libby1987's topic in Home Health

    I always loved those moments too! Finding a patient taking 2 beta blockers and HR in 50's (hmmmm...wonder why??). Mentally slow patient has 2 bottles of Coumadin and takes one out of each (while each...
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    "To BSN or Not to BSN That is the question." Should BSN be minimal requirement?

    anh06005 replied to nurseactivist's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I like what some other posters have said: Associates for LPN Bachelors for RN (but with more focus on clinical like in diploma programs) Now before anybody takes it the wrong way all nurses would be...
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    Jane Doe, RN, AAS, BSN, MSN, CCRN BFD

    anh06005 replied to Oceanpacific's topic in General Nursing

    I sign my name with only APRN. Those who need to know should understand that means I: 1) passed my certification exam to be an APRN (FNP in this case) 2) possess the appropriate degree 3) have the...
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    Disappointing final clinical rotation

    anh06005 replied to WalnutCookies's topic in General Students

    And that's all you can really do! Unfortunately all units have slow times. Chances are it (PACU experience) won't contribute much to your med surg position you have waiting besides assessment and IV...
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    Most ridiculous ED c/c

    anh06005 replied to Elly Em's topic in Emergency

    Thanks Rose Queen! I couldn't remember the title of that thread but I have loved it when it pops back up to the top of the forum. I haven't worked ER so can only imagine....working primary care has...
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    This is a placenta...

    anh06005 replied to adventure_rn's topic in Nursing Humor

    I dunno about everybody else but placentas (while amazing as y'all have pointed out) are also....creepy/gross to me for some reason. Surely that cannot be the most memorable part of having a...
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    Disappointing final clinical rotation

    anh06005 replied to WalnutCookies's topic in General Students

    PACU, OR, and cath lab are different beasts. You can get some cool stuff. Some action. Some coding patients. But considering you aren't dealing as much with 5 different patients with 5 different...
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    Quit during orientation

    anh06005 replied to Themostsupreme's topic in General Students

    Me and about half a dozen of my classmates all worked at the same hospital - one of the largest in my state - as SNT's. When we graduated NONE of us got hired because something had happened and they...
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    Follow up after annual physical

    anh06005 replied to automotiveRN67's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I usually discuss things over the phone unless there are several things to discuss or something serious that may need some discussion (crazy a1c, questionable mammo, etc). If it's just general med...