guineachick MSN, APRN, NP

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    Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner

    guineachick replied to lanersa's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    What about an online program? Most programs don't have you start clinical right away so maybe your situation would change by the time you're expected to
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    Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner

    guineachick replied to lanersa's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Not without the PMHNP. If you get your FNP and practice in psych you will be risking your license as you would be outside of your scope of practice. Big no-no in advanced practice. Why is FNP your...
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    Does it annoy you when you see employees with little to no direct patient care wearing much needed PPE

    guineachick replied to DesiDani's topic in Disaster Preparation

    It annoys me, but I'm not annoyed at the person wearing it. I'm annoyed at the administration of the hospital, that has kept supplies at the bare minimum for decades to increase their own profits....
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    COVID19 and NP school Woes?

    guineachick replied to ICUyall's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I am in my last semester of NP school and currently working as a RN on covid floors. My clinicals have been cancelled and getting a preceptor in the first place was really challenging, so this does...
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    How has the Coronavirus affected your Summer clinicals plans for NP school?

    guineachick replied to A Hit With The Ladies's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I am in my final semester of school for PMHNP. My school just cancelled all clinicals until June, possibly longer. There is no change to the graduation requirements so I'm going to need to try to...
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    Are Big City Hospitals Really Getting Hit With COVID-19 Pts?

    guineachick replied to EPS's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I am a psych nurse in MA and I am getting floated to covid floors. This is no
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    Going back to bedside to help with COVID

    guineachick replied to LL2788's topic in Disaster Preparation

    All I can say is don't do it unless you're sure the place you are going to work will provide PPE. I have worked in psych for the last 10 years and recently got floated to a Covid unit. I had to beg...
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    Refusing Care of a COVID-19 Patient Due to Inappropriate PPE

    guineachick replied to BiscuitStripes's topic in Disaster Preparation

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    Failing a nursing class

    guineachick replied to nursingstudent_2019's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I think it also depends on what class you
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    I don't feel like a real nurse

    guineachick replied to joansmith1's topic in General Nursing

    I think that when we start to get comfortable we start to feel like we're not doing anything. When I was a new grad my emotions were heightened. Everything was new and exciting and scary. Now that...
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    other rn mama's ..going back to work after

    guineachick replied to erin01's topic in General Nursing

    Oh I wish I had advice but I'm in the same boat. I think my husband would support me going back to work but he has made it clear he would rather me not! I know he gets nervous with LO by himself. I...
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    Was getting the NP the right choice for you?

    guineachick posted a topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I'm sure this poll has been done a million times but I'm really trying to decide if I want to go for the NP. I have fallen out of love with floor nursing due to lack of autonomy and other factors. I...
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    I don't think I like anything about nursing!

    guineachick posted a topic in General Nursing

    Maybe it's just the job market and the fact that I'm in a job I can't stand but... I hate nursing! I've been a nurse for 2 years now and it hasn't gotten any better. I've worked in a variety of...
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    I don't think I like anything about nursing!

    guineachick replied to guineachick's topic in General Nursing

    Triage - I agree with you... I worked in a Level I trauma ED and I really liked it. I would say it was the only nursing job I've had that really sparked my interest. I was a new grad at the time and...
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    I don't think I like anything about nursing!

    guineachick replied to guineachick's topic in General Nursing

    I enjoyed nursing school and I enjoyed clinicals. I worked in psychiatric health care for almost 10 years before becoming a nurse. I always really liked those jobs. I think what irritated me about...
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    I went against another nurse... did I make the right call?

    guineachick posted a topic in General Nursing

    Ok... I started a new job and I'm still orienting to this particular hospital. I have a patient I've been caring for this week who has BPH. He retains pretty badly and there's an order in place to...
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    I went against another nurse... did I make the right call?

    guineachick replied to guineachick's topic in General Nursing

    To the nurse that disagreed with me. I hear you. The thing with this patient is that his bladder is already totally stretched out. I have cathed him before and gotten over 650 out and he never felt...
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    I went against another nurse... did I make the right call?

    guineachick replied to guineachick's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you everyone for replying. I know in my mind I was trying to do right by the patient but I just wanted to hear from other nurses that I in fact did. Thinking of it now, (as I have been all...
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    I went against another nurse... did I make the right call?

    guineachick replied to guineachick's topic in General Nursing

    At 2:45 He urinated 100ccs. I then scanned him and found 400ccs left over. My shift ends at 3 so this was done at the end of my shift. I wasn't trying to split hairs, I was trying to avoid causing...
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    I went against another nurse... did I make the right call?

    guineachick replied to guineachick's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks. I'm sure there are a million and one different things I could have done differently. I checked him at ten of three and my shift ended around 3:20. I was really trying to go by what the...
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    I went against another nurse... did I make the right call?

    guineachick replied to guineachick's topic in General Nursing

    I did and he got out 100cc. He states it's been like this for him for years. Not to mention that all the cathing has given him hematuria pretty bad. I didn't want to cause him more trauma if I...
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    I went against another nurse... did I make the right call?

    guineachick replied to guineachick's topic in General Nursing

    Nope as in, I was wrong or nope as in, I was
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    Any Mass nurses going to NH for jobs?

    guineachick posted a topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    I'm at my witts end trying to find a job around here. Anyone know how bad the pay difference is? I'm close to the border, I think I might try to get a job up
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    NP or floor nurse (HELP!)

    guineachick posted a topic in General Nursing

    I'm working through my NP program (about 9 credits in) and I really don't know if it's what I want to do right now. I'm trying to have a baby and I think floor nursing is more flexible. Also, I have...
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    PCA pump error

    guineachick replied to BeckysMom1952's topic in General Nursing

    What scares me is that she was doing this while "teaching" a new grad!!! Way to show tomorrow's nurses that it's ok to cut