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apocatastasis

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  1. Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP): My Personal Pro's and Con's

    apocatastasis replied to Corey Narry's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    I'm a new NP, received my Master's 3 months ago. I have no complaints about the clinical portion of my MSN program. But we would have been well-served with MORE than 700 clinical hours. I would...

  2. Made it through three night shifts on my own...then...

    apocatastasis replied to LaRoseRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Agreed with all the above. You will make many mistakes, and you will catch yourself just before making many more. I'm sure you feel bad, but even though this seems like a big deal now, in a couple...

  3. Psych NPs and Sleep Clinics

    apocatastasis posted a topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    So, I'm a new psych NP, and there's a posting at one of the major hospitals here for a job at a sleep center. I have a pretty strong interest in sleep disorders and want to apply. But I'm curious,...

  4. Psych NPs and Sleep Clinics

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

    We had a mix of (non-psych) primary care, therapy, and med management clinic hours. A third of my psychiatric clinical hours were in therapy. We can do physical examinations as necessary, but we are...

  5. Psych NPs and Sleep Clinics

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

    Iiiiii... Don't know why there are stars in my above post, but they're cute and can

  6. Psych NPs and Sleep Clinics

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

    I did see that there were pulmonologists on staff at the center, so it may be possible to refer within the facility.* I'd have to talk to them during the interview and also to get clarification from...

  7. Can a Psych Np work as a Derm NP?

    apocatastasis replied to matt.matt2's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    According to the scope and standards of practice for psychiatric NPs, you are NOT trained in or qualified to practice primary care, dermatology, or any other specialty aside from advanced practice...

  8. The Power Of Prayer in Healthcare

    apocatastasis replied to TheCommuter's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    In my opinion, any effects that these studies show should be attributed to the calming and self-regulating effect of "prayer" (which was not defined-- is meditation or tai chi or yoga included in...

  9. Multiple offenses due to addiction...

    apocatastasis replied to ndnreservation's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    First and foremost, your sobriety is something to be proud of, so congratulations to you for that. The long and short of it is that I don't think anyone can really answer this question except your...

  10. Common Nursing Complaints & Psych NP's - Not As Bad?

    apocatastasis replied to SmoothJams's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    It seemed like you were saying that DE programs were, across the board, to be avoided because of the experience component. Thanks for clarifying. I would say that 90-95% of my classmates who became...

  11. Common Nursing Complaints & Psych NP's - Not As Bad?

    apocatastasis replied to SmoothJams's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    i've just finished my alternate entry fpmhnp program. i've worked as an rn in critical care for over a year and then in the emergency department for the past two years, dealing with all manner of...

  12. San Antonio Hospitals

    apocatastasis replied to rnkim1976's topic in Emergency

    I can't speak for the ER, but I did work at Baptist Medical Center Surgical ICU when I was a new nurse from 2009-2010... and if I ever set foot in a hospital even remotely like that again, I now know...

  13. Application Limit? What???

    apocatastasis replied to rskopek's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Some facilities limit how many active applications you can have at one time. The Seton system in Austin, for instance, limits you to something like 3 or 4 applications in any 90-day window. It...

  14. 48 Hour Wait Time Once DNRCC Order Initiated?

    apocatastasis replied to CCUnocRN's topic in Cardiac

    I'm not sure of yourlaws, but I can't see the reasonableness of waiting 48 hours if that is the law. The policy itself is ridiculous. If I had a family member in ICU and I were power of attorney,...

  15. First Travel RN Job

    apocatastasis posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hey all... I'm graduating with my MSN as a Family Psychiatric NP in a couple weeks (!) and am interested in moving to the Seattle area. I'm looking at applying to NP jobs but have also signed on as a...

  16. NPs practicing as DRs

    apocatastasis replied to SkiBumNP's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    unplannedRN, I appreciate your comment and pretty much agree with you. An NP (or RN!) who holds a doctoral degree can and should refer to himself as Dr. so-and-so, the nurse (+practitioner). I,...

  17. Pediatric Temperature

    apocatastasis replied to NettieSnook's topic in Pediatric

    my experience is anecdotal, but i have gotten much higher/probably more accurate readings with a rectal temp on both kids and septic adults. my experience with temporal thermometers hasn't always...

  18. NPs practicing as DRs

    apocatastasis replied to SkiBumNP's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I'm about to graduate from my MSN-FPMHNP program in May... I've reviewed curricula from several schools and really see no benefit from the DNP as it stands now. There's nothing directly "clinical"...

  19. My patient coded, and it's giving me nightmares!

    apocatastasis replied to NickiLaughs's topic in General Nursing

    I'm sorry you're going through this. I second the professional services... it can be hard working in critical care and losing patients. I left ICU for that reason, among others. It seems like there...

  20. Placing IVs in shoulder, breast, upper chest

    apocatastasis replied to paphgrl's topic in General Nursing

    I don't like breast/chest areas because of the extravasation risk; that area's prone to a lot of movement and it's difficult to protect the site. Shoulder is iffy, but can work fine if they have a...

  21. Disrespectful

    apocatastasis replied to lovelyb26's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Agreed with the above. You'd be shocked at what some MD students and PA students have told me. One MD student in his second year told me, "You're too smart to be an NP... it's a waste that you're...

  22. CRNA Schools No Experience Required

    apocatastasis replied to utahskiier's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Looking back on it, because it wasn't obvious at the time, I think I was dangerous in ICU as a new grad for several MONTHS... no way would going to a CRNA program be appropriate straight out of RN...

  23. Chemotherapy Handling Concerns!

    apocatastasis replied to Daisy212's topic in Oncology

    Your co-workers ought to watch the interview with Sue Crump, a pharmacist who died a year or two ago after a battle with cancer, quite likely caused by her lack of protection for years while mixing...

  24. Nursing School Insurance and Pre-Existing Condition

    apocatastasis replied to jwrands's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Often, insurances come with a time rider on them. For instance, my insurance at UT excludes all PEC's until you've been insured by them for a year, in which case normal benefits apply. Also, check...

  25. New Grad FNP wanting to obtain critical care experience

    apocatastasis replied to xOOx's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    The ACNP certification is apparently being retired, a fatality of the implementation of the Consensus Model (along with a number of current APN certifications); the ACNP exam as it exists now will no...