ghillbert MSN, NP

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    Am I screwed?

    ghillbert replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in General Nursing

    No. I finished school in April and it took until Jan the next year for my position to be approved through admin etc. I stayed at my old job until it was
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    Fake Nursing School Scammed Me

    ghillbert replied to Soy Dora's topic in General Nursing

    How did they scam you? What did they tell you writing that is not true? Start
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    ICU advice

    ghillbert replied to Rin nohara's topic in General Nursing

    I would also add while you are in a lower intensity unit, perhaps gather experience and take the time to look up patients' disease processes, perhaps study for your CCRN certification so that when you...
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    Adult Acute Care Online Masters

    ghillbert replied to OverCovid's topic in Online Distance Learning

    I've had preceptees doing AGACNP via Drexel and Thomas Jefferson and both were
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    ECG reading help?

    ghillbert replied to Gymah's topic in Online Distance Learning

    ECG reading is a systematic process. Regular or irregular? Vent rate? Atrial rate? P wave before every QRS? P positive in lead II? Calculate the intervals. etc. You were on the right
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    Amiodarone vs. Lidocaine

    ghillbert replied to Tsicurn2020's topic in Critical Care

    Yes, pubmed.gov or UpToDate have lots of updated literature, I'd start
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    Nurse Practitioner Credentialing

    ghillbert replied to GEB16's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    If I had no contract and therefore no terms of terminating, I'd give 2 weeks notice and leave. Yes, it's annoying to train and credential and privilege someone who leaves soon, but you can't recoup...
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    Acute Care NPs - To do a residency or not?

    ghillbert replied to SopranoKris's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Necessary, no. Beneficial, yes. All of the NP resident/fellows that I have experienced were far better prepared than others at the same career stage. Of course, you have to be able to afford the lower...
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    DNP but still a staff nurse?

    ghillbert replied to purplecali's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    FYI - Capella is a private for-profit school, so all you will get from enrolment advisors is good feedback - their job is to get students signed up. I wouldn't do the doctorate unless it's going to...
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    VIP Patient Demanding His Drugs

    ghillbert replied to athey1999's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Wow- you're really recommending someone knowingly administer the wrong medication and falsify charting? You don't think that would set them up for an opioid diversion situation? This is the worst...
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    RNs Replacing Registered Respiratory Therapists?

    ghillbert replied to LonghornChic's topic in General Nursing

    94002 or 94003
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    IV gtts and arterial line

    ghillbert replied to Kate96's topic in Critical Care

    Drips run through veins. Art lines are in arteries. There is no contamination and you certainly shouldn't stop them to draw arterial blood
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    Do you work with PA lines often? Are they really a thing of the past?

    ghillbert replied to BeatsPerMinute's topic in Critical Care

    We use swans all the time in my SICU. Not so much for routine open hearts, unless they are known low EFs. More for cardiogenic shock, cardiac support devices, CTEPH, liver
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    Impella Heart Pump

    ghillbert replied to BuckeyeICUNurse's topic in Critical Care

    Important to note that only the Impella 5.5 LVAD which is a surgically implanted device can provide up to 5.5L of flow, and is therefore often required for cardiogenic shock or end stage heart failure...
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    RNs Replacing Registered Respiratory Therapists?

    ghillbert replied to LonghornChic's topic in General Nursing

    Wouldn't bother me, because I trained in a country that doesn't have RTs and the ICU nurses manage everything to do with the ventilator. Now, as an ICU NP I also make ventilator changes as necessary,...
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    FNP or WHNP

    ghillbert replied to pjpmpkn11's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    It really depends on your area and what they use - call some OB offices and ask what they are looking for, or check out job ads in your area. Don't assume FNP is good for OR either, depending on the...
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    Australian nurse wanting to work in America

    ghillbert replied to Aussienurse123's topic in Immigration Advice

    You need the visa screen certificate, although I must say in all the time I had it, not one single person ever asked for it. But in theory yes, you need
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    Any Cardiothoracic Surgery NPs here?

    ghillbert replied to jljucovic's topic in Advanced Practice

    Feel free to ask questions, I have worked in CT surgery or CTICU for >20
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    Any APRNs that also enjoyed bedside nursing?

    ghillbert replied to JBMmom's topic in Advanced Practice

    I loved ICU nursing. I am an ICU NP. If you want to work as an ICU NP and you are ACNP trained with ICU nursing experience, why not apply directly for ICU NP jobs? There are
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    Calls and Weekends

    ghillbert replied to integrativenurse's topic in Advanced Practice

    Depends on the job. I'm in critical care which usually includes weekends and nights, but we have inhouse docs currently so I work Mon-Fri 3 x
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    Spring Arbor vs Walden

    ghillbert replied to Jlower1's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    OK. If having standards and requirements is being an arrogant snob, I'm okay with that. I have not had any interaction with the school or its students, so no
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    ACUTE CARE NP and private practice

    ghillbert replied to Sun1's topic in Advanced Practice

    Incorrect. Acute care specifically refers to the patient population, not the location. You can work anywhere, if you're seeing acutely ill
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    Schools That Provide Preceptors

    ghillbert replied to beeker's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    U Pitt provided clinical rotations, or you can choose your own if you have
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    Spring Arbor vs Walden

    ghillbert replied to Jlower1's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Both terrible. I do not precept nor hire Walden U students because I found them lacking in preparation and knowledge. I personally know one who was instructed to watch a Youtube video as their lecture...
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    Australian nurse wanting to work in America

    ghillbert replied to Aussienurse123's topic in Immigration Advice

    This is not a problem if you present it properly to the HR departments. First get your license in the state that you want to work, then contact HR at hospitals - all are short staffed and desperate...