sailornurse

sailornurse

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  1. Confused about this??

    sailornurse replied to sherriberry1's topic in General Students

    FYI Daytonite is in Nurse Heaven having left us about 5 years ago. She was wonderful helping students. The thread you responded to is 6 years

  2. So Many Options!

    sailornurse replied to fluffi77's topic in General Students

    Sorry I do not know about nurse practitioners in other parts the world there is a forum for it I

  3. So Many Options!

    sailornurse replied to fluffi77's topic in General Students

    As a family nurse practitioner you are not qualified to do mental health but then there is psychiatric nurse practitioner which is very different. You could possibly do both psych NP and Family NP but...

  4. Is FNP alway post-MSN?

    sailornurse replied to fluffi77's topic in General Students

    No you can get an MSN and do your FNP at the same

  5. army vs airforce vs navy

    sailornurse replied to pulchra's topic in Government, Military

    Yes the USNS Comfort also went out during 9/11 to New York City and also during

  6. Are You Where You Thought You'd Be?

    sailornurse replied to Fancychicken's topic in General Nursing

    I guess I was clueless when I started my nursing career at 18. So as 19 y. o LPN I worked in labor and delivery so of course I thought that's where I was supposed to be. Finished my associate degree...

  7. Should I quit if the job doesn't fit??

    sailornurse replied to RoadRN's topic in Advanced Practice

    My FNP program was structured differently than yours obviously. First semester was women's health taught by midwives and women's health NPs. We were together with the women's health & midwifery...

  8. Should I quit if the job doesn't fit??

    sailornurse replied to RoadRN's topic in Advanced Practice

    There is a learning curve of approximately 2 years, this is in general. As a FNP, primary care you see conditions & diagnosis you only read about. The multiple co-morbid conditions combined with...

  9. Entitlement - Are We Making The Problem Worse?

    sailornurse replied to OyWithThePoodles's topic in School

    I work at a clinic where we give vaccines and they all come packed with these gel ice packs that we actually toss. We get the same for the allergy clinic I work at. They come with these foam ice...

  10. Which NP is "safest"?

    sailornurse replied to totoRN12's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Are you currently in an FNP

  11. Are you supposed to check a boy's foreskin during a physical?

    sailornurse replied to SydneyKidney's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I graduated FNP program about 15 years ago. At that time we were taught to retract foreskin on infants during well child checks. However that is no longer recommended for reasons listed above. During...

  12. Interview with nursing quality expert

    sailornurse replied to mc3827's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Welcome to all nurses I see you just joined. Be aware that on this anonymous website there's no way for you to actually prove that anybody here is a nurse. And when you are supposed to interview A...

  13. ¿Hablas en Espanol?

    sailornurse replied to adventure_rn's topic in General Nursing

    Spanish is my first language when I became a nurse in the late 1970s it was expected that we all interpret and back then we didn't think of the liabilities but heck back then we didn't have a nurse...

  14. Should I use my tuition reimbursement from work to get my RN?

    sailornurse replied to Nursing pursuit's topic in General Nursing

    You work as a PCA but you are a LPN? Please clarify or did I

  15. What to do while awaiting license endorsement?!

    sailornurse replied to sunnyrose16's topic in California Nursing

    One ended up sticking around here because of the length of time it was taking. The other one wanted to do a travel nursing assignment which she has never done before. So because the recruiter for the...

  16. 1st time as camp nurse and have a few questions.

    sailornurse replied to NurseAngela05's topic in Camp

    Yeah the Med pass for 200 campers per week was cumbersome but having 25 years Med surge experience really helped me out. I had the unit leaders bring the campers to the nurses cabin for Meds before...

  17. failed right before senior RN year need advice on licensing and possible online classes to

    sailornurse replied to carabear1028's topic in General Students

    I checked the Prometric website. It says if you SUCCESSFULLY completed an LPN or RN program but are not yet licensed you can apply to take the CNA exam. I would put the link but I'm using my phone and...

  18. What to do while awaiting license endorsement?!

    sailornurse replied to sunnyrose16's topic in California Nursing

    I know 2 people that waited 4 months for a California license by endorsement. Hope it's faster

  19. 1st time as camp nurse and have a few questions.

    sailornurse replied to NurseAngela05's topic in Camp

    Did you get a job description? I was a camp nurse at a Girl Scout camp when my daughter was a a Brownie. Was so glad I had ER background and was new FNP. I guess it depends on the population that...

  20. what's your pet peeve?

    sailornurse replied to chacha82's topic in General Nursing

    Urgent Care NP here. Patients are seen on a first come first serve basis. Common annoying behaviors include: asking the receptionist how long the wait is; opening the door from the exam room and...

  21. failed right before senior RN year need advice on licensing and possible online classes to

    sailornurse replied to carabear1028's topic in General Students

    Kurlin ,Don't think that is true everywhere though. It might be case by case basis? You can not do it in my part of the country. You have to take CNA course & pass the exam to get the...

  22. Thank you VA!

    sailornurse replied to MikeFNPC's topic in Advanced Practice

    If you look at the map of states with independent practice most of them are up in the north northwest. The ones without are mostly in the southern part of the United States. So there's a pattern I'm...

  23. Application Essay

    sailornurse replied to leighfost's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Welcome to AN. I see this is your first post. While we would like to help you with your essay we need to see what you come up with so far and then we can help you tweak it feel free to post

  24. army vs airforce vs navy

    sailornurse replied to pulchra's topic in Government, Military

    I got deployed on the hospital ship USNS Comfort during the Gulf War. The Navy has two hospital ships. Mercy is the other one. Recently they have only gone out on humanitarian tour such as the...

  25. questions about MENP

    sailornurse replied to wilhi4's topic in School, College Programs

    What do you mean by "general nurse practitioner"? You can get an MSN in variety of areas such as nursing administration, nursing education or nurse practitioner, informatics etc. if you were talking...