sailornurse

sailornurse

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  1. Best areas for RN to prepare for FNP

    sailornurse replied to LillyFish's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Emergency Department was the best prep for me, that's going into my FNP program with about 25 years of med/surg, ortho/neuro/tele, with the majority 15 years in med-surg. I did not have any peds...

  2. PA-C or NP? What would you do?

    sailornurse replied to Guttercat's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Just thinking the requirements to get into PA school are a bachelors, with your ADN you are closer to completing a BSN. I once had a student nurse (in a BSN program) that did not understand the...

  3. Questions about direct entry NP programs...

    sailornurse replied to incredibad's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    IMO, (35 years of nursing exp) The BSN is the best route to prepare you for NP. Bedside nursing allows you the opportunities to work with patients with all types of medical conditions, you learn what...

  4. scoop method for recapping

    sailornurse replied to michelecl's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    If you were scooping properly, your hand would not have been poked, your hand should not be anywhere near the needle, you are supposed to have the cap where it will be stopped by another object such...

  5. Discouraged Nurse Graduate

    sailornurse replied to ahilt24's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Are you kidding?? Your first job will give you the opportunity to practice all the technical skills ( IV/NGs etc etc) plus time management, patient care challenges etc etc. Look again at the jobs that...

  6. A proposal for the future of advance nursing practice

    sailornurse replied to hoosier guy's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    you are in serious need of needing to get informed about the dnp proposal. it is extremely obvious you do not understand that is is the terminal degree. each state board of nursing is what dictates...

  7. A proposal for the future of advance nursing practice

    sailornurse replied to hoosier guy's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    None of the above will happen, MSN's will be grandfathered in, and with the ANCC retiring some NP specialties, those that keep current certification will still be allowed to practice. Thank you for...

  8. 0.9 is not full time?!

    sailornurse replied to simvee's topic in General Nursing

    Time for you to call the labor board in your state and find out what the legal aspects of the hospital's move means for you and for the new employees. Hospitals sometimes try things that are not...

  9. A proposal for the future of advance nursing practice

    sailornurse replied to hoosier guy's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    You obviously do not understand the plans for transitioning the DNP degree. Master's Prepared NP's will be grandfathered in, we will continue to work as we currently are. We are not going away....

  10. Nurses and nursing students i have a important question?

    sailornurse replied to futurenurse1248's topic in General Students

    At the school I taught at, it was the GPA in pre-reqs that determined getting accepted, you need a 3.0. However there were many years that the lowest GPA in the class (48 are accepted each semester)...

  11. Are adult NP's being phased out, what if you specialize

    sailornurse replied to SMRN2's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Not a rumor. Fact. See post above. ANCC (American Nurses Credentialing Center) Consensus Model. "If that were the case is there really that big of a difference an adult NP and a Family NP" If you...

  12. Are adult NP's being phased out, what if you specialize

    sailornurse replied to SMRN2's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Yes the Adult NP is being "retired". Check the ANCC website: APRN Consensus Model - American Nurses Credentialing Center - ANCC . Which certifications will be retired and when? The certifications...

  13. A proposal for the future of advance nursing practice

    sailornurse replied to hoosier guy's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    [At the same time masters level practitioners might be salvaged if they take on the physician's assistant role in this new nursing model. Please clarify. Not sure that MSN/NPs need " salvaging". As to...

  14. Simulations in Healthcare Education

    sailornurse posted a topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    Is anyone using Sim Man & how, what topics , what courses are you using them in. Does anyone have scenarios that we could share???

  15. Relocating to Las Cruces

    sailornurse replied to bookscrapper's topic in General Nursing

    If you're NICU nurse you will have to try El Paso. I worked at Las Palmas for 5 years, drive is 45 miles, about 45 minutes by the time you park and get into the actual hospital. It does have a NICU....

  16. icu exp in las cruces new mexico???

    sailornurse replied to stacia77's topic in General Nursing

    HI Curious which hospital you are being recruited for, the old or new one? I worked at the old one but on tele and that was over 10 years ago. I am only familiar with both facilities having taken...

  17. States restricting FNPs rounding on inpatients

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

    ditto all the above for new mexico!!! sailornurse, msn,

  18. Med assistant for NP

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

    So who triages the patients and takes vitals signs? When you need a med given, do you give it? Basically I would argue that if I had an MA I could see more patients!!! DUH. A good MA sets up the room...

  19. Dilemma!!! Continue ACNP or...

    sailornurse replied to msleely's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

  20. Would you take a non NP job if you couldn't find one you liked/wanted?

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

    here's my story. after i finished fnp, i saw an ad for a clinical instructor back at my old community college. went for the interview & was hired on the spot teaching full time at the adn program...

  21. Definetely going NP... but Family Practice or Mental Health?

    sailornurse replied to rynophiliac's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    it might depend on your state bon regs. in my state new mexico, a psych np can not write meds or manage htn or dmii for example. however, as a fnp i can write some basic psych meds (usually fore...

  22. Fired from my med/surg job after almost 3 years

    sailornurse replied to gettingbsn2msn's topic in General Nursing

    Do not resign!!!! Make them fire you if that's what they want, they can then go thru the process and you should call the labor board in your state. File a complaint because you have nothing to lose....

  23. I feel like a idiot

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

    a good way to prevent this is to write on all your scripts the allergies on top or if none i write nkda and if they have allergies i double check. i also write the weight of kiddos on my scripts so...

  24. WHNP vs FNP

    sailornurse replied to MelRN13's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    actually, there is a need to add, from your own source, the florida nurse practice act. which does state you have to have a collaborating physician. and just i had been informed and as i stated....

  25. WHNP vs FNP

    sailornurse replied to MelRN13's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    i have not contradicted myself in any posting. interesting that you quote the florida bon. correct me if i am wrong but in florida do nurse practitioners have to have a supervising/collaborating...