sailornurse

sailornurse

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  1. WHNP vs FNP

    sailornurse replied to MelRN13's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    thanks for making my point, that whnp is not an "actual pcp". sailornurse, msn, fnp btw-just who do you mean by "we". as an rn you can not refer

  2. WHNP vs FNP

    sailornurse replied to MelRN13's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    definition #2 - primary care practice a primary care practice serves as the patient's first point of entry into the health care system and as the continuing focal point for all needed health care...

  3. WHNP vs FNP

    sailornurse replied to MelRN13's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    i would have to disagree. as a fnp you can do women's health and if you can find a position doing just women'shealth, then great. however, fnp is more marketable and you never know what the job market...

  4. Review of Systems help!

    sailornurse replied to DallasAngel's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I think you are confusing the Review of Systems which is part of the history and should have been in her chart with the physical exam or assessment part since you mention you were not able to do an...

  5. Lovenox Dosing - Abdominal Surgery v. Knee/ Hip Surgery

    sailornurse replied to anastasia158's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    ok i pulled out my nurse practitioner's prescribing guide and you are correct!!!! http://www.empr.com post op dosing: hips/knees are 30 mg sc every 12 hours for 7-10 days. max 14 days. abdominal: 40...

  6. Drug Overdose

    sailornurse replied to thatchergirl's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    You don't give the age, and was it cocaine he OD'd on? That will cause an MI because the coronary arteries spasm. You did not give enough info. You can't have both decreased Hemoglobin and elevated...

  7. Concerned for new grad in ICU supervisor role

    sailornurse replied to AOx1's topic in General Nursing

    "Ignorance is Bliss" seems an appropriate phrase to describe new grads such as your friend who accept charge positions or hire into areas they have no business/no knowledge/no experience in. I teach...

  8. Is putting 'BSN' on badge snobbish?

    sailornurse replied to funmom's topic in General Nursing

    I disagree, at many hospitals we see: MD/DO, RD, RRT, MPT, MSW, MSN, PharmD etc,

  9. Nurses not speaking english at work

    sailornurse replied to Guest296136's topic in General Nursing

    The point is that no nurses are hired to be interpreters, facilities need to have properly trained interpreters. Ih they want nurses to serve in this role in addition to their NURSING DUTIES, 1. The...

  10. Nurses not speaking english at work

    sailornurse replied to Guest296136's topic in General Nursing

    i have never stated in any post that anyone should have to learn spanish!!!!! i am stating that there are people as some posters have stated" this is america, speak english at work". then when they...

  11. Nurses not speaking english at work

    sailornurse replied to Guest296136's topic in General Nursing

    i have no problem with this as they are socializing and may be more comfortable. i have worked with filipina nurses both in phoenix and other cities. i can not help that spanish is my first language...

  12. Nurses not speaking english at work

    sailornurse replied to Guest296136's topic in General Nursing

    what!!!???? please, for the love of the declaration of independence and the constitution and all that is sacred and holy, check your history. preferably now. new mexico, arizona, and undisputed us...

  13. Nurses not speaking english at work

    sailornurse replied to Guest296136's topic in General Nursing

  14. Nurses not speaking english at work

    sailornurse replied to Guest296136's topic in General Nursing

    but it does not change the fact that immigrants in america may be in the process of learning in english or have not mastered it enought to assure correct understanding of medical procedure, .your...

  15. Nurses not speaking english at work

    sailornurse replied to Guest296136's topic in General Nursing

    [right so there is my question. how is it that you were born in the us and consider spanish your first language? i find that perplexing. even if they all spoke english, this would be unsafe and...

  16. Nurses not speaking english at work

    sailornurse replied to Guest296136's topic in General Nursing

  17. You know you're Old School when...

    sailornurse replied to snoopy29's topic in General Nursing

    Ok those of us who remember nursing before velcro was invented? No velcro on BP cuffs, it was a long tapered fabric tail? Scultetus Binder anyone? The design of the scultetus binder--or "many-tailed...

  18. Assessment practice...ever find something wrong on your pretend patient?

    sailornurse replied to dudette10's topic in General Students

    I taught assessment for 5 years and almost every semester, a student would find an abnormality in another student. Enlarged thryoids, breast cancer, pulmonary hypertension last year was the biggie....

  19. NICU navy nurse

    sailornurse replied to aunurse06's topic in Government, Military

    You should talk to a recruiter. I was in Navy Nurse Corps from 89-92 (almost 20 years ago)stationed at Bethesda. Back then the Navy did not care what type of nursing you had done ( I had 9-10 years...

  20. Frustrated and REALLY need to VENT right now!!!

    sailornurse replied to fitRNpic's topic in Government, Military

    I am not sure they are the equivalent, I was in from 89-92 & we had PA's that were warrant officers. They did away with this warrant officer rank to the one PA that went to OIS with me and his...

  21. What is considered a large hospital??

    sailornurse replied to SiempreBella's topic in General Nursing

    My first RN job was at St Joes in Phoenix in the 1979. Ithink back then it was about 800 beds but I do not know if that included the Barrows Neuro Institute. It was so large I would get lost many...

  22. Frustrated and REALLY need to VENT right now!!!

    sailornurse replied to fitRNpic's topic in Government, Military

    I was on Comfort for 6 months, 17 days & yes everybody counted. You see, we had been told we would be there for a minimum of one year. I think part of that is reality and part of it is...

  23. Frustrated and REALLY need to VENT right now!!!

    sailornurse replied to fitRNpic's topic in Government, Military

    The Navy has IDC (independendent duty corpsman) highly experienced corpsman that may be the ONLY medical person on a ship, no nurse, no physician. Just the IDC as the lead. These IDC's have probably...

  24. Frustrated and REALLY need to VENT right now!!!

    sailornurse replied to fitRNpic's topic in Government, Military

    0-4 in 4 years!!!! Try more like 7-10 years which mean's re-upping. I went in as Ensign 0-1, then after 2 years 0-2 (LTJG). Typically it takes then another 2 years for 0-3 (LT) & another 2 for...

  25. International Edition textbooks

    sailornurse replied to HelloRose's topic in General Students

    You are correct about assessment textbooks having the same basic info. Many of them have the same pictures!!!! I taught health assessment/physical exams for the past 10 semester and went thru 3...