sailornurse

sailornurse

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  1. Pay per encounter or hourly?

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

    I'm doing a similar position that's at inpatient psych facility doing H&ps on new admits. I'm a family nurse practitioner every other week and I cover for medical doing the admission history and...

  2. Pseudo Seizures

    sailornurse replied to Keepstanding's topic in School

    When I was in the Navy back in the 90s Desert Shield Desert Storm era I was assigned to that Neuroscience unit at because the Naval Hospital we would get people trying to get out of the military with...

  3. Who's at fault here?

    sailornurse replied to PerkyNurse55's topic in General Students

    So what happens now ? you've taken it twice you haven't passed you have to repeat the whole last semester before you can graduate so what happens. Another post to say they're holding your degree...

  4. Enlist theN Commission to Army Nurse Corps???

    sailornurse replied to EatMahalNursing's topic in Government, Military

    4 years active duty. How many years inactive duty Will you have to

  5. Cardiac Nurse Practitioners

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

    One FNP that I know has always worked in cardiology ever since he graduated from school the practice he was at the physician retired and he switched over to the physician and cardiologist that took...

  6. Which EHR do you use at your practice

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

    Meditech in the past. Eclinicals & practice velocity in 2 other clinics will be switching to

  7. I'm Done With Nursing.

    sailornurse replied to RegNurse1987's topic in General Nursing

    Start your own business? How about a lunch truck? With 30 years experience I can certainly understand that one of the reasons I went back to school I don't know if that's an option for you or

  8. Different Titles (initials)

    sailornurse replied to emtpbill's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    When I worked in the er there was a tech with "MST" after her name on her hospital badge. Wow a tech with some type of Master's degree". I was wrong. She laughed when I finally got around to asking...

  9. Military Nursing

    sailornurse replied to nishey94's topic in Government, Military

    There are only three branches of the military that you can join as a nurse. The Navy which the Marines are part of the Navy, (if you look there is no department of the Marine Corps ) it is the...

  10. Do crnas deserve that much salary?

    sailornurse replied to jasy's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    So OP you are making 220K but are unhappy with your role? Your posts are difficult to understand due to the grammar &

  11. Do crnas deserve that much salary?

    sailornurse replied to jasy's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    She posted this Jan 2012. So I'm confused about her statements if she is a CRNA perhaps since Texas requires supervising or collaboration with a physician is the real

  12. Aspiring NP but... with a bad knee / hip / back? Am I dreaming?

    sailornurse replied to MomAndSonInMD's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    With your bachelors degree your best option is applying for direct entry into practice MSN as a NP. Are you in theBaltimore/ DC area? These programs are competitive and probably you will have...

  13. Becoming a Nurse Educator

    sailornurse replied to xhalox's topic in General Nursing

    Students will "sniff" you out, some will point blank ask how long have you been a nurse. They will ask where you have worked (hospital/unit). Best to be honest. Former faculty, taught in BSN program...

  14. What is a good patient education topic?

    sailornurse replied to xmilkncookiesx's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    For first semester students, what course is this for? Fundamentals? Also DVT may be more of med-surg related & possibly too advanced for beginners??. What were the other topics to choose from?, so...

  15. Rio hondo bilingual?

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

    This information might be in the course catalog but you might try calling the registrars office. Also, you posted in the pre nursing student, you might have better luck posting under the...

  16. So I kind of messed up

    sailornurse replied to oopsmybad's topic in General Nursing

    Boston, Thanks for this detailed explanation. I had not thought about all of these implications. One of the clinics I work at sometimes patients come in on Sat/Sun for their testosterone shots. I will...

  17. Psychiatric Nurses and Safety

    sailornurse replied to Kayla_Martin's topic in Psychiatric

    What is a

  18. So I kind of messed up

    sailornurse replied to oopsmybad's topic in General Nursing

    Hi Boston; I'm familiar with contracts for controlled substances but had not considered testosterone as requiring one. Can you explain why testosterone is on the

  19. C'Mon Now!

    sailornurse replied to OyWithThePoodles's topic in School

    And mom will bring him in on the weekend at 4:45pm for an X-ray. We close at 5pm. Not happening. Going to

  20. Neuroscience or Neurology Nursing?

    sailornurse replied to Yein Yeap's topic in Neurological

    Some hospitals separate neurology from neurosurgery and some combine these patients on one unit under Neuroscience. That is the best as all specialists work

  21. So I kind of messed up

    sailornurse replied to oopsmybad's topic in General Nursing

    Are you discussing the wellbutrin or the dextromethorphan? 12:31 am by Kooky Korky Quote from NotAllWhoWandeRN People SNORT Wellbutrin for fun?! Now THAT is scurry. Wellbutrin does enough weird stuff...

  22. So I kind of messed up

    sailornurse replied to oopsmybad's topic in General Nursing

    Ahhh? Really, it's bad enough that lay people come in requesting particular meds by name after watching TV commercials, but now pre nursing students asking for anxiety meds by name? As a prescriber,...

  23. C'Mon Now!

    sailornurse replied to OyWithThePoodles's topic in School

    And mom will take this one to urgent care, on a Friday night a few minutes before we

  24. Balancing Nurse Practitioner School/Career and Motherhood

    sailornurse replied to melp4's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I'm a single mom, started my FNP program when my daughter was about 3 or 4. Worked part time in ER/float pool about 24+ hours per week. Went to the ER my last 2 years of school, which helped a lot...

  25. Vacation?

    sailornurse replied to Nurse131382's topic in General Nursing

    I was 4 months pregnant, so starting to put on weight and not sleeping well. The killer was that out of about 25 nurses (fulltimers/part timers/prns) Not One Person requested it off & she...