DaisyRN, ACNP

DaisyRN, ACNP

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  1. HgbA1c 18.2 - Insulin Initiation - Avg LOS?

    DaisyRN, ACNP posted a topic in Case Management

    I am working on a paper and trying to evoke the idea that it is not appropriate to start a patient on insulin and discharge them home the same day from the hospital. Here's the situation: I am with a...

  2. Gre

    DaisyRN, ACNP replied to 2B_RN_2008's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    my school (as well as lots of others) are starting to waive the gre, but i bought the book before i knew that. i think its the princeton

  3. AANP Conference

    DaisyRN, ACNP replied to Kristiern1's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    i went to the one last year, too... and it was great!! i would have loved to go... but just being a poor lil student close to graduation, my finances have been slacking. *haha* so, i'll just try to...

  4. Ideas for finding clinical sites.

    DaisyRN, ACNP replied to BChapp3182's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    i think this is an excellent idea! i think an easy way to comprise this would be to put it on the update information sent for renewals, in journals, etc. what a wonderful idea! i'm fortunate in that...

  5. Ideas for finding clinical sites.

    DaisyRN, ACNP replied to BChapp3182's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    i have to agree with you on this... we need to do what we can to create a positive learning experience for ourselves. i mean, i know that there is a friend of mine in the fnp program that is having a...

  6. Any NPs in Cardiology out there??

    DaisyRN, ACNP replied to tutored's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    hey kristie, thanks for all your comments! i will keep them in mind... and dont be sorry that it was long; mine was longer! *haha* so how long have you been doing this? was this your first job after...

  7. Any NPs in Cardiology out there??

    DaisyRN, ACNP replied to tutored's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    i have just been approached about a cardiology position when i graduate (which is december '07, too!!!!) and i am extremely excited about its possibility. i am doing an acnp program, so want to do...

  8. HgbA1c 18.2 - Insulin Initiation - Avg LOS?

    DaisyRN, ACNP replied to DaisyRN, ACNP's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    wow, that's great he responded so well. i think that education is the key here. i dont think anyone had ever taken the time to appropriately teach him about diet/exercise/medication. i guess my take...

  9. HgbA1c 18.2 - Insulin Initiation - Avg LOS?

    DaisyRN, ACNP posted a topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    [Originally I posted this in the case mgmt forum, but got no response. I know I can count on you guys! :) ] I am working on a paper and trying to evoke the idea that it is not appropriate to start a...

  10. HgbA1c 18.2 - Insulin Initiation - Avg LOS?

    DaisyRN, ACNP replied to DaisyRN, ACNP's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    hey, yea, i'm sorry... i didnt mean to imply you said no education. i wasnt meaning that we should keep him for 2 wks, i was thinking more like 24 additional hours, just to monitor the insulin...

  11. Fnp Or Acnp????

    DaisyRN, ACNP replied to AzleaV's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    hey there, i am in an acnp program and i will do the best to answer the questions i have input on. 1. what is more marketable (i.e. which offers more job opportunities)? more overall job...

  12. HgbA1c 18.2 - Insulin Initiation - Avg LOS?

    DaisyRN, ACNP replied to DaisyRN, ACNP's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    hey david, i guess what bothers me (now i'm still a student, coming from an outpatient setting last semester that focused a great deal on diabetic education, so that may be part of my inner conflict),...

  13. Advice from acute/critical care NP's

    DaisyRN, ACNP replied to CAPRN77's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    hey there, like pinoy was saying... in my acnp program, we have 4 clinical semesters where we have to acquire a minimum of 168 hours each (for my program's requirements). the first two are...

  14. Advice from acute/critical care NP's

    DaisyRN, ACNP replied to CAPRN77's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    hey there, i thought about the same thing before i went to acnp school and decided against crna because i think i would not get enough patient interaction. what i have found (and been told by several)...

  15. HgbA1c 18.2 - Insulin Initiation - Avg LOS?

    DaisyRN, ACNP replied to DaisyRN, ACNP's topic in Case Management

    NO one has any input on this?? I'm shocked... Or maybe its because there isnt an average LOS? I know that I read somewhere that an avg LOS for a primary diagnosis of DMII is 5 days... but that doesnt...

  16. Question for those w/ PDA's

    DaisyRN, ACNP replied to LaborNurse1's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    i just thought i'd put my two cents in. i had a pda for about a year that i never even touched... but now that i started my practicum and clinicals for an acnp program, i decided to brush the dust off...

  17. Work while in school for NP?? Possible??

    DaisyRN, ACNP posted a topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I am ready to start back to school and the way that our university has the program arranged "supposedly" allows for full-time nurses to successfully attend school. I was wondering if any of you were...

  18. I'm a New Grad NP and I'm just pumping patients for 'the man'.

    DaisyRN, ACNP replied to DucatiNP's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    It's nice to know that there are still nurses interested in teaching... that's my utmost goal, but I havent found myself ready to get out of the patient care setting just yet. I would like to practice...

  19. Can NPs practice with surgeons?

    DaisyRN, ACNP replied to mistiffy's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I've attached a copy of that article, in case you are interested. It's not very long, but provides some helpful information.

  20. Can NPs practice with surgeons?

    DaisyRN, ACNP replied to mistiffy's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    You know caldje, that is the largest problem with multiple specialty APNs. I know that last year when I met with the President of the Texas BNE, she expressed concern regarding this very problem......

  21. Can NPs practice with surgeons?

    DaisyRN, ACNP replied to mistiffy's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    And caldje... I have/am receiving EXTENSIVE training in the "management of chronic disease... pathology, differential diagnosis, clinical experience, and long term pharmacologic interventions of those...

  22. Can NPs practice with surgeons?

    DaisyRN, ACNP replied to mistiffy's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    The AACN "Scope of Practice for The Acute Care Nurse Practitioner" (2006) book states, "The purpose of the ACNP is to provide advanced nursing care across the continuum of healthcare services to meet...

  23. Can NPs practice with surgeons?

    DaisyRN, ACNP replied to mistiffy's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    David and caldje, I was not trying to be argumentative... I was simply stating what I have been taught in my ACNP program. I just completed an internal medicine rotation and I do believe that ACNPs...

  24. I'm a New Grad NP and I'm just pumping patients for 'the man'.

    DaisyRN, ACNP replied to DucatiNP's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Well, I am still in school and will graduate this December, but your experience is my concern. Because of this, my plan is to work in a "non-specialized" role... again, my PLAN... but who knows how...

  25. Can NPs practice with surgeons?

    DaisyRN, ACNP replied to mistiffy's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Hey David, Just FYI: the ACNP *can* do the outpatient setting in an Internal Medicine or specialist office, i.e. pulm/cardi/GI, etc. Just no Family Medicine... and that may have been what you meant...