lvan0904

lvan0904

Adult NP- post acute care

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  1. Can anyone relate to delay in providing employee contract?

    lvan0904 posted a topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Hello everyone. To give a little background on my situation, I am a ANP new grad (5/13)involved in the interviewing process currently. I interviewed with a group of specialists and they voiced...

  2. Can anyone relate to delay in providing employee contract?

    lvan0904 replied to lvan0904's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Oh this makes me even more concerned, but I appreciate you sharing your input regarding your co-worker. Currently I am at my RN position but I need to make the switch to an NP position soon- as I have...

  3. Wound VAC for HIV+ patient

    lvan0904 posted a topic in Infectious Disease

    Hello to everyone! I am a home health nurse who has just been assigned a patient who is HIV+ and w/ orders for a Wound VAC. I always prepare for each and every patient as though they could be HIV+,...

  4. Have you ever felt unsafe while in HH?

    lvan0904 replied to Poi Dog's topic in Home Health

    Thanks nurse 156, I did get out ok. Our agency does not screen for unstable mental health or for any safety issues. We go and assess and continue to provide care, regardless (at lease I haven't...

  5. Have you ever felt unsafe while in HH?

    lvan0904 replied to Poi Dog's topic in Home Health

    One visit w/ an elderly confused man led to the PT discussing the high crime rate in his neighborhood. He went back to his bedroom while I was starting up my laptop to chart the visit- when he...

  6. Just sharing some good and happy news

    lvan0904 replied to Reigen's topic in General Nursing

    Congrats on the degree and having a job!!!!! So happy for

  7. RN to MSN online programs- please give input

    lvan0904 posted a topic in Online Distance Learning

    Hello everyone! I'm hoping for some advice about online programs. I am interested in becoming an NP (either family or adult- leaning toward family). An online program would best suit my schedule as a...

  8. Home Health Nursing?

    lvan0904 replied to chicookie's topic in Nursing Career

    Hi there. I worked in a hospital for a little over 1 year on a tele floor. The experience was great, but I often feared about pt. safety and the possibility of loosing my license b/c of the high pt...

  9. Any social workers/psychologists that became RN's?

    lvan0904 replied to hullo's topic in General Nursing

    Hi there, I got a BA in Psych in 1995 then eventually went on to get a masters in community counseling in 2000. I enjoyed being a therapist to children (victims of abuse primarily), however I did not...

  10. what u don't like about nursing?

    lvan0904 replied to harlequin_chadwick's topic in General Nursing

    Being short staffed on a frequent basis (most days than not), staff who will help you only if they like you (like who they like and dislike who they like or else), nurses that talk down to you to...