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  1. Searching for Nephrology NP program?

    EastCoast replied to thomstew's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Hi, I work as an NP in Nephrology. To my knowledge there is not a 'speciality' available as an NP in Nephro. To become an NP in an area of specialization one needs to sit for a formal board exam. I...

  2. Fired!! long

    EastCoast replied to Shoeshinerae's topic in Georgia Nursing

    'Having that paper' puts you in the position where undesirable or questionable behavior is reportable to the state board of Nursing or Medicine. This includes DUI, narcotic diversion, as well as...

  3. Fired!! long

    EastCoast replied to Shoeshinerae's topic in Georgia Nursing

    in our state if you've been fired you can file for unemployment compensation. often it will be approved. i know that doesn't help how you must feel inside but if you don't have income unemployement...

  4. starting school the 31st stressed about leaving my kids

    EastCoast replied to luvallbabies's topic in Nursing Career

    Shame on your provider for giving you xanax because you don't think you are capable of working though this without a sedative. Shame on both of you for considering this drug when you are...

  5. Critical thinking question for all you experts

    EastCoast replied to AmyB's topic in General Nursing

    I think a home health aide at least is probably needed but more than that i think if she had a good physical therapy regimen and a nutritionist than maybe her back pain and sleep apnea would improve....

  6. Need Advice

    EastCoast replied to Vailgang's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    I'm confused...were you really fired? or were you not able to fulfill the commitment at the neuro surgeons and were offered a relocation so to speak. I think if you are really fired you can collect...

  7. Hi! I'm Tweety Your Critical Care Med Surg Nurse (Or long waits for ICU beds)

    EastCoast replied to Tweety's topic in General Nursing

    tweety, i can sympathize. i've seen in our faciltity the floor patients waiting to be moved while the ED patient gets the bed. I think what everyone fails to realize alot of the time is that a...

  8. Physician Hostility

    EastCoast replied to blake's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    This is an interesting thread. However, what bothers me just a little is how we tend to classify everyone's potential and capabilty by what our personal feelings are or what we have 'seen' in...

  9. Physician Hostility

    EastCoast replied to blake's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Hi Blake. I'm fortunate that i've had minimal if any hostility. I also first worked as a house officer role so I was working to 'help' house docs manage their patients off hours. This made the docs...

  10. Desperate!!!

    EastCoast replied to InfoNurse1595's topic in General Nursing

    The floor you're on might not be a good fit for you. Talk to others you know from different units. They you can determine if it's the culture of the facility or you not being cut out for nursing....

  11. Do nurses have a role in "educating" physicians in new treatments? Consider the story

    EastCoast replied to Roland's topic in General Nursing

    I can give an example of nursing promoting standards or whatever you want to call it. The patient i admitted with an MI was on ARB (type of ace inhibitor) prior to and during her stay. Today i got...

  12. Medical School after NP?

    EastCoast replied to Dave ARNP's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    DO's spend a good amount of thier training doing 'osteopathic' medicine. For instance., One of our DO's will often be consulted just to do joint manipulation. In the ordinary day to day i have seen...

  13. Np's taking call

    EastCoast replied to kc ccurn's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I take full call. Admit (under their name...but i'm working on changing my credentialing to 'associate physician' privleges which are the first year is a probation period) and then follow the...

  14. payment for hospital privileges

    EastCoast replied to nmcgpnp's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    We call it medical staff dues. To have 'hospital privledges' you need to be a member of the medical staff. Therefore we pay. I still havven't figured out

  15. Medical School after NP?

    EastCoast replied to Dave ARNP's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Hi. Long time.. I say if you need to scratch that itch go for it. My words of wisdom here...look now at your transcripts from college. Do you need any sciences/labs/etc. If so do it now and get...

  16. anybody ever have to do a depostion?

    EastCoast replied to rn-jane's topic in General Nursing

    Hi, I'm due to meet with the attorneys for a bazillion dollar skin care suit in which i was the manager of the ICU. I had met with the hospital lawyers so many times i finally stopped being available...

  17. NP Maybe? Maybe Not?

    EastCoast replied to Post Boston's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    i think you forgot to mention load them with charcoal ...and then by day 2 they'll be looking for AMA

  18. foley catheter insertion harm?

    EastCoast replied to rileygrl11's topic in General Nursing

    Hello, haven't posted in a while but just had an interesting recent experience to pass along... I just got called to see a man who was a quadrapalegic from MS. He had a large lower abdominal mass and...

  19. Diagnose THIS! (kind of a RANT)

    EastCoast replied to LisaRN2B's topic in General Nursing

    if you feel like crap after all this you are still not better despite antibx. sometimes with mono when they give antibx. you get a hell of a rash. it is sometimes a quick way to dx . mono. i'd go...

  20. Beware Gastric Bypass with stapeling!

    EastCoast replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in General Nursing

    Developing Story Patient dies while having gastric bypass surgery at local hospital (Providence-AP) -- A 27-year-old Rhode Island man undergoing laparoscopic gastric bypass surgery has died, according...

  21. magnesium oxide

    EastCoast replied to megsquirrel's topic in General Nursing

    Hi, It is probably to aid with maintaining potassium balance as the patient may be on a diuretic. Magnesium loss can induce further potassium deficiency. Giving mag helps decrease the amount of...

  22. When did we become???

    EastCoast replied to Dave ARNP's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    My dear, None of the docs i work with dislike any of the midlevels to my knowledge. My personal interaction with docs is usually positive/collabortive/friendly and mutually respectful. I'd go so far...

  23. When did we become???

    EastCoast replied to Dave ARNP's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    bess, I appreciate your point however, I think if you review some of MD TErm's background you will see he practice is parallel to his physician counterparts. If your 'vision of an NP is simply the...

  24. When did we become???

    EastCoast replied to Dave ARNP's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    amen east

  25. The dreaded panty line.......

    EastCoast replied to colleen10's topic in General Students

    I think i've mentioned this before... we work with a nurse who wears a G string so that it is actually slightly above the top of her scrubs. This is accompanied by a shirt of Tshirt clingy type ....