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  1. Ivory tower: myth or fiction

    scribblerpnp replied to prairienp's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Absolutely that is doable! At one point in my career, I was working as a full time faculty at one college, doing about 16 hours/week of NP work, and doing one 6 hour adjunct clinical for another...

  2. Community College Pass Rate

    scribblerpnp replied to wlb06's topic in General Nursing

    YES! Run away from this place. If you are going to put good money into your education, you better be able to pass and get a job after. I would look for a 95% pass rate, and there are schools out there...

  3. Questions for nurses that teach childbirth classes

    scribblerpnp replied to ruralnurs's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I don't know about charging. If they won't come when it is free, why would they come if they have to pay? I don't freebies would make much difference. It sounds like you have the support of a lot of...

  4. Funnes areas to work in nursing?

    scribblerpnp replied to joetex12's topic in General Nursing

    PEDS! We don't have the best TOYS to play with, but we have the best PATIENTS to play

  5. Stupid Question

    scribblerpnp replied to Soon2BNurse's topic in General Nursing

    I second reciproccity too. That is when one state will acknowledge licensing in another

  6. Sticky removal from skin! aka Today I was the patient

    scribblerpnp replied to cherubhipster's topic in General Nursing

    I have yet to meet anything that a little Goo Gone (found in the detergent section of the store, it is a yellow-orange liquid) couldn't remove, though it does say on the back of the bottle not to use...

  7. Men and Bulimia

    scribblerpnp replied to dylansmama's topic in General Nursing

    Sometimes with bulimia, a person will have a normal physical and blood work. Usually, bulimics don't fully regurgitate all the food they consume, and as a result they don't have the typical physical...

  8. Off topic..feeling really dumb and afraid!

    scribblerpnp replied to emndarmic's topic in General Nursing

    I would recommend http://www.number2.com. The website is down for today for maintenance (I just checked). It has FREE test prep for the ACT, SAT, GRE, and I would highly recommend it. I used it for my...

  9. Editions of books

    scribblerpnp replied to nebrgirl's topic in General Nursing

    Usually it shouldn't matter, but that would depend on how frequent the editions run. One of the books I use to teach my class had the last edition in 2000, the new edition just came out (2008) and...

  10. Ivory tower: myth or fiction

    scribblerpnp replied to prairienp's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Thank goodness NP's make decent money. That way I can actually do a job I like and eat too! But I love both my jobs. I wouldn't want to teach 40 hours a week, and I wouldn't want to be an NP 40 hours...

  11. Care Plans - What's their purpose? - What do you think of them?

    scribblerpnp replied to jjjoy's topic in General Students

    Ahhhh, I person after my own heart. Were you one of my teachers in nursing school? I have always found that once I tell a student what I want, how I want it, and WHY I want it, they seem to get the...

  12. Ivory tower: myth or fiction

    scribblerpnp replied to prairienp's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I am one of those faculty people. I took a major pay cut to teach. This cut my work week from 60 hours to 20, add another 20 hours a week working as an NP and I now have 40 hours. This does not...

  13. Care Plans - What's their purpose? - What do you think of them?

    scribblerpnp replied to jjjoy's topic in General Students

    Oh, and the APA stuff. Yeah, if you are going to graduate with a college degree, you need to know how to write on a professional level. That is why the APA is a big thing. EVERY profession with at...

  14. Care Plans - What's their purpose? - What do you think of them?

    scribblerpnp replied to jjjoy's topic in General Students

    Gahhhhh! Nursing instructor here- Please don't flame me! :sofahider And sorry my post is long- I'm going to try to give you the rationales of why teachers do what they do. And I'm not an old one...

  15. Non-medical Family Say the Darndest Things!

    scribblerpnp replied to AngelfireRN's topic in General Nursing

    My cousing was down for the weekend. Her mom was recently dx with Alzheimers. Even though my cousin is a nurse's aid ON an Alzheimer's unit, she kept saying that they put her mom on

  16. Doing chest compressions while pregnant

    scribblerpnp replied to Dana07's topic in General Nursing

    No your baby was safe inside a cusion of amniotic fluid. It may have even liked the motion. I would equate doing compressions as on the same level of having intercourse (as far as what the baby...

  17. Berevement gifts for parents

    scribblerpnp replied to pedsnurse9's topic in General Nursing

    Here is a website for infant photography. There is a link inside which will give you the number for a local photographer in your area. The hospital near by has used this successfully and the photos...

  18. Medical This or That

    scribblerpnp replied to HisTreasure's topic in General Nursing

    Scabies- you can get rid of those! Head injuy that changes your personality, but you are still functional- expect the memory isn't so great or

  19. Gift for Nurse

    scribblerpnp replied to kad11's topic in General Nursing

    Coffee!!!!! For all those sleepless nights she will spend either studying or preplanning for

  20. Do you feel resentment when a pt. refuses to be seen by you?

    scribblerpnp replied to Jo Dirt's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    No, to me it is their loss. I know I spend more time on education, well child checkups and health promotion and illness prevention than any of the docs I work with. The docs have 10-15 min visits, I...

  21. 41 Secrets Your Doctor Would Never Share

    scribblerpnp replied to JDCitizen's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    This is soooo true. And the public (or med or nursing students) just don't understand why we are so cynical. My idealism used to be there, but daily issues with pts, insurances, etc have chipped it...

  22. Nursing, Smoking, and Kids

    scribblerpnp replied to JettaDP's topic in General Nursing

    Trust me, if these parents have ever taken the child to their pediatrician, they have heard no-smoking-around-the-kids talk lots of times. You can say something if you want, but be prepared for the...

  23. nurse sensitive pediatricians

    scribblerpnp replied to RC1212's topic in General Nursing

    Amazing how taking a good patient history comes in handy when making decisions! Just out of curiosity, when you were started on these heavy duty abx, did anyone take the time to teach you about things...

  24. nurse sensitive pediatricians

    scribblerpnp replied to RC1212's topic in General Nursing

    You may want to consider interviewing pediatricians. Interviews can tell you a lot about the doc such as bedside manner, how they treat your concerns, how they treat you knowing you are a nurse, etc....

  25. Medical This or That

    scribblerpnp replied to HisTreasure's topic in General Nursing

    Pezzy, you are supposed to pick the next two. Hee hee! So I'll answer the 1st and pick two: Constipation (cause you can take meds that actually make it go away) And keeping with the subject area:...