llltapp

llltapp

ER, ARNP, MSN, FNP-BC

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  1. Is it Easier To Find a Job With Your MSN?

    llltapp replied to LeLeeFNP's topic in General Nursing

    I am finishing my MSN / FNP in May. I have job offers as a hospitalist in the hospital I work, an NP position in the ER I work in, and an offer to work in private practice with my personal primary...

  2. Is it Easier To Find a Job With Your MSN?

    llltapp replied to LeLeeFNP's topic in General Nursing

    First of all, you would need to choose a track for your MSN. Are you going into nurse educator, leadership, nurse practitioner (family, adult, pediatric)? It will certainly help your opportunities...

  3. Nursing, the field of medicine or customer service?

    llltapp replied to jalvino1's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    and one more thing......... It would be amazing if management, administration, and the "nursing is love" philosophers would support nurses and listen to their pain and believe that "nurses pain is...

  4. Nursing, the field of medicine or customer service?

    llltapp replied to jalvino1's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Think of all the extra nurses we could hire at the BEDSIDE to do patient care if we didn't throw billions of dollars into USELESS nursing research, and cut the nurse executives in HALF, and stopped...

  5. Too Smart for Rehab Nursing

    llltapp replied to Lola77's topic in Rehabilitation

    school nurses are another under-rated group. You are the pediatrician, parent, social worker, trauma nurse, psychologist, child abuse counselor, teacher, eye doctor and DERMATOLOGIST. wow, I think...

  6. Critical patient @ change of shift, which nurse is responsible??

    llltapp replied to Soulsinfinity's topic in General Nursing

    What is right for the PATIENT??? the offgoing nurse giving the report most

  7. Parking Lot Code....

    llltapp replied to Christie RN2006's topic in General Nursing

    I am another *&^% magnet! lol. If I drive by an accident, and there are lights at the scene, I keep going as not to get in the way. HOWEVER, I was witness to a fresh head on collision on I95...

  8. Fostering Teamwork

    llltapp replied to firstyearstudent's topic in General Nursing

    where I work, we don't even expect a "will you? do you mind?" we just take orders from each other willingly lol. You, get me a blah blah blah. I love it. No hard feelings, everyone's a grown up....

  9. Does nursing school get better with time

    llltapp replied to PopeJane3rd's topic in General Nursing

    Evidence-based practice is sure a lot easier to swallow than all those nursing theory books! Was very thankful when returning to school after 16 years and going from typewriter to word processors,...

  10. I need help with smells

    llltapp replied to BlessedRoseRN's topic in General Nursing

    two worst smells of my career: 1. a piece of gauze left lodged next to the cervix for about 4 months after surgery in a little old lady. 2. a mentally retarded child molesting inmate whose toes were...

  11. Nurses, Clients and Power

    llltapp replied to Anxious Patient's topic in General Nursing

    I have used every single one of those strategies lol. Although, the terms of endearment strategy was mostly used to cajole the drunks who were throwing things at me to sit down before we strapped em...

  12. My Needlestick, I'm crazy!

    llltapp replied to level1_traumaRN's topic in General Nursing

    FYI: a coworker in 1993 stuck her palm through and through with a bloody scalpel of a known AIDS patient while she was still nursing her newborn. She's still fine. :) Hope this helps you feel a...

  13. admits at shift change

    llltapp replied to hds51403's topic in General Nursing

    I work in the ER so we get admits before, during, and right after shift change.... people are so rude !

  14. Any Nurses with ADD? I need your help please!

    llltapp replied to LPN&momof3's topic in General Nursing

    LPN&momof3, First of all, give yourself a BREAK. I know from seeing friends/coworkers that LTC nurses are expected to perform the IMPOSSIBLE and then made to feel that it is THEIR problem or...

  15. Just need to vent about my exasperating coworker.

    llltapp replied to NeoPediRN's topic in General Nursing

    SarahBeth, I feel your frustration. I am sorry you have to deal with this. It doesn't matter how long she has been a nurse. Yes, she deserves respect for the years she put in. But you deserve...

  16. Seasoned nurses and poor culture....want advice

    llltapp replied to pedicurn's topic in Emergency

    definitely find another shift or another ER. They are NOT all like that. I work with the best group of nurses who assist and nurture newbies. If you are so busy worrying about the drama, you will...

  17. Signed State DNR form no good????

    llltapp replied to llltapp's topic in Emergency

    I agree. Problem with my patient and why I posted was that this patient had an ORIGINAL, yellow, signed, state DNR form with him. Doc refused to write DNR order til she spoke to family, who wasn't...

  18. Too Smart for Rehab Nursing

    llltapp replied to Lola77's topic in Rehabilitation

    Just to give you my two cents, I think any nurse that works in a subacute rehab NEEDS to be a top-notch nurse on their game with superior assessment skills!! I have worked ER most of my career and...

  19. Tired of EMS thinking they can walk in!

    llltapp replied to TraumaNurseRN's topic in Emergency

    Ya know, I've been reading through this thread and it is sad. Emergency medicine is full of strong personalities, and that is needed. The relationship I have with the paramedics who work in the ER...

  20. Paramedic triage

    llltapp replied to klerrn's topic in Emergency

    I agree with most of the previous posts. I worked in an ER where paramedics traiged. Then new docs came in and said no paramedic triage, only RN. It all depends on who the person is. Just like...

  21. Phlebotomy question for ER nurses

    llltapp replied to studenter1988's topic in General Nursing

    I have always had to do my own IV starts and phlebotomy. However, if pt is an admitted "hold" patient, SOMETIMES you can get the phleb up to draw. Last ER I worked, a couple of really great phlebs...

  22. My 9 year old patient was raped and required surgery

    llltapp replied to ssouthernyankee's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I'm still thinking about both of your struggles. Ya know, someday, when she grows up, wouldn't it be great to see you two write a therapeutic book about this together. What a gift that book would be...

  23. Nursing, the field of medicine or customer service?

    llltapp replied to jalvino1's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    She's a putz, you should be proud to get called on the carpet for such a moron :). Course, I would say the same thing to her that I say to all my patients: "it is my duty to tend to the person most...

  24. MD ordered placebo for pain PRN~would you give it?

    llltapp replied to beetlebailey524's topic in General Nursing

    Ultram made me high when I was prescribed it last year..... I'm a lightweight

  25. Public Service Announcement

    llltapp replied to ThrowEdNurse's topic in Emergency

    Did they bring their suitcases with them??? for a about 3 days before the hurricanes, little old ladies would drive themselves to hospital with their suitcases and say they were "SOB, weak, chest...