frankyfern22

frankyfern22 specializes in Neurology NP.

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1. Neurology NPs

   frankyfern22 replied to agrayRN's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

   Rock on! You'll do great. It sounds like you have a good, supportive team. I think that's what definitely makes or breaks you. I'd be a lot more nervous if the providers were less than helpful to me....

2. Best littmann stethoscope model for Nursing School?

   frankyfern22 replied to abarreto's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

   I agree. #1 Littmann is a must. I'd go for the lightweight for school. The cardiology steths are heavy! I would wait to get those until you're in your first job. I had a littman classic and worked in...

3. Neurology NPs

   frankyfern22 replied to agrayRN's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

   Wow, 60-90days! lucky duck I shadowed for 2 weeks! They started me out with 1-2 patients and I took as long as I wanted with them and built me up to 30 min appts for rechecks and 1 hour for new...

4. Neurology NPs

   frankyfern22 replied to agrayRN's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

   Hi. I graduated May 2015 and am a Family NP whose first official job was in neurology. I started at an OP Private Neuro Practice in March 2016. I had no neuro experience other than what I saw in the...

5. I hate being a nurse

   frankyfern22 replied to SJE RN's topic in Nursing Career

   I have worked in 4 hospitals and you know what....nursing is nursing is nursing. Same stuff, different setting. I recently took a job in the CCU, thinking that I needed more of a challenge and change...

6. Graduated 2010 almost gave up nursing.

   frankyfern22 replied to MayuZ's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

   Are you only applying to large facilities? Have you tried applying to rural health facilities? I worked in a critical access hospital and they hired pretty much whoever had an RN license. We had a lot...

7. CRNA Applicant - help? Do I have a chance?

   frankyfern22 replied to smithbd1's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

   Yesterday, I met with a director of a CRNA school in NY, and she didn't care that I got a "C" in acute care med/surg lol. That was one C on my entire transcript. I think if you made it into Critical...

8. Dont wanna be a floor nurse..

   frankyfern22 replied to Meese.C's topic in General Nursing

   Wow, you're so new and fresh to nursing and you already want out of direct care? If you don't mind answering, what makes you want to get out of this aspect so soon? I just ask this because when I...

9. HELP / OPINIONS REQUESTED--BEST 2nd Degree Accel. BSN program in US?

   frankyfern22 replied to TCM1's topic in First Year After Licensure

   Hi Blessed87! I have been out of school for 2 years after my BSN and I have had SO MANY opportunities in nursing that I never thought I would. They're not always immediate, but with patience, they do...

10. How do nurses retain the information they've learned?

    frankyfern22 replied to Coco Rosie's topic in General Students

    Repetion, experience, and mistakes will help you retain info, mistakes will make you retain it faster! Not to scare you,we all make them... I guess I'm not being funny, sorry! But seriously,...

11. Night Shift For Newbies

    frankyfern22 replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    I don't work nights anymore, but I just want to say that as a fresh new nurse, I think it saved me from running away from nursing altogether and I'm glad I did it. I loved my night shift crew and...

12. Keep full-time job until travel job is verified??!! Help! Need advice please

    frankyfern22 replied to frankyfern22's topic in Travel

    Hey all! Whew, you're literally lifesavers (I'd insert a candy lifesaver here lol). It's crazy, I gave my resignation letter to my supervisor ( she didnt know it was a resignation letter though) to...

13. You know it's going to be a crazy night at work, when

    frankyfern22 replied to JennRN65's topic in General Nursing

    When the cops bring a 'patient' in to ER and admit diagnosis is "intoxication", no iv needed, MD plan: "pt will metabolize ETOH". oh since whe are we the drunk tank and security guards!

14. Keep full-time job until travel job is verified??!! Help! Need advice please

    frankyfern22 replied to frankyfern22's topic in Travel

    Thanks for your input everyone! I still have not put in my two weeks. I'm getting cold feet now, I'm thinking too much. In my financial situation id be cooked without a job, in limbo. Thinking about...

15. Rn's, are you able to do job well without chemistry class?

    frankyfern22 replied to northmississippi's topic in General Students

    You don't need chem. I was in BSN program and they took my HS chem...hallelujah! And I had no problem passing microbiology/A&P/Nutrition/pharmacology...etc w/o it! The only chem I remember is...