sandnnw

sandnnw BSN, MSN, EMT-B, APRN

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  1. Pocket PC, Palm, Blackberry, (which to purchase?)

    sandnnw replied to ccuRNinTN's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Ivan: Amen! HCStewart: get a cheaper used iTouch (craigs/ebay). Cannot be

  2. NP Clinical Hours

    sandnnw replied to ACorEtACri's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    If you are organized and did well in your BSN, you'll do fine with your MS/DNP. As previously mentioned, you may have to read a great deal and reread some topics to get it into your brain. Not...

  3. TN is short on nurses and those who teach

    sandnnw replied to xiaobear007's topic in Tennessee Nursing

    Interesting take on the situation. Unfortunately, I believe most of this "shortage" was before our economy sank to historic proportions. Major hospitals are not hiring like they once were. 10...

  4. Cardiology NP.. ANP or ACNP?

    sandnnw replied to cardschicarn's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    funny. I'm actually in the ED now, not cards. I left a combo MICU\CCU as an RN starting grad school, thinking I would learn more. Sure enough, I did. Your assessment skills and review of systems...

  5. university of memphis nursing program freshman, please help!

    sandnnw replied to bbrown16's topic in Tennessee Nursing

    Actually, the cohort class for nursing schools changes ever year. This is why folks tell you to shoot for a minimum of a 3.0, having this helps make you competitive. UofM should be no different from...

  6. NP's working at teaching hospitals

    sandnnw replied to cardschicarn's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    ED NP here. Like you, I can "take" who or whatever I want as well. The reality is, I was hired to move the lower acuity patients and that is my primary goal. Before I was hired, our waiting times...

  7. Emergency NP References

    sandnnw replied to amberfnp's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Medscape has now started offering their "mobile" reference on-line. Seems faster and more thorough than Epocrates. Your ED ought to have an institution online reference contract. If so, hopefully...

  8. Was going to earn my NP, but not anymore.

    sandnnw replied to CrashVector's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Wow, interesting. So does this apply to "Dr. Phil" and the DCs, DPTs, DPharm DAud, PsyD and PhDs? A bit silly and I'm sure some attorneys would find discriminatory. It's amazing how much time...

  9. Cardiology NP.. ANP or ACNP?

    sandnnw replied to cardschicarn's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Either. A lot depends upon your clinicals as well. I'd suggest the ACNP as you will get a lot more of the acute cardiac (inpatient) versus maintenance with the ANP. I'm an ANP that focused on Cards...

  10. Best Computer For Online School

    sandnnw replied to MandaRN94's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    MacBook Air, nothing

  11. Which school for NP?

    sandnnw replied to KentuckyRN2Be's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Nurich, which specialty are you in? This is unlike Vanderbilt. They bent over backwards for me, although, I was local to Nashville. Have you talked to the director of your program? As well, there...

  12. Is a tablet a good investment for nursing school

    sandnnw replied to clclc4444's topic in Nursing News

    I'd look at an iPad. You cannot beat the battery life, which is important for ALL DAY lectures. The iOS and I assume Android offer interesting apps which allow note taking while recording audio in...

  13. Malpractice Insurance

    sandnnw replied to zenman's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Marsh here,

  14. Would you take a non NP job if you couldn't find one you liked/wanted?

    sandnnw replied to linearthinker's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I see several C's behind your name, you must have liked it at some point. Get your foot in the door, then you can build those

  15. Would you take a non NP job if you couldn't find one you liked/wanted?

    sandnnw replied to linearthinker's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    You need to seek out a practice. If money is not an issue, then they'll bring you on. Advertise yourself as a relief for the more acute complaints, cough cold flu, aches, swelling, uti, etc. As...

  16. Would you take a non NP job if you couldn't find one you liked/wanted?

    sandnnw replied to linearthinker's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I waited. Got deployed for the first six months, right after graduation and used the down time in the desert to study. I came back home, studied another 90 days, tested and started the job hunt. I...

  17. Working for the VA

    sandnnw replied to katmarieRN's topic in General Nursing

    Amen. I work with a few RNs, for that very reason, will never be transferred, nor hired anywhere else. I'm sure this is not only at VAs, but most VAs are smaller, the nurse managers are very tight...

  18. FNP/Adult vs. ACNP for cardiology office

    sandnnw replied to Adenium's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    ACNP. I'm an ANP in an ED and still wish I had gone the ACNP route. My ANP focus was cardiology, so I could have worked in a Cards office easily and have no trouble with cards in the ED. If you...

  19. What area of nursing did you work in before becoming a NP?

    sandnnw replied to Spoiled1's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Surgical Specialty unit (10yrs), MICU (5yrs), ED (5yrs), stayed in the ED as the

  20. Austin Peay nursing or a better school?

    sandnnw replied to CrazyGoonRN's topic in Tennessee Nursing

    Excellent school, I have precepted nothing but *outstanding* students over the years. Best of

  21. Haven't even graduated and already burned out...

    sandnnw replied to newyorkgroove's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    No, you will still see it. Plus side, I've never seen cardiology Rx a controlled

  22. Diabetes

    sandnnw replied to NPRoseMona's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    yes! She should have already been on orals, unless otherwise contraindicated. I usually start Metformin 500 ER in the am with breakfast, titrating every few weeks, then add Glyburide, again, slowly...

  23. Diabetes

    sandnnw replied to NPRoseMona's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I have noticed from the Endo's at my hospital, they seem to be leaning toward rapid acting pre-meal insulin, e.g. Aspart/Apidra/Lispro for these folks. As well, is he/she still on orals as well?...

  24. Study tips for nurse practitioner students

    sandnnw replied to Worried:('s topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Sounds like you are well on your way. I too wanted to do things differently, that is, learn better, smarter and focus on clinic issues that I knew were my weak areas. I had a lot growing up between...

  25. What's it like in Murfreesboro, TN.?

    sandnnw replied to finallyRN7's topic in Tennessee Nursing

    I've lived here since graduating high school, attended MTSU and stayed in the county. I do work downtown, only because that's where I started before graduation. As with all metro suburbs, it has...