mom and nurse

mom and nurse

Acute rehab/geriatrics/cardiac rehab

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  1. Dumb question--What do you NPs do?

    mom and nurse replied to Joe NightingMale's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I work in a rehabilitation hospital as an Adult NP. I work as a team with a physician. (Though I am licensed in Washington DC which does not require a collaborative agreement with a physician). Our...

  2. Question for NPs: How long did you practice as an RN before persuing NP?

    mom and nurse replied to the sparrow's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I worked a year as an RN in an acute rehab hospital ...then began graduate school to be an NP part time... one or two classes at a time. By the time I graduated with my graduate degree I had been an...

  3. I have a BS in Business, should I go for BSN or ADN?

    mom and nurse replied to prairiegirl's topic in General Nursing

    I was accepted into an ADN and BSN program. I chose the BSN because i already had a Bachelor's degree in another field. I don't regret getting the BSN. It helped when I decided to go back to school...

  4. Cultural Diversity

    mom and nurse replied to Busybee01's topic in General Nursing

    Hi - Maybe also try posting in the Native American Forum of allnurses.com I think this is the link:

  5. Why become a NP

    mom and nurse replied to litebrightgirl's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I'm an ANP. I think in my state that an FNP can diagnose and treat womb to tomb so the job field is wide open. As an ANP I can only diagnose and treats folks 16 and up. Pediatric NPs I believe can...

  6. What is on your Palm?

    mom and nurse replied to ruralnurs's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Epocrates...basic symptom, diagnoses, drugs, etc. It is worth

  7. Why become a NP

    mom and nurse replied to litebrightgirl's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Yep. That is so true. I can remember I started off with the "cuter" scrubs as an RN and by the time I was in NP school I had started wearing scrubs with a solid color lab coat. It was just my...

  8. Can a WHNP open their own practice?

    mom and nurse replied to tolagyal's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Just as the ghillbert mentioned, every state (and the District of Columbia) have different rules. For example, I'm licensed in Maryland and DC. In DC NPs have been known to set up their own...

  9. Why become a NP

    mom and nurse replied to litebrightgirl's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I chose to go this route because I was tired of the bedside....Hospital RNs who work at the bedside are not always given credit for what they know (As in when a patient said to me "I don't understand...

  10. Want tom be a NP.

    mom and nurse replied to AngelaChanel24's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Hmm. Sounds like your interests lie more along the line of a physical therapist (I could be wrong though). Here's a link to the Discover nursing sites which focuses on an NP...

  11. Yeah for Me! I passed ANCC FNP today!

    mom and nurse replied to newgradfnp's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU!!!

  12. I passed my NP exam!!!!!!!

    mom and nurse replied to christvs's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    CONGRATULATIONS TO

  13. Interprete Lab/Tests resutls to patients

    mom and nurse replied to seriousnurse's topic in General Nursing

    I didn't interpret the tests as an RN working in a hospital ... usually I referred the patient to the doctor..... It's one of the reasons I went back to school. As an NP I can interpret the labs for...

  14. Scrubs: All solid, or mix and match/prints?

    mom and nurse replied to beachbum3's topic in General Nursing

    :yeahthat::chuckle

  15. new to acute rehab...how is it different from med-surg/ortho?

    mom and nurse replied to dee_nurse1's topic in Rehabilitation

    I worked acute rehab for about 3 years right out of school. We had IVs, peg tube feedings, TPN, etc. Our patient population consisted of people with spinal cord injuries, traumatic brain injuries,...

  16. anyone ever switched out of nursing school/nursing career? why?

    mom and nurse replied to mashamontago's topic in General Nursing

    I wanted to quit nursing due to the stress of bedside nursing at the facility I was in. But I didn't. Instead I just went back to school and become a Nurse Practitioner. It's a different role but I...

  17. How did you overcome the "Imposter Syndrome"

    mom and nurse posted a topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Just curious. Just started my first NP job which I love in a hospital with a wonderful doctor. Unfortunately I keep having the "what in the world am I doing in this role" feeling....especially as I...

  18. How did you overcome the "Imposter Syndrome"

    mom and nurse replied to mom and nurse's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Thanks for the encouragement :) ANPFNPGNP you asked if I am an acute care NP. No i'm not. I am in a rehab hospital working as an ANP. I have previous hospital experience as an RN in the same type...

  19. How did you overcome the "Imposter Syndrome"

    mom and nurse replied to mom and nurse's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Thanks JDCitizen. I read this right before going to work and this made me feel better

  20. Is BSN ( bachelor degree in nursing) worth it ?

    mom and nurse replied to neatnurse30's topic in General Nursing

    it was worth getting the BSN...... I agree that Education is never a waste of time. signed Mom and Nurse MS RN CRNP now working as a new Adult NP and loving it (so far)

  21. Truly Independent NP's/APRN's

    mom and nurse replied to Psychaprn's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I know in some states they have the collaborative agreement that needs to be filled out online at the board of nursing website. Perhaps check the website of your

  22. how did you know you wanted to be an NP vs. RN?

    mom and nurse replied to NayNaeRN's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    The stress of hospital work as an RN convinced me to go back to school. There was a staffing shortage at our facility and sometimes our patient load could be 7 or more patients. I wanted to be able...

  23. Considering Nursing Career- is it for me?

    mom and nurse replied to dzdigits's topic in General Nursing

    I also had a degree in another field. I also was not very good at math and science in high school. I worked desk jobs for awhile and ended up going back to school to get a BSN in nursing. I thought...

  24. Please Pray for my 5th attempt!!

    mom and nurse replied to SugarPlum2003's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Saying a prayer for you.... I found that it helped me to relax the day before the test instead of studying.... Kind of helped to calm me

  25. I am an RN! Pinch me!

    mom and nurse replied to AMDG2008's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    CONGRATULATIONS! I still remember what it was like to take the test on July 2, 2004 and discover I'd passed by going online on July 4, 2004. I really enjoyed the fireworks that year. Congratulations...