grapejuice01

Thanks all... I pretty much have the same opinion but feel bad because everyone here is so great. I hate to let them down by leaving but, ultimately, it is a business and I have to do what is best for me and my family. Its unfortunate that the number...

I am a FNP working in primary care. Graduated May 2013 and have been at the current job for 1 year. It is a good job with good doctors who are willing to answer questions and give me as much autonomy as I wish to have (I realize that this is sometime...

I am an FNP working with a base salary plus bonus potential. Basically, if I see >300 patients per month, I earn 17% of my net income for the practice. My company is changing the bonus structure, however, to a work RVU model (which has not yet bee...

Im taking the FNP HESI in a week and I purchased the Leik book but was very disappointed. Its riddled with incorrect information, incorrect answers in the test questions, grammatical/spelling errors, incorrect drug brand/generic name combos, etc. I h...

I am an ER nurse looking to make a move to a trauma center. Currently considering Parkland and BUMC but wanting to hear positives and negatives (not just rumors... which seems to be all Ive heard lately) from those who actually have experience in the...

Im doing an evidence-based practice paper on whether insulin should be rolled between the hands or shaken for mixing prior to administration (there has been some evidence that shaking is a better choice to evenly distribute the insulin throughout the...

I took the NET today at Baylor and when I finished, they gave me a report with my scores, but they never told us how to read them (and I didnt ask because I assumed it would be self explanitory and left) I still dont even know if I did well. It says ...

Im in the process of interviewing for lung transplant coordinator (pre or post... whichever they feel that I fit better in). Ive already completed the interview with the director and I am scheduled to shadow a coordinator in clinic and in the office ...

Im currently in an FNP program and am considering CRNA... Im in my third semester and I cannot wait to be done. I have been working as an ER nurse for three years and have found that much of the information that we cover I am already familiar with be...

Deb- Did you complete NP school prior to beginning the CRNA program? I am in my third semester of the FNP program at TWU-Dallas. Frankly, its not a challenge for me. It feels like a lot of busy work and Im already bored. I started looking into CRNA a...

I HAVE!! Im a member of another message board (not nursing related) and right now they are having the abortion debate (which I think is a ridiculous topic to argue because no one is going to change their views and everyone just gets upset because the...

Im hoping someone can clear something up for me here... My best friend is starting the accelerated BSN program at Barnes Jewish in St Louis in May 08. She was apparently told by a nurse friend of hers that new grad RNs start around $44/hr base in Sou...

I am applying to the FNP program at TWU in Dallas. Originally I was intending to begin in Spring 2009, but I recently decided that I would try to get in for Fall 2008 if possible. My application was submitted two months prior to the Fall deadline, s...

The hospital I currently work for will be paying for my tuition, but I didnt think about that being an issue... thanks for making that point!! Ill be calling HR to look into that.

Baylor, Texas Womens, Midwestern State, Univ. Texas at Tyler, or Texas Christian Univ. Im super stressed about getting in right now. Im finishing up my pre reqs tomorrow and it looks like Im going to get a B in Developmental Psyc. The only extra cr...

My best friend is starting the Accel. BSN at BJC in May... we're heading to St Louis in two weeks to go apartment shopping but neither of us is very familiar with the area. Anyone have any suggestions of apt properties and/or areas to look in/stay a...

So my eardrum ruptured. It started hurting at 0630 Wednesday and by 1030 it ruptured... never knew it could happen THAT fast! Anyways, Im not looking for medical advice (I know there isnt much to do but let it heal)... just want to know how long th...

We have a team of 2-3 social workers who are in the dept from 7a to about 2 or 3a to assist families, keep them updated, etc. If its after 3a and we dont have a social worker available, usually it will be the clinical coordinator or the charge nurse...

I agree... Sounds to me like its one of those tricky nursing school questions which makes you think WAY harder than you need to... I would have answered 12units of the 70/30 NPH, 0 units regular

If you're already wearing whatever you want to, though, pts cant really identify you from any other staff member now, can they? We've always had dress codes... royal blue for nurses (RNs and LVNs), teal green for PCTs, teal with black pants for RT, m...

I would think that as long as you held pressure until bleeding stopped, made sure circulation was still intact and made the doctor aware/documented, no real harm was done. In our ED, the radial artery is usually the first place RT sticks for ABGs an...

I did an externship in the ER when I was in school because you truly see EVERYTHING there. I wasnt entirely sure where I wanted to work when I got out of school at that time, so I figured the ER would give me the opportunity to see such a variety of...

I did the online app/attached resume for a nurse externship a few days ago (I also applied for two other positions just in case)... Anyways, I went online to check the status of the applications and the two PCT positions said "application received" a...

"Last weekend we had a 15 yo admitted s/p tonsillectomy. I took her breakfast tray into her, and she cried hsyterically because there was no sugar for her tea! She also threatened to leave AMA because we would not let her 19 yo boyfriend spend the ni...

A friend of mine asked me to do a little research on a problem he's been having for the past 15 years that his doctors havent been able to solve... 15 years ago, he smashed the tip of his little finger on his left hand with a hammer. Since then, th...