zenman

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   Beyond Bedside? Advanced Practice? Really?

   zenman replied to EGspirit's topic in General Nursing

   Because your body is shot after a few years of lifting patients, walking miles down long hallways, etc.,
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   I'm glad I have never rx'd xanax

   zenman replied to gettingbsn2msn's topic in Advanced Practice

   This is pretty much it. Maybe the shooter needed a higher dose, but I suspect meds are not responsible for the planning and carrying out of this
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   Husband is not ready for me to go to nursing school!!

   zenman replied to hamolady's topic in General Students

   Get him to ask his buddies what life is like when you mess with a woman's
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   I am a new nurse trying to figure out how to get a doctor to stop bullying me at work.

   zenman replied to Mississippideer's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   Call his wife and ask her if she has any suggestions for how he is treating you. Or if you start talking "hostile workplace" to management he may be gone
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   Where do you work as an NP?

   zenman replied to kaylom9's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

   I work for the Army cause there's nothing I like better than getting up early every morning and hoping I made the ISIS hit
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   Mid Level practitioner best for surgery.

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

   You can work in Kroger meat market and do all kinds of surgery. Don't have to worry about malpractice
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   Can Psych NPs wear suits to work?

   zenman replied to kj954's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

   Your upscale client might be a different matter, but in my extensive career, 40 + years, I've never seen anyone wear a white coat on a psych unit. It's actually dangerous. Hope you don't also wear a...
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   Can Psych NPs wear suits to work?

   zenman replied to kj954's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

   Common Access Card. Mine is used to get on post and access my
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   Can Psych NPs wear suits to work?

   zenman replied to kj954's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

   Are you kidding me? Donald Trump wears a suit. Psych people, even those with an MBA like me would never think of wearing a suit. That's about as bad as wearing a white coat on an inpatient unit. I...
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    Question about meds

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

    It's not so much trial and error as to which one to use as it is how will the patient and drug get
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    My I'm going to medical school

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

    You think he needs to take an IQ test
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    NP school reputation

    zenman replied to Jules A's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Everything in bold is actually correct. Zenman, former Assistant professor and test question writer for several
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    What ever happened to these posters

    zenman replied to pedspnp's topic in Advanced Practice

    Oh, be
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    Psych NPs: Do you touch your clients?

    zenman replied to resilientnurse's topic in Advanced Practice

    There are just too many uptight people in this profession! You're no special than anyone else. Shake a person's hands like any "normal" person. Maybe your cooties won't rub off on
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    GS Pay Scale for Nurse Practitioners

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

    From HR: "In order to become a GS employee she would have to have one year of experience as a Nurse Practitioner. Then she would come in as a GS-13 step 1. On the current pay scale she would make...