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Hi everyone. I'm a nurse practitioner. I have my license in New Jersey and New York. I'm currently employed as an RN in an outpatient clinic, where I am in office practice nurse for a surgeon. I want to be a nurse practitioner for this clinic and surgeon. Right now, they only have PAs but no NPs. My surgeon said that if I got my first assist, I could become an NP in the clinic. I really don't want more extensive schooling after going to school to become an RN and then getting my masters and then my NP! What would this entail? I still want to be the outpatient office practice nurse as a nurse practitioner. This might be my only way. Any thoughts or suggestions? Thanks!

Hello everyone. I am applying for graduate admission into a Nurse Practitioner program. As part of the admissions package, they are asking for a personal statement. Does anyone have any advice on what makes a really good personal statement? Thanks!

Hi all: I have been a Nurse for the last 3 years. I spent all that time on a med/surg floor. I wanted critical care experience and have taken a new job on a surgical stepdown ICU unit. I started orientation yesterday. There is no formal classroom instruction, it is all computer modules. Yesterday I did the computer modules for the ECG interpretation. I understand how the heart works and I can interpret all the normal strips. I'm having a problem interpreting the abnormal strips. For example: PAC and the heart blocks, the junctional rhythms etc. I've reviewed the modules online at home using different books and practice ECG's on line, but still having difficulties and need to pass a multiple choice test tomorrow. Help! Extremely nervous, and need to pass. Any suggestions on better understanding this information would be very helpful. Thank you all in advance!

Each unit has a different culture; my unit the RN's work well together and we always have each others back and you can always ask any RN any question. This is what I like best about our unit, and I can't stand the politics. Unfortunately there is alot of it, and I've learned to only get involved when needed, and just let the other stuff slide. New grads on our unit get a 7 week orientation with a preceptor after the mandatory orientation thru nursing ed. Any other questions just post. Hope this helps.

Hello everyone: I graduated Nursing school three years ago. I have been a Nurse on the same Med-Surg floor since graduation. I will be starting school in the fall to become an Adult Nurse Practitioner. I have learned a lot on the Med-Surg floor but I have no ICU or critical care experience. It seems like a catch-22 situation. To get the ICU and critical care jobs, you need experience! Any suggestions on moving on from the Med-Surg floor and where to go that would be give me additional experience to add to what I have gained to date? Thanks in advance!!

Hi everyone this is my first post! I am an RN on a med-surg floor. The other day the ER transferred a patient up to us. She was suffering from Hyperemesis (excessive vomiting). I saw that she was two months pregnant. The other bed was to be filled in the early afternoon by a woman who would be getting chemo treatments bedside. I called the Nursing Supervisor and Admissions to voice a concern that I didn't think my patient should be in the same room as the woman coming up later on. I also talked to the Nurse coming on in the new shift and they all agreed with me. The Doctor put an order in for her to be moved to the Maternity floor which at the time had no empty beds, but said they would. I then told my Supervisor about it before I left and she became snide and snarky and said to me, why does she need to be moved? Did you learn something in Nursing school that I didn't?!? I was taken back but calmly explained that my concern was should there be an accident of any kind with the chemo bags etc and also they would be using same toilet, could be in chemo patients urine etc. I was just trying to advocate for my patient. I would really like to know from any Oncology or Maternity Nurses or anyone who might know, if my concerns were justified. Could you let me know in a way that I could go back to my Supervisor and back my actions up? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks all!