NPinWCH

NPinWCH

Family NP, OB Nursing

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  1. Immunizations

    NPinWCH replied to Tammyb6273's topic in General Nursing

    If your lab results are low for anti-HBV, less than 10mIU/ml, then you are not immune. If you don't respond to the first round you can do another round. The CDC says if you don't respond to the second...

  2. Immunizations

    NPinWCH replied to Tammyb6273's topic in General Nursing

    Well, it looks like you aren't going to convert. Some people just never do. I don't know about how many times you can take the Hep B series, but I know when I was working in OB, we had a few women on...

  3. GN nurse asking about Lasix

    NPinWCH replied to mad6w3's topic in General Nursing

    Ok, my book says to push doses up to 100mg over 1-2min. I found a website that lists in one place 4mg/min, but later in the monograph under a part labeled "Continuous Infusion" it says that up to 80mg...

  4. Name for nursing student newsletter

    NPinWCH replied to nursebrandie28's topic in General Nursing

    A few: The Nursing Diagnosis The Nursing Process Shine On (include a picture of Florence and/or the lamp of learning) The I V League Calling the Shots It's a Nurse Thing The Lantern of

  5. nursing care r/t pregnancy termination

    NPinWCH replied to CeilingCat's topic in Ob/Gyn

    The basics are exactly what you brought up. Monitor VS, bleeding and for s/s of infection and I would include pain management as well. Most of the care is very similar to what the woman would receive...

  6. Help with cover letter and resume!

    NPinWCH replied to caseydoubleoh7's topic in General Nursing

    The second paragraph of your letter is excellent and really should be the bulk of what the cover letter conveys. I would add a bit about what type of job you are looking for and when you shadowed and...

  7. Got offered my dream job today...

    NPinWCH replied to SweettartRN's topic in General Nursing

    I understand that you feel like you need to do it all, but keep in mind pregnancy, even with twins, and having a small child at home DOES NOT completely mean your sister is out of the question. Sure,...

  8. Health Disparities in Women: paper topics?

    NPinWCH replied to sheascanlon's topic in General Nursing

    How about how drug trials are usually only done on men, but when the drug receives approval it is approved for women as well. The reasoning? Because women's hormones fluctuate and it can affect the...

  9. Time to renew license

    NPinWCH replied to pielrn's topic in General Nursing

    I use Medscape for some of my CE, but I've never been audited. All the CE I have there has been approved by ANCC. As long as the credits are accredited by a nursing organization that your BON accepts...

  10. What to take on a job interview?

    NPinWCH replied to rochelle03lc's topic in General Nursing

    I always took a folio with a note pad and paper. This way if you want to jot something down to bring up later or want to remind yourself of some question that something one of the interviewers brought...

  11. How did you pass the ANCC certification exam?

    NPinWCH replied to beckyfnp's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I passed AANP in January. Used the Fitzgerald review book and the Barkley and Associates home study course. I wasn't planning on taking a review course, but needed another credit hour my last semester...

  12. 2nd job drawing blood-will i be held accountable as a RN if something were to happen?

    NPinWCH replied to HickoryRN's topic in General Nursing

    I second Batman's recommendation for Nurse Service Organization

  13. 2nd job drawing blood-will i be held accountable as a RN if something were to happen?

    NPinWCH replied to HickoryRN's topic in General Nursing

    Get insurance for all the reasons Batman gave as well as others. If you give advice to your neighbor and they sue your employer's insurance won't cover you. If you work somewhere else, even volunteer...

  14. To Current NPs and Students - Diagnostic Ability?

    NPinWCH replied to guest_57352's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Honestly what I'm saying is that in family practice there is a whole lot of normal and not so much stumping. The doctor has WAY more training and WAY more education in diagnosing. NPs for the most...

  15. To Current NPs and Students - Diagnostic Ability?

    NPinWCH replied to guest_57352's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I'm a relatively new NP, but usually if I'm stumped, so is my collaborating doc. I mean I do ask their opinion on occasion, sort of run my thinking past them, for maybe stubborn blood sugar or BP, or...

  16. 2nd job drawing blood-will i be held accountable as a RN if something were to happen?

    NPinWCH replied to HickoryRN's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know about working as a phlebotomist, but I know when I went to a legal conference they discussed working as an unlicensed person with RN license and they didn't recommend it since you will be...

  17. anti xa lab draw question

    NPinWCH replied to freefalling's topic in General Nursing

    The lab should be drawn 6 hours after any dose adjustment. In your case, if you changed the dose when you got the results back at 1000 then you are correct. You would draw the lab again at

  18. Is it the same???

    NPinWCH replied to greenfiremajick's topic in General Nursing

    What kind of job are you looking for? The MBA has nothing to do with nursing so if you think it will help you get a nursing job, it won't. If you want some type of management job it might help, but...

  19. How to advance to middle management in nursing

    NPinWCH replied to rngreenhorn's topic in General Nursing

    The problem with middle management is that you are in the middle. You don't really have much pull, you simply enforce whatever rules come from above you. You might be able to make some small change in...

  20. Any in a field of nursing you love?

    NPinWCH replied to stellaRN1983's topic in General Nursing

    Absolutely LOVED ob/mother-baby/nursery, but it's not less

  21. is this a correct admitting diagnosis?

    NPinWCH replied to onlyj's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    The cabg and mrsa of spine should be past medical history. History of present illness should only be what is pertinent to his current

  22. do employers look down upon those who earned their bsn online?

    NPinWCH replied to mee9mee9's topic in Online Distance Learning

    You bring up good points and reputation has a lot to do with how schools are viewed whether they are online OR traditional. Also, local hiring managers know about local/in state schools, but they may...

  23. Starting night shift - need advice/tips from night shifters!

    NPinWCH replied to Irock's topic in General Nursing

    I worked nights for almost 15 years, by choice. I liked the night shift. I never took anything to help me sleep, except for melatonin on occasion, because most meds that make me sleepy keep me drowsy...

  24. do employers look down upon those who earned their bsn online?

    NPinWCH replied to mee9mee9's topic in Online Distance Learning

    When you obtain a degree online they don't put an asterisk next to it like a disputed sports stat. So, there is no way anyone will know, unless you tell them or the school has no 'brick and mortar'...

  25. What is a Quick Cathe IV

    NPinWCH replied to cordie72063's topic in General Nursing

    A Quick Cath is the name brand of a catheter. When I was doing bedside nursing we used a brand called Angiocath and then switched to Insyte. When I wrote my notes I would state which brand and which...