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  1. FNP the good, bad and ugly (if any)??

    mammac5 replied to Cindy-20's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I work inpatient specialty and am all over the hospital since I see pts who have surgery of all different types. Likes: Varying locations (I'm not stuck in one spot all day long) Focusing on one...

  2. Help brainstorming ideas for my grad entrance statement!

    mammac5 replied to TheDude77's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    The whole point of these goal statements is for the applicant to be honest and contemplate his/her reasons for their desire to go into the profession. No one else can really help you do that. One...

  3. FNP in North Carolina

    mammac5 replied to WRNCEN's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Our NP practice regulations are a pain in the rear in NC...but I do not have the option of relocation since my husband has a wonderful job that he would not be able to find elsewhere. So here I am....

  4. How old were you when you made the choice to become a NP?

    mammac5 replied to mmcc26's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I started an RN program at 43, NP program at 44, started practicing at 45 and I'm 47

  5. FNP in North Carolina

    mammac5 replied to WRNCEN's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I live and practice in Western North Carolina and it seems to me the job market - and salaries - vary widely in this state depending on region. The Piedmont area of the state has more people, more...

  6. Blood sugar is high but patient has no insulin

    mammac5 replied to Alnitak7's topic in Diabetes, Endocrine Nursing

    Depends on how high the numbers are, as well as the A1c. The ADA guidelines for a diagnosis of diabetes is fasting glucose over 125 on more than one reading OR random glucose greater than 200 with...

  7. Acute appointments and bringing up two new concerns

    mammac5 replied to pedspnp's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I call it the "Oh, by the way..."

  8. Professional/Personal relationship with patients

    mammac5 posted a topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I work in a hospital and see patients (usually) just a few times when they are inpatient and I have no follow up with these folks after discharge. Occasionally there are those people who you just...

  9. Stories of people who have gone straight from BSN to NP?

    mammac5 replied to priorities2's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    BostonFNP, what is the research you mention regarding NPs with vs. NPs without RN experience? What kind of RN experience? How ,any years of RN

  10. Professional/Personal relationship with patients

    mammac5 replied to mammac5's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    UPDATE: I'm not proud to admit this, but the main reason I have decided not to keep in touch with these very lovely people after hospital discharge is because one of the extended family members is a...

  11. Byada in Asheville? LPN needs your help!

    mammac5 replied to ktd0626's topic in North Carolina Nursing

    I live in WNC and have known only one person (RN) who worked for Bayada doing home care. She was a new grad at the time and it turned out not to be a good fit for her since she didn't feel she had...

  12. The Florida job market cannot be this bad?!

    mammac5 replied to reddgirl's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    If I were willing/able to move, I'd head to one of the 20-some states that do not required collaboration/supervision by physicians. Maybe Nevada since I like the

  13. Extra clinical hours?

    mammac5 replied to SlyFoxRN's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    You'd have to check with your program. Where I attended school the liability insurance would cover only for assigned clinical sites, assigned preceptors, and the assigned number of

  14. Reactions to being a NP

    mammac5 replied to orangepink's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Well, I would just echo that no one is going to become wealthy by working as an NP. I am able to supplement my husband's income nicely and cover my school loans. We are solidly middle class...I...

  15. Conflict with preceptor over re-checking blood glucose

    mammac5 replied to sweetmama81's topic in Diabetes, Endocrine Nursing

    I work inpatient diabetes exclusively. If an RN called me with a very high (especially if unexpected) CBG on one of my patients, the first thing I would do is asked whether he/she rechecked it. Same...

  16. Need some advice from my fellow NPs

    mammac5 replied to nursegreen's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I've had a similar situation in my job since February and it's very frustrating. My plan is to continue looking for a better situation (actively looking now) and then I'm going to leave very, very...

  17. Prescribing out of Speciality?

    mammac5 replied to IcySageNurse's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    North Carolina has just recently made it (officially) against the rules to write scheduled meds for family, those living in the same household as the prescriber, or the collaborating physician. I...

  18. Test scores for Kaplan NCLEX-RN course

    mammac5 posted a topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Out of curiosity... Kaplan review people, how were your scores on the diagnostic, readiness, other tests that you did along the way in the program? I want to know how your scores corresponded with...

  19. Did your GPA in NP school matter

    mammac5 replied to megank5183's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    My GPA didn't matter - although lots of people have commented on where I went to school because that implies I did well. I've said more than once that I wish I could've relaxed a bit and enjoyed the...

  20. Fastest Way to NP

    mammac5 replied to drmark's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    The RN portion of your education is going to have to be done in person - unless there is some crazy program out there I've never heard of - because you have to do supervised clinicals in at an...

  21. Hygiene

    mammac5 replied to pedspnp's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    It sounds like you've tried to do some education with this family to no avail. I have NO LOVE for social services. I've had some bad experience in the past where children were obviously in danger...

  22. Hygiene

    mammac5 replied to pedspnp's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Although it's very true that some little girls don't wipe very completely, many of them also wipe incorrectly...as in back to front. If this family is coming back into the office very soon I would...

  23. Earning potential

    mammac5 replied to JUSTanLPN's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I have not heard of anyone making that kind of money, but I supposed anything is possible. The highest salary I'm aware of is someone working inpatient and outpatient psych who earns $100-110K...

  24. He Says/ She says, Who's in Charge?

    mammac5 replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Quit as soon as possible. If you can afford it, quit before you have time to find a new job. Being in a family situation is a no-win for you. And why the heck is an office manager telling you how...

  25. Hospitalist Nurse Practitioner Salary Austin TX

    mammac5 replied to nikkimimi84's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I would come back with a much higher number. First of all, sounds like they want to bring you in so their usual NPs can work fewer weekends (which is awesome) and that means they need you to keep...