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  1. new nurse with a question about glargine.

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

    A fasting blood sugar in the 80s would not be a problem for a young patient. For my patients who are older (70, 80, 90s) I would be more concerned about a fasting CBG in the 80s because it really can...

  2. How flexible is a NP's schedule?

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

    Not sure who you're asking... My specialty is inpatient diabetes

  3. Average nurse practitioner retirement age

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

    I don't know if there are statistics for that or not. All I know is I have been practicing for one year and I'm 46. My goal is to be in a place where I can continue to work on a part-time basis...

  4. How flexible is a NP's schedule?

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

    I get what you're saying. My position is currently in a transition period and I may end up taking overnight call (phone calls from RNs for inpatients) 2 nights/week. I'm not sure I can do it! I've...

  5. Is NC considering expanding NP autonomy

    mammac5 replied to mbj6's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Since ObamaCare is rife with rules yet to be defined/written, perhaps you could still get in there for

  6. Guidelines

    mammac5 replied to jessarnp33's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Yep...JNC 7 (someday JNC 8...), American College of Clinical Endocrinologists guidelines for diabetes management, ATP III, GOLD Report 2011, the Electronic Services Selector on the USPSTF website....

  7. Is NC considering expanding NP autonomy

    mammac5 replied to mbj6's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I live in NC and it's true that we must have a "collaborating" physician but that doc does not need to be on premises or even involved in the practice to qualify as your "collaborating." He or she...

  8. Stealth Discouragement and Opposition from surprising sources

    mammac5 replied to bsnanat2's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    My experience was somewhat similar. Some people gave lip service to being supportive, but then fell away when/if I actually needed some help OR if they were inconvenienced by the time I needed for...

  9. Anybody else in hiring limbo?

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

    Large hospital is WNC is advertising for several NP positions right now. PM me if you want add'l

  10. when is it ok to bring up....

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

    Bringing up the subject of salary early on in the interview process may eliminate you from future interviews. The fact is, an employer wants to see that potential employees have enthusiam for the...

  11. How long before you could see 25 patients?

    mammac5 replied to angel549's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    The NPs that work with our hospitalist group are limited to 15 patients per day, per their contract. It's a LOT to manage those acutely sick folks, many of whom are

  12. Job offer

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

    Salary sounds good. One week of time off sounds bad. $1200 for CME is low, even in the SE. Look into the cost for purchasing your own malpractice insurance. And no health insurance? What kind of...

  13. I don't think I want to do FNP anymore?

    mammac5 replied to Jmallard's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    What you're feeling is entirely normal and expected. NP programs should be tough. Working full-time while taking a challenging course such as Pathophysiology might not be the best choice for you; I...

  14. Am I too old to become an NP?

    mammac5 replied to SeaH20RN's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I graduated last year at 46. I don't know about you, but I am definitely NOT too old. My question is about the length of your study...why is it going to take 7 years? It would be best if you could...

  15. SO mad...and not sure I should be.

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

    I fully agree that we cannot control our personal feelings about any particular issue/patient. Feelings are what they are - we recognize them and then carry on. The distinction comes between...

  16. ACNP without research, theory, etc

    mammac5 replied to 8mpg's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    This is the point I was going to make, exactly. I could NOT have passed the ANCC exam without the courses in theory and research that I completed (grudgingly!) at Vanderbilt. I had no plan to ever...

  17. Benefits

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

    I work for a hospital system and the NPPs have a mix of the same benefits for hospital staff, nursing, and physicians. Our PTO, medical/dental/etc. insurances, discounts at area businesses and such...

  18. Advice on NP job offers: challenging vs easy

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

    I'm currently in my first job right out of school and it's been relatively easy. I focus on ONE chronic disease. I took this job because I felt confident that I could do it and because it's a...

  19. Legal Question

    mammac5 posted a topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Waiver: (Tongue in cheek) I realize that no one here is qualified to give me actual legal advice. I will not hold anyone here responsible for any advice I may be given. If I make a stupid decision...

  20. Does School Really Matter?

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

    School matters - particularly for new grads, in my opinion. I was hired at a hospital that is known NOT to hire new grad NPs...even new grad NPs that are already RN employees at the hospital and who...

  21. New NP and Psych Pts

    mammac5 replied to newnp2012's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    LOVE your comment that, "We didn't spend a whole lot of time in school on psychopharmacology..." Very true in my experience as well. I recall in one lecture presentation on psyciatric issues in...

  22. advise re: terms of contract

    mammac5 replied to 1newFNP's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Everything is

  23. Do NPs work 3 days a week?

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

    I do not work in the ICU. I see inpatients to treat diabetes exclusively. Other NPs at the hospital where I work see patients who were admitted for nonmedical reasons (trauma, ortho surgery) but...

  24. Do NPs work 3 days a week?

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

    I work 12-hour day shifts. Some weeks I work 3, some weeks I work 6, some weeks I don't work any. There are 4 of us in our group and we get together every 3 or 4 months and hammer out our schedules...

  25. Psych tips, please

    mammac5 posted a topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I offered to fill in for a shift in the psych eval unit at the hospital where I work. As you may know from previous posts, I'm all about adult chronic disease management and have NOT worked psych...