TammyG

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  1. Problems with IV starts/blood draws

    TammyG replied to ClaraRedheart's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I was always terrible at drawing blood and starting IVs, to the point where I just got someone else to do it. I should have asked for extra time in the ER or something so that I could practice doing...

  2. TIPS for the AANP exam!

    TammyG replied to SweetpeayMSN's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I took the AANP sample exam the night before taking the actual test, and got exactly the same score on both. So, the AANP sample test is definitely a good predictor of how you'll actually do on the...

  3. What is the next step after NP graduation?

    TammyG replied to Yeganehriaz's topic in Advanced Practice

    In states that do not provide for independent NP practice, you need a collaborative agreement in place of some sort before you can apply for state prescriptive authority and (lastly) federal DEA...

  4. Negotiating Salary -- Do it!

    TammyG replied to juschillin's topic in Advanced Practice

    Yep. I tried to negotiate a proposed employment agreement, and countered with a higher salary. I got an email that night from the medical director saying that they were sorry but they "could not meet...

  5. Passed AANP!!!

    TammyG replied to hunnybaby24's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I bought the Fitzgerald online review so I could listen to the sessions up to 4 different times and whenever I wanted. Plus, I was really afraid that if I went to the in person course, I would forget...

  6. Low GPA for NP school

    TammyG replied to iharticu's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I also recommend applying to several schools, even though it is a more work. You never know what schools are looking at. Many of them have some abstract concept of "fit" and look at much more than...

  7. Bullied by Clinical Instructor

    TammyG replied to dorkiexcici's topic in General Students

    This is outrageous. Every program has academic appeals processes that can be followed. When things calm down, please pursue them. Like many posters here, I too was unfairly picked on by a clinical...

  8. How do you feel about professors locking the door?

    TammyG replied to Amnesty's topic in General Students

    I have enjoyed this thread so much. When I was an undergrad in the 70's, the thought of locking the door was absurd. Many men in the class had fought in Viet Nam, and the rest of us had shut down...

  9. Ideas for Teaching Topics

    TammyG replied to aconwaylpn's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    My comment was intending to speak to the original poster. I would not want her to be penalized for developing a teaching plan on a non-nursing topic. I know that you are a great contributor to these...

  10. Ideas for Teaching Topics

    TammyG replied to aconwaylpn's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Funeral options is an interesting topic, however, it is one that is handled in real life by hospice social workers and is not really a nursing topic. If it interests you, you might want to make sure...

  11. Passed AANP today!!!

    TammyG replied to MikeFNPC's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I am happy to add my victory message to those of others who have passed the AANP. I passed last week. I studied for a three-week period, also continuing to work two 12-hour shifts per week, so that...

  12. Ideas for Teaching Topics

    TammyG replied to aconwaylpn's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Personally, I would not do something on stress and grieving. Almost all hospice companies hold bereavement sessions routinely for their nurses and they probably have been educated on their process...

  13. A Dying Persons Tear

    TammyG replied to ws582's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    In my experience, people commonly tear from one or both eyes when actively dying. This was always explain to me as a natural phenomena unconnected with psychological processes. But who knows? I think...

  14. Vaccinations/Immunizations/Flu

    TammyG replied to 3**835Y's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    The problem is not so much with the school, as with the clinical sites. Clinical sites require their partner nursing schools to confirm that every student is fully vaccinated, not just for flu but for...

  15. Passed AANP!!!

    TammyG replied to hunnybaby24's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Congrats to you and everyone else who passed the test! I am taking mine tomorrow. I read everyone's post who had passed and took a lot of advice from them, so thank you to everyone who took the time...

  16. OR nurse to NP?

    TammyG replied to ode2BeRN's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    In my experience, OR nurses do very well in NP school. We had one in our class who had excellent assessment skills and was very comfortable working in all environments. I think your experience will...

  17. How do you feel about professors locking the door?

    TammyG replied to Amnesty's topic in General Students

    I thought this might be a generational thing too, but the other way around. I am a Boomer and would not put up with such dictatorial and immature behavior on the part of a professor. If I got locked...

  18. Starting NP only 1 yr exp sense 2010

    TammyG replied to Mqnurse40's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I don't think getting a job will be the issue. I think it is much easier for a new grad NP to find work in the same field that she worked in as an RN, but lots of NPs move into new areas. If you...

  19. How do you feel about professors locking the door?

    TammyG replied to Amnesty's topic in General Students

  20. How do you feel about professors locking the door?

    TammyG replied to Amnesty's topic in General Students

    Sure, it can be distracting, but not to the point where you can't be effective in your job. It is a fact of life that people trickle in. It is also distracting when students sneeze, when cell phones...

  21. How do you feel about professors locking the door?

    TammyG replied to Amnesty's topic in General Students

    I have never heard of such a thing as classroom-door locking by a professor, and I have been a student and a teacher in a lot of programs. But, apparently it is commonly done. I think that any...

  22. Failed 5th time is there God I can't study anymore!!!!!!!!

    TammyG replied to Godsfavorforeve's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I don't think employers are even aware if you took the NCLEX multiple times, are they? Although they may ask why the long gap between graduation and the test. I suppose you could explain that away...

  23. Cheating in an FNP program

    TammyG replied to elise1180's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    She is not trying to get individuals thrown out of school, just change the way the tests are given to avoid others having an unfair

  24. Displaying credentials

    TammyG replied to jetMA96's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    It is unfortunate that you link a nurse's pride with her certifications to "silliness of nursing's insecurities." For those that compare our use of credentialing to COOs and CFOs, those are...

  25. Difficulty finding an NP

    TammyG replied to naimaluv's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I don't think it is quite as clear cut as this. Many people enjoy doing both, and precepting gives them that opportunity. That is the reason that I precept. Some agencies will give productivity...