Spacklehead

Spacklehead MSN, NP

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  1. About to start clinicals... A little freaked out!

    Spacklehead replied to jkpowell23's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Great post, sandnnw! I, too, have found a new life as an NP. I once again enjoy going to work and don't dread it like I did as a seasoned RN. Hopefully, this feeling will last a very long

  2. DVT and Homan's sign

    Spacklehead replied to HarmonyW's topic in General Nursing

    In primary care, we use the Wells Prediction Rule to help determine if a patient was low-mod-high risk for a DVT and then would send for d-dimer or Doppler studies depending on the risk I don't know...

  3. About to start clinicals... A little freaked out!

    Spacklehead replied to jkpowell23's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    In addition to what others have mentioned, also don't be afraid to ask questions - no matter how minor they seem. I always liked to learn what my preceptors' rationales were for doing certain things...

  4. need advice from rns that became pas or nps

    Spacklehead replied to JonB04's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Then why respond to a question that was posed to those who are already PAs or

  5. need advice from rns that became pas or nps

    Spacklehead replied to JonB04's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    With all due respect, according to the PA curriculum I am looking at, the typical clinical hours required in peds is a 5-week clinical rotation (assuming this would equate to about 200 hrs total - 40...

  6. need advice from rns that became pas or nps

    Spacklehead replied to JonB04's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Guess you missed where I mentioned that in my post, and obviously you missed the whole point of it. Oh well, back to the whole PA vs. NP debate once

  7. need advice from rns that became pas or nps

    Spacklehead replied to JonB04's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Here we go again! For what it's worth, there honestly is no comparison between PA and NP programs. As has been stated time and again in this forum, PAs are educated more as generalists where NPs are...

  8. Assorted Certifications

    Spacklehead replied to ImThatGuy's topic in General Nursing

    Many facilities provide classes for their own certifications - like IV, critical care course, EKG/telemetry cert., conscious sedation, etc. It is a way to show to agencies like JCAHO that nurses...

  9. Np

    Spacklehead replied to JonB04's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I find being a NP very rewarding, and have not at all regretted my decision. I started my program after being a RN for 8 years (some cardiac/mostly ED experience) and chose to attend grad. school...

  10. Np

    Spacklehead replied to JonB04's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    What would you like to

  11. Orientation, what's that like?

    Spacklehead replied to grateful2010's topic in General Nursing

    When I was a new nurse - or new to a facility as a RN, usually it was one to two weeks in a conference room where you learn about the hospital and its policies for the first two days (which is...

  12. Resume

    Spacklehead replied to *jojo*'s topic in General Nursing

    To help eliminate the confusion with this, I always put my credentials right after my name at the very top of my resume. Jojo can do it like this: JOJO, ADN, RN. That way, there is no confusion as...

  13. Resume

    Spacklehead replied to *jojo*'s topic in General Nursing

    I typically leave the periods between RN out - it is probably more of a personal preference, since I have seen it done both ways. As far as your listing your expected BSN degree - yes, that is how you...

  14. New Grad Blues in the ER...

    Spacklehead replied to DreaRN80's topic in Emergency

    To answer your question about the patient - what was his LOC like? What was his GCS score before he started to deteriorate? Was the HOB elevated before this happened, or was he completely supine?...

  15. will i still be a "new grad"?

    Spacklehead replied to LookForward's topic in General Nursing

    I do think many of them accept RNs who have less than 6 mos of working experience as a

  16. How to evaluate NP programs

    Spacklehead replied to Joe NightingMale's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I agree with mammac5 - ask around your hospital or ask docs who you know well (who work with NPs) which schools they have heard of that produce exceptional grads. Also, ask around to see which docs...

  17. Which NPs don't deal with dozens of patient per day?

    Spacklehead replied to Joe NightingMale's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I know I keep talking about my job - but I do truly love it! I work in the short-procedure unit and help out in pre-admissions testing for the anesthesia group specifically, so all I am doing is...

  18. MSN; Penn or Yale????

    Spacklehead replied to RN-1984's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Honestly, I would save the money you will wind up spending in tuition - but if your heart is set on only either of those two, then I agree visiting both cities are an absolute must to help with the...

  19. Help me find a good MSN, FNP to DNP, FNP program

    Spacklehead replied to patrick1rn's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    I believe there are a handful of DNP programs out there that might not require an evidence-based project since when the idea of the DNP was first developed, it was meant to provide more...

  20. RN to FNP, time for experience...

    Spacklehead replied to MystyqueOne's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Hi again, Mystyque, Yes, I am currently employed as a FNP (graduated 8/09). Hey - HUGE kudos to the breastfeeding! I did the same with my youngest while I was in NP school - it definitely is not an...

  21. RN to FNP, time for experience...

    Spacklehead replied to MystyqueOne's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Hi Mystique, You're very welcome! If you truly have your heart set on women's health but want to become a FNP - then I suggest arranging some of your elective clinicals to be in a women's health...

  22. Non-Nurse considering NP route Please help

    Spacklehead replied to elipscombs's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Although I do agree with you regarding the bedside experience prior to a NP program, the above truly depends on where you work. The last three EDs where I worked didn't even have the ED physicians...

  23. pt pass out after IM ceftriaxone inj

    Spacklehead replied to yat777's topic in General Nursing

    Yep, not surprising - many professional athletes will try anything to get that "edge." Thanks for the links - I wouldn't be surprised if kids were caught stealing them from EDs/docs' offices to get a...

  24. RN to FNP, time for experience...

    Spacklehead replied to MystyqueOne's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Just to answer some of your questions, you can obtain financial aid as a "half-time" student. I believe you have to be enrolled and have 5 or more credits per semester to receive aid, though. I...

  25. Want to buy Danskos, but should I wait til I'm working so I know if color will

    Spacklehead replied to HealerWoman's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I LOVE my fake snakeskin Danskos! I've also seen the leopard-print ones - those are pretty cool, too. I would wait, though, since some institutions do have a dress code for shoes. They are a lot of...