jeepgirl

jeepgirl LPN, NP

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  1. Do Newbies "Eat" Their Elders?

    jeepgirl replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    RUBY - i about flipped when i read your post. that is halarious but i wanted to wring her neck with

  2. Giving Up?

    jeepgirl replied to Acey's topic in General Nursing

    this is why i went to graduate school! well, more to it than that - but believe me, i know your pain. small units, closed a lot, but when open slammed you with five patients a piece (or more - we...

  3. Finally a Positive Note in my Career

    jeepgirl replied to Flightline's topic in General Nursing

    civil service is great, right? i don't know why everyone doesn't jump at

  4. How many of us have contracts for our jobs???

    jeepgirl replied to traumaRUs's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    we didn't have a three month course on that - but we did have a semester class that covered all that stuff. however, we didn't talk about "name on the door". what's that? don't they just do that...

  5. How many of us have contracts for our jobs???

    jeepgirl replied to traumaRUs's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    i had one prospective employer throw down a 20 page contract before i even interviewed with the practice. talk about a turn

  6. Pt took a swing at me today!

    jeepgirl replied to FroggyMama's topic in General Nursing

    maybe he was

  7. What makes Nursing school so hard?

    jeepgirl replied to PopeJane3rd's topic in General Students

    i think it is the pressure to perform - and the expectation of perfection that many nursing instructors require. plain and

  8. For those with per diem positions....

    jeepgirl replied to RosesrReder's topic in General Nursing

    where i used to work (floor nursing) the PRN's got to do whatever the heck they wanted. no holidays, few weekends, and they basically dictated the schedule. we were a small unit, so it left the...

  9. Free removal of stitches... in the ER

    jeepgirl replied to vampiregirl's topic in General Nursing

    maybe they include it in the first ER charge if stitches are required. however, i don't think it is ethical to charge for services not already rendered. so i don't

  10. I am a psycho the night before clinical..

    jeepgirl replied to whiteoleander5's topic in General Students

    are you allowed to take ativan during

  11. New NP feeling discouraged...

    jeepgirl replied to christvs's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    wow! most of the jobs i have seen / interviewed for require 2 MONTHS notice! is three weeks normal? i mean, i've had to give 3 weeks for my RN job... minimum. They really liked it if you gave them a...

  12. New NP Nervous About Starting First APN Position!

    jeepgirl posted a topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Hello guys! I will be starting my new PNP position in about a month. I am SOOO NERVOUS! It really takes me a while to get into the swing of things with a new position (it always has) and I am now so...

  13. New NP Nervous About Starting First APN Position!

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

    Thanks Joan. I am in just such a tizzy and I am worried! Completely new enviroment, etc. But hopefully it will be

  14. Counting down to my PNP boards...

    jeepgirl replied to dansingrn's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I can tell you that I've used the Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Certification Review guide and it was great. Really covered the content on the exam. I also went to conference and went to the review...

  15. The economy and NP jobs....

    jeepgirl replied to RNBillie's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    don't do minute clinic if you're a new NP! that's a very independent job and very little support / orientation. that's what i've heard again and again - don't do minute clinic and similar jobs as a...

  16. Any NPs out there work as school nurse?

    jeepgirl replied to MommyandRN's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    That would be a great job. I have seen a few openings for school based NP's. However, to be a school nurse - in this area - you're an LPN. They won't even hire RN's (which I think is a liability,...

  17. New Nurse & OB. Is it possible?

    jeepgirl replied to OBGYN*RN's topic in General Nursing

    you - and everyone else - wants to work OB when they get out of school. seriously. you MUST have a good, solid med-surg background when it comes to OB. just because you didn't "like" med surg during...

  18. My RN venture ended today.

    jeepgirl replied to justme1972's topic in General Students

    they may end up curving,

  19. My RN venture ended today.

    jeepgirl replied to justme1972's topic in General Students

    actually, i can tell you that it is not and that it is important that you do. i really have a beef with people who say that it is the faculty's fault for them failing, but in this case, i think you...

  20. My RN venture ended today.

    jeepgirl replied to justme1972's topic in General Students

    i would have written the dean to let her know what was going

  21. Certification Frustration

    jeepgirl replied to worm9's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    well, isn't that

  22. Certification Frustration

    jeepgirl replied to worm9's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Why is going through that company taking so long? The PNCB took just a day or two after I got all my required docs in. That is CRAZY and I think something needs to be

  23. Do Newbies "Eat" Their Elders?

    jeepgirl replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    You are going to think I am a total butt - but I have had nothing but PROBLEMS with EMT / Paramedics who have bridged into nursing. I had one who told me "I just had to go back to school to do what I...

  24. Are trade school RN programs career suicide?

    jeepgirl replied to revolution's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    why pay extra money for something that is NOT accredited??!! go to a state

  25. This is kinda embarassing and gross: have you ever removed an impaction from yoursel

    jeepgirl replied to mondkmondk's topic in General Nursing

    fleets. sorry you're not feeling