jeepgirl

jeepgirl LPN, NP

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  1. Combined NNP/PNP programs

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

    i dunno maybe its a thing with the school releasing your stuff too... saying you are done with the degree and all, which you have to be done with to be able to test and practice? i don't know!! i know...

  2. Combined NNP/PNP programs

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

    that may be very well true. i just know that an Acute Care Pediatric Nurse Practitioner is geared for Acute Care / ICU / ED experience... but they have a lot of training in trauma, ONCO, etc as well....

  3. Combined NNP/PNP programs

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

    can an acute care PNP (not the primary care... acute care) work in the NICU? why not just do

  4. Regret Midlevel Position?

    jeepgirl replied to sarahrn2be's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    you are wrong. there are not "always" NP positions. being an NP is not a fall back. getting into graduate school at this level is very competitve. in my NP program for the Pediatric program, there...

  5. Regret Midlevel Position?

    jeepgirl replied to sarahrn2be's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    actually, almost every doc i have worked with, interviewed with, and interned with have ALL told me they wished they went the NP route because it allows more flexibility and the allowance for a HOME...

  6. Can NP work right after passing exam

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

    i tested with the pncb, because i am a pediatric nurse practitioner. it did did tell me that i passed at the end (immediately after). it was a multiple choice

  7. Can NP work right after passing exam

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

    IN mo, i have to get the stuff saying I passed, then I have to fill out the application, and send in my money and apply for licensure. but it sure is a relief to have my test out of the way (I took it...

  8. "I have kids! I need to come in late, need more sick time, etc."

    jeepgirl replied to Plagueis's topic in General Nursing

    6 weeks if you are lucky around here it seems. We had some of one girls come in at 4 weeks because of PTO allowances. i came in right at 6 weeks because i had already been off for preterm labor. I...

  9. "I have kids! I need to come in late, need more sick time, etc."

    jeepgirl replied to Plagueis's topic in General Nursing

    ruby, that is the way things should be. sounds like you work with a great group of coworkers. in the end, it's the golden rule, and that was what i was trying to get across... do unto others... as...

  10. "I have kids! I need to come in late, need more sick time, etc."

    jeepgirl replied to Plagueis's topic in General Nursing

    Thats the way it should be... it should never be a problem. I know that every time I wanted to hand off to go and pump I always made sure all my patients were checked up on, charted up on, pumps were...

  11. "I have kids! I need to come in late, need more sick time, etc."

    jeepgirl replied to Plagueis's topic in General Nursing

    Then don't expect them to work 12 hour shifts without adequate time to pump. Its like peeing, its gotta come out somehow. Have them do 6 hour shifts so they can pump before they come, pump at lunch,...

  12. "I have kids! I need to come in late, need more sick time, etc."

    jeepgirl replied to Plagueis's topic in General Nursing

    Exactly. I have to say that when I run into some people - always very helpful - that tried to offer me advice re: breastfeeding, they were always the ones who had never ever breastfed a child or had a...

  13. "I have kids! I need to come in late, need more sick time, etc."

    jeepgirl replied to Plagueis's topic in General Nursing

    If she has only been in the building two weeks, then yes, you can probably say ask if she cannot perform the job and suggest she apply for a different job in the facility if she wants to work in the...

  14. "I have kids! I need to come in late, need more sick time, etc."

    jeepgirl replied to Plagueis's topic in General Nursing

  15. "I have kids! I need to come in late, need more sick time, etc."

    jeepgirl replied to Plagueis's topic in General Nursing

    you know, i graduate this spring with my master's (working my my PNP) and i will tell you that people do NOT want to call in to work because of their kid being sick... most often they are truely...

  16. "I have kids! I need to come in late, need more sick time, etc."

    jeepgirl replied to Plagueis's topic in General Nursing

    The nurse should be able to pump during her lunch and that should be able to count as one of her breaks, I agree. But they should be given adequate time to do both - scarf down lunch (which I often...

  17. "I have kids! I need to come in late, need more sick time, etc."

    jeepgirl replied to Plagueis's topic in General Nursing

    I think that some of those are valid complaints while the others are not. For instance, staff and patient breastmilk should be stored separately. Is their BM not in a cooler or bag? I know that I...

  18. "I have kids! I need to come in late, need more sick time, etc."

    jeepgirl replied to Plagueis's topic in General Nursing

    I remember going home at night, not having pumped for 8 hours, not having peed, eaten, or drank at all - running a temp - because my coworkers were too busy for me to pump. it was not nice for me not...

  19. In nursing uniform during a traffic copstop!

    jeepgirl replied to Suninmyheart's topic in General Nursing

    Wow, that is nasty. I don't even know how it came up but I was stopped for speeding the last time I got ticketed - 4 years ago. I was like... I'm a nurse. He was like, well, you should know better...

  20. Going PRN... how did you do it?

    jeepgirl posted a topic in General Nursing

    Help! I need your feedback guys! I have been away for so long due to school... I am almost done with my master's degree! I have missed you all! I used to be very active, but not so much in the last...

  21. Least painful injection site

    jeepgirl replied to kate_osb's topic in Patient Medications

    I think its pretty standard to mix it, but you're right... you NEVER

  22. Battle of the Shifts

    jeepgirl replied to RNview's topic in General Nursing

    Omg I love you. Do you want to come to work with me

  23. Rotavirus

    jeepgirl replied to student4ever's topic in General Nursing

    kids are the ones who are most likely to become very sick and dehydrated from rotavirus... however, adults can get it also, but I have never heard of one being extremely ill from it.

  24. Im sorry, but light stomachs please do not read!

    jeepgirl replied to onconurseRT's topic in General Nursing

    press charges, raise a stink at the school... anything YOU can think of to get that boy punished. that is

  25. Breastfeeding and shiftwork - does it work?

    jeepgirl posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    Hello, I was just wondering about your experiences breastfeeding and working as a registered nurse. I am currently expecting, and I work peds (primary) and couplet care (occasionally). I really want...