eaduarte

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1. Vanderbilt MSN FNP and working as RN

   eaduarte replied to Obnurse85's topic in Post Graduate Students

   It was typically a week per month for 3-4 months per semester in fall and spring semesters. Then the summer was usually 1-2 weeks. I know some people would meet another distance student and share...

2. Oncall hospice nurse

   eaduarte replied to kimhaw's topic in Hospice, Palliative

   Hopefully you will have a good experience and I suppose it all depends on how your company looks at on call and what the expectations are. I know that the places I have worked do not keep on call...

3. Please share your home care nursing tips/tricks with others

   eaduarte replied to paradiseboundRN's topic in Home Health

   I have a small hard cover notebook that is about the size of a grocery list pad (like maybe 3 inches across and 6 inches in height). When I open the notebook it lays flat and so I use the opened and...

4. Should I go salary or stay pay per visit??

   eaduarte replied to AZMOMO2's topic in Home Health

   AZMOMO2, I think you should definitely have something in writing regarding the caseload expectation for a full time nurse. Of course it won't always be the agreed upon number, but say if it is 6 to 8...

5. Please share your home care nursing tips/tricks with others

   eaduarte replied to paradiseboundRN's topic in Home Health

   I have gotten really good at redirecting patients/families when they start to yak on and on about irrelevant information. Of course as we all know people are lonely and we are sometimes the only...

6. New Grad Quitting After Less Than a Year (advice!)

   eaduarte replied to IcySageNurse's topic in First Year After Licensure

   I agree with NoviceRN10. You don't have to tell them that it was in the plans, rather you can be honest and say that you have to move because of your wife's job. They can't hold that against you...

7. New grad in hospice = doomed?

   eaduarte replied to aphillipi's topic in Hospice, Palliative

   You are NOT doomed. I speak from experience. My first "real" RN job was with hospice and I loved it and excelled at it. I am one of the top RN case managers that the company has and I have stayed...

8. New to home health

   eaduarte replied to MakemehappyRN's topic in Home Health

   I personally LOVE home health. I know it is not for everybody, but I enjoy it and I find the ability to have a different experience everyday rewarding. I also love the autonomy of it. I have worked...

9. Should I go salary or stay pay per visit??

   eaduarte replied to AZMOMO2's topic in Home Health

   I agree. I have done both and depending upon where you work and what the caseload is like, I think that staying per patient pay would be better than salary. I know that having a salary would be nice...

10. Vanderbilt MSN program

    eaduarte replied to danceluver's topic in Advanced Practice

    I think that if you decided to move to Nashville you could talk to the school and there wouldn't be any problem having you become a local student. I think for the most part things stay relatively the...

11. Vanderbilt MSN FNP and working as RN

    eaduarte replied to Obnurse85's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Vanderbilt has an excellent program! I know people who did the program full time and did not work. I know some people who worked full time and went to school full time (which I honestly don't see how...

12. Just got accepted!

    eaduarte replied to nursynurseRN's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Agreed, time management is key! I am sure you know this from undergrad, but it is especially important to keep in mind in grad school. Also I think that if you are doing the program full time then it...

13. FNP Possibly Moving to Washington, DC

    eaduarte posted a topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Wanting to see if anybody had advice regarding good locations to work in the Washington, DC area as an FNP. Since I am not from the DC area, nor have I lived in the surrounding states, I don't know...