Dixiecup

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  1. Need Help with Charting/SOAPs

    Dixiecup replied to BChapp3182's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I am taking the class right now that addressed just these issues. I found that the soap charting for the NP is much more comlicated than the soap charting for an RN. It took me a long whle to get out...

  2. NPs: HAVE YOU MADE A BIG CHANGE?

    Dixiecup replied to gkbroaro's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I truly admire those of you who have the energy and desire to try and make a change and a difference for the rest of us. As for me (please, don't flame me!) i just want to go to work, get my paycheck...

  3. FNP work settings and benefits

    Dixiecup replied to Dino's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    That's great for you, you're young. I'm already fifty years old and have a year left to get my NP degree. I have no retirement at all right now so it looks like I'll just be stuck working till I

  4. How to know where to land after NP graduation

    Dixiecup replied to lifelong's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    My dream is to be a psych NP. But since I'll have close to 100K in student loans to pay back, I will be forced to work in the rural clinic setting at least for a while so the government will pay back...

  5. what made you decide to be a NP?

    Dixiecup replied to celclt's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Money.

  6. How hard are the NP boards to pass?

    Dixiecup replied to yellow finch's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Well, this thread has just re-inforced my fear of failure. I'm about two thirds done with the FNP program and I'm passing by the skin of my teeth. I am not a good test taker and have not do well on...

  7. How much/best experience for FNPs/ACNPs...

    Dixiecup replied to CrazyPremed's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I'm beginning to think that TOO much experience is not a good thing before going into an NP program. I was a nurse for twenty years before I took the plunge and NP is a whole different ballgame from...

  8. I need help making some decisions.

    Dixiecup replied to FuturoEnfermera's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Once you actually become an NP, you will be able to do all those things you are longing to do now. But you have to get through the nursing part of it to get there! I live in Missouri, and the NP's...

  9. Need advice for upcoming NP interview!!!

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

    I don't know about the rest of the interview, but when it comes to wages, I would not advise you to accept a salary position. All the NP's I know tell me you pretty well get screwed if you're not paid...

  10. help

    Dixiecup replied to pedirn57's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Last semester my preceptor did several things I did not agree with and would liked to have questioned, but didn't. I just took it with a grain of salt and made a mental note of "how NOT to do...

  11. Bye Bye Discovery Health

    Dixiecup replied to amya215's topic in General Nursing

    Really, I think it's just selfish on the part of the parents. How could you even buy them all a new pair of shoes? I don't see how one of them could ever feel special. If I was one of those kids, I'd...

  12. Wait Times

    Dixiecup replied to 2bmalenurse007's topic in General Nursing

    I live in a moderate size community. Almost all of the physicians offices have signs posted that say "if you've been waiting for longer than thirty minutes, please inform the receptionist". I'm...

  13. critique of a peer written nursing research

    Dixiecup replied to brizbanian12's topic in General Nursing

    If you google "how to write a research paper" you'll get several sites with step by step instructions. There's a certain formatt for research papers, just follow the formatt and you'll do

  14. Today I was made redundant

    Dixiecup replied to joannep's topic in General Nursing

    Ok, at the risk of looking stupid. What is redundant? I've never heard this term

  15. Do You Tell EVERYONE You Are a Nurse?

    Dixiecup replied to pagandeva2000's topic in General Nursing

    I kind of disagree with this one. While I definitly don't tell the world I'm a nurse for reasons everyone else has stated, I am currently in the NP program and can't wait till I get my degree, one of...

  16. I don't want to come to work on my days off.

    Dixiecup replied to Wheaties's topic in General Nursing

    I just turn my ringer off. I check my caller ID a few times during the day incase I have a call I need to answer. Important people (at least important to me, have my cell #. Work does

  17. Male nurse crying!!!

    Dixiecup replied to ClassQ1's topic in Men in Nursing

    Female here. my whole life I would rather die than have someone see me cry. I perceive it as weak. I know that's wrong and stupid but it takes a lot to make me cry, I just hate to do it. And what's...

  18. Help Please...

    Dixiecup replied to TonyFl's topic in Men in Nursing

    I'm a female. I couldn't even use a thermometer before I started nursing school, the only way I could tell if my kids had a fever is if they were hot to touch. Been a nurse for twenty years now....

  19. Child care-what do other nurses do??

    Dixiecup replied to Otessa's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know how large of a city you live in, but I called the highschool and they had names of highschool girls who practically made a career out of babysitting. And since they are in school, they...

  20. old nurse/new to nursing home work

    Dixiecup replied to holly2009's topic in General Nursing

    Sure sounds like it to

  21. MORPHINE and Dying Patients

    Dixiecup replied to constantlylearning's topic in General Nursing

    Please, do not take this the wrong way, but.....I would hate to think I was laying in severe agony, not being able to tell anyone and no one would give me pain meds because they couldn't "prove" I was...

  22. MORPHINE and Dying Patients

    Dixiecup replied to constantlylearning's topic in General Nursing

    it just burns my behind when the family doesn't want their loved one to have so much pain medication because it snows them and they're not alert! would they rather have them lay there in severe pain...

  23. The most expensive, silly or cheap gifts you received from your hospital

    Dixiecup replied to Shantas's topic in General Nursing

    I work in LTC. About 80 beds. We're pretty much all like family. Usually once a summer the employee relations committee has a big free BBQ for all the staff. The kicker is, they come in on night shift...

  24. Will I really be qualified enough?

    Dixiecup replied to mickjordmoll's topic in General Nursing

    I think almost every one feels like this. I remember after the first day of my first nursing job, a freind of mine and I that graduated together both went to work at the same place, and we both looked...

  25. need info about IV vancomycin

    Dixiecup replied to Ms.RN's topic in General Nursing

    I work in LTC and amazingly we do quite a bit of vanc. We always do the P&T before every third dose and then the pharmacy adjusts the dose accordingly. One thing I have learned though....most of...