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  1. Is Anyone PCCN Certified?

    GinaCat posted a topic in Cardiac

    Hi all, for those who are unfamiliar, PCCN is the equivalent of CCRN certification but it is geared towards step-down and tele nurses. (Adult Progressive Care Nursing Certification.) It's an AACN cert...

  2. DNR- Do Not Treat?

    GinaCat posted a topic in Patient Safety Issues

    What are your opinions on a patient who is a DNR? ---A DNR who is terminal, but not on hospice yet. On a regular floor. We still have to treat DNRs. But recently I had one from the ED to my tele...

  3. Is anyone in the navy reserve?

    GinaCat posted a topic in Government, Military

    Hi Navy Nurses :) Would anyone be willing to take a few minutes to tell me about their experience as a nurse in the navy reserve? I have been interested in joining the navy for a few years, and I...

  4. What Type of Setting Do You Work In?

    GinaCat posted a topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Hi, I hope no one minds that I am not a nurse practitioner. I am just very interested and I thought this is the place to find you :) Where do you work? Doc's Office, ED, clinic? I wonder how everyone...

  5. What Type of Setting Do You Work In?

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

    i looked through the first several pages w/ no finds. i will look further.

  6. Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner...please help

    GinaCat replied to ex1140's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    i really doubt that. i think it would be a positive thing that you have specialized in psych for a long span of time. My psych professor in college was a psychiatric NP and she did not do "staff"...

  7. Can you work as a staff nurse as an NP?

    GinaCat posted a topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Alright, sorry if this is dumb but I have googled and searched many times w/ no definitive results. I am dying to go to grad school because I loved it and did very well for undergrad- but I can't...

  8. Can you work as a staff nurse as an NP?

    GinaCat replied to GinaCat's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    oh thank you both so much!! extremely helpful answers. I tried to find the NJ BON laws on this, but I thought maybe they didn't have any. Now I know that they must and I will contact them if I can't...

  9. Pretty bad at starting IV's

    GinaCat replied to NurseJessie2's topic in First Year After Licensure

    is it finding the vein that's the problem, or physically starting the IV? maybe we can give you some

  10. Is Anyone PCCN Certified?

    GinaCat replied to GinaCat's topic in Cardiac

    hello again to everybody on here. I just want to say that I took it today and I passed w/ 86 correct. I used david woodruff's cds which were shockingly close to the test format. I also did a practice...

  11. Is anyone in the navy reserve?

    GinaCat replied to GinaCat's topic in Government, Military

    Thank you both so much !! Very good info. I am gathering my paperwork to see if I am eligible due to a migraine history and I am going to proceed from there. Thanks for your time and thank you for...

  12. BSN as entry into practice; why we decided against it.

    GinaCat replied to MunoRN's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    This is really interesting. I'm a BSN nurse, but I work w/ mostly ADN nurses. And they are great! They have to learn the same things that we do and take the same NCLEX. I think it's just a preference...

  13. Prolonged QT Interval

    GinaCat replied to jphillips27's topic in Cardiac

    Thank you so much. You're right I have seen it on 12-leads. I'm going to look up more about it. Thanks

  14. Prolonged QT Interval

    GinaCat replied to jphillips27's topic in Cardiac

    Just keep in mind the QT varies w the rate. I always use this formula. R to R divided by 2. That value must be less than or equal to the QT. I'm not familiar w QTc- what's that one ? A ratio? Thanks...

  15. Tell me all you can about Navy Reserve nursing!

    GinaCat replied to tots24's topic in Government, Military

    @BorgQueen1701 I've been looking into this a lot lately. Here is your answer: http://www.ocs.navy.mil/pt.asp GoNavy up there describes DCO school. and this is the website for it. Includes- 60 minutes...

  16. Military Nursing Questions Answered

    GinaCat replied to navyman7's topic in Government, Military

    This is an amazing post. I skimmed through all of it just now. But navyman7, I noticed that you had said that RNs in the navy reserve are deployed more often than active-duty nurses. I am more...

  17. Was I at fault? the nurse embarrassed me in front of others.

    GinaCat replied to crunchytaco's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    if she knew it was on for ten minutes she could have done something about it. she could have asked anyone for help. especially if there were onlookers while she was rude to you. i have never made my...

  18. "coarse" lung sounds

    GinaCat replied to RNbethy's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    it's very hard learning breath sounds because I noticed that many people call the same things different names. I think she is describing rhonchi. You've probably heard that term? Rhonchi is a term...

  19. Funny things patients say !

    GinaCat replied to TAM's topic in Nursing Humor

    AOx3, walkie-talkie: "you know that suppository they gave me before? If I put my finger in there, I can still feel

  20. The Patient I Failed

    GinaCat replied to nerdtonurse?'s topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    very well written. brought tears to my eyes. we all have a story like that. i won't tell mine, because I want to keep the focus on your great post. really makes us think. i wonder what can be done, as...

  21. Day shift or night shift - Which do you prefer? Why?

    GinaCat replied to Joe V's topic in Nurses Rock

    I'm sure other places of work are similar- day shift has a LOT more paperwork. MDs in all day long entering new orders to be done, family members with many questions, and insulin/revela w/ every meal...

  22. Is Anyone PCCN Certified?

    GinaCat replied to GinaCat's topic in Cardiac

    hi there! sorry i just saw your post now. i honestly can't tell you if it's working because I have no way of measuring my progress. The program that i purchased has a required "practice test" that i...

  23. Is Anyone PCCN Certified?

    GinaCat replied to GinaCat's topic in Cardiac

    Sorry sent it too soon. It's like 12 hours of audio which is excellent, well explained and keeps my interest. But I know I have to do reading besides it. Because I want to know at a greater depth....

  24. Is Anyone PCCN Certified?

    GinaCat replied to GinaCat's topic in Cardiac

    Hey ! I think they are good but I don't see them as being my only means o

  25. Is Anyone PCCN Certified?

    GinaCat replied to GinaCat's topic in Cardiac

    thank you so much for the reply! i nearly ordered that book actually. I ended up getting the david woodruff lectures on MP3 because i really like his youtube videos. liking them a lot so far. but...