CRF250Xpert

CRF250Xpert specializes in ICU, ER, OR, FNP.

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1. A Day In The Life Of A NP?

   CRF250Xpert replied to Enigmatik's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

   CAM is Complementary and Alternative

2. A Day In The Life Of A NP?

   CRF250Xpert replied to Enigmatik's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

   Get to work at 0500 to read all labs and write notes based on those for the staff to get with the pt for yz and f/u. Read al of the notes from staf for me - med refills, referral request etc. Read...

3. Why NP and not doctor?

   CRF250Xpert replied to Enigmatik's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

   Timing. I wanted to go to med school, but I had to make choices that were best for everyone in the family and for my career. I still wish I'd gone MD, but life isn't always all about what I

4. when is it ok to bring up....

   CRF250Xpert replied to nitasarn's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

   Yep - if the pay isn't right - why waste everyone's time? I'm too old to care about anything else. Work is work...and my time and skills generate

5. Need advice

   CRF250Xpert replied to amerriott's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

   I think you should look back and remember why you became a FNP. I personally couldn't stand the 12 hour days 7 days a week in the ER and being on call 24/7 in the OR - voila - I work m-f in a 0730 to...

6. NP Changes that need to happen...

   CRF250Xpert replied to Sabotai's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

   Well, it's not very popular, but I fully believe that the biggest problem in nursing is that it's run by nurses. Using terms that MDs understand like "residency" would give automatic credibility....

7. ACNP without research, theory, etc

   CRF250Xpert replied to 8mpg's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

   I pretty much spend my whole day thinking, "I wonder what Orem would do?" Then I wake up, realize I have a ton of pt's to see, Dx,Rx plan, etc - such much work - so little time for theory reflections...

8. Do you tell pts who get heparin that it comes from pigs???

   CRF250Xpert replied to traumaRUs's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

   If full disclosure, 100% PC, and all source awareness is the goal, you better get the legal office to prepare a 500 page booklet. Recall that we use things like salmon sperm, urine, fungi, etc to...

9. Senior AFROTC Nursing Student with questions!

   CRF250Xpert replied to JaysFanKate's topic in Government, Military

   Have an active duty cadre with a CAC log onto AMS. Go to officer assignments. Search by AFSC and O1 through O3. This will give you a list of the places that actually have the job for which you...

10. I'm Not Overthinking This, Am I?

    CRF250Xpert replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I'm very certain it's against the law to lie so a patient can commit fruad and sit at home (or at his real illegal under the table job)with his hand out. Maybe call the cops and turn them in? I work...

11. Help! Case log!

    CRF250Xpert replied to DaisyRN, ACNP's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    We use an EMR that I can pull all of my coding off of for real

12. Theoretical frameworks????

    CRF250Xpert replied to FutureNP601's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I wish you nothing but the best. I think theory stuff is all done tongue-in-cheek, but it sure makes the PhD's feel necessary. I've had coworker MDs ask me if they could get a copy of an article I...

13. New Grad. FNP: Need advice on CE

    CRF250Xpert replied to j411100's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I read Medscape while sitting at traffic lights. I feel very up to date since I read every day. Waiting all year for a big trip to a confernce and have to digest tons of input isn't a good fit for...

14. Would you do it over again?

    CRF250Xpert replied to kelmc0824's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Apples and Oranges. It's very hard for a RN to understand what a NP does (impossible, IMO). Here's a good read: Doctor burnout: Nearly half of physicians report symptoms â€"

15. Where are all the online NP graduates?

    CRF250Xpert replied to Mommy2be's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    wish I could help, but I went to a