kalevra

kalevra BSN, RN

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  1. New Grad Nurses struggling to find jobs - CNN Reporter wants to hear from you

    kalevra replied to Brian's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Finally get the word out!!! It is time for nurses to get the word out about the truth and not the lies that schools and companies are saying. I swear if I run into another person that talks about the...

  2. 1st Psych Nursing Job starts Monday, any advice?

    kalevra replied to ChelleNurse's topic in Psychiatric

    Work on that Judo

  3. SICK of BSN Pedestal

    kalevra replied to DUDERNGUY's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Yeah makes no sense to have 2 maybe 3 different education requirements to take NCLEX. There ADN, BSN and the far and few between Diploma. It really does not make sense why the national RN body cant...

  4. Would you work for a hospital as an Independent Contractor?

    kalevra replied to btoddrn's topic in Agency Nurses

    What does "offload accounting"

  5. Prescriptive Authority for Nurse Practitioners

    kalevra replied to lazer31285's topic in Advanced Practice

    The reason why I see the PA as having a slight edge between the two is versatility. It is my understanding that adding on to the skills an NP is allowed to perform in a setting requires legislation to...

  6. ADN or BSN

    kalevra replied to platinum_garb's topic in Illinois Nursing

    If you go ADN, you can work as an LPN at the same time you are in school. I have friends that are doing that and still making 40 hour work weeks. Its tough but

  7. Prescriptive Authority for Nurse Practitioners

    kalevra replied to lazer31285's topic in Advanced Practice

    Who would be the most vocal opponent regarding expanding the prescriptive authority of

  8. Prescriptive Authority for Nurse Practitioners

    kalevra replied to lazer31285's topic in Advanced Practice

    I fully understand that both of them NP or PA can provide the required level of care for patients. Their levels of education are adequate to meet the needs of patients. With the passage of the...

  9. Prescriptive Authority for Nurse Practitioners

    kalevra replied to lazer31285's topic in Advanced Practice

    Of course I am not a PCP. If I were, I would not be asking question so that I could better understand the situation. So what happens in rural areas when an NP decides a specialist or specific...

  10. Prescriptive Authority for Nurse Practitioners

    kalevra replied to lazer31285's topic in Advanced Practice

    Why is it so important that the PCP (in this case NP or PA), be an independent practitioner? As a PCP you deal with run of the mill problems that the patient comes to you with in your office. Then if...

  11. Prescriptive Authority for Nurse Practitioners

    kalevra replied to lazer31285's topic in Advanced Practice

    The reason I bring them up is two fold. First is that there are legal issues regarding practiced medicine vs practicing nursing. I thought there was a fine line that an NP was treading. Second is...

  12. Prescriptive Authority for Nurse Practitioners

    kalevra replied to lazer31285's topic in Advanced Practice

    OK so if you advance the prescriptive authority of an NP so that it in their scope of practice, then they will still be practicing nursing. Even though they are treating the underlying cause and not...

  13. Prescriptive Authority for Nurse Practitioners

    kalevra replied to lazer31285's topic in Advanced Practice

    Specifically, when do they begin to practice medicine and not nursing? Lets say the NPs and PAs get what they asked for. They get prescriptive authority as requested in all 50 states. Now at what...

  14. Med Surg Nurses: How many patients do you care for?

    kalevra replied to cheez1285's topic in Medical-Surgical

    6-8 patients a shift on med surg! I live in California, we have legislation that caps the nurse to patient ratio. I just find one nurse to 6 patients on med surg

  15. Critical Thinking: you have it or you don't. Agree or disagree?

    kalevra replied to LTCnurse11's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Critical thinking requires development, not many people are born with a highly developed level of critical thinking. Most people are born with enough to keep you alive and keep you going. School and...

  16. Prescriptive Authority for Nurse Practitioners

    kalevra replied to lazer31285's topic in Advanced Practice

    So because of the Affordable Care Act we will have a shortage of primary care physicians estimated at roughly 46,000. The idea is to increase the Nurse Practitioners scope of practice to better handle...

  17. Prescriptive Authority for Nurse Practitioners

    kalevra replied to lazer31285's topic in Advanced Practice

    I actually see PAs taking the primary care provider role in the future. In the military my primary care provider was a PA as is are most other Units. We see him or her first for whatever issues we may...

  18. Dear Boss

    kalevra replied to mindlor's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Most of hiring in general is based on who you

  19. Would you work for a hospital as an Independent Contractor?

    kalevra replied to btoddrn's topic in Agency Nurses

    The CRNAs at my hospital are all independent contractors. There are 8 that I know of personally. They consider themselves as a small business, something to do with filing paper work that makes an LLC...

  20. Dear Boss

    kalevra replied to mindlor's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Your most likely right. The competition is cutthroat out here for a job. If it were not for the contracted rates by the union, nurses would be clamoring to undercut their competition for a chance at a...

  21. Dear Boss

    kalevra replied to mindlor's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Best of luck to you on your job

  22. What tape recorder do you prefer?

    kalevra replied to havehope's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    OMG! You have seen a tape deck/cassette! I haven't seen one in years. Most people have digital recorders. Tape recorders, man those take me back. Back when music was

  23. 2015 DNP Requirement for APNs

    kalevra replied to IcanHealYou's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I highly doubt it. We can't even agree on an entrance level education standard for RNs. Its like herding cats. Just going different directions contrary to one

  24. RN to MD

    kalevra replied to kalevra's topic in General Nursing

    Does anyone here know how old some of those RNs were before when they entered medical

  25. Forced wearing of nursing cap.

    kalevra replied to onetiredstudent's topic in General Students

    I think a cloak would look hilarious for graduation. Women wear caps and males wear cloaks! But I would have mine with eh super man S logo on it. Welcome to the costume