myoglobin

myoglobin ASN, BSN, MSN

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  1. Effect of 12 Hour Shifts on Patient Care and the Nurse: A Need for Change.

    myoglobin replied to LindaGracie's topic in General Nursing

    My wife works from home and has no commute. Also we have a 6 bedroom house in a gated community, with a pool for $1600.00 per month (until a year ago utilities were also included). As a PMHNP my job...

  2. Effect of 12 Hour Shifts on Patient Care and the Nurse: A Need for Change.

    myoglobin replied to LindaGracie's topic in General Nursing

    I think some people would do better with 8 hour shifts. But the majority (especially those like me with two hour commutes each way) wouldn't even consider it as an option if they had any other choice....

  3. Effect of 12 Hour Shifts on Patient Care and the Nurse: A Need for Change.

    myoglobin replied to LindaGracie's topic in General Nursing

    The "only" good thing about eight hour shifts is that it would instantly increase demand for nurses by about 30% (an extra shift per day). Also, since about 30% of people would quit nursing it might...

  4. Half the class expelled... help.

    myoglobin replied to LoveGuineaPigs's topic in General Students

    The lawsuit would probably need to be filed in the state where you went to school. Keep us up to date on your progress and let me know if I can help in your future educational endeavors. Try to stay...

  5. Effect of 12 Hour Shifts on Patient Care and the Nurse: A Need for Change.

    myoglobin replied to LindaGracie's topic in General Nursing

    Child care is an issue no matter what the length of shift. The strategy that we used was a baby sitter who stayed "over night" with our homeschooled son from the age of around five until around 17 (we...

  6. HUGE step forward for NP's!!!

    myoglobin replied to MikeFNPC's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I for one am not talking about "absolute" equity in pay (for NP's) verses MD's, but rather "parity" of billing and compensation. For example here in Florida as a new graduate PMHNP I'm being offered...

  7. Legalized Recreational Marijuana - What Will You See in the ED?

    myoglobin replied to traumaRUs's topic in Emergency

    What will we see in the ED with legalized cannabis? a. Perhaps less DUI's and trauma related accidents if fewer people drink and drive and instead stay home and utilize cannabis. b. Perhaps less...

  8. HUGE step forward for NP's!!!

    myoglobin replied to MikeFNPC's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I understand the bias against NP's at studentdoctor.net, but I would expect that nurses would advocate strongly for nurses. I believe that it is in part because of our unique nursing background and...

  9. University of Southern Indiana (USI) PMHNP - 2019

    myoglobin replied to JENFKB's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Note anyone in this program who needs "a resource" along the way I will do what I can to be of service during your

  10. What tricks do you have for nausea?

    myoglobin replied to tining's topic in School

    I find ginger and peppermint to be effective. Since we can't give capsules (without an MD order) I often bring ginger/ and peppermint tea along with peppermint oil mainly for use by staff. Ginger in...

  11. A complaint against an NP

    myoglobin replied to Oldmahubbard's topic in Advanced Practice

    Here's the thing he's probably in the wrong but I would have "mixed emotions" about filing a complaint. Here are some of my thoughts: a. Perhaps this clinician has had significant psychiatric...

  12. Forced Organ Donations from Living Donors???!!!!

    myoglobin replied to traumaRUs's topic in Nursing News

    I am old enough to remember how the world came together to oppose the abhorrent practice of "apartheid" in South Africa. There were not only unified "sanctions", but indeed even owning stock (or...

  13. Looking for input on first PMHNP job.

    myoglobin posted a topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    So it is looking like my options may come down to three basic "first job" offers as a PMHNP. Currently, I live in Florida and my wife would stay here at least two weeks out of the month (she is a...

  14. Half the class expelled... help.

    myoglobin replied to LoveGuineaPigs's topic in General Students

    A few points: 1. Of course you should consult with an attorney. Perhaps, several of the students affected might be represented together. There might be grounds for defamation/libel or other torts. 2....

  15. Failed -- unacceptable reason

    myoglobin replied to yolonono's topic in General Students

    I will say that I encountered many, many nursing exam questions which were poor at best or simply wrong (in terms of the stated answer). In most cases it was not possible to successfully challenge...

  16. Effect of 12 Hour Shifts on Patient Care and the Nurse: A Need for Change.

    myoglobin replied to LindaGracie's topic in General Nursing

    12 hour shifts and the three day work week they foster is one of the primary reasons I became a nurse. Consider that with a two hour round trip commute you would be working an extra 200 hours per year...

  17. Failed PMHNP - need advice please

    myoglobin replied to kp1791's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Well, as you know from the thread above the test will be changing soon. I suspect that it will be more "nuts and bolts" and less policy (this may be to your advantage if the policy aspect was your...

  18. Failed PMHNP - need advice please

    myoglobin replied to kp1791's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Boradvitals is very good, but it was a bit light on policy. Also, unlike Pocket Prep it didn't provide page citations. There were times that I vehemently disagreed with question answers and wrote the...

  19. Failed PMHNP - need advice please

    myoglobin replied to kp1791's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    If you use the "PocketPrep" application I felt that it was helpful to read the pages cited. That way with every question you can get a "mini review" of the subject matter (not just the specific...

  20. Failed PMHNP - need advice please

    myoglobin replied to kp1791's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I ended up passing the exam with a time spent of around 150 minutes. Unfortunately, there is no way for me to know if I passed by one question or many since you do not get a score unless you fail....

  21. Failed PMHNP - need advice please

    myoglobin replied to kp1791's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Having not (yet) taken the exam my insight is limited. However, of the resources that I have utilized I would say that Pocket Prep, the ANCC purple book, and ANA PMHNP "practice questions" are the...

  22. Failed PMHNP - need advice please

    myoglobin replied to kp1791's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    One thing that may be helpful to some is to keep a "running list" of information that would have been needed to get a question correct (that was missed) on a practice exam. In this way by reviewing...

  23. Failed PMHNP - need advice please

    myoglobin replied to kp1791's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I do not doubt that this is true but the question is why? Why would’t the PMHNP exam reflect material taught in school to the same extent as the FNP and other NP exams? What forces shaped this...

  24. Failed PMHNP - need advice please

    myoglobin replied to kp1791's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Are FNP's and the other specialties also getting a new test? If not what were the "behind the scenes" dynamics (is such things are known or can be deduced) that caused the test reformulation? Also,...

  25. Failed PMHNP - need advice please

    myoglobin replied to kp1791's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I would wager that the majority of people who fail the exam do so because of policy and research questions. This begs the questions of which review resource does the best job of focusing on this area...