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  1. Money to spend

    NeuroNP replied to NeuroNP's topic in General Nursing

    My wife and I had actually talked about something similar last night. I said that we could buy a bunch of stuff, and then take it back. I haven't fully decided yet, but I think that MIGHT be a...

  2. NPs better than PAs in DM care

    NeuroNP replied to prairienp's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I just want to say thanks to David for posting stuff like this. I'm surprised at how many people in medicine/nursing (and that includes MD/DOs, RNs, PAs, NPs, CRNAs, etc) can't read a study...

  3. Money to spend

    NeuroNP replied to NeuroNP's topic in General Nursing

    Sadly, no.... I have thought about an iPhone (I could probably justifyit as it's kind of like a pda and I can get online to look stuff up...), but when I looked at it, the monthly plan is a lot more...

  4. Money to spend

    NeuroNP replied to NeuroNP's topic in General Nursing

    Sadly, no...I

  5. Money to spend

    NeuroNP replied to NeuroNP's topic in General Nursing

    Maybe I'll look into laptops just to see what I could get. I've got a good steth. And, when I graduate, my first choice is newborn. If I can't get that, I want to work adult ICU. So, if I'm going...

  6. Money to spend

    NeuroNP replied to NeuroNP's topic in General Nursing

    All good ideas, but...I've got a slew of bandage scissors from when I worked in the ER (drug reps). NCLEX review stuff comes out of next year's money, an actual course I think. I've got a bunch of...

  7. Advice please

    NeuroNP posted a topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I am under a contract with a local hospital to work for them for 2 years after graduation in exchange for them paying for school. They have a Level II NICU that is undergoing a big expanison next...

  8. Advice please

    NeuroNP replied to NeuroNP's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Well, the more I think about it, the more I decide it might not matter. To get into NNP school, I really need Level III experience, which I couldn't get at this hospital anyway. So, maybe after I've...

  9. Advice please

    NeuroNP replied to NeuroNP's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I would love to do PICU. I actually did an observation semester with Pediatric Critical Care Medicine at a "top 10" Children's hospital before I got into nursing school and loved it. I thought about...

  10. Dream NICU JOB TAKEN FROM ME!

    NeuroNP replied to lilmaxine02's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I'm pretty certain that it is not an ADA violation anymore than it would be to bar someone who is blind from nursing. I can't say for certain with this job, but when I worked in the ED, failing the...

  11. 1 year= NP? And programs with this?

    NeuroNP replied to Lorelai22RN's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    That's very true. Sometimes I think it takes me time to absorb stuff, but if I was in a position to do a 1 year program (I'm not!), I think that I could do it. I'd just have to be very dedicated and...

  12. 1 year= NP? And programs with this?

    NeuroNP replied to Lorelai22RN's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Then I'll go to school part-time and take 1/2 the part-time load each semester. That will take me 4 years to complete a 2 year part-time program. That must make me a REALLY good practitioner....

  13. We're giving her what??

    NeuroNP replied to preemieRNkate's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Several years ago I shadowed in the PICU and we had a kid who was getting it for PPHN. The kid was a boy about 6 (who was thankfully sedated and didn't realize it) and he did get the ...umm...side...

  14. NP working as a staff nurse in NICU

    NeuroNP posted a topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I saw something in another thread that made me think of this, but I didn't want to hijack that thread. I am an ADN student now and under contract with a local hospital when I graduate for two years....

  15. LMA/Combitube

    NeuroNP posted a topic in General Nursing

    I am in nursing school and we had a lecture this morning on airway devices and not one of the instructors had ever seen an LMA in practice. Not only that, one of them thought that an LMA and a...

  16. CNM or direct-entry midwife

    NeuroNP replied to smallwonders07's topic in Certified Nurse-Midwives, CNM

    I don't really know much about this, but I know that a friend of mine recently had a baby and used a CNM and she spent a LOT of time with her during labor as well as doing the office visits. I was...

  17. Addressing physicians

    NeuroNP posted a topic in International Nursing

    How do you address physicians in Australia/NZ? Are they called Dr. So-and-so? As I understand it, a physician in Australia/NZ is not an MD but an MBBS is that right? What about

  18. Uniform/title question

    NeuroNP posted a topic in International Nursing

    Just curious...my wife and I were watching a movie last night that takes place in the UK and there were quite a few hospital scenes. All the nurses wore a nice blue uniform (and looked very...

  19. Required to wear all white and carry a flower during pinning cermony

    NeuroNP replied to Bala Shark's topic in Men in Nursing

  20. KY nurses and students STAND UP. What part of KY are you from.

    NeuroNP replied to dark10gable's topic in General Nursing

    Hey, I'm at Bluegrass now and under contract to work at St Joe when I'm done. Hoping for either NICU at SJE or CTVU!

  21. Banner Hospitals to go to Uniforms

    NeuroNP replied to WoosahRN's topic in General Nursing

    Great examples! Unfortunately, laundering scrubs costs a lot of money. I know a hospital that used to do that and they ended up still providing scrubs to employees (so many sets/year) but the...

  22. Banner Hospitals to go to Uniforms

    NeuroNP replied to WoosahRN's topic in General Nursing

    That's a good point. To me, as long as you have the freedom to choose (it may limited) it's not crazy to have to pay for your own stuff. So, If I can go to cheapscrubs.com and get a deal and the...

  23. Banner Hospitals to go to Uniforms

    NeuroNP replied to WoosahRN's topic in General Nursing

    That's true, but unfortunately, that's the way life goes sometimes. A few years ago my wife's school redid the dress code and most of what she wore was now not acceptable (most of her clothes were...

  24. Banner Hospitals to go to Uniforms

    NeuroNP replied to WoosahRN's topic in General Nursing

    OK, I'll put my 2 cents in...I'm sure it won't be popular (except with a few who have posted similar...). I used to work in a hospital where we had to have color coded scrubs. We didn't like it and...

  25. Funny Names

    NeuroNP replied to nurserynurse55's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    My wife is a teacher and she is working on her Master's right now. She just finished a class on classroom managment and the guy who wrote the text book is named Harry Wong. Apparently he's a big...