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  1. Nurse practioner in operating room

    jer_sd replied to gobejo's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Yes NPs can and do work in the operating room. Unfortunatly the required skill set is not found in most NP prorams. Often the NP will need OTJ training as a minmum. One hospital I have privliges in...

  2. NP NO Masters

    jer_sd replied to FocusRN's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    What is your masters degree in? Is it health care related if so you might be able to gain access to a masters degree. www.westernu.edu they allow masters in other fields occasioanly for a most...

  3. How does your dept administer Lopressor? IV? PO?

    jer_sd replied to DutchgirlRN's topic in Radiology

    I have worked in two outpatient clinics that do CTAs. the original one we had the patient take 50mg of betablocker of choice at night before bed, then another dose 2 hours before the exam. If...

  4. NP or CRNA

    jer_sd replied to rnything's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    personaly I say go for the np program since you are accepted having classes in pathophysiology pharmacology and physical diagnosis can never hurt you. Then if you decide you still want to go for CRNA...

  5. Need info about OT & ST Nurse's role

    jer_sd replied to kwagner_51's topic in General Nursing

    What is you exact plan of care? Do you want to improve communication, reduce contractures or other? OT helps with ADLs, ST feeding and communication. Do you want to improve communication skills how...

  6. 'PA anesthetist'?

    jer_sd replied to HillaryC's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    When a rn provides moderate sedation it is billed as anesthesia provided by surgeon. In the cpt codes this year there is a new set of codes that are for sedation provided my physician other than...

  7. TIPS proceedure

    jer_sd replied to aerorunner80's topic in General Nursing

    This is an artifical path created in the liver between systemic and portal systems. A radiologist will enter the jugular vein and form a shunt between the hepatic and portal vein. This is a...

  8. If you could do it over again, would you choose nursing?

    jer_sd replied to jollyjenny's topic in General Nursing

    well here is my advice...nursing has more job oportunities and flexability than rad tech. Rad tech has decent hours and several modalities you can do but nursing has more choices. If you can see...

  9. Pain Management Nursing - Income?

    jer_sd replied to Josh L.Ac.'s topic in Pain Management

    trigger point injection are definatly in the scope of practice for NPs. Depending on law you can possibly learn nerve blocks and other more invasive procedures. Medication management can pay decent...

  10. Health Risks in radiology?

    jer_sd replied to MrsSportcat's topic in Radiology

    Umm if your staff is neverhaving any radiation show up on the personal dosimitry then there is a huge problem with your department. The staff who work in fluro, special procedures and even nulcear...

  11. NPs in EM?

    jer_sd replied to jls485's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I have seen FNPs working fast track and urgent care. There are a handful of emergency room np programs around, and I know of a post masters certificate (for fnps only) in urgent care. A FNP can...

  12. Ideas for finding clinical sites.

    jer_sd replied to BChapp3182's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    to take ancc certification exams the school must have accreditation from CCNE or the

  13. Pain Management Nursing - Income?

    jer_sd replied to Josh L.Ac.'s topic in Pain Management

    Often in out patient clinics the salary will be lower than hospital nursing, but better hours. With your intrest in pain management you can always work in a pain management center and suppliment with...

  14. Why NP and not PA?

    jer_sd replied to GirloftheSun's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    What do you actually want to do as a NP or PA... if you go to surgery including first assisting that is a very technical role, so can some areas in practice such as ortho, or neuro. Even a...

  15. Shadowing an NP

    jer_sd replied to RedHead85's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    The rules will depend on the facility, but generally hold of asking questions untill after the patient encounter. Yes if you want to add another certification you will likley need to do a post masters...

  16. Reproductive Endocrinology Experience?

    jer_sd replied to jsully13's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    david you are correct i have done both fnp and whnp programs, the whnp does go much more in-depth on reproductive endocrinology and all other ob/gyn topics. however fnps do work in fertility centers...

  17. Undergrad pharmacology before adv pharm?

    jer_sd replied to RN007's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Yes take a pharmacology course, and pathophysiology if you have not had that as well. Both of these are given at an advanced level in NP school and if you do not have the undergraduate foundation the...

  18. Reproductive Endocrinology Experience?

    jer_sd replied to jsully13's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    It might not be a bad idea to see about working or at least volunteering in a fertility clinic to see if you actually like the environment and roles. The basic fertility practice would be easy for a...

  19. Is the compensation worth it?

    jer_sd replied to Jo Dirt's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I agree with Siri, experienced nurses may initially take a pay cut or be equal but the upper limits of NP salary are higher than that of a RN so with time a NP can make

  20. Opinions @ Prescribing Psychologists & Prescription Privledges

    jer_sd replied to Therapist4Chnge's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    That is why they are going for additional postgraduate training to have advanced practice. If a RN can be trained in a MSN program to safely rx psych meds or other meds why can't a PSYD be trained in...

  21. any CRNAs as mid-level providers in the ICU?

    jer_sd replied to blee1's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Nope I am not a CRNA... just a NP, and I was participating an the discussion. I was only mentioning that a proffesional should know the limits of their state when practicing since all 50 states are...

  22. NP residency/fellowship

    jer_sd replied to mark2climb's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    keep in mind with current np education you can specialize in acute care, emergency, and other specilities. Where as all PAs are trained as a generalist. That might be one reason for lack of...

  23. Clinical discussion... as requested!

    jer_sd replied to EmeraldNYL's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    I was under the impression that MH could be triggered by Versed.... is this only with IV

  24. any CRNAs as mid-level providers in the ICU?

    jer_sd replied to blee1's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    But if you read further it limits scope of practice of the CRNA is as follows: Assessment of the health status of the patient as that status relates to the relative risks associated with anesthetic...

  25. Any NP's prescribing medical marijuana

    jer_sd replied to subee's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    In my state NPs can only do scheduale 2-5 plus legend medicaitons. Marijuana is scheduale 1. I am unaware of any state that allows scheduale 1 to be rx by a NP.