Guttercat ASN, RN

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    Fun Questionnaire for Nurses

    Guttercat replied to sarah16493's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I have at least twice, received (crispy, new bills) monetary bribes in the mail from research companies to fill out their surveys. Whatcha
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    Now I get why experience means everything yet nothing

    Guttercat replied to bsnanat2's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Actually...no. Depends on state law. Something I'm trying to mete out in terms of the future. Again, nursing has sheer numbers and lobbyists on its
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    Now I get why experience means everything yet nothing

    Guttercat replied to bsnanat2's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I haven't seen "nursing diagnoses" used in years at my workplace. Worthless and idiotic they are..."Potential for Infection..." Duh. However, they have not been done away with. No, they've merely...
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    Now I get why experience means everything yet nothing

    Guttercat replied to bsnanat2's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Thank you for that. I needed to hear it.
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    Now I get why experience means everything yet nothing

    Guttercat replied to bsnanat2's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    That may change as the ACA plays out. That's my conundrum...deciding which route to take in light of rapidly changing definition and scope of practice.. Nursing has the advantage in sheer numbers and...
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    Now I get why experience means everything yet nothing

    Guttercat replied to bsnanat2's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Yes. NP's are as busy overcoming the word "nurse" as PA's are busy overcoming the word "assistant." There's been a longtime, heated movement within the PA realm to change their title to "Physician...
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    Now I get why experience means everything yet nothing

    Guttercat replied to bsnanat2's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I'm currently deciding between PA vs ANP route. I've been an RN for 19 years. It just torques me off that I spent all these years in the trenches... and for what?
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    Now I get why experience means everything yet nothing

    Guttercat replied to bsnanat2's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Appreciate your links here, and
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    Now I get why experience means everything yet nothing

    Guttercat replied to bsnanat2's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    From what I've been researching...it's very, very difficult. The PA mantra is, "75% of med school in 50% of the
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    Now I get why experience means everything yet nothing

    Guttercat replied to bsnanat2's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    This is a great post. Thanks for the eloquent
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    bosses working on the floor

    Guttercat replied to jmznurse's topic in General Nursing

    My humor-hyperbole flew right on by you, didn't
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    bosses working on the floor

    Guttercat replied to jmznurse's topic in General Nursing

    Fixed it for you. :) Let's get real. It's about money. In my specialty of dialysis (which I consider a portent and excellent marker of future health care trends), "clinic managers" or what have you,...
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    bosses working on the floor

    Guttercat replied to jmznurse's topic in General Nursing

    I've thought about getting my MBA. I could develop reports and nifty graphs filled with data that supports how nursing staff is doing it
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    PA-C or NP? What would you do?

    Guttercat replied to Guttercat's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Thank you LuxCal, for the input. Right now ANP's have "limited' practice scope due to a lack of consistency in practice law across state lines, as opposed to PA's...but one thing the nurse contingent...
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    A vet tech as a nurse ?

    Guttercat replied to Trekfan's topic in General Nursing

    To the OP,Don't you know that in public consciousness a "Nurse" includes anyone able to obtain a blood pressure, to wiping a butt, right on up to the "nurse" that monitors an IABP on a fresh heart?...
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    Salary comparison

    Guttercat replied to oriellyk's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Congrats! Wyoming is "home" to me. Cheyenne is... a bit flat and notoriously windy...but no tornados to speak of. :) Clean little city. Enjoy the area. SO much to see and do in
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    Salary comparison

    Guttercat replied to oriellyk's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    All of Canadia is a high cost of living area. That's why they come down here to shop or buy vacation homes in
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    Do male nurses recieve as much respect from patients as female ones do?INPUT IS GREAT

    Guttercat replied to david18's topic in Men in Nursing

    Been at this 20 years. I love my male RN counterparts. I'm glad they're in the profession with more and more regularity. However, it p*sses me off that yes, they most definitely are more respected...
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    Med-Surg floor sucks, and nursing unions

    Guttercat replied to coco42rn's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Really? At 36/hrs PP, that's +/-$30,250/yr. In 1994 the median household income was $32K. Do you enjoy backwards mobility? If you do the math based upon that salary, given that your monthly mortgage...
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    Illness?

    Guttercat replied to StL_Momma27's topic in General Nursing

    1.) often 2.) yes 3.)
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    Thinking of dropping my RN-BSN program

    Guttercat replied to ORoxyO's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks OCN! :) Managed to claim a spot for the April, UofW PA/MEDEX pre-applicant information session. Step #1 of 256 to go!
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    Med-Surg floor sucks, and nursing unions

    Guttercat replied to coco42rn's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Good gawd. $36K a year gross base pay? In 2012? Are you serious? That's insanity for our education, preparation, responsibility, stress, and scope of knowledge in today's
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    Med-Surg floor sucks, and nursing unions

    Guttercat replied to coco42rn's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Yup. $24-ish @ 36hr/PP was app. $40k gross, 20 years ago. Yet another (tell-tale) anecdote to show how little median incomes have risen against the top earners. If I knew then what I know
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    Med-Surg floor sucks, and nursing unions

    Guttercat replied to coco42rn's topic in Medical-Surgical

    $18/hr??? Where are you? Kathman-frigging-du? Good gawd those were NG RN wages back in... 1994... and in fact that salary was average for New Grads in some of the lower pay states back then, such as...
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    Cutbacks affecting nursing care

    Guttercat replied to jsthicks's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    How "big" do you want to go with this paper? Spend some time searching outside the circle of nursing. Realize that those directly in middle to upper management nursing administrative roles, are often...