moonshadeau ADN, BSN, MSN, RN, APN, NP, CNS

moonshadeau has 15 years experience as a ADN, BSN, MSN, RN, APN, NP, CNS.

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   ANP wants to get credentialed as FNP

   moonshadeau replied to kitty9898's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

   U mass has an excellent program for post-masters
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   question to NPs

   moonshadeau replied to Cindy-20's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

   Entirely personal question and ultimately you have to figure out what your priorities are (and how exhausted you want to be). Is it something that can be done different than something that should be...
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   Help! I am looking for CNS preceptors in the Oklahoma City area

   moonshadeau replied to BPnursie's topic in Clinical Nurse Specialists, CNS

   I am a CNS and went back for Adult-Gero NP. I would respectfully disagree that CNS clinicals can be done with someone other than a CNS. The role is very different than other APN/MD roles. Given that...
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   Pulling out the trach

   moonshadeau replied to EGVnurse's topic in Pulmonary

   What the above posters said is correct about re inserting the trach if able ASAP. One patient in the ICU decannulated himself and ended up intubated with ETT in his stoma because there was so much...
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   New Primary Care NPs

   moonshadeau replied to tussah10's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

   My place of employment set up my NPI,DEA and insurance right when I started. It only took 3 weeks tops. I didn't do but a small amount of paperwork to get
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   From CNS to NP - UMass Boston?

   moonshadeau replied to pilgrim192's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

   You have to have a contract with the facility to have a clinical there. I had no problems with clinicals, just the hours and still working full
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   Anybody still doing or just did or thinking about doing CNS?

   moonshadeau replied to stepbystep12's topic in Clinical Nurse Specialists, CNS

   Yes in Wisconsin a CNS is recognized as an APN, which allowed me to have a few other options. I even had interviewed for one position for a surgery center as infectious disease/management. After...
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   Anybody still doing or just did or thinking about doing CNS?

   moonshadeau replied to stepbystep12's topic in Clinical Nurse Specialists, CNS

   I loved the CNS role despite the long hours and incredible challenges when dealing with processes and people, trying to affect change by turning a ripple into a tidal wave. That being said not so long...
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   Anyone Drop out of Online Program d/t lack of Preceptor?

   moonshadeau replied to SlyFoxRN's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

   If you know you are going to do an online program, in my experience (two MSNs online) it is best to ask the school if they can send the contract to the places you think you want to go for clinical. I...
10. 

    From CNS to NP - UMass Boston?

    moonshadeau replied to pilgrim192's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I am an adult Med Surg CNS who just finished the Adult Gero primary care NP post-masters. The program was relatively straight forward. I paid probably about 11K all said and done. You cannot count...
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    How old were you when you started Nursing School?

    moonshadeau replied to NursingStudentMomof3's topic in General Students

    ADN 19-21, BSN 25-26, MSN 26-28, Post-MSN 32-34. Never stop learning. My husband is eventually going to get tired of me in
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    Need Guidance- CNS student already working in a CNS role

    moonshadeau replied to zip1026's topic in Clinical Nurse Specialists, CNS

    I worked 3 -12 hour shifts with lots of overtime, and was pregnant/delivered my second child. I was busy at the time, but then when it was all done I didn't know what to do with all my free time. I...
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    UMass for post-master's certificate?

    moonshadeau replied to gapeach427's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    What was your experience? I am starting the GNP/ANP post-master program this fall and don't want to get too involved if something major is wrong with the
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    CNS! Is this a Dying Specialty!?

    moonshadeau replied to Visuals's topic in Clinical Nurse Specialists, CNS

    As a CNS with prescriptive authority (functioning in the "NP" role), I can tell you that I would rather have kept my job as a CNS that I had prior to the hospital eliminating the majority of the CNS...
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    Myers-Briggs Profile Typing and Nursing

    moonshadeau replied to metal_m0nk's topic in General Nursing

    ISFP- Introvert Sensor Feeler Perceiver It fits me because I always see two sides (or more) to every story. My life is definately not black and white, so I tend to have friction in nursing with...