celle507

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1. Leaving in middle of school year

   celle507 posted a topic in School

   Hi everyone, has anyone ever left in the middle of the school year? I live 1 hr away from the school district I work in which was fine when my son was in daycare (just dropped him off close to where...

2. Will school nurses be extinct?

   celle507 posted a topic in School

   I entered school nursing two years ago with a large district working 2 days per week. We do not do any patient care, due to having one school for one day, we essentially only do screenings, IEPs,...

3. hospice NP

   celle507 posted a topic in Hospice, Palliative

   Is anyone here a hospice NP? I am a fairly new grad FNP but worked Admissions in Hospice as an RN for 3 years prior to becoming a nurse practitioner. I just got offered a position as a hospice NP but...

4. catheter care

   celle507 posted a topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

   Just wondering what you all are using in your units-- What do you do in your unit to prevent tunneled catheter infections? What do you use to clean the site (Ex-Sept, chloraprep, etc.)? Anyone using...

5. diabetes and ESRD management handbook

   celle507 posted a topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

   Hi, I am a new FNP. I have a large number of patients with diabetes and am looking for a good resource to help me manage/titrate oral antihypoglycemics as well as learning how to start/titrate...

6. low heart rate during dialysis

   celle507 posted a topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

   I am new to dialysis nursing and I had a question about this patient I had. Typically it seems that patients will have higher heart rate during dialysis due to fluid being removed. I have a patient...

7. NP but decided not to practice

   celle507 replied to celle507's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

   I just want to thank everyone for replying. I guess the sample here is a little skewed most people here are either practicing NPs or want to be NPs. It is comforting to hear that most new grads have...

8. NP but decided not to practice

   celle507 posted a topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

   I am wondering if anyone here has finished NP school but decided not to practice as an NP... I have just finished an FNP program at a top-rated school. During the FNP program, I just felt like I did...

9. question for nephrology NPs

   celle507 replied to celle507's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

   hi traumaRUs, Thank you for replying. I read your previous posts and hoped you would reply and give more information! I haven't had my interview yet but am trying to gather information so I know how...

10. question for nephrology NPs

    celle507 posted a topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I am a new grad FNP (RN for 4 years in med/surg and home hospice) and have an interview with a nephrology practice next week. The practice is 5 MDs and this would be their first time hiring a...

11. Public health vs community health nursing

    celle507 replied to smilin4ever's topic in Public, Community Health

    In my opinion, a nurse can be both a public health and community health nurse... For me, a public health nurse is someone who looks at the health of communities. So, TB screenings, infectious disease...

12. Clinic Nurse job - lot of managing?

    celle507 posted a topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    Hi, I am undecided about taking a clinic nurse position and hoping you guys could help me! The job is in a county internal medicine clinic. There are I think 4-6 physicians and 4 MAs currently and...

13. help! i think i hate nursing!

    celle507 replied to bloomscoot's topic in First Year After Licensure

    hi! i am another person who has not found her niche in nursing yet. i have tried nursing home, hospital, and psych hospital and to all of these, i could not stay in any job for more than 5 months...

14. I don't know what to do (literally!)...

    celle507 replied to SmartlilBrownie's topic in General Nursing

    I do think that being a nurse will give you an edge over other candidates for the position but I don't think you need to be a nurse. I attended the Lamaze International training course and our...

15. Boston College Master's Entry

    celle507 replied to soxfan07's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Hi, I graduated from BC's DE program and had the same concerns about the time frame as others on this post. However, I ended up choosing it because it was the least amount of credits (and thus least...