RuralNP4KIDS

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  1. How old is too old?!?!?

    RuralNP4KIDS replied to Amy Married to Art's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Go for it!!! Even if it takes you 4 years to finish you still have at least 15 years of working You might as well enjoy what you are doing! Good

  2. How do you manage to get to work in snow storms ?

    RuralNP4KIDS replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Nursing

    You really have to just leave yourself extra time to get there. I live in an area where there is snow from October til May and everyone is expected to get in. We have a lot of dirt roads, etc. The...

  3. The future of NP (practice / privileges) ??

    RuralNP4KIDS replied to JDCitizen's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I completely agree. I have been a pediatric nurse for 17 years in the PICU and Peds ED. I am in my final year of my PNP which I am doing as primary care because I live in a rural area. But my...

  4. Working and NP school

    RuralNP4KIDS replied to 7starbuck7's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I am doing a PNP program (online) and working 5 days/week as a director of Maternal Child Health. I had 8 credits last semester and I have 9 this semester. After this semester it will get lighter. I...

  5. I need help getting started.

    RuralNP4KIDS replied to tootsie03's topic in Nursing Career

    I think it all depends on what you want to do. Where I live LPN's work mostly med/surg and LTC. Many speciality areas no longer hire LPN's. As far as tuition is concerned there are many scholarships...

  6. "Customer service" and nursing

    RuralNP4KIDS replied to LilPeanut's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

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  7. "Customer service" and nursing

    RuralNP4KIDS replied to LilPeanut's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Yikes! I know I only read page one so far but here is how I see it. Look at American society these days. Everything is instant gratification whether that be fast food, buying a new car, drive thru car...

  8. My poor co-worker!

    RuralNP4KIDS replied to tryingtomakeit's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Looking at your staffing of 2 per shift I assume you are at a rural hospital. I am also at a rural hospital and we have the same issues. I oversee the maternal child and ICU areas. The MCH nurses do...

  9. Banning Crocs?

    RuralNP4KIDS replied to styRN's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Steph- At least the doc wears shoes!!! We have one older doc who frequently does deliveries in the middle of the night barefoot!! Or just as bad an old pair of shoes rumored to be from his med school...

  10. Would you recommend nursing to your daughter?

    RuralNP4KIDS replied to burn out's topic in General Nursing

    I would absolutely recommend nursing to anyone. I have worked in a variety of positions and I have enjoyed every job. Both of my daughters gag at the sight of blood and can't stand to watch "gross"...

  11. Please share something GOOD that happened at work!

    RuralNP4KIDS replied to RNsRWe's topic in General Nursing

    I have been a nurse in many different settings over the years. Right now I am in management (a choice I sometimes question). I think some of the best days are when I am successful in "winning one" for...

  12. I am a nurse, but I dream of....

    RuralNP4KIDS replied to Elisheva's topic in General Nursing

    ............pediatric intensivist ............open a daycare for kids with medical needs or technology dependent children so their parents can return to the workforce and have confidence that their...

  13. New Grad Thrown to the Wolves!

    RuralNP4KIDS replied to IttyBittyCritty's topic in General Nursing

    As everyone has already mentioned you can't work independently on a temporary license if you have not taken the NCLEX. 4 weeks IS NOT adequate orientation at all!!! Come on up to VT. I have 10 weeks...

  14. I have really messed up.

    RuralNP4KIDS replied to Heather A.'s topic in Ob/Gyn

    I am the director of a maternal child unit. From a management perspective although you have been in L&D for a year you are just barely out of the novice stage. You will make mistakes. We all do. I...

  15. Taking a child off life support

    RuralNP4KIDS replied to vaughanmk's topic in General Nursing

    It is a very sad situation but it is a medical decision. Brain death protocol is a very strict protocol. If the child has been proven to be brain dead then further medical care is futile. It will only...

  16. Need advice...life threatened by pt's family today

    RuralNP4KIDS replied to SotaRN's topic in General Nursing

    Hello, Being a Peds nurse I suggest one of 2 things. 1. Speak with your 16 year old patient and find out about her home life. I am sure this grandfather is not putting on a special show for you. Her...

  17. New Grad With Interview!

    RuralNP4KIDS replied to o1les's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    Your welcome. It was no

  18. HPPD Justification - Calculations

    RuralNP4KIDS replied to BELCJ's topic in Nurse Management

    Surgical

  19. HPPD Justification - Calculations

    RuralNP4KIDS replied to BELCJ's topic in Nurse Management

    My budget for L&D is based on hours per unit of service (deliveries) and we are budgeted for 9 hours per delivery. NST and Labor check are considered outpatient tests and are budgeted separately...

  20. PICU Nurses

    RuralNP4KIDS replied to biscuit_007's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    Jeff, Hi there. I am in VT and we transfer kids to you. Your director of nursing (Aden) was my assistant NM when I was a staff nurse in PICU at Childrens in Philadelphia. Is that a small world or...

  21. New Grad With Interview!

    RuralNP4KIDS replied to o1les's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    I went to PICU right after school in 1991 at a large children's hospital. I am now in management. Since you are a new grad I would ask you why you chose nursing to be a profession. It would be helpful...

  22. HPPD Justification - Calculations

    RuralNP4KIDS replied to BELCJ's topic in Nurse Management

    Instead of using HPPD to calculate productivity for L&D you should use hours per delivery. Take your total worked hours for the month and divide by the number of deliveries per month. That will...

  23. Certification pay

    RuralNP4KIDS replied to grammyr's topic in Emergency

    In our hospital there is not a differential but we do pay a bonus for certification and re-certification. We reimburse for the cost of the exam after you pass as well as travel expenses (we are very...

  24. Non-viable baby, born alive -parent won't hold him, what do you do?

    RuralNP4KIDS replied to enfermeraSG's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Great job to all of you!!!! My only experience with this was when I was a nurse in the ED at a children's hospital. We were notified of paramedics coming in with a newborn not breathing. I was in the...

  25. just don't get it

    RuralNP4KIDS replied to erinnRN's topic in Online Distance Learning

    I am graduating from an online MSN Healthcare Systems Management program in the spring. It is comes out of a reputable traditional university. I could not balance work and family obligations if I had...