zmansc ASN, RN

zmansc is a ASN, RN and specializes in Emergency.

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   Not Hiring New Grads in ER's

   zmansc replied to cel589's topic in Emergency

   Personally, I went straight into the ED. Many have argued that new grads should not go directly to specialty areas, and my hospital has even made this change recently. I think it's wrong, but I'm...
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   69 Medications Every New ER Nurse Must Master!

   zmansc replied to Michael M. Heuninckx's topic in Emergency

   Seems more in that vein. I haven't looked at both to reconcile the differences, but the much more organized list is to my way of thinking much easier to grasp, especially for new to the ED nurses....
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   11am-11pm ER nurse help!

   zmansc replied to george907's topic in Emergency

   At our facility the traffic picks up around 10a, so the 10-10 and 11-11 shifts were very hard to fill, as you came in and had to hit the ground running. The 7a-7p shift nurses usually had time to...
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   69 Medications Every New ER Nurse Must Master!

   zmansc replied to Michael M. Heuninckx's topic in Emergency

   I'd say a fair portion of this list either isn't used at all, or is so rarely used that only a very cursory knowledge is necessary and listing all of the medications as if they are all of equal value...
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   Frontier question

   zmansc replied to motheringheart's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

   Angel is from the same folks that made BlackBoard, they have alot in common. Yes, FNU did switch from Angel to Canvas, as Angel & Blackboard have many issues and Canvas is one of the better...
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   Schools???

   zmansc replied to Keown's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

   WGU has an online NP program, or would you be taking a different track for WGU? I ask because I didn't see one when I looked. Many online and B&M programs require some level of assistance from the...
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   New grad in underserved, urban ER?

   zmansc replied to melc0305's topic in Emergency

   To me the issues at hand are: 1) Can you as a new grad assimilate directly to the ED, or do you need to work in Med/Surg first? 2) The commute, adding 1hr each way to a 12 hr shift, makes it a 14hr...
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   Can I work in a hospital as a FNP?

   zmansc replied to nyc2011's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

   An FNP can work anywhere that is within their state's scope of practice law (with caveat below). So, by that, the question to you would be, what does your state's scope of practice law say in regards...
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   Frontier question

   zmansc replied to motheringheart's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

   As with any program, your specific situation may be different than mine, so I certainly think you should consider your options, however, for me I feel the FNU program was the best choice available by...
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    Getting Paid to Precept Students

    zmansc replied to steffyh's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    My school will not allow a student to use one of these services, but it does pay a small honorarium to the preceptor(s) when the student completes their clinical practicum. Personally, I'd love to see...
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    Can a new APRN only work PT or PRN?

    zmansc replied to HOPEforRNs's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    There are DNP programs for nursing education. That would qualify you as having a DNP and you wouldn't have to work or be an APRN. If you are saying that you want/need both a DNP and to be an APRN, in...
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    online NP schools..

    zmansc replied to SwoRN's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I believe the OP is from FL. Frontier has a online program that would require you to do two campus visits. There are several students in my cohort that are from FL and they split about 50/50 between...
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    Frontier question

    zmansc replied to motheringheart's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I'm in the FNP program, not the CNM (CNEP) program at FNU, so I would double check with the admissions folks at FNU to verify. However, my program has a requirement that I not precept at the same...
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    Nebraska joins ranks of states with independent NP practice

    zmansc replied to Corey Narry's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Re Nebraska: I believe the requirement of 2000 hr is with either a physician or an NP. Re NY: NY passed a bill last year that the NY NPs believe gives them full practice authority, however there were...
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    New nurse with old academic history haunting me. Chances of admission to ADN-ARNP?

    zmansc replied to Medic362's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    1) While male NPs may be few and far between, I seriously doubt that is going to help your admissions, of course my school started in midwifery, so my opinion on that may be biased! lol 2) What is...