doctorwhofan

doctorwhofan

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  1. ACNP conferences for credit

    Hi guys, Where do you find information about upcoming conferences and such that include the required pharmacology hours? I don't renew certification for a few more years but I don't want to wait...
  2. ACNP conferences for credit

    Thanks so much! That's very
  3. "I have an ethical problem"

    My facility is pretty good at searching high and low for a place to send people that need rehab or snfs or just monitoring for a few days. My pet peeve is when a pt is unfunded, doesn't need rehab,...
  4. This week, I learned..... (6/6/15)

    I just had to google camming. I feel like I did when I had to google twerking. I already knew what it was; I just didn't know those crazy kids had given it a
  5. Things you'll never forget from your nursing instructors?

    That person in the bed? That person is someone's mother, father, daughter or son. When they are being demanding, belligerent, cantankerous, or just a pain in the butt remember you have the privilege...
  6. Liking members at AN

    Can we abandon all shop talk and start a thread about Doctor Who, Sherlock, or (be still my heart) the latest Star Wars
  7. ACNP jobs

    I'm an ACNP. I worked trauma for a while and did nights, then days, weekends, holidays, 12 hour shifts. Now I work for general surgery. 4 10s, no call, no weekends, no holidays. Sometimes my 10...
  8. Win $100! May 2015 Caption Contest

    When you gotta go, you gotta
  9. It seems as though the trend these days is for schools to churn out NPs as fast as they can with little regard to how much (if any) experience the student has as a nurse. I know I can't change that....
  10. Calhoun Comm College Fall 2015

    Good luck to you all! I took a lot of my prereqs at Calhoun waaaaaay back when. I liked the
  11. I'm considering buying a pair. Not to hijack this thread, but for those of you that had to "break them in" how did your feet feel? Did they just hurt or did you get blisters as well? Thanks! (Again,...
  12. Lessons Learned as an Expert Nurse Witness

    Wow - great article! Thanks for
  13. Question for those of you who precept NP students

    Update-I spoke with him about working as a nurse for a bit longer after finishing his Masters. He thought that was unacceptable to "take a step back". I pointed out some of the things he had been...
  14. Question for those of you who precept NP students

    Thanks everyone. I appreciate all the
  15. Question for those of you who precept NP students

    Thanks for the advice. I am also of the belief that sometimes people get bad grades. It's weird-I feel he has the book part down ok but the practice part is not there. I don't really feel this is...
  16. Question for those of you who precept NP students

    Chelly, Thanks for your reply. I work with an NP that bridged over and had never been a nurse prior to becoming an NP. She is very smart and a great colleague. It's not something that I personally...
  17. October 2014 Caption Contest: Win $100!

    I see you have your Halloween costume
  18. Unobserved fall and I feel awful!

    Look at it this way-you did round on her, you did answer her call for help, you didn't ignore her hip pain, you got the ortho team involved, and truthfully she could have fallen at home and not been...
  19. Improving NP Education

    I don't know how other schools do clinicals but my school put the student in charge of finding his/her own preceptor. I picked clinicals that would be the most beneficial for boards and in the long...
  20. No work experience at all? What to do?!

    Make sure you note your clinical experiences on your CV. Not as work experience, but I think you can list it under schools. If you had a strong experience with good work ethic then sometimes this can...
  21. Mispronunciations That Drive You Nuts

    My grandmother has a yearly colonostomy......I've given up trying to tell her she's having a colonoscopy. I once had a pt family member telling me the surgical history and he kept saying that she'd...
  22. Locum Tenens - all input welcome!

    Appreciate the info. I currently work in trauma at a level 1 center so I get to see a lot but I'm sure you can understand the idea of setting out on my own is nerve wracking. But the lure of...
  23. Hi guys, I've seen a few threads on this subject but they are all a few years old. I was wondering if anyone out there is currently traveling as an NP and what your thoughts are on it. What are...
  24. Locum Tenens - all input welcome!

    Locum, how's your assignment going? Where are you at? Sent from my overpriced Apple
  25. Locum Tenens - all input welcome!

    Awesome, thanks so much for the info! The politics are getting to be a bit much for me. I'd love to return to what I started out as-taking care of patients. I'm hoping to see some coastlines, and get...