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  1. Anyone ever had a kidney stone?? Yowzer!

    Tim-GNP replied to hoolahan's topic in General Nursing

    I had one when I was 16. They dx. via IVP [the dilated ureter was noted even by myself, who at that time knew nothing medical]. They never retrieved the stone---so I never modified my diet, and thank...

  2. Dream Job

    Tim-GNP replied to kjmta57's topic in General Nursing

    NurseMark... I don't know where you live, but I make a heck of a lot more than $60,000/year. Also, they hire NP's in some of the ER's around here [that probably make much more than I do]. My dream...

  3. Good Things

    Tim-GNP replied to JennieBSN's topic in General Nursing

    When I first became an RN, I was given that nonsense about 'you're not really a good nurse until you've worked med-surg'---so, I took an every-other-weekend deal at an area hospital on 11-7 to get...

  4. wild,suzy k, navy, buck,hollykate,level II, etc

    Tim-GNP replied to CEN35's topic in General Nursing

    My name is Timothy [Tim for short]. I am 29 years old, and I began this adventure we call nursing as a nurses aide at the age of 16. I worked at a nursing home that was 3 blocks from the house I grew...

  5. RNs versus NPs?

    Tim-GNP replied to Kadie-NP's topic in General Nursing

    Chris, you and I seem to agree on a lot here. The sad thing is, I knew when I was working as an RN that I knew what was best for some of the patients. I also knew that I could do nothing about it....

  6. Need advice and encouragement

    Tim-GNP replied to DougRN's topic in General Nursing

    The experience will come in time. Nursing skills require practice-- give yourself some time. No matter what you do in nursing [that is, if you ever advance to an administrative position], make sure...

  7. scared and alone...need advice...please

    Tim-GNP replied to sammy26's topic in General Nursing

    Be comforted... I don't know the circumstances surrounding the 'hearing', but I do know that board of nursing hearings tend to be simple 'inquiries.' Keep your head, present your side in a...

  8. Good clogs? For males?

    Tim-GNP replied to Chris-FNP's topic in General Nursing

    I also have to wear the dockers/shirt/tie crap [i prefer jeans & tee's myself, but...] Anyway, I also had the problem with the uncomfortable dress shoes. I bought a pair of black Nike airs. They...

  9. MSN for Non-nurses, your opinion...

    Tim-GNP replied to patty26's topic in General Nursing

    I think the answer is a mutual respect for each other.... I could NEVER do my job without the RN's, LPN's, MD's & CNA's. If some people would just put aside their hostility and realize that we...

  10. applying for an out of state license

    Tim-GNP replied to sammy26's topic in General Nursing

    You're in luck... it just so happens that I have a Florida RN license. If you go to: http://www.doh.state.fl.us/mqa/ Florida's department of health regulates RN licensure. The fees are expensive,...

  11. MSN for Non-nurses, your opinion...

    Tim-GNP replied to patty26's topic in General Nursing

    This is so unreal, Chris-- you sound just like me. I am 29, and I think that many of the nurses are put off by the fact that they must take orders from someone half their age. It doesn't matter that I...

  12. MSN for Non-nurses, your opinion...

    Tim-GNP replied to patty26's topic in General Nursing

    The point Chris-FNP made earlier is valid in my setting, anyway. With the exception of the initiation of narcotic meds, RN's must take medical orders from the NP's. I have no supervisory authority...

  13. MDS - SURVEY DEFICIENCY

    Tim-GNP replied to km rn's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    With the new MDS structure, they will know EVERYTHING they need to know about your facility before they even get there. The sad thing is, they got so involved in chasing down fraudulent NHA's, &...

  14. Treatment with herbs

    Tim-GNP replied to duckie's topic in General Nursing

    I am actually in the process of treating myself with glucosamine & chondroiton for my knees. I used to be a runner & did some SERIOUS damage. I am at the end of my 1st month and the pain is...

  15. Is it just me? Or is this the nursing school homework hotline?

    Tim-GNP replied to realnursealso/LPN's topic in General Nursing

    There are times when a student just NEEDS the answer. Did you ever notice in nursing school when you were so focused on trying to properly draw up an I.M. from the bottle, and your teacher would be...

  16. Nursing School

    Tim-GNP replied to Pebbles97ham's topic in General Nursing

    If you are not sure if nursing is really what you want to do, go for the LPN first. It depends on how much money you have to spend. I had very little when I went for my LPN, and in 12 months, I was...

  17. ANA & specialty nurse organizations

    Tim-GNP posted a topic in General Nursing

    I belong to both ANA, PSNA, AND specialty organizations: NGNA, NCGNP. I believe that as professional nurses we must first, put forth the cause of nursing by membership in our state & national...

  18. Militray Nursing

    Tim-GNP replied to Charles Young's topic in General Nursing

    My recruiter told me the same thing... two friends that graduated a year before me [and joined the army to get their loans paid, one male, one female] told me something QUITE

  19. Militray Nursing

    Tim-GNP replied to Charles Young's topic in General Nursing

    I am also a male, an I was given the same opportunity [except mine was the army]. I don't know why, but I thought about it. Then I was given advice, by someone older and much wiser than myself. A...

  20. Why do nurses "eat their young?" (serious post)

    Tim-GNP replied to Chris-FNP's topic in General Nursing

    I think it has to do with the idea that in general, nurses feel oppressed. As a result, they inappropriately displace their frustration onto the only 'object' incapable of retaliation [nursing...

  21. 45 yo Physician ISO Single Nurse

    Tim-GNP replied to NROSRGN's topic in General Nursing

    sharann,level2trauma, jt, and traumaRUs, you guys are a

  22. NP bridge programs, regarding ADVANCE article...

    Tim-GNP replied to Chris-FNP's topic in General Nursing

    I must say, this has been a very interesting post. No fights or knock down drag out battles. It would be great if the rest of the site were this benign. The really sad thing is that healthcare is...

  23. NP bridge programs, regarding ADVANCE article...

    Tim-GNP replied to Chris-FNP's topic in General Nursing

    Do you really think so fergus51? I don't. Sometimes I get down-right terse. It is human nature to attack someone when they attack you first. It is [rumored to be] an act of intellect that prevents...

  24. NP bridge programs, regarding ADVANCE article...

    Tim-GNP replied to Chris-FNP's topic in General Nursing

    By the way, Chris... I failed to ask, do you have A.N.C.C. accreditation as an F.N.P.? If not, are you accredited by an accrediting body, if so, which one? I ask because I was under the impression...

  25. NP bridge programs, regarding ADVANCE article...

    Tim-GNP replied to Chris-FNP's topic in General Nursing

    May I be so bold as to suggest that we keep these posts grounded in academic fact and underpinned with mutual respect versus mud-slinging??? This has, thus far, been the sanest post I have seen on...