galenight

galenight BSN, RN

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  1. CME for Acute Care NPs

    galenight posted a topic in Advanced Practice

    I am having trouble finding continuing education for Acute Care NPs. ANCC requires at least 51% of CME be directly related to your specialty. So many conferences are geared mainly toward primary...

  2. working contingent as an RN during time off as APN

    galenight posted a topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I'm likely to be offered my first NP position this week after 2 interviews. The schedule is a brutal: 7 days on, 7 days off 12 hour shifts with a hospitalist group. My question is does anyone pick up...

  3. Anybody else in hiring limbo?

    galenight replied to nursetim's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I, too, am in Job limbo... thank goodness I still have my RN job! I finished classes late July, actual graduation date was August 27. Took boards on Oct 16 and my license came through in 8 days....

  4. Emergency Department 23 hr Observation Patients

    galenight replied to Rickbos's topic in Emergency

    We are also critical access, with a moderate ED patient volume... big fluxes some days pretty slow, others crazy. My opinion is that it is unrealistic for us to care for OBS patients adequately....

  5. Fall 2009 Graduate school roll call!!!

    galenight replied to love-d-OR's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Hi all 1. Wayne State University 2. Acute and Critical care nurse practitioner 3. working full time 4. school part time 5. need to talk to the mental health nurse practitioner student, cuz i must be...

  6. Bathroom Inservicing

    galenight replied to barbyann's topic in General Nursing

    So.. I personally think it is tacky. Tacky Tacky Tacky. If we went to the bathroom of a Forbes 500 company would they have ANYTHING taped to the door of a bathroom stall? If I went to IBM tomorrow,...

  7. juggling motherhood and nursing

    galenight replied to kgmiller1's topic in General Nursing

    I started nursing school when my children were 3 and 7. It wasn't easy. I did have a husband at that time and for a couple years while I worked, but always had to work full time. The key to...

  8. Am I to old?

    galenight replied to Patrick57's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with everyone else.. you are not too old. As for your nursing education, I would recommend getting your RN degree. Nursing infomatics is complex and would require the more specialized...

  9. what is the....

    galenight replied to jinyi's topic in General Nursing

    Boredom to the Nth degree...lol This information should be in your reference books. I assume you are a student. By the way, there are many nursing theories, not just one. Happy

  10. Learn To Say It Correctly!!

    galenight replied to SheriLynnRN's topic in General Nursing

    OH yes I did... just wanted to see how long before anyone noticed....lol :chuckle Ok, I'll rephrase. GRAMMAR POLICE

  11. Learn To Say It Correctly!!

    galenight replied to SheriLynnRN's topic in General Nursing

    Acid relex instead of acid reflux gets me everytime. I, too, cannot stand when people use to/too/two incorrectly. PheneGRAN puts me over the edge. Pacific for specific, as one poster already...

  12. Have you reported each needlestick injury?

    galenight replied to ChristyMNOP's topic in General Nursing

    I have reported my dirty needle stick, but not the couple of sterile ones. Those darn insulin needles we had for some reason would go right through the cap (before we got the ones with the sleeve)...

  13. Can ppl read their own PPD?

    galenight replied to RNOTODAY's topic in General Nursing

    No lay person should read their own TB skin test. They don't have the knowledge or the background to know what is normal and what is not. I read my own TB skin test at home over the weekend when I...

  14. Suturing - Do you do it?

    galenight replied to bluefabian's topic in Emergency

    I don't do it in the ER where I work (small rural), but would love to. I believe I have heard of training courses within a hospital where they deem you capable of simple sutures, but it's a hospital...

  15. Which had you rather do?

    galenight replied to BiologyNerd's topic in General Nursing

    The decision is yours alone. And it can't just be about money. If you think about it, your increase is only $40/week if you work 5 days a week. Yes, that's $2000 a year. But where is your best...

  16. Recycling pharmaceuticals - an environmental and humanitarian issue?

    galenight replied to Vida's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I think you need to be more specific. What unused meds are you referring to? Do you mean outdated meds? If so, there are safety and efficacy issues with that one. Are you talking about medications...

  17. Do Nurses STILL want to marry Doctors?

    galenight replied to showbizrn's topic in General Nursing

    nuh uh.. heck no... no way.. not in this lifetime, never ever, not if doctors were the only bachelors left on the planet. Did I say

  18. Things Patients Have Taught Me NOT To Do

    galenight replied to Trixxy's topic in Nursing Humor

    OHmygosh... got a mental picture of this. Too funny... feathers everywhere.. wounds, everyone's hair... equipment....

  19. Book Recommendation for old ER nurse needing refresher

    galenight posted a topic in Emergency

    I am looking for a book that will help me refresh my memory. I am an ER nurse working in a rural setting. It seems as if lately I am stagnant because much of what we see is the same over and over...

  20. I was a ______ prior to being a nurse/student nurse

    galenight replied to nurz2be's topic in General Nursing

    Not sure I'll get this in exact order.. but here goes Ice cream jockey bookstore clerk gas station cashier worker in a direct mail distributer worked for Uhaul cleaning motor homes they used to rent...

  21. Calling out Sick on a Holiday

    galenight replied to pirap's topic in General Nursing

    Does anyone else see the irony in the fact that we CARE for sick and injured people, and yet, we are not ourselves expected to get sick or injured??? Off topic, but same goes for health care.. some...

  22. Happy Emergency Nurses Day

    galenight replied to loricatus's topic in Emergency

    We got pizza earlier in the week. Our ADON made us a yummy banana dessert. We were given Emergency nurses week folder/organizer thingy. It has a notepad and slots to file things like your incident...

  23. What you wish they knew....

    galenight replied to candicane's topic in General Nursing

    Boy, if that's not the

  24. What you wish they knew....

    galenight replied to candicane's topic in General Nursing

    oh my.. where to start I wish they knew... That they are not the only patient I have at the moment and more than likely, they are not the most critical. That I am doing the best I can within the...

  25. Nursing school while raising a family

    galenight replied to jewelshouse's topic in General Nursing

    When I started the long educational process, my children were about 3 and 7. My husband was only marginally supportive because he figured I would make good money. I took a one year intense program...