MelissaPendergraft

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1. How do we prevent Nurse Practitioners from undervaluing themselves?

   MelissaPendergraft replied to MentalKlarity's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

   All good

2. How do we prevent Nurse Practitioners from undervaluing themselves?

   MelissaPendergraft replied to MentalKlarity's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

   I thought the same thing! Good grief. We’re on the same team

3. How do we prevent Nurse Practitioners from undervaluing themselves?

   MelissaPendergraft replied to MentalKlarity's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

   I have a family with needs to consider. I own a home where there is road construction going on for the foreseeable future. This makes it difficult to sell right now. I can’t in good conscience only...

4. How do we prevent Nurse Practitioners from undervaluing themselves?

   MelissaPendergraft replied to MentalKlarity's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

   That’s exactly what I am doing. I took a job making $72K per year in primary care and after a year I will either re-negotiate or look for something else. Right now I am lucky to get a call back much...

5. Case Study: Newborn with Vomiting and Diarrhea

   MelissaPendergraft replied to SafetyNurse1968's topic in Critical Care

   Following with

6. Case Study: Joint Pain, Rash, Hair Loss - What's Going On?

   MelissaPendergraft replied to SafetyNurse1968's topic in Critical Care

   Like me, I just graduated and passed my certification exam as an FNP. I really liked thinking about the differentials and diagnostics I would

7. Case Study: Joint Pain, Rash, Hair Loss - What's Going On?

   MelissaPendergraft replied to SafetyNurse1968's topic in Critical Care

   Wow.

8. Case Study: Joint Pain, Rash, Hair Loss - What's Going On?

   MelissaPendergraft replied to SafetyNurse1968's topic in Critical Care

   I looked diagnostic labwork up on

9. Case Study: Joint Pain, Rash, Hair Loss - What's Going On?

   MelissaPendergraft replied to SafetyNurse1968's topic in Critical Care

   I was thinking lupus! I really enjoyed this case study. Would you check labs more related to lupus specifically to

10. Case Study: Joint Pain, Rash, Hair Loss - What's Going On?

    MelissaPendergraft replied to SafetyNurse1968's topic in Critical Care

    The lab and diagnostic results haven’t been revealed yet, there isn’t enough information

11. Case Study: Joint Pain, Rash, Hair Loss - What's Going On?

    MelissaPendergraft replied to SafetyNurse1968's topic in Critical Care

    I think I would want cmp, sputum for afb, cxr, ana, esr, thyroid panel, and hiv testing I would ask about travel outside the US, dx from pcp 5 years ago, has joint pain been happening for the...

12. BULLYING at work as Usual

    MelissaPendergraft replied to CardiTeleRN's topic in General Nursing

    Through the thread you clarified that your physician provided you with a note exempting you from caring for covid patients. This is not a doctor’s note to excuse an absence as you originally stated....

13. Floating

    MelissaPendergraft replied to Crush's topic in General Nursing

    That's the thing...they would NEVER think of asking a physician to do that, but they have nurses do it. But at my hospital, you can only be floated one level down, and take patients. Otherwise, you...