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  1. A Push for the Return of Team Nursing in Medical-Surgical and Telemetry/Step-down Units

    automotiveRN67 replied to Lev's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I agree with the above. 25 years ago, patients were taken care of like you say. I walk through hospitals today, and I see everybody texting, or standing at the nurses station B$%tching about their...

  2. A Push for the Return of Team Nursing in Medical-Surgical and Telemetry/Step-down Units

    automotiveRN67 replied to Lev's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Team nursing is a culture. I have worked in quaint little country hospitals (so small the ER and ICU was one unit), to the largest university hospitals (so large we had patients wander off the unit...

  3. Are you listed as a PCP?

    automotiveRN67 replied to amalay's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Why? You don't want the company to pick up the extra 15% revenue (assuming it is medicare you are

  4. Are you listed as a PCP?

    automotiveRN67 replied to amalay's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I guess the first question: Does it make a

  5. Follow up after annual physical

    automotiveRN67 posted a topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    This question is for nurse practitioner's practicing in primary care. Background: I am healthy, slightly overweight, and just shy of 50 years old. I have been on losartan for 5 years, and my blood...

  6. Follow up after annual physical

    automotiveRN67 replied to automotiveRN67's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I have a solution, I just wanted to know what was common in internal medicine these days. It isn't a hardship for me to pay for an extra visit, like it may be for some patients. But in my mind, an...

  7. Follow up after annual physical

    automotiveRN67 replied to automotiveRN67's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    The results of the labwork is always yours, even if you choose to skip the follow up. I can see if labwork was abnormal, and something needed to be changed, this would require medical decision-making,...

  8. Can I Refuse an Assignment?

    automotiveRN67 replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    I witnessed this a few years ago with a cath lab in a small hospital. They had been accredited to take STEMI (ST elevation MI) patients, but didn't have enough trained staff. The accreditation...

  9. AANPCP or the ANCC Exam

    automotiveRN67 replied to FNPbound54's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I chose AANP because it is a nurse practitioner organization. In real world, it makes no difference at

  10. Enrolling in online RN to BSN after NCLEX: Should I work?

    automotiveRN67 replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    I know the law, that is why I would never ask. But nothing stops that person from trying to elaborate. Usually they do. But you want to hire the best person for the job, not to give someone a fair...

  11. Surgical Clearance

    automotiveRN67 replied to snoflak25's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    When I worked in cardiology, I sent surgical clearance every day from our office for elective surgeries on patients we followed. In the hospital, if I did the consult, I would give the clearance, but...

  12. Enrolling in online RN to BSN after NCLEX: Should I work?

    automotiveRN67 replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    Personally, I have never looked at when a nurse became licensed as relevant to the decision to hire. If you choose to go straight to BSN before working, I would look at you this way. 1) Did you have...

  13. Radiology CEUs...where?

    automotiveRN67 replied to Bumashes's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Try youtube. I am not making this up. Youtube has some really concise lectures on just about any medical topic you can imagine. Undergroundmed is one of my favorites. No CEU's or CME's

  14. Advice on changing jobs

    automotiveRN67 replied to Katya000's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Avoid the negatives with your current job. Research the job you want, and focus on why it is a great fit for you. Bring that up in the interview. Something like "I'm not unhappy where I am at. But,...

  15. Is it still financially worth it to become CRNA?

    automotiveRN67 replied to ProgressiveThinking's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    This is the key. As far as I could tell, you are the only actual CRNA who posted. The rest are "hopefuls". In our area, the market is already becoming saturated, and the employers know it. It is also...

  16. DOT focused clinic

    automotiveRN67 replied to lmonet82's topic in Advanced Practice

    Here is an idea that I found while reading.

  17. DOT focused clinic

    automotiveRN67 replied to lmonet82's topic in Advanced Practice

    So let me get this straight. You stopped doing DOT physicals because of the "perception" of increased liability, even though there is almost no evidence of a practitioner being found liable (provided,...

  18. Things you need to do RIGHT NOW!

    automotiveRN67 replied to synaptic's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Given the time of year, I am assuming you are just graduating NP school. While some of your points are valid, you do contradict yourself when it comes to money. And let me tell you why. Your first...

  19. Things you need to do RIGHT NOW!

    automotiveRN67 replied to synaptic's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    While your points are valid, and we all have the same concerns about the risk of malpractice, I am a little confused about why you thought this personal experience added to the OP's original post....

  20. Florida Controlled Substance Bill

    automotiveRN67 replied to lhflanurseNP's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    That happens every year in Florida. It looked like it was going to make it to a vote this

  21. NP vs RN workload

    automotiveRN67 replied to Jules A's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Jules A. It seems you answered your own question, in a weird way. In your first post, you claim you are working really hard, in your second post, you mention taking on extra work, and making really...

  22. Florida Controlled Substance Bill

    automotiveRN67 replied to lhflanurseNP's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Working in hospice/palliative care in Florida without being able to prescribe any controlled substances is a hassle. There are plenty of work-around's, but it slows things down a little bit. While...

  23. I failed out of Nursing School... Appealed and WON!!

    automotiveRN67 replied to ToBeBornANurseJB's topic in General Students

    What?

  24. I failed out of Nursing School... Appealed and WON!!

    automotiveRN67 replied to ToBeBornANurseJB's topic in General Students

    I started the hard way. I was once an "orderly". Who remembers

  25. Recertification process

    automotiveRN67 replied to Qka's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Asking about recertification leads me to believe that you are already a NP? Why would you need to sit for boards