Dranger

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  1. FNP or AGNP

    I was specifically targeting the hospitalist part, I understand the problem with working in the ED as a ACNP. To me the obvious gold standard for adult populations in the hospital would be an
  2. Altered Mental Status- a surprise diagnosis

    Eh? We rule out syphilis pretty commonly with AMS and older patients. I am surprised it took a neurologist to figure that one
  3. FNP or AGNP

    Please explain how a FNP would be better suited as a hospitalist rather than a ACNP/AGNP? To me that makes 0
  4. Umm a large part of being a ACNP is hospitalist work. Not every ACNP is in an
  5. A fnp as a hospitalist?

    I would have taken the job as a new ACNP but not as a new FNP. Probably a good
  6. I also think seniority for pay and holidays is stupid. There are plenty of hardworking and intelligent nurses with 2-5 years experience who should be making more than those with 10-15+. One of the big...
  7. awful pt assignment or the norm?

    I would have written up an incident report and sent it to risk management. I do it to the ER all the time when they bring my unstable patients. That's just a bad
  8. Just stick it out and keep applying to hospitals, you'll get one
  9. Don't page doctors for stupid things.... K of 3.4 can usually wait till morning or
  10. In my ICU they needed nurses BADLY on days but people from the other units who were going to transfer there internally (PCU/step down) wanted NIGHTS. Why? 1. In my experience the crew on nights were...
  11. need advice

    This is not the appropriate place, as the mod said every hospital has patient care teams or advocates. Go to
  12. Not really, all of our night providers do the same thing. They work 7 days straight then are off for 2 weeks. That is a sweet gig, waaaay better than noc RN
  13. Hospitalist jobs aren't easy to come by but you gotta do what you gotta
  14. FNP or AGNP or AGACNP

    I work with both FNPs and ACNPs. For some reason people have the idea that FNP makes qualified across the board to take of everyone with just as knowledge in pediatrics as well as adult health. While...
  15. Nurses Who Don't Want to be Nurses

    Sooooooo you aren't a nurse? Nothing to see here people move
  16. For clinic nursing? Sounds reasonable. Acute care is and should be where the money
  17. CRNA School Organic Chem Requirement

    Future? As in you are a cadet? Anything else doesn't really count as future in this climate. Nothing is guaranteed and I hear the CRNA pipeline is full right now. I would retake and get at least a B...
  18. It was a mistake but you were lucky. At my hospital it seems like every patient has Hep C so you need to be on your toes more. Don't
  19. nursing vs social work?

    I find SW, while important, tedious. I don't care to call a million places a day to find placement for someone and I don not want to work a
  20. Hourly rounding. Are you kidding me?

    Hourly rounds can mean a lot of things...I consider peaking my head in at night an hourly
  21. No I can't say that I
  22. I cringe at the thought of work

    I don't hate nursing per say, I just hate my patient population. Words can't describe the eye rolling I have when I come on shift and all of my patients are IVDU with Hep C and abscesses wanting pain...
  23. If it makes you feel better I have seen some pretty good NP and PA hospitalists and very bad of both varieties. NP school was very tempting because of it's part time and flexible curriculum and I can...
  24. Army Nurse Corps and Medication?

    Eh I will also echo that military acuity is a step down from the civilian side unless you are in combat. I have worked at major MEDCENs such as Lewis, Sam Houston etc and while they are level I\II...
  25. Not a nurse

    I love my pharmacists. I can say with assurance that all of the ones I work with are cool...even if some meds are