egg122 NP

egg122 NP MSN, APRN

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  1. Nurses Charged in Deaths of 12 Nursing Home Residents

    egg122 NP replied to J.Adderton's topic in Nursing News

    Where were the medical director and the owners in all of this? They should be charged

  2. Lab Coat Initials

    egg122 NP replied to OncRN2015's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I also prefer

  3. Are we intervening too much?

    egg122 NP replied to NovaFNP22's topic in Advanced Practice

    Agreed. There was a study in the NEJM put out there about a decade or so back that palliative care patients with small cell lung ca tend to live about an average of 3 months longer than those getting...

  4. Unhappy as new NP

    egg122 NP replied to PinkTulips13's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    LTC/ LTAC/ STR will also hire acute care NPs. You can also look at urgent care centers and the ER. What you are feeling is pretty normal- it took me 5 years to feel confident in 99% of

  5. Nurse as a Patient?

    egg122 NP replied to beekindRN's topic in General Nursing

    Your management and patient relations should be getting involved at this point. I'd advise requesting that you not be assigned to this patient multiple days, or at all if possible. If this does not...

  6. Using medical terminology as a nurse

    egg122 NP replied to RCHCLVN's topic in General Nursing

    Patient care related decision making is not being changed but not using the word hematuria. If I received a call stating the patient's urine is red, the urine is bloody, or it looks like there is...

  7. Using medical terminology as a nurse

    egg122 NP replied to RCHCLVN's topic in General Nursing

    I believe COC is change in condition. OP, you are right in that it means blood in the urine. It would not be wrong for you to call and say a patient is having gross hematuria if that is the case as...

  8. Feedback appreciated

    egg122 NP replied to jinct's topic in General Nursing

    Management may just be getting their ducks in a row to terminate the person who gave the med since she is now coming up with this crazy story. Particularly if this is a union facility, they may feel...

  9. Feedback appreciated

    egg122 NP replied to jinct's topic in General Nursing

    jinct, I am sorry you are going through all of this. You did the right thing, don't question that. This is a situation where the cameras will help. Also, do you have a Pyxis? If so, it should have a...

  10. Strange prescribing practices

    egg122 NP replied to djmatte's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I imagine it is an attempt have more in the note in order to bill a higher level visit (more ROS, multiple co-morbidities "addressed" pushes the level to moderate decision making and a level 4 bill...

  11. How NOT to Recruit an NP

    egg122 NP replied to FullGlass's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    That is a frustrating experience. It sounds like you really dodged a bullet because if that is their best face forward, I can't imagine what they are like once you work

  12. Feedback appreciated

    egg122 NP replied to jinct's topic in General Nursing

    You did the right thing. It's unfortunate that many times the person who does the right thing isn't treated well in health care and I'm sorry you were put in this position by others. Be proud though-...

  13. 61 With No Current Nursing Experience

    egg122 NP replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    You might consider community health centers as well. A lot of the nursing roles there involve patient education and care coordination, which would allow for a lot of 1:1

  14. Job Search At Age 61 After 2 1/2 Year Hiatus??

    egg122 NP replied to squinky12's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I would echo looking at volunteer work. Also, if you haven't already, FQHCs are a good place to look for work as

  15. Are we not asked to give to much?

    egg122 NP replied to KalipsoRed21's topic in General Nursing

    Kalipsored21- There was recently a good article in the NYTimes about the same topic that you might like:...

  16. Tips - moving from skilled nursing facility to hospital

    egg122 NP replied to SamJS's topic in General Nursing

    Jedrnurse, BSN, RN is right. LTC and Sub-acute are now similar to many med-surg floors since they offer acute care services with IVF and IV medications. SNF nurses tend to also develop excellent...

  17. Nurse Practitioner Union in WA

    egg122 NP replied to HansAnderson's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    I agree with you. Plus you'd loose income on union dues. One other thing to think about is negotiating future raises/ bonuses. If you are union, would you be locked into a bargaining unit that limits...

  18. Rude nurses

    egg122 NP replied to rnbsn2md's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    OP, it is likely the hospital or unit your are in and not personal to you given how little time you have been on the unit and that you have significant nursing/ hospital experience. There are some...

  19. Nurse Practitioner Union in WA

    egg122 NP replied to HansAnderson's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    Does the union offer any additional benefits (pension, cheaper or better health plan etc)? Also why did the NPs feel the needs to form an join a union (ie does this employer have a history of being...

  20. "Not sure what unit you will be hired into..."

    egg122 NP replied to TitaniumPlates's topic in General Nursing

    Generally when trying to get people to see your point, how you say it can have more influence than what you say. People tend to shut down when they perceive communication to be belittling, angry or...

  21. Am I experiencing signs of burnout in ICU?

    egg122 NP replied to Guest995946's topic in General Nursing

    I'm sorry you and your partner are going through this. I have gone through the same feelings at work and for me it was generally a combination of burn out from work along with a propensity towards...

  22. Some advice on "Orientation"

    egg122 NP replied to Birdsofprey's topic in General Nursing

    I wish I could tell you that this is not typical, but that is what every orientation I've had since starting in healthcare has been like. I had more training on the job (and the computer system) when...

  23. Night shift mentality: keep them alive until day team comes on

    egg122 NP replied to stacylethani's topic in General Nursing

    This is a great point. Many times the covering night providers are advised that they should really be handling emergent/urgent cases and outside of that the care plan should be differed to the primary...

  24. 156 Applications and 0 Interviews

    egg122 NP replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    I think Nurse Beth is on to something with the resume. However, have you reached out the companies to discuss your situation? For example, UHG has set times for clinicians to chat with recruiter about...

  25. Exhausted; I want a way out.

    egg122 NP replied to KalipsoRed21's topic in General Nursing

    I'm sorry for your struggles. It is a lot to go through. In terms of the work aspect, have you thought about looking at working at insurance companies as a nurse case manager or other nursing...