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  1. I'm 31 married with a 2 year old. Am I too old to start fnp program?

    WV-RN replied to *Butterfly8*'s topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I graduated NP school at 44 after years of being an RN. My advice-- do it now, don't

  2. I'm not pregnant

    WV-RN replied to applesxoranges's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I used to get asked too frequently if I were pregnant... Even though I was 5'6" and about 140# when I was in my early thirties. I think it was because I was a 36DD cup. Hahaha. Now that I'm older and...

  3. "Cell phone" vibration in your thigh?

    WV-RN replied to srercg's topic in Coffee Lounge's Lounge

    May be meralgia parasthetica. A numbness and tingling in the outer thigh sometimes caused by wearing a tight belt like a heavy tool belt around the

  4. Words You Hate

    WV-RN replied to OyWithThePoodles's topic in General Nursing

    Mammiogram. Usually an LOL that says

  5. NP or PA

    WV-RN replied to Bteti20's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Twozer, when I applied for my NP grad school, yes I was aware that we were required to find our own preceptors but I never realized how hard it would be. We had an assignment to shadow an area of...

  6. AANP Cert Exam Dec 2015 Advice

    WV-RN replied to FNPRCPR's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Hi all nurses! I just passed my ANCC FNP exam! I promised to let you know what helped me the most from what I studied and I have to say the Exam Edge practice tests were most helpful and most like...

  7. RN transition to advance practice nursing

    WV-RN replied to Spunkycgill32's topic in Advanced Practice

    Very difficult. NPs are supposed to be "advanced" practitioners but the more advanced I have become, the further away from my basic education I have become. I have been in mostly specialty areas and...

  8. Plastic Surgery

    WV-RN replied to maxienurse's topic in Aesthetics

    Anyone have any experience with

  9. Plastic Surgery

    WV-RN replied to maxienurse's topic in Aesthetics

    Weight loss clinic Murdoch ave

  10. Before I begin school....

    WV-RN replied to ixchel's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Clean your house very very good because you will not have time to clean once you start the clinical portion of your program. Also start saving money now because it is almost impossible (for me anyway)...

  11. AANP Cert Exam Dec 2015 Advice

    WV-RN replied to FNPRCPR's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I have not taken my cert exam yet but plan to in January 2016. I am going to take ANCC instead of the AANP. I am studying the Leik book which I think is easy to follow and I have scored about 85% on...

  12. Tampons & Stomas

    WV-RN replied to Turtle in scrubs's topic in Wound, Ostomy, Continence

    Turtle in scrubs, I wish I had heard of this a year ago. My husband had a temporary ileostomy and it was very frustrating to change his wafer while fighting constant draining stool. Would have saved...

  13. BSN-DNP and working full-time as RN. Thoughts?

    WV-RN replied to amichelle1126's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I think it depends on your personal situation. If you are motivated, not married and don't have kids yet, I say go for it. If you have to devote time to a relationship or children it will probably be...

  14. working in a physicians office

    WV-RN replied to Cisl4him's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    It's better than inpatient nursing but I think it depends on what job you end up getting. I have worked for a doc that was very needy and had a patient load that was needy as well. I was swamped all...

  15. Required health insurance for clinicals

    WV-RN replied to bgrin2's topic in General Students

    Try Proliability. I had to get private insurance as an RN and it was only about $120 for the whole year. Covers me as NP student as

  16. Is This Bullying?

    WV-RN replied to roser13's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Hey wait a minute! That crusty old bat got a tuft of cool whip on her red jello! I'm going to have to file a grievance about this.......this is sooooooo not

  17. Personal experience with sneakers?

    WV-RN replied to _Jax_RN's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I like Brooks sneakers. I have a high arch and cannot just wear anything. I went to a nursing shoe store and Tried on an Algeria and Dansko shoes and couldn't believe how uncomfortable they were. It...

  18. Mispronunciations That Drive You Nuts

    WV-RN replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    I love it when the little old blue haired ladies tell me it's time for their MAMMIOgram and they need their quumullin (Coumadin) refilled. Also had a patient write on their history form once that...

  19. Rant:How NOT to be a nurse

    WV-RN replied to crnahole's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Wow sorry to hear your grandmother had such a bad experience. My husband was admitted from ER one night with severe abdominal pain. I left him for the night because I thought he would get care being...

  20. How old is too old?

    WV-RN replied to Kerrimundhenke's topic in Flight, Surface Transport

    Go for it! When you retire you don't want to be saying "I wish I

  21. Am I Being Bullied?

    WV-RN replied to wendey's topic in General Students

    I think it sounds like she is showing passive aggressive behavior toward you. Maybe you just rub her the wrong way or maybe she just doesn't like the extra burden of precepting or perhaps she's...

  22. If you could just pick up and leave, where would you go?

    WV-RN replied to JNursee's topic in General Nursing

    Oceanside California. Was just there for a week and if I were twenty years younger I wouldn't have got on the plane to come home! Absolutely perfect weather and beautiful communities. I can't wait to...

  23. Debating Kaplan FNP

    WV-RN replied to singletonman1's topic in Advanced Practice

    I see you are from ohio. Have you looked into ohio university? The cost is similar (a little under 30,000) and is completely online except two visits to the college over two and a half years. I am...

  24. Hostile work environment

    WV-RN replied to SillyStudent's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    To the OP, I was in a job and had this exact same experience. I was actually warned before I took the position to "watch my back" by a nurse that knew the toxic environment. My response was " oh I...

  25. Why do people don't like it when we send resident out?

    WV-RN replied to ChampRN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    You did the right thing for the patient by calling 911 to get her to the ER. Don't worry about what other nurses say. If you didn't call 911 the same people probably would've said " well you should...