AnnieNP MSN, NP

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  1. You have received a lot of great advice here. I agree with looking at the ADN program and pursuing the BSN later (with employer
  2. When I was in school I used a sound machine. I would play ocean wave sounds / thunder storm sounds / summer night sounds. It just depended on my mood, but the nature sounds were calming when played...
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    Am I too old to start?

    You are absolutely not too old!!!! You will probably have just as many younger than you as you do older than you in your
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    Am I Too Old For This?

    I believe you will be fine, but you won't know if you don't try. Good
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    Medication administration confusion???

    For me I was referring to code situations in the ER (and this goes back 10 years!!!!). I am now in private practice and hope to never need emergency drugs in my
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    Medication administration confusion???

    I have only given meds drawn up by someone else in an emergency situation. I'm curious to hear what "Bjwojcik" has to
  7. Is there a reason you will not tell us the name of your
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    EKG Resources

    Congratulations!!!!!! After 10 years I still have the MD check any of my EKGs that are not text book normal. I also have a cardiologist that I can fax the EKG to if I can't get in touch with the MD...
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    Please help

    Are you a nurse
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    Advise for Nursing Student with tremors!

    Follow up with your primary for proper diagnoses and possible
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    Hate nursing school help!

    I agree with stay put and finish. It does get better. For me school was a roller coaster, when I thought it couldn't get any worse it always got a little better and then repeat! Best of
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    100+ attempted IV starts, 3 successes

    Can you have someone help by using a butterfly set first, then when you get the hang of that the regular IVs should be
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    Staff Shots?

    Yes, we don't get paid much at all, but we do bill for
  14. I think I actually "stumbled" into all of the positions I had in the hospital over the years. My first year out of school I worked on a Cardiac Step down unit (this was in 1989 when there was a real...
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    recruiter contract/finder's fees

    Oh no, I would not sign that
  16. I wish you had been around when I was in Nursing
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    I need an experts opinions please !!

    I'm so sorry this happened to
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    Nerves kicking in

    Wishing you the best! When I went to Nursing school I had two young children, I honestly didn't get a lot of sleep!!! Is there any way you can work part
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    Who cleans the poo?

    I just laughed so hard I almost choked on my
  20. You have received great advice from everyone, I have nothing more to add but I want to say
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    Whats the difference between God and a Doctor?

    A
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    Staff Shots?

    When my patients need monthly B12 shots they come to my office and either I or my nurse gives
  23. I have had patients ask me for a letter stating that they need an emotional support animal too!!! I tell them I am not qualified to determine if they do and refer them to a Psychiatrist who...
  24. I don't see a turf war happening in my area. I refer all of my Dermatology referrals to a PA who works in the large Derm group here, and a large portion of my Ortho referrals go to a
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    HELP WITH STATS PROJECT (poll)-please.

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