BlueDevil, DNP

BlueDevil, DNP

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  1. Ebola here in Dallas USA

    BlueDevil, DNP replied to HappyWife77's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Not necessarily meaning you Kenderella, but it appears necessary to remind those that have not done a lot of international travel that it takes 3-6 months to get a visa to travel from Liberia to the...

  2. Nursing and the Ebola Virus

    BlueDevil, DNP replied to 0.adamantite's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Quite a few nurses here do not demonstrate an understanding of the difference between airborne and aerosol transmission. I expect confusion from lay people, but not from

  3. Nursing and the Ebola Virus

    BlueDevil, DNP replied to 0.adamantite's topic in Disaster Preparation

    It appears he may well not have known anything other than what he did tell them- that he had come from Liberia. The woman he helped carry had been officially diagnosed with Malaria. She did not think...

  4. Well now, it's true via Medscape Dallas Ebola Patient Dies

    BlueDevil, DNP replied to JustBeachyNurse's topic in General Nursing

    If his outcome is inconsistent with a cohort receiving prompt intervention, it will be

  5. Is an MSN worth it?

    BlueDevil, DNP replied to ALHRN11's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Would an MSN in let's say Education or Nurse Manager track be helpful in redeeming my substandard GPA? Probably. If you can complete a MSN with a competitive GPA, you should be able to find a program...

  6. Post Grad DNP with ACNP concentration

    BlueDevil, DNP replied to ryguyRN's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    I have not herd of this; it really is a conflict with the stated mission of DNP education.

  7. DNP: Who are you?

    BlueDevil, DNP replied to hancameron's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    I am curious to know how well accepted you are in practice and in private or public settings. Very well. The only place I have gotten negative feedback is on AN, lol. Do you often find yourself...

  8. What is the best NP job you have seen???

    BlueDevil, DNP replied to ickc22's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    PMFB-RN wins. The US Foreign Service recruited at my school and I would have considered it, but I was already too old by the time I graduated. I earn enough money to vacation anywhere I want to go,...

  9. Broke and unemployed

    BlueDevil, DNP replied to Brokeand unemploye's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    We can't recruit enough NPs here for primary care and internal medicine. We advertise nationally. Starting salary for a new grad is $92,500 with bonus potential to 50% of salary annually . In other...

  10. Ebola here in Dallas USA

    BlueDevil, DNP replied to HappyWife77's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I'm curious as to how you feel they are responsible? I think absence of malice here is abundantly

  11. How has Obamacare affected you and your employer?

    BlueDevil, DNP replied to ProgressiveThinking's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Pt visits are up, RVUs are up, my bonus is up. My patients are pleased to be getting care for long overlooked health needs. We are all good

  12. I Lost All Respect For A Colleague Today

    BlueDevil, DNP replied to Ruby Vee's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I agree completely. I don't care about other peoples sex lives in the least, and adultery is so common place (and "common" as my mother would say, by way of insult) that it doesn't phase me in the...

  13. Should male nurses put the toilet seat down?

    BlueDevil, DNP replied to Emergent's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    There wasn't an option for "who cares?" I'm a man. Seriously girls get a grip. Literally. As in, grip a piece of paper towel, grip the edge of the toilet sit with said paper towel and put it down....

  14. Pt having a "friend" over for "special nursing care"

    BlueDevil, DNP replied to delphine22's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I'm with the "who cares?" crowd. People have sex. Close the door. It doesn't usually go on for hours. If it does, I'd recommend the patient for

  15. Pts want to see a doctor

    BlueDevil, DNP replied to orangepink's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I haven't had anyone express ideas of this nature aloud to me since I was a new grad, but I've been told people mumble things akin to this to the staff from time to time. It isn't surprising, given...

  16. Pain assessments - gabapentin?????

    BlueDevil, DNP replied to martymoose's topic in Patient Medications

    It makes a lot of sense. Gabapentin has a very important place in the management of complex regional pain syndromes, and is not limited to neuropathic pain and fibromyalgia. I manage quite a few long...

  17. What to do: ED physician brought dog to work

    BlueDevil, DNP replied to skinzvictory's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I bring my dog to work (primary care office) every day. He sleeps in my office, I walk him out back a few times a day, take him for a long walk at lunch. I could not possibly care less what people...

  18. Interview

    BlueDevil, DNP replied to pedspnp's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    It took a total of 8 interviews over 5 different days for me to land this job. I was interviewed by various HR personnel in the 1st and 2nd rounds, and then clinical personnel in the 3rd, 4th and 5th...

  19. I need to vent...politics of private practice

    BlueDevil, DNP replied to hubcaps's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I also agree with Juan and Scott. I am a PCP with a closed multi-specialty group, and it does hurt me financially when patients are referred outside the group, since I have a significant interest in...

  20. Patient complaint

    BlueDevil, DNP replied to gettingbsn2msn's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    The only silly complaint I ever had was when I refused to write a letter of medical necessity for 1st class airline travel due to chronic pain. I was informed of the complaint with a "Do you believe...

  21. Is it offensive?

    BlueDevil, DNP replied to PC0229's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I would not tolerate that. No excuse for that degree of rudeness. Correct the speaker, loudly, firmly, each and every

  22. NPs in 10 years

    BlueDevil, DNP replied to uta.student's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Its regional. I make more than 3.5x (but not quite 4x) what I did as a RN. I have great hours (I make my own) and benefits, and practice completely

  23. Obamacare? what are your thoughts

    BlueDevil, DNP replied to nija315's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I, too, have found the ACA to be a huge plus for people in my community. My complaint is that it is still insurance through a 3rd party, an idea to which I am philosophically opposed. I accept that...

  24. I feel stuck!!

    BlueDevil, DNP replied to naiystar's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I know several pharm reps that are

  25. Did your school's reputation affect getting hired?

    BlueDevil, DNP replied to laRN1's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Just that one graduate from Frontier, living in NC, could not get NC licensure. She stated she was told Frontier was not an accepted program. Either something changed, or I was misinformed. Merely...