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  1. Pursue the DNP with lots of loans? Help!

    scottaprn replied to RachelRN829's topic in General Nursing

    The general rule of thumb is that your student loan debt should not exceed your expected first year salary. Work and pay down some debt. If your employer has tuition reimbursement start taking...

  2. Would you file a complaint?

    scottaprn replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    I really like klone's advice. A great description on how to make an actionable complaint. My criteria to complain (from hospitals to restaurants) is "If I was the manager would I want to know about...

  3. Emergency Nursing Pearls-Things they don't teach in Nursing school.

    scottaprn replied to GOMER-RN's topic in Emergency

    Great list. Wish I had it when I stated ER nursing. A few I would add. -Someday you are going to have a patient that receives absolutely perfect care and it won't make any rational sense why they...

  4. ObamaCare program saves Medicare $400M

    scottaprn replied to herring_RN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I am an outspoken critic of the ACA but I do like Accountable Care Organizations. It makes much more sense than fee-for-service. I am not sure it is able to reach the scale that the administration...

  5. abandonment&hipaa

    scottaprn replied to ivy-strawberry's topic in General Students

    Depending on your state you may be mandated to report. the situation. If Joe Paterno was alive he would be able to tell you that telling your boss doesn't cover

  6. Malpractice insurance after being sued?

    scottaprn replied to JaneBSN's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    You will probably still be able to get it but may pay a

  7. How did your employer recognize Nurse's Day?

    scottaprn replied to allevi's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    A 5 dollar target gift card with a reminder to "Keep your eye on the target of compassionate care". This is is a huge step up for me as last year I got a 5 dollar gift certificate for administrative...

  8. Assertiveness

    scottaprn replied to 11joinson's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    For any learned skill find the expert. Amy Cuddy: Your body language shapes who you are | Talk Video | TED.com Amy Cuddy's TED talk has over 25 million

  9. Nurse Practitioner's prescribing buprenorphine

    scottaprn replied to CASTLEGATES's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Last congressional session the TREAT act was introduced in the U.S. Senate. It had only 5 democratic sponsors. It would have allowed NPs, PAs to prescribe for addiction. It also would remove the...

  10. Misdiagnosis

    scottaprn replied to orangepink's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Yep, happens to everyone. The biggest key I have found is to make sure to have a mechanism to evaluate your intervention for the diagnosis you make. If a normal intervention doesn't help then take...

  11. Staying late, not getting paid.

    scottaprn replied to ladylawless2317's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Also everyone that is mentioning right to work laws in this thread are using the wrong term. Right to work laws mean that you don't have to join a union if you don't want. The ability to be fired...

  12. Staying late, not getting paid.

    scottaprn replied to ladylawless2317's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I would encourage you to speak with a knowledgable attorney about whistleblower protections. And again you don't have to blow the whistle yourself. A third party complaint is available to everyone...

  13. Staying late, not getting paid.

    scottaprn replied to ladylawless2317's topic in First Year After Licensure

    After reading this thread I am tempted to start a company to file third party complaints for a piece of the settlement. Just to clear up a couple things: -It does not matter if you are in a right to...

  14. reimbursement for consults

    scottaprn replied to ginam.brenton's topic in General Nursing

    This is my go-to site for coding questions. It is bookmarked on my work laptop. Medical decision making E/M Coding Education, EM evaluation and management coding, e&m documentation, 99214,

  15. How do you gracefully leave a job after less than a year?

    scottaprn replied to Alicia777's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    You should be honest and tell them why. They may counter to keep you (they have a lot invested in your

  16. Is this a HIPAA violation?

    scottaprn replied to TitusNoir's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    HIPAA violation- based on what we know from your post no. JustbeachyNurse explains it well. Ethical violation of the nurse practice act- Maybe. Depends on what state you live in as it is different...

  17. I thought we learned that in nursing school!

    scottaprn replied to Emergent's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    No different than attending the wonderful bi-annual BLS for healthcare providers. I have yet to be checked off on the skills session by someone who had done CPR as many times as I have but I have...

  18. Staying late, not getting paid.

    scottaprn replied to ladylawless2317's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) - Hours Worked Advisor It is illegal to work without being paid. As the above department of labor opinion states you can't even volunteer to work for free. There...

  19. Staying late, not getting paid.

    scottaprn replied to ladylawless2317's topic in First Year After Licensure

    TheCommuter is dead on. It is illegal. It is even illegal for you to volunteer to stay late off the

  20. Do DNPs get compensated more

    scottaprn replied to nurselyfe4115's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    In my areas he only place it gets you more money is in

  21. Shared Responsibility (30hr/wk) Petition

    scottaprn replied to angiebusbee's topic in General Nursing

    Read the original post. The OP wants the freedom to be able to work their accustomed amount of PRN hours. They want the perks of PRN including higher wage and schedule flexibility. Due to Obamacare...

  22. Shared Responsibility (30hr/wk) Petition

    scottaprn replied to angiebusbee's topic in General Nursing

    This is one of Obamacare's main principles- the government knows better than you or your employeer what you

  23. Primary Care: Screening For Risk Of Prescription Drug Abuse

    scottaprn replied to Michael M. Heuninckx's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Everyone knows it is Opana as the state board of health has been saying so since the first press release. http://www.state.in.us/isdh/files/February_25__Outbreak_in_Southeastern_Indiana.pdfThe...

  24. Primary Care: Screening For Risk Of Prescription Drug Abuse

    scottaprn replied to Michael M. Heuninckx's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I do some work in Indiana so I get info from the state on a pretty regular basis. Right now there is a county in southeastern Indiana that is having a huge HIV outbreak. Currently 130 cases and...

  25. Do ARNP with First Assist make more money?

    scottaprn replied to nenalablue's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Won't change your reimbursement at all so very unlikely to change your