PANYNP

PANYNP

Crit Care; EOL; Pain/Symptom; Gero

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  1. My professor told us NPs have no future...

    PANYNP replied to anilechim's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

  2. Only Crusty Old Bats will remember..

    PANYNP replied to Pepper The Cat's topic in General Nursing

  3. Agism in nursing?

    PANYNP replied to td222's topic in General Students

    I'm 61 years old. How should I expect to be treated? As a nurse with experience and wisdom, or a liability?

  4. Failed out of nursing school. Do I have a fair chance of getting into another?

    PANYNP replied to Keisha2017's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Even though your previous school revoked their acceptance of your appeal, can you still apply for readmission and pick up where you left off? In my experience as a nursing faculty member (> 30...

  5. Only Crusty Old Bats will remember..

    PANYNP replied to Pepper The Cat's topic in General Nursing

    Placing sandbags around the head of post-op cataract patients, so that the IOL implant wouldn't dislodge. Log rolling these patients with the help of 1 or 2 other nurses. Three to four day hospital...

  6. Are There Jobs for Inexperienced RNs Besides Floor Nursing?

    PANYNP replied to jack1971's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I sincerely hope these comments are facetious. As NP faculty members, we expect that our students have at minimum, a year of solid bedside or specialty clinic experience. New grads who are unsure of...

  7. I'm So Over Nursing. I would rather work at Costco!!

    PANYNP replied to rnfrombama's topic in General Nursing

    "Dislike" x 1000. I sincerely hope that neither I nor any of my loved ones ever are subject to your dispassionate care. PS Are you a

  8. Low census--what do you do?

    PANYNP replied to compassionresearcher's topic in General Nursing

  9. Gwinnett Tech Senior Failing out, what programs will take me?

    PANYNP replied to NeoNatMom's topic in General Students

    What a mean-spirited, misinformed, and non-constructive comment to make to someone who humbly has revealed personal information and asked for guidance from future colleagues. Remind me to avoid ever...

  10. Considering a Change - Not Sure of Career Path

    PANYNP replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    I have worked many nursing roles in my 11 years. I have done LTC, MS, Ortho, community health and now HIM, so I've experienced several different environments, but I don't feel like I've found my "fit"...

  11. Being called an idiot

    PANYNP replied to historylovinglpn's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Huh! Years ago, a female plastic surgeon who sometimes provided care for our trauma ICU patients would call us "good little nurses" - as in "Be a good little nurse and run and bring me a bottle of...

  12. Anything I can do with nursing and history degrees?

    PANYNP replied to Weirdo's topic in General Nursing

    I earned a BA in American Studies in the late 1970s - love the discipline of social history, loved what I learned. No jobs. Entered nursing school in 1980 to be able to earn a living. Discovered I...

  13. How old is too old to safely practice?

    PANYNP replied to traumaRUs's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Ageism, ageism, ageism. "Sixty is the new 40" is not rhetoric. Get back to us when you turn 60. Geeze. Have some

  14. Doctor stole my stethoscope

    PANYNP replied to ayejay09's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Learned to do that in nursing school 36 years ago! Same with bandage scissors and

  15. Littmann Cardiology III - Worth it?

    PANYNP replied to futurenursling's topic in General Students

    Auscultation done through blankets or clothing is less than ideal. An individual who does this would fail that part of my advanced physical assessment course. Our patients deserve our best skills put...

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

    PANYNP replied to *Butterfly8*'s topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    You're a young un' as far as students go! I teach in an AGNP program, and our current crop of students range in age from 22 to 64. The mean age is ~ 41 years. Don't let your perceived "lateness" in...

  17. We'd like to offer you the position but............

    PANYNP replied to aerorunner80's topic in General Nursing

    Consider punching up your resume by demonstrating that you are up to date on adult nursing. See if you can carve out time and resources to attend an adult-focused nursing conference. Are there local...

  18. Advice to novice who wants to work with geriatric population.

    PANYNP replied to ebcifaldi's topic in General Nursing

    After you have 1-2 years of experience, consider enrolling in an AGNP master's degree program to become an Adult-Gero Primary Care Nurse Practitioner. Your clinicals will be in primary care settings,...

  19. Really bad fever blister. Should I call in?

    PANYNP replied to LDAthleteNurse's topic in General Nursing

    A number of years ago I took report in ICU on a Friday evening at 7 pm from a nurse who had a fever blister/cold sore on her lip that was the size of a dime. By the following Wednesday, I had...

  20. How old is too old to become a new RN?

    PANYNP replied to CathyH's topic in General Nursing

    "Wasting" a slot?!! Oh my! How do these mean girls know that the 70-year old will never practice? Ageism -

  21. How old is too old to become a new RN?

    PANYNP replied to CathyH's topic in General Nursing

    Oh, puh-leeze. If this is what you want to do, go ahead, apply, get accepted, and get started. "Sixty is the new 40". I'm a Boomer, age 61, and am starting my second Post-Master's for psych-mental...

  22. Womp, womp, womp...

    PANYNP replied to TheBlackDogWaits's topic in Critical Care

    It sounds as though you have a bias against older patients - listen up, Gero is where it's at. And where it's going to stay for the next 35-40 years. Whether your patients are nursing home residents...

  23. Failed Nursing School

    PANYNP replied to nur_journey's topic in General Students

    This is not intended to have you question your choices or for me to one-up anyone. I'd like to share the twists and turns on my nursing path. At age 22, I graduated with a liberal arts degree. No...

  24. "I have a PhD, I know more than you do!"

    PANYNP replied to MendedHeart's topic in General Nursing

    Hope your malpractice insurance is paid and up to

  25. Best way to avoid bedside care?

    PANYNP replied to Lemon Bars's topic in General Nursing

    I guess I don't understand what a scribe is. Your description of tasks sounds like the role of a medical assistant. Are these the same