mamallama

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1. Frontier School of Midwifery & Family Nursing FNP Program

   mamallama replied to jmws's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

   Hi there! I'm a FNP student at Frontier. Went to Frontier Bound last May, am just finishing my last Level I class and taking my first Level II class. I can't really speak to how hard it is to get...

2. Differences (Educative/Clinical) between NP & PA

   mamallama replied to jstuben's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

   Actually, NPs in several states can, and do, run their own practices. I used to be the office nurse for an NP in Idaho who owned her own business and hired an Internal Medicine MD as her

3. any ideas of how to get a NP for clinicals?

   mamallama replied to johnson0424's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

   I'm starting a distance program through Frontier in May and am facing the same thing. There is a NP locator on NP Central (sorry, can't think of the actual address right now). You could also try...

4. Floating from L&D

   mamallama posted a topic in Medical-Surgical

   I need some help knowing what kind of orientation I should ask for. I'm a L&D nurse and have recently started at a new facility as a per diem. At this hospital, L&D nurses float frequently to...

5. Opinions on Crocs

   mamallama replied to BowlerRN's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

   Just bought a pair of the knock-offs....first 12 hr shift with them today -- they were great. Not sure how they'll hold up, but for $7.99, I figure it's worth a

6. Med Error!!!!

   mamallama replied to AMARTIN1's topic in General Nursing

   I don't think I know a single nurse who has never made a med error. When it happens, the most important things are to admit that it happened (NEVER cover up an error) and to take a look at what...

7. IVs - Scared Nursing Student

   mamallama replied to sweetieann's topic in General Nursing

   Yup, you are thinking a bit too much. :kiss Don't worry, you'll get it. Nobody was born knowing how to run IVs -- we all learned it and you will too. There's been lots of good info on this thread. A...

8. This doc makes me very uncomfortable . . .

   mamallama replied to RaeT,RN's topic in Ob/Gyn

   LOTS of nurses advocate for this. The last hospital I worked in had a wonderful group of nurses, midwives, and physicians who worked together to provide a safe birth while honoring the woman's wishes....

9. Review on epidurals?

   mamallama replied to mamallama's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Thanks, Siri. AWHONN's always

10. Review on epidurals?

    mamallama posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    Hello all. I'm going back to L&D after 2 years out of hospital nursing. My previous L&D experience was in a rural facility that was fairly low-intervention. We did lots of labor support (yum)...