bluecludwig

I recently started my first job as a primary care NP. I am working alongside an experienced NP that has precepted students in the past. I have been using the 2014 version of family practice guidelines book to help with my treatment plans. When I present my plans to my mentor for review, she always has a different plan in mind for the patient that she thinks is better. I then check her advice against UPtodate. She is usually right according to UPtodate. Any ideas on reliable resources to keep me safe during this first year? Yeserday I gave a mother advice to give her child liquid Sudafed for a few days to help with nasal congestion associated with a URI just like my family practice guidelines book suggested and later when I checked UPtodate I learned that there is no evidence to support using decongestants in children for URIs. Also, I am being told that I am functioning at the level of a 1st semester NP student. How can I pull out of this? I want to do the best for my patients, but I don't know all the answers. Do I need to go back to school?