IsabelK

IsabelK

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  1. NP's answering to Nursing Management?

    IsabelK replied to ohiosam2's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Actually, the physician extender term is a misnomer in some senses for NPs in many states. For example, in NYS I am an independent provider. I can own my own practice, I do not have a collaborating...

  2. NP's answering to Nursing Management?

    IsabelK replied to ohiosam2's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    The facility in which my company placed me is weird. I'm credentialed by medicine, but I'm considered part of the nursing department. Makes for some interesting conversations. And I refuse to be...

  3. Way too many NP programs and grads!

    IsabelK replied to momofm1998's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I went to a brick and mortar ASN program. Bored in lecture for the most part. Slept through a lot of lecture. I don't learn well with someone yapping at me. I need to read it, takes notes, do hands...

  4. DNP

    IsabelK replied to Palliative Care, DNP's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    Congratulations to a fellow Alum!!!! I graduated last year from Loyola University New

  5. At my boiling point...you are NOT a Nurse...of ANY kind!!!!

    IsabelK replied to nursehunnie's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I do introduce myself a lot of times as "Dr. K." That's ok as long as I then say, "I am not a medical doctor/physician/doctor of osteopathy. I am a nurse practitioner with a doctorate in nursing...

  6. Different Titles (initials)

    IsabelK replied to emtpbill's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    My letters: ASN = Associate's in Nursing. I got a 2 year degree at a community college so I could take the RN boards. RN = Registered Nurse. What I got after I graduated from the ASN program and took...

  7. Why preceptors don't precept

    IsabelK replied to sauce's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Thank you

  8. Dumbest thing a doctor has done/said to you

    IsabelK replied to WorriedNurse25's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I had a patient die soon after becoming an NP. Now mind you, I'd been pronouncing patients as an RN for 6 years and never been questioned. Told MD. MD: Get an EKG. Me: He was on a monitor. It...

  9. My boss looked in my EMR for my miscarriage

    IsabelK replied to Christina12345's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    Report it to the risk manager and compliance officer. None of her business. Actually, I'd go beyond needing remedial supervision and say fire her and report it to the BON. There's a reason for privacy...

  10. Why preceptors don't precept

    IsabelK replied to sauce's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I precept. I don't like to precept first semester clinical students because they don't have enough internal medicine knowledge to make the leap to geriatrics. What I find is that I get NP students...

  11. DEA

    IsabelK replied to goatmicp's topic in Advanced Practice

    If you already have a DEA number you can renew online and within a day or two log onto the secure system and download your certificate (usually). I also applied initially online and was able to...

  12. Working while doing DNP?

    IsabelK replied to MallysMama's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    Hi-- I did my DNP while working full time (I'm an ANP). I did the DNP part time officially but it might as well have been a full time program because of all the study hours. Unlike you, though, I had...

  13. Let's talk semantics

    IsabelK replied to PG2018's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I say, "Hi, I'm Isabel K. I'm a nurse practitioner". I don't bring up the doctorate, although it is on my lab coat and on my business cards. It's also on the information families and residents (I work...

  14. Advance Practice Preceptorships - Should students find their own preceptors?

    IsabelK replied to husky171's topic in Advanced Practice

    I went through a distance program for both my ASN to BSN program and then the MSN program. I did find all of my own preceptors, but I was in a position where I could have physician, PA, and NP...

  15. New grad rn job search!

    IsabelK replied to nickster26's topic in New York Nursing

    Or if you want to stay in NYS, consider Central, Upstate, and Western NY. Job openings, you get the experience, etc. Pay won't be as good as NYC, but cost of living isn't as high

  16. T-shirt Sayings

    IsabelK replied to kidzcare's topic in School

    I used to have: "I'm a nurse, I'm paid to save your ass, not kiss it." Others I'd love (with apologies in advance for this one): My Indian name is "Runs with crash cart" Night shift nurse: Keeping...

  17. Nurse/Doctor Friendships

    IsabelK replied to RVRN2's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Sure, why not? I just wouldn't date anyone from where you work.

  18. HIPAA Violation as a student

    IsabelK replied to Nrsng_is_life's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    And after you take the screenshots unfriend her...don't get tied up with

  19. Advice for memory care caregiver

    IsabelK replied to Bonnieparker22's topic in General Nursing

    Therapeutic lies are your friend. "Your husband is at work, he'll be back around supper time." "Your mother went to visit a friend/grocery shopping and will be back soon." "The car is in the shop; it...

  20. APRNs should only be DNPs!

    IsabelK replied to Lovanurse's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    Yes, an APRN is anyone with an MSN or doctorate. DNPs are the practice side of nursing, not the research side. I was in a DNP program with a nurse executive leadership track (I did the MSN-DNP) and an...

  21. Questions for an acute care nurse.

    IsabelK replied to dudette10's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I'd rather get too much information. I can sift through the medical stuff that might not be needed on a day to day basis and separate it out into it's own paperclip so the staff can read it when they...

  22. Why do you wear a white coat? (if you indeed do)

    IsabelK replied to RNdynamic's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Thank you for saying that. I wanted to...you beat me to it. I wear a lab coat (long) because I am provider and I find it is easier to talk with residents (patients for those not in long term care) and...

  23. HIPAA violation question

    IsabelK replied to burd24's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    This is true. And honestly, if I'm precepting an NP student and find the student going through anything I'm not telling him or her to go access, I report it to the facility and the school. I make it...

  24. Questions for an acute care nurse.

    IsabelK replied to dudette10's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Yes! All consult notes are helpful, especially for me. It helps me do a medical plan of care for the patient/resident and it helps the nurses know what to expect. If you can send that information, it...

  25. Questions for an acute care nurse.

    IsabelK replied to dudette10's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I'm an NP in LTC, so I'm going to give you the prescriber perspective. Faxing the discharge papers and med list by 1 PM if pick-up is going to get the patient to the LTC site later than that is must....