CFLA.RN

CFLA.RN

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  1. Nurse Practitioner

    CFLA.RN replied to AutumnEvansRN's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I agree you should spend some time finding your place in the nursing world before trying to go for an advanced degree. Where you start out in nursing is not always where you'll be happiest. I started...

  2. I love home health but I miss my life

    CFLA.RN replied to bfit262's topic in Home Health

    Work/life balance is a struggle for the majority of home health nurses that I know. The best days I have are the days where I charted completely in the patient home during the visit, at least...

  3. Which has priority? Chronic pain or constipation?

    CFLA.RN replied to akruc353's topic in General Students

    There's a difference in acute pain vs chronic pain...I would treat acute pain first then the constipation. Chronic pain and constipation...would have to look at other factors, especially the site of...

  4. Rejected!!!

    CFLA.RN replied to russianbear's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    FNP programs have considerably large application pools, often twice as many (or more) as AG primary or acute care applicants. I looked on nursingCAS at all the schools with applications available and...

  5. Arizona Pay Scale......

    CFLA.RN replied to EZGM's topic in Arizona Nursing

    How are BSN nurses trained to prioritize any differently than ASN

  6. How flexible is home health?

    CFLA.RN replied to jessimee's topic in Home Health

    Depends on where you work. I worked a year in the hospital and then went PRN in home health. I don't think any place will let you not work in the summer and then come back in the fall, you would...

  7. UTMB Fall 2016 FNP

    CFLA.RN replied to chpeter82's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Got my acceptance into AGPCNP program today! I'm in Arlington. Glad to see I won't be the only one in this

  8. Do you like HH Nursing?

    CFLA.RN replied to maxov's topic in Home Health

    I love home health and the patients, I hate the charting that is never ending. There's an immense satisfaction in teaching people how to manage their disease processes so they can stay out of...

  9. Hours

    CFLA.RN replied to IceQueenBandaidPrincess's topic in Home Health

    What part of Texas? I know one of the companies I work PRN, they hire LVN's for different shifts so people have some flexibility. I worked home health as a single mom and never had trouble with child...

  10. New to HH

    CFLA.RN replied to jojo489's topic in Home Health

    HHC is all about the narrative too. It's where you document the skilled service you provided. Check boxes are nice but don't "paint the picture" that Medicare wants to have. I learned to copy/paste...

  11. Job Offer in Home Health

    CFLA.RN replied to iowanursemom's topic in Home Health

    I don't know what area you're in milesims but I've never seen a HHC position that offered less than the hospital, at least in my state. I went from making 19.50/hr bedside to 35/routine visit and...

  12. UTMB Fall 2016 FNP

    CFLA.RN replied to chpeter82's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    How long did it take for you to get your acceptance letter/email after you

  13. Want to be an NP but I need some advice

    CFLA.RN replied to MadiCherie's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Go the ADN route and do RN-BSN online while you're working. You'll be getting the work experience you need and a lot of employers will provide tuition reimbursement for the BSN. It will also give you...

  14. Job Offer in Home Health

    CFLA.RN replied to iowanursemom's topic in Home Health

    Home health can be amazing at the right company. It's important to have the right training because it is very different from floor nursing. You have to remember that it's only going to be you in the...

  15. Help!!

    CFLA.RN replied to leandrawoods84's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    It really depends on what your home life is like and how often you would have to take call with the m-f. I would have preferred to have the weekend call with terrible hours over the m-f 8-5 with call...

  16. Hospice in DFW

    CFLA.RN replied to arvolina's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Each hospice is definitely different and it's important to find one that will train you correctly. As far as going with a bigger, national company vs a local company that really depends on what...

  17. Capstone UTA

    CFLA.RN replied to baetzel88's topic in University of Texas Arlington

    I just looked through my old assignments, looks like there was a weekly journal with 3 key points from the module (took about 20 minutes to do once a week) which led to a synthesis paper at the end of...

  18. UTA Co-op course versus Medical Terminology

    CFLA.RN replied to ddh0888's topic in University of Texas Arlington

    I took co-op and I hated it. I don't mind writing papers but the journal was such an annoyance. On my survey after the course I recommended that they adjust the course to reflect other nursing fields...

  19. Capstone UTA

    CFLA.RN replied to baetzel88's topic in University of Texas Arlington

    I took Capstone in the fall, it was really easy. It was a resume review and a few papers, two of the papers were essentially the same. Probably one of the easiest classes in the

  20. Home health computerized charting.

    CFLA.RN replied to spoiled28's topic in Home Health

    Axxess and Kinnser are great from a field nurse entry aspect but absolutely horrendous if the nurse is trying to quickly review previous notes or orders before going into a visit. HCHB is tedious at...

  21. MSN admission for those who graduated with a BSN from UTA

    CFLA.RN replied to texancanadian's topic in University of Texas Arlington

    Hi - I would suggest calling the number on the UTA academic partnership website. I got absolutely no help from my advisor so I called that number and they transferred me to the department I needed to...

  22. Will I be able to be a nurse with a child felony charge?

    CFLA.RN replied to hmmsamantha's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    I'm not sure about your particular state, but an old friend of mine was able to petition the TX BON for licensure and they approved - he had several drug and theft convictions in his 20's and became...

  23. New Grad RN Feeling so OVERWHELMED

    CFLA.RN replied to justudentnurse1's topic in General Nursing

    It will get better! My clinicals were in a very small rural hospital, I was definitely proficient at administering PO lasix for CHF exacerbation and IV abx for pneumonia...but seriously, nothing else....

  24. UT - Arlington RN to BSN program

    CFLA.RN replied to imbatz's topic in University of Texas Arlington

    I've worked full time (over 50 hours a week for the first 10 weeks) and taken full semesters, 2 classes at a time, and made all A's except for college algebra. If you have working knowledge of APA...

  25. UT - Arlington RN to BSN program

    CFLA.RN replied to imbatz's topic in University of Texas Arlington

    I'm almost finished with the online program. There's been times when I've absolutely loved it and times when I'm ready to quit and give up being a nurse altogether. My biggest complaint with the...