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jessimee

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  1. How do you get out of the room politely?

    jessimee posted a topic in General Nursing

    I love talking with patients and educating them about their medical/nursing care. What I don't enjoy as much is shooting the breeze with families about whatever football game is on the TV (you know...

  2. Clinic RN / Primary Care?

    jessimee replied to fetchfelix's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    You absolutely should do some time in a clinic before investing in an FNP program. You could find out if you even LIKE primary care. It is vastly different than what you have been doing. But not...

  3. What are the top 10 diagnoses you manage?

    jessimee posted a topic in Medical-Surgical

    Hi Med-Surg nurses! I am a strictly peds nurse who is starting her career over in adult med-surg. What are the top 10 diagnoses that you deal with on a daily basis on a med-surg floor? (The floor I...

  4. To NP or not to NP

    jessimee replied to Aimeek's topic in General Nursing

    OK, this is coming from an NP who is going back to bedside nursing...just make sure you do your homework and carefully consider what working environment you want. Acute care NP (and I can't speak for...

  5. What are the top 10 diagnoses you manage?

    jessimee replied to jessimee's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Sure! There are a few reasons--I am only certified as a pediatric primary care PNP and it is just too limiting. I didn't enjoy spending my days cooped up in an exam room. I also want the...

  6. PNP but don't want to be...

    jessimee posted a topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    So I am a MSN/PNP with 8 years of total nursing experience (5 as RN and 3 as PNP). But have been out of practice, home with my 4 kids for the past 8 years. I want to go back to work, and back to...

  7. PNP but don't want to be...

    jessimee replied to jessimee's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Just checking back on this thread--Thank you!! That is exactly what I'm doing. Halfway through the refresher and I have a couple of adult m/s offers

  8. PNP but don't want to be...

    jessimee replied to jessimee's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I can't afford to go back and do more graduate work right now. Besides, I don't think it would be a good idea (or even possible) to get an FNP or Adult NP without any experience in adult nursing....

  9. Recruiters--do they EVER return phone calls or emails?

    jessimee posted a topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Maybe it's just me, but I am looking for a job and I have had questions about some of the positions. Either the description is poorly written and not clear, or they don't specify what shift, etc....

  10. Convince me that school nursing is my dream job

    jessimee posted a topic in School

    Hi All! I am an RN with MSN/PNP (and 8 years of experience in various pediatric settings)but have been home with 4 children for the last 8 years and no longer feel qualified to practice as a PNP (and...

  11. Cover letter--what to do when you are applying for mulitple positions at one facility?

    jessimee posted a topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Hi All--I'm new to this forum. I'm trying to get back into nursing after being home with 4 kids for 7 years. I am enrolled in an RN refresher course and applying for CNA jobs as well as other...