TicTok411

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  1. Don't like my first NP job

    TicTok411 replied to 2bNotAnotherMaleNurse7's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Personally, I would try and stick it our for a year. You have been there 3 months, and that would be a huge red flag for future employers to see. If had to select between a newbie and someone who...

  2. ARDS patient, dialysis

    TicTok411 replied to zzyzx's topic in Critical Care

    permissive hypercapnia to allow for lower tidal volumes in ARDS

  3. Needing encouragement: I think I regret being an FNP

    TicTok411 replied to Trilldayz,RN BSN's topic in Advanced Practice

    That is odd as I got two calls regarding locums coverage today. I have to tell them to never call me again. Rural areas offer the best options as my facility cannot get NPs and positions go empty...

  4. New icu nurse and feeling discouraged

    TicTok411 replied to Audi3181's topic in Critical Care

    Experience comes with time and yes it is a disadvantage being in a small ICU, but you are not going to see the highly intense patients that would turn up at a trauma center. You may get an intubated...

  5. Fellow NPs: What's your strategy for retirement?

    TicTok411 replied to FNP_Lifer's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Retire?? I imagine I will stroke out one day yelling at a patient who tells me she doesn't believe in

  6. Haunted by my past...What are my options?

    TicTok411 replied to MathewB's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    My first two years in Jr College I quit classes and never dropped only to return years later to retake every one. I have known 3 nurses who fell below the NP minimum GPA and 1 CRNA applicant who also...

  7. Current ACNP job market for new grads

    TicTok411 replied to Motherofcorgis's topic in Advanced Practice

    If you are willing to relocate there should not be a problem finding a position as an AGACNP. The dual degree has some advantage should you decide to work ED or just to add to your knowledge base....

  8. Thoughts on these job offers please!

    TicTok411 replied to Freedomsong's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    You have to factor that commute time. 3 hours a day, 15 hours a week, 60 hours a month...your time is money and they are not compensating you for the commute time or the wear and tear on your car...

  9. Lied to by new employer

    TicTok411 replied to Mrod11411's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    IMHO you should be looking for a new job. In a specialty as a newbie you need a solid mentor and to depend on locums or whatever they can get who walks through the door puts your education in that...

  10. Can lungs be clear AND diminished?

    TicTok411 replied to Cvepo's topic in Critical Care

    Many COPD patients have air trapping or hyper resonate lung sounds upon percussion and yes they can be clear as far as being free of wheezes and rales, but diminished r/t poor air

  11. Questions about the NP role? (Required for NP class-please help!)

    TicTok411 replied to NurseLyndsay's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Question 1: What are your personal feelings about the potential requirement of doctorate degrees for entry level NP's? It has been the talk for ages and have no problem with the requirement,...

  12. Future Market Saturation

    TicTok411 replied to guest538567's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I got to test that theory.....now where did the neighbors cat run of

  13. Future Market Saturation

    TicTok411 replied to guest538567's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Sure every nurse now wants to be an NP. I think the bigger picture here is how bad it is to be a bedside nurse these days. Not too many years ago RNs had more autonomy and were treated far better....

  14. How to become a hospital NP?

    TicTok411 replied to greenalmonds's topic in Advanced Practice

    If I had a do-over I would have gone for the dual ACNP/FNP, that way you are

  15. Malpractice insurance

    TicTok411 replied to misty_dawn's topic in Advanced Practice

    Also check your state requirements. In my state I could not be issued a license until I obtained insurance per the required limits and provided

  16. Are you happier as an NP than you were as an RN?

    TicTok411 replied to TheRuralNurse's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    RN role was easier and basically has turned into a role that is all about checking boxes and very little thinking or creativity. The NP role can be stressful as you have no one to blame and cannot...

  17. Should NP training be standardized?

    TicTok411 replied to orangepink's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I would think it difficult to jump from specialty to specialty. I got out of school and went straight into a specialty and lord help me if I ever find myself in family practice down the road....

  18. Reported to the BON

    TicTok411 replied to SoundofMusic's topic in Advanced Practice

    The facility will throw the travel nurse under the bus any chance they

  19. First FNP Job

    TicTok411 replied to JMcConville's topic in Advanced Practice

    I have yet to make it through a day without looking something up on Up to Date. I print out what I use most and have folders of those articles in my

  20. Clinical questions in FNP interview

    TicTok411 replied to ilovensg's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    My interviews involved more listening than answering questions. The practices talked about what they do, how they work and why that are the most awesome place in the world to work. I did speak about...

  21. Argument against full practice authority

    TicTok411 replied to stickit34's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Mine is a collaborative state and in such I have a physicians name on a piece of paper somewhere and that is the extent of his involvement in my practice. I know other states have "supervised"...

  22. Hospital NPs & Lounge Access

    TicTok411 replied to wyld~heart's topic in Advanced Practice

    However, none of those can use their skills until we write the

  23. How to become a nurse practitioner

    TicTok411 replied to das729's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    There are still many openings in rural locations. Some of these positions go months and months without being

  24. Moderate (Concious) Sedation by RT?

    TicTok411 replied to OkieICU_RN's topic in MICU, SICU

    The facility has policies that the Rn giving the conscious sedation be qualified. As an RN I took a learning module and passed a test before I was considered qualified by the facility and had to do...

  25. Issues with residents

    TicTok411 replied to Rocknurse's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    As a student I would try to take the high road and not let these residents see they are bothering me. I would not give them the satisfaction. I worked in the ICUs a long time as an RN and residents...