Lisa.fnp

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   Hospitals Firing Seasoned Nurses: Nurses FIGHT Back!

   Lisa.fnp replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

   Writing in metaphor, but hospitals are broken. It's like a water glass that fell and shattered, it's broken. You can not fix broken. The problem is and remains hospitals are broken. One can spend...
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   AANP FNP

   Lisa.fnp replied to hannah1marie's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

   I had been their and felt the same way. Test anxiety is very real. I took a 3 day Fitzgerald review course and had the Cd's. I reviewed the APEA that was supplied by the University and purchased a 6...
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   Tattoos?

   Lisa.fnp replied to heronurse's topic in Nursing Professionalism

   Religion is left out of it. Since when did ancient writings 'scriptures' become a religion? If I said, 'as a Christian' or 'as a Jew' I would see your point. My comment was made to share knowledge....
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   Tattoos?

   Lisa.fnp replied to heronurse's topic in Nursing Professionalism

   Stylists and Nail Technicians are expected to complete hundreds and hundreds of hours in cosmetology school and serve out an apprenticeship under a licensed mentor in order to legally work and then...
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   Should I not look back at nursing ever again?

   Lisa.fnp replied to nocturna's topic in General Students

   That's terrible. You didn't fail a Academic class but failed according to the instructor a 'action' you stated (potential unsafe medication administration) and you continued to say it (wasn't fast...
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   Help!!! Did I Make A Mistake in Becoming a Nurse!!!

   Lisa.fnp replied to SaggieRN87's topic in First Year After Licensure

   In a nursing home setting I was not a RN but a CNA. As a new nurse you have limitations and time management is one of them. It will get better, you will get better. What they expect 'management' and...
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   RN-BSN SCAM

   Lisa.fnp replied to elpnla's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

   Wow. Whatever has been prescribed continue to take it. It's having good
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   Help!!! Did I Make A Mistake in Becoming a Nurse!!!

   Lisa.fnp replied to SaggieRN87's topic in First Year After Licensure

   You didn't make a mistake becoming a nurse, but working at a nursing home, maybe. I was a CNA in a Nursing home many years ago. I loved the residence for the most part but it was so hard and so much...
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   FNP Preceptor

   Lisa.fnp replied to FNP2bMRL3's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

   Have confidence in yourself, people love talking about themselves so show interest in their accomplishments, educations, years in practices, philosophies. What do they like best about what they do?...
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    Failed NCLEX due to anxiety! Need new review course!!

    Lisa.fnp replied to Yogsdaleo,RN's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I too suffer in the past from test anxiety. A product called GABA might be worth considering. It's technically an amino acid sold in vitamin and health stores. I'm not suggesting to take this product...
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    Using the E-Scope for hearing aids?

    Lisa.fnp replied to Meowstic's topic in General Nursing

    I also am hearing impaired and own the Cardionics E-Scope II Electronic Clinical Stethoscope. Had it for over 7 years when they first came out and paid over $600.00. They came down a lot since then...
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    Housing options while traveling

    Lisa.fnp replied to RN0711's topic in Travel

    When I traveled I called HR at the hospital I was going to and got the list of hotels they had discounted contracts with. I would go their for the first week and the longest two weeks as I took my...
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    Allina Health not hiring online NP grads

    Lisa.fnp replied to RockMay's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    The information about the hiring practices of Allina Health is a nice read thanks for posting, happy to see such a standard. But your choice of words "In Your Title" Fails! Why? When it comes to...
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    Part Time CNA Full Time Nursing School

    Lisa.fnp replied to MysticTopaz's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    You got that right! "C" means continue and this coming from someone who NEVER had anything less then an "A" and a perfect grade point National High Honors k-12 and 4 years with a full scholarship at a...
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    What are your views on male nurses

    Lisa.fnp replied to jared.butler90's topic in Men in Nursing

    When I was a RN working in inner city trauma ICU unit, I loved working with male nurses. Male nurses are a great advantage to hospitals and hiring agencies and I have a piece of mind knowing that...