JellyDonut

JellyDonut

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  1. Why The Future of NP Practice Maybe A Two Edged Sword

    I remember having this discussion years ago with an LPN when I worked as an ADN in a long term acute care hospital. I explained that even with similar responsibilities the pay should not be equal....
  2. Gave up DNP

    If I were younger I would go the MD route... I know now they are not that bright and I could coast their
  3. FNP thinking about joining the military

    I served as an RN and it is something I am very proud of. I would suggest requesting to shadow an FNP as it is a different world in the military. I encourage everyone to serve... it is the ultimate...
  4. What made your first year of NP difficult?

    My first year was horrible as I was a spanking new grad in a specialty with two physicians who help pulmonary and critical board certifications. It took two full years to receive my very first...
  5. Hitting a wall, I hope it gets better fast

    I have worked in a specialty for several years now and I often work on my own. However, I always have specialist who know way more than me to check in with if I am unsure or I need more of an expert...
  6. Oversupply of Nurse Practitioners

    I had to chuckle at this one...No one on Earth orders more useless testing than do residents. The hear hoofbeats and immediately think Zebra or
  7. FNP working in acute care

    Depends on where you live. Where I practice the NP hospitalist and most of the NPs rounding IP are ANP or FNP. I have met maybe 3 acute care NPs in the past five years. Sure, we were told about the...
  8. Should I sign other NP's order

    In my practice we sign for each other all the time. it is usually refills, rehab referrals and oxygen. Did not even think of it as an
  9. What diagnostics can NPs order independently

    In clinic anything...however, there are some off medicate rules about rehab and home care. In patient is different, you require sign off by MD (i have been told this is still the case in full...
  10. Writing doctors orders without an actual doctors order

    Way back in the olden days when i was an ICU nurse we commonly wrote orders for certain providers daily. This was back when paper charting was all the rage (LOL). it was how I learned the ropes in...
  11. Open visitation in the ICU

    i never ever thought open visitation was a good idea in the ICU. I have read a few studies, but always questioned the validity as there is more than family satisfaction. In Texas we had a unit that...
  12. Don't trust my FNP

    Go with your gut. not every provider/patient relationship works and it is sometimes better for all to seek another
  13. Brave or just stupid?

    Experience as an RN is still experience and helps to broaden the depths of knowledge the person has. I attended NP school and it was much easier because I had the experience of being a critical care...
  14. Ohio BON Restricting FNP Practice

    So arbitrary. FNPs practice in more acute care settings than ACNPs. If the goal is to align specialties then there needs to be more available specialty programs available to rural areas and it needs...
  15. Best Doctorate Degree

    There are dual DNP/PhD options