JellyDonut

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  1. When the physician ask you to help sign schedule II drugs for him/her

    JellyDonut replied to Kay-teeRN's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Yikes! So, you sign your name for schedule II drugs on a patient that you have never seen or examined? When these questions come up I always think about how this would look under deposition. So...

  2. Same Undergraduate & Graduate College?

    JellyDonut replied to Icooka4u's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I wish I had done everything at one school. Every time I apply for any program I have to pay for 6 separate set of transcripts and follow up to make sure they have been sent. Worse is having to...

  3. Can I work in a hospital as a FNP?

    JellyDonut replied to nyc2011's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    If in doubt check with your state BON and maybe whatever hospital you desire to work for. My FNP did not teach me critical care content or line placements. I had background in critical care and then...

  4. Adult NP practicing in BH/psych?

    JellyDonut replied to Sailrmar9's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I personally do not feel qualified as an FNP to work solely in Psych, Peds or OB. Yikes, I would not even want to consider either as my program briefly considered each of these topics. However, I am...

  5. Adult NP practicing in BH/psych?

    JellyDonut replied to Sailrmar9's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    FNP programs cover *Pediatric * OB/GYN *Psych and all these have specialty tracks in the NP programs. I could actually get a job where all I see are children or pregnant women, but you are saying...

  6. FNPs don't let me down!!! Where's the Money?

    JellyDonut replied to Cwoods's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Amen! Specialty practice is da bomb! where else can could I work m-f with holidays and weekends off and never on-call. Yes, I have mommie hours and I do not apologize for it. I spent years working...

  7. Sincerity amongst collegeaues

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

    I read the post and all I could think was that a guy would not complain about such stuff. Man up, take care of your own CME. Do you job and try not to get your feelings hurt so easily. If a friend...

  8. DEA number

    JellyDonut replied to pmhnp35's topic in Advanced Practice

    Depends on the

  9. The Decline of Physicians: Do we really need them anymore in Primary Care?

    JellyDonut replied to AAC.271's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    If i had a dollar for every time I had to stop a resident from causing harm I would not be working full time. Especially military residents - they are so damn scary it amazes me there are not more...

  10. Conference suggestions?

    JellyDonut replied to I see you RN's topic in Advanced Practice

    i ask physicians in my practice for suggestions on conferences and usually try to pick one related to my field and since my employer is extremely generous with CME I also pick one where I want to go....

  11. To all current NP's. What drove you to become one? Advice? Etc?

    JellyDonut replied to Oxygenforeverybody's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    A Honda

  12. Passed the AANP exam!!

    JellyDonut replied to Kra20089's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Congrats!! I remember being so stressed and wound so tight it was hard to read the questions. I can relate to the feeling when they hand your the pass/fail paper. It really took me a few days for...

  13. CCRN tips

    JellyDonut replied to puppyluvRN's topic in Critical Care

    I would not sweat the CCRN, it is a fairly easy test. I know of one nurse who failed it and she just had test anxiety. These companies make money off the testing process and is does them no benefit...

  14. Why Working ‘Just’ Three Days a Week As a Nurse Is Utterly Exhausting

    JellyDonut replied to European's topic in Critical Care

    8 hour shifts are not very cost effective as it is way too easy for incidental OT to take place. 36 hr week still allows for a little

  15. experience with Barton ?

    JellyDonut replied to coast3coast's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    That would drive me crazy. I am one of those who prefers emails/texts to phone

  16. Medscape career satisfaction survey

    JellyDonut replied to Jules A's topic in Advanced Practice

    If i could go back in time and have a talk with my younger doe-eyed self I would do whatever possible to prevent my younger me from becoming a nurse. I would have told myself to aim higher and follow...

  17. Should DNP's be able to practice on their own? How do you feel about midlevel encroachment

    JellyDonut replied to curiousobserver's topic in Advanced Practice

    i sort of lean towards the supervision of PA/NPs and that is for two reasons. 1. The flood of NPs being mass produced my online programs where anyone who can figure out how to click a mouse will...

  18. New Grad RN going into ICU - prepare?

    JellyDonut replied to ZrowGz's topic in Critical Care

    The ICU can be a great experience with a good team around you or horrible with a bad one. there is no real way of knowing until you speak to people or get in there and find out. Every unit seems to...

  19. Nurse Practitioner Contract Negotiation

    JellyDonut replied to Combative's topic in Advanced Practice

    I had a friend who use to cover nursing homes one day a week and take call at nights and it drove her mad all the dumb calls at 2am from the nursing home. She would round in the place on Thursdays...

  20. Do NPs get training?

    JellyDonut replied to EagerToBeFNP's topic in Advanced Practice

    Rules are a little different when considering family vs specialty practice. Family you get the run of the mill mix of everything and you do see the same things over and over during certain times of...

  21. DEA license, apply now or when offered a job?

    JellyDonut replied to flipper628's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I did my DEA before having a job and glad I did because it took forever.....I did not actually get the DEA number until I was in credentialing process for my

  22. Starting a new job while 9 weeks pregnant. How to disclose and deal with nausea at work

    JellyDonut replied to SnowShoeRN's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I would not tell them until your water breaks (JK) You are not breaking any laws by not telling them. They are not allowed to ask about it and it is really none of their business until you are more...

  23. Hands off my vent!!

    JellyDonut replied to adventure_rn's topic in Critical Care

    I once caught a family member grab a patients fresh trach pull it side to side and ask Momma if she was in pain just so the dir could get angry about us not providing pain medications. I do not miss...

  24. RN to PA

    JellyDonut replied to RNPA93's topic in Advanced Practice

    I started as an ADN nurse and thought "why get a BSN" I was a nurse and why did I need to know more about care planning. Years passed and I caved and became a BSN. Then all my co-workers were going...

  25. Would you still become a NP or would you go the MD route?

    JellyDonut replied to OrangeSN's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    If I could go back in time I would never ever ever ever has become a nurse. We pick a career when we are 17-18 when are brains are still all jelly right out of HS. I would go back in time and give...