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  1. Typical Day of a PMHNP

    ottersloveoysters replied to fun.ny.bunny's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I work outpatient psych with some days working on the consult team. Most of my days I see 8-10 patients for initial evaluations or follow ups for med management and I do some therapy with patients....

  2. NPs and Being On-Call

    ottersloveoysters replied to ZephieLin's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I work in outpatient psych and I am on call for a week every few months. In the off hours I may get a call from a patient who needs an urgent refill, is having a med side effect or is wondering if...

  3. Best schedule for a mom with small children

    ottersloveoysters posted a topic in General Nursing

    Which would you prefer? All three options involve rotating weekends. One child in daycare, one in elementary school. Daycare covers all of spouse's working hours. Spouse has flexibility to help with...

  4. Best schedule for a mom with small children

    ottersloveoysters replied to ottersloveoysters's topic in General Nursing

    My husband can handle pick up and drop off for daycare but we typically share the responsiblity. Elementary school has before and after school care. My husband tells me he can be flexible. He works...

  5. Can you be forced to be charge nurse?

    ottersloveoysters replied to yourfuturern22's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I would not refuse because, as others said, it is likely included as part of your job description. I would ask for more help/training and explain to your supervisor what makes you

  6. Experienced Nurse Still Has Frequent Self Doubt, advice?

    ottersloveoysters replied to BettyBoopsRN's topic in General Nursing

    Have you ever considered talking with a therapist about the way you feel? It sounds like you love working with patients but the anxiety sounds awful

  7. Getting around the 18 y.o requirement

    ottersloveoysters replied to npaar's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    My gosh, there is so much more to nursing than science classes and clinical rotations. If a 16 year old came into my hospital room and started asking me my medical history, including my sexual history...

  8. Starting Phlebotomy

    ottersloveoysters replied to Alexandra888's topic in General Nursing

    I draw blood regularly and have never had anyone vomit. I have had people become light-headed and nearly faint. If someone tells me they have fainted in the past and are nervous, I will lay them down...

  9. Resigned - New Job Help

    ottersloveoysters replied to salpal2127's topic in General Nursing

    100% honesty is not going to be the best route when answering this question. Saying anything in an interview about personality conflicts or disagreements with your previous managers or coworkers is...

  10. Do your Doctors require BLS?

    ottersloveoysters replied to susummers1's topic in General Nursing

    Our outpatient docs have BLS but to really answer your question, if there is an emergency, they yell/run for a

  11. How much of a pay cut is too much? Personal opinion

    ottersloveoysters replied to raecudzy1's topic in General Nursing

    I would only take a pay cut if being unemployed were the only other

  12. Nurse Residency Program

    ottersloveoysters replied to k.green17's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, they are usually quite competitive. Application windows/deadlines will vary from hospital to hospital but you will want to apply as soon as you able (i.e. May 2017 graduates are probably applying...

  13. Why I had reconsidered being a nurse

    ottersloveoysters replied to FutureRNCris's topic in General Nursing

    I'm sorry you have had such a bad experience but I really don't think all hospitals/facilities are like this. We are friendly with everyone where I work and that includes housekeeping, phlebotomy, lab...

  14. Depressed after nursing school

    ottersloveoysters replied to Irish_Mist's topic in General Nursing

    Do you have any friends from nursing school you can connect with? I'm sure you are not the only one feeling this

  15. Nurses Eating Nursing Students

    ottersloveoysters replied to Cisabel's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    That really doesn't sound like "eating their young" type behavior to me. I was flat out bullied by a nurse when I was a student. It was so bad that my school transferred me to a different hospital for...

  16. How Many Letters Do We Need?

    ottersloveoysters replied to showbizrn's topic in General Nursing

    How many do I need? Just the RN and the BSN (very hard to get a job in my area without the BSN). I have a MEd but I don't really advertise it. Maybe someday I'll want to really delve into a particular...

  17. Nurse advice to Lab needed

    ottersloveoysters replied to DebLabTech's topic in General Nursing

    How many tests can I run on a particular type of tube? Reminder to waste a tube when drawing coags. I find a lot of people do not do

  18. As a new grad, or nurse in general, are jobs abundant, or scarce where you live?

    ottersloveoysters replied to bear94's topic in General Nursing

    New England - lots of competition for new grads because there are a lot of nursing programs

  19. New Grad Nurse

    ottersloveoysters replied to k.green17's topic in General Nursing

    Apply to residency programs. Several people I graduated from nursing school with immediately moved to other states (left MA and moved to FL, PA, CA, NC) for jobs. Most did not have connections in...

  20. Background check questions

    ottersloveoysters replied to kardz30's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    I am in a different state but here they ask specifically about criminal convictions, not

  21. Seeking job choice advice...appreciate all feedback

    ottersloveoysters replied to Lucky724's topic in General Nursing

    Those are very different jobs. Which type of work appeals to you more? Are you drawn to being on the floor managing multiple patients? Do you like the outpatient setting where you can follow patients...

  22. Potential problem/issue

    ottersloveoysters replied to Djfrank70's topic in General Nursing

    If you have tried to address things directly with the PT then I think you need to go to management/supervisor because this is a patient safety

  23. Getting a job without being a CNA...

    ottersloveoysters replied to arojumper's topic in General Nursing

    I did not work as a CNA while a student and I feared it would prevent me from landing a job. I applied for CNA jobs but the timing never quite worked out before I graduated. Not having CNA experience...

  24. Is nursing school worth the strain on family

    ottersloveoysters replied to mnursingMT's topic in General Nursing

    Say you decide not to go to nursing school for a moment. What will you be doing in 5 years? Will you be happy with that job/work/career? There won't be a perfectly convenient time to go to schooll. If...

  25. How much death do you see/ have you seen on the job?

    ottersloveoysters replied to CaffeinePOQ4HPRN's topic in General Nursing

    I work with a patient population with a terminal disease so that basically answers your question. I know when I meet all of my patients that they are going to die while under our care, unless they...