MedWorm.com provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest items from the 'The Nurse Practitioner's Place' source. Wed, 19 Nov 2008 22:54:53 +0100 http://arnp.blogspot.com/2008/11/change-of-shift-is-up-at-crzegrl.html Change of Shift is up over at Crzegrl's place. Go over and share some love while you are checking out the latest in the nursing community's bloggers. (Source: The Nurse Practitioner's Place) The Nurse Practitioner's Place blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1960573 Fri, 14 Nov 2008 05:00:00 +0100 1960573 http://arnp.blogspot.com/2008/11/heres-latest-pic-of-my-grandson.html I normally don't post pictures too often but I couldn't resist..Great Grandma and Uncle Anthony and WilliamIsn't he cute? He's 7 months old now and it seems like yesterday that he was born. (Source: The Nurse Practitioner's Place) The Nurse Practitioner's Place blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1951793 Tue, 11 Nov 2008 05:00:00 +0100 1951793 http://arnp.blogspot.com/2008/11/angry-pharmacist-has-hit-nail-right-on.html The Angry Pharmacist has really hit a sweet spot with me regarding the inability to understand pharmacists in the retail arena. I spend at least two calls a day trying to clarify an order that I called in myself so I knew that it was correct. I'm no saint, sometimes I mess up and forget to write the number of pills on a prescription but you CAN read my handwriting and understand my plain English speech.I find it very amusing when a pharmacist that has such a thick accent calls me and says that they can't understand my order. Also, I feel like screaming when they delay filling an order because they want to know who my collaborating MD is. How many prescriptions have you filled from my office over the last year? I'm in your computer already? Come on!!! (Source: The Nurse Practitioner's Place... The Nurse Practitioner's Place blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1951792 Tue, 11 Nov 2008 05:00:00 +0100 1951792 http://arnp.blogspot.com/2008/11/perceptions-of-nursing-stereotypes-by.html I found a really good interview on Getting Better with Dr. Val. It's really nice to hear the bloggers that I read on a regular basis. Please enjoy the podcast as much as I did. (Source: The Nurse Practitioner's Place) The Nurse Practitioner's Place blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1947073 Mon, 10 Nov 2008 05:00:00 +0100 1947073 http://arnp.blogspot.com/2008/11/happy-national-nurse-practitioner-week.html (Source: The Nurse Practitioner's Place) The Nurse Practitioner's Place blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1947072 Mon, 10 Nov 2008 05:00:00 +0100 1947072 http://arnp.blogspot.com/2008/11/brutal-comedy-of-errors.html I work in an office setting and I don't have hospital privileges. Not because I can't get them, but because the doctors that I work with don't follow into their patients into the hospitals either. This is often a difficult situation because it increases the risk that another provider has no information on a patient other than what they tell them when they come through an ER setting. When I read the admission and discharge summaries, I often cringe at the discrepencies. This can be detrimental to a patient's health as well. It's not fair to the unsuspecting doctor who has a patient that they have no clue about. To help with this, I will call the ER ahead of the patient arriving and send a copy of the patient's med list with them. This works if they leave my office to go in but on the weeken... The Nurse Practitioner's Place blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1945172 Sat, 08 Nov 2008 05:00:00 +0100 1945172 http://arnp.blogspot.com/2008/10/nurse-practitioners-in-uk-are-having.html Over at Advanced Practitioner UK, they are having the same issues as we are in regards to prescribing practice rights and dealing with patients who ask for antibiotics for colds and flus. Here's my response to the link. Enjoy!I diagnose and treat medical conditions in my office on a daily basis. My collaborating MD often praises me for not jumping to conclusions and diagnosing something as the most the obvious. It is a learned skill that new MDs have to learn as well. Just because someone has a degree of MD behind their name does not make them a better health care provider or prescriber. I had a recent teenaged female in my office that had been treated by her regular MD as a sore throat. With no response, she came to me and after taking the time to do a complete history and physical. I fig... The Nurse Practitioner's Place blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1907576 Sun, 26 Oct 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1907576 http://arnp.blogspot.com/2008/10/please-stop-asking-me-for-antibiotics.html It is the start of the flu season and we have had a large number of patients coming in the a sore throat, sinus pressure, hacking cough, and stuffy ears. This is usually a cold or allergy flare. IT DOES NOT REQUIRE AN ANTIBIOTIC FOLKS. I try so hard not to give antibiotics for upper respiratory symptoms, but most patients get upset when they pay for your evaluation and don’t walk out with an RX.Most patients come in the very first day of symptoms. I cannot tell whether it is bacterial or viral ESPECIALLY this early in the game. Most say that they have not had a fever (which doesn’t mean it’s a bacterial as well) and don’t appear to be toxic feeling. I know it sucks that have a stuffy nose, scratchy throat, stuffy ears and a cough. This shall pass if you just hang in there. Most vir... The Nurse Practitioner's Place blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1888083 Sat, 18 Oct 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1888083 http://arnp.blogspot.com/2008/10/template-question-from-nurse.html Hello to my regular readers and to you who just stopped by. I am taking suggestions regarding the background color on the blog. Is the darker background distracting or hard on the eyes? I tried a lighter one, but didn't think that it looked as good. Please leave a comment regarding this change!Things at the office are going really well! We are getting busier by the day and now one of the other doctors from the other branch will be coming up on Tuesdays and Thursdays full days and half days Wednesdays starting at the end of the month. This will be an interesting scenario due to the limited space in the office. My nurse is drawing labs, setting up patients, and doing some of my call backs once I approve them. She also pulls the labs each day and puts them on the appropriate charts for my to ... The Nurse Practitioner's Place blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1886323 Fri, 17 Oct 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1886323 http://arnp.blogspot.com/2008/10/my-husband-is-photojournalist.html I am so proud of my husband. He has been taking pictures as a hobby for a long time and has recently been submitting them to the local newspaper. They were impressed and have given him his photojournalist badge. Now he can actually get closer to scenes and interview witnesses. While the majority of his pictures have been crashes, he hopes to start covering local events as well.Pop over to his other site and leave him a nice comment if you like his pics. He also has another site as well that he is putting individual pictures onto. Enjoy!Here's the picture that was on the front page today. (Source: The Nurse Practitioner's Place) The Nurse Practitioner's Place blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1870618 Sat, 11 Oct 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1870618 http://arnp.blogspot.com/2008/10/i-featured-nurse-practitioner-guest.html Nurse Connect is one of the places that I guest blog. Please pop over and read my latest entry and sign up so you can comment on it. They are nice enough to support my blogging efforts. (Source: The Nurse Practitioner's Place) The Nurse Practitioner's Place blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1852516 Sat, 04 Oct 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1852516 http://arnp.blogspot.com/2008/10/are-you-happy-being-np.html I was checking out my sitemeter and usually research what brings people to my site. One of the most common entries is "Are you happy being a NP?"Well...let me think about it for a minute...Sure am!! I love my job! I can't say enough about it. It is one of the greatest things that has EVER happened to me. Here's the top reasons why I love being a NP.I can actually make patients better! I have the ability to interview patients and get to the root of their health problems and show them ways to feel like they have some control over their lives.Patients trust me with their lives. What an awesome and humbling responsibility.I love the way the kids smile when they see me on each visit, even if I have to be “mean to them” when they are really sick. This usually entails that really terrible sti... The Nurse Practitioner's Place blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1852515 Sat, 04 Oct 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1852515 http://arnp.blogspot.com/2008/10/nurse-practitioner-opinion-regarding.html As a primary care provider, I see many cases of abnormal Pap smears. Often, patients are young women who do not use protected sex and are at high risk for the HPV virus. I am asked on an almost daily basis what my opinion is regarding this vaccine. Wanna know more? Click here. (Source: The Nurse Practitioner's Place) The Nurse Practitioner's Place blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1844612 Wed, 01 Oct 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1844612 http://arnp.blogspot.com/2008/09/student-loans-to-become-nurse_27.html Total Amount to Be Repaid– $159,505.59If I pay my student loans off exactly the same way each month, I will pay the above total amount over the next 25 years. I’ll be 65 years old. Holy Cow!Is it worth it? You better believe it. I love my job and would do it all again. I would, however, probably make better choices in my clinical rotations and studied pharmacology a little bit harder. If you plan to work as a Family Nurse Practitioner, get more Women’s health experience and do lots of Paps. I picked up up really fast out here, but there are tricks that I would have loved to have been shown instead of figuring them out “on the fly”. You may also want to pay more attention to pediatrics as well. I tried to get a specific pediatric rotation where I lived as a student, but the office... The Nurse Practitioner's Place blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1834572 Sat, 27 Sep 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1834572 http://arnp.blogspot.com/2008/09/top-100-blogs-for-nursing-students.html I am listed as number 37 on the list of the top 100 blogs for nursing students. I hope to live up to their expectations. Pop over there and see if you are on the list. I will try to put more nursing student friendly articles up soon. I often get hits from different nursing colleges and would love to figure out what they are saying. Any of you that pop over from them, please leave me a comment to let me know! Thanks! (Source: The Nurse Practitioner's Place) The Nurse Practitioner's Place blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1815221 Mon, 22 Sep 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1815221 http://arnp.blogspot.com/2008/09/florida-advanced-nurse-practice-act.html The following is a synopsis of the Advanced Nurse Practice Act. You can find a complete copy here. I know that it’s a little boring to read through, but it is important to understand how your state’s requirements are written. Too often, as a new practitioner, you really can’t find the answers to questions on the internet. I hope to put some of the things that I needed to find on this site."Advanced or specialized nursing practice" means, in addition to the practice of professional nursing, the performance of advanced-level nursing acts approved by the board which, by virtue of post basic specialized education, training, and experience, are appropriately performed by an advanced registered nurse practitioner. Within the context of advanced or specialized nursing practice, the advanced... The Nurse Practitioner's Place blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1812676 Sun, 21 Sep 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1812676 http://arnp.blogspot.com/2008/09/pull-up-bottle-of-rum-for-medicinal.html Change of Shift is up once again and I am loving the video version that one of my all time favorite NP bloggers has done with it. I emailed her my link to my submission, but since she gave me the shoutout at the end (cause she lost it ;) I'll forgive it being lately included. I hope everyone enjoys the edition and considers submitting an entry for the next one. (Source: The Nurse Practitioner's Place) The Nurse Practitioner's Place blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1809682 Fri, 19 Sep 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1809682 http://arnp.blogspot.com/2008/09/ive-been-interviewed-at-empower-you.html Pop over and check out a little interview that I did with Empower-You! Make sure that you leave a nice comment or two. I always appreciate feedback and I'm sure they do too.. (Source: The Nurse Practitioner's Place) The Nurse Practitioner's Place blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1798062 Tue, 16 Sep 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1798062 http://arnp.blogspot.com/2008/09/body-location-disease-search.html Thanks to Barbara over at NP Business Owner Blog for this great clinical tool. I love to look at this in practice and rashes are sometimes very hard to figure out.Get the Body Location Disease Search - VisualDxHealth widget and many other great free widgets at Widgetbox! (Source: The Nurse Practitioner's Place) The Nurse Practitioner's Place blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1794337 Mon, 15 Sep 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1794337 http://arnp.blogspot.com/2008/09/advanced-practice-consensus-proposed-by.html In the June meeting in Washington, D.C., the ANA as endorsed a practice consensus that proposes a standardized model for advanced practice nursing certification and education. This model hopes to allow NPs to be licensed in multiple states more easily. It also hopes to establish independent practice as the norm instead of the exception and under this model ARNPs will be practicing without supervision or collaboration per Jennifer Ford of Advance For Nurse Practitioners magazine.For most of us as NPs, this sounds like a great idea and I’m all for independent practice, but I’m not sure that any new graduate NP should be without a collaborator to bounce ideas off of for at least the first year. I still ask my collaborating physician for advice.  (Source: The Nurse Practitione... The Nurse Practitioner's Place blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1788666 Sat, 13 Sep 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1788666 http://arnp.blogspot.com/2008/09/complicated-patients-in-family-nurse.html In the office setting, a family nurse practitioner often sees complicated patients. I have two types of patients on a daily basis. The first is the younger patient who is usually seen for sick visits such as sore throat, ear infection, cough, and urinary tract symptoms. The other type has many morbidities such as diabetes, hypertension, hyperlipids, and COPD, usually in a combination of them.My last patient of the day had so many things wrong, I had to stop them and ask “what isn’t wrong with you?” Surprisingly enough, they weren’t offended but actually laughed. This type of patient usually has a higher risk of anxiety and depression related to “being sick and tired of being sick and tired.”It is also a battle trying to obtain old records to see what testing has already been do... The Nurse Practitioner's Place blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1785842 Thu, 11 Sep 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1785842 http://arnp.blogspot.com/2008/09/testing-blogjet.html I have installed an interesting application - BlogJet. It's a cool Windows client for my blog tool (as well as for other tools). Get your copy here: http://blogjet.com"Computers are incredibly fast, accurate and stupid; humans are incredibly slow, inaccurate and brilliant; together they are powerful beyond imagination." -- Albert Einstein (Source: The Nurse Practitioner's Place) The Nurse Practitioner's Place blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1779155 Tue, 09 Sep 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1779155 http://arnp.blogspot.com/2008/09/change-of-shift-is-up-at-nurse-ratcheds.html Once more Nurse Ratched has done a wonderful job on the Change of Shift! (Source: The Nurse Practitioner's Place) The Nurse Practitioner's Place blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1763858 Thu, 04 Sep 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1763858 http://arnp.blogspot.com/2008/09/guess-whos-this-weeks-guest-blogger-on.html Why it's me! Take a gander over at Nurse Connect. com and read about a nurse practitioner's opinion regarding the nursing shortage. If you like what you see, leave a nice comment.The nursing shortage is a hot topic right now on all fronts from the office, the hospitals, and the nursing homes.Do you believe that there really is a shortage? Has it affected you in some way? Let me know! (Source: The Nurse Practitioner's Place) The Nurse Practitioner's Place blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1759816 Wed, 03 Sep 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1759816 http://arnp.blogspot.com/2008/08/changes-at-nurse-practitioners-place.html Hello to all.. I am proud to present the new template for this site. Give me some feedback love or hate if you don't like it! Let me know if I missed anyone on the links or if it needs to be adjusted.We survived Fay with no damage or standing water. What a relief! Hope everyone else did as well. I will be canceling my other npplace.com so you can take it off your links. No traffic and the template was hard to work with. Guess I'll have to stick with Blogger who has never really let me down! (Source: The Nurse Practitioner's Place) The Nurse Practitioner's Place blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1730635 Sun, 24 Aug 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1730635 http://arnp.blogspot.com/2008/08/nurse-practitioner-issues-when-your.html I am having a very difficult time with a local hospital regarding a particular patient who doesn't have insurance. He has been suffering through what appears to be a relatively easy problem that is surgically solvable but no one will do anything about it. After numerous visits to the ER and being sent home, I am getting a little pissed. I can't follow this patient into the hospital because I don't have admission privileges. Our practice lets the hospitalists take care of the patient (if they EVER get admitted!).Does this patient have to become gangrenous and die just to get evaluated? ARGH!! (Source: The Nurse Practitioner's Place) The Nurse Practitioner's Place blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1729342 Sat, 23 Aug 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1729342 http://arnp.blogspot.com/2008/08/nurse-practitioner-son-rocked-fcat.html I am so proud of my youngest son! We just got his FCAT scores from last year (4th grade) and he rocked it! The reading section top score possible was 2638. The average 4th grader scored 1456 and he made a level 5 (2146). In the math section, the top score possible is 2330. The average 4th grader scored 1444 and he made the maximum score of 2330. What Mom couldn't resist bragging just a little? (Source: The Nurse Practitioner's Place) The Nurse Practitioner's Place blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1708959 Sat, 16 Aug 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1708959 http://arnp.blogspot.com/2008/08/change-of-shift-is-up-at-emergiblog.html Check out this week's edition of Change of Shift! (Source: The Nurse Practitioner's Place) The Nurse Practitioner's Place blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1688948 Thu, 07 Aug 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1688948 http://arnp.blogspot.com/2008/08/nurse-practitioner-son-is-going-into.html Hello to all! My husband and I had a busy last few days getting our 18 year old ready to join the Navy. We sat in the processing facility from 10:00 until 6:00 pm and he signed on as an Advanced Air Crewman. Now I get to read all of his paperwork and figure out what exactly he will be doing. He has always been one to work with his hands and likes electrical and mechanical things. I figured that the Navy would be the best for him to get some education and learn a trade as well as travel. He'll be going to Illinois for 8 weeks of basic training then back to Pensacola for the rest for up to 32 weeks. He signed on for a 6 year tour. I really hope that he does well for himself and comes out a well rounded young man. We are so proud! (Source: The Nurse Practitioner's Place) The Nurse Practitioner's Place blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1682923 Tue, 05 Aug 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1682923 http://arnp.blogspot.com/2008/07/those-two-ugly-words.html A 47 year old female patient came into the office to establish with a history of hyperlipids, Diabetes, and seasonal allergies. The usual kind of patient that I see on a daily basis. Taking her history, asking her the review of systems, and getting a medication list are all the normal routines."Any cancer history in you or any of your family members?""I had cervical cancer and had some treatments. They said they got it all.", she said.Hmmmm. "Are you up to date with your Paps and Mammograms?""No. I haven't had any way to get back and forth to the doctor that I was seeing and just never got around to it.", she said."Okay. We will schedule for a Pap, Mammogram, baseline colonoscopy, etc. and get you back on track. How are your blood sugars doing in the mornings?""I'm not really sure because ... The Nurse Practitioner's Place blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1655402 Sat, 26 Jul 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1655402 http://arnp.blogspot.com/2008/07/proud-nurse-practitioner-noni.html I try not to use this NP blog for personal pics but I just couldn't resist sharing a few pics of my grandson William who is 3 months old already! (Source: The Nurse Practitioner's Place) The Nurse Practitioner's Place blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1634831 Thu, 17 Jul 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1634831 http://arnp.blogspot.com/2008/07/huge-milestone-for-change-of-shift.html Change of Shift has reached a wonderful milestone of beginning it's third year. I'm looking forward to many more great years of reading! Hope you enjoy! (Source: The Nurse Practitioner's Place) The Nurse Practitioner's Place blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1605843 Thu, 10 Jul 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1605843 http://arnp.blogspot.com/2008/06/how-nurse-practitioners-place-was-born.html Kim at Emergiblog has put out a request for our very first blog post for Change of Shift. I have been blogging since Feb. 2005 (has it been that long?) I started blogging after I was googling some nurse practitioner information and stumbled upon a few NP blogs and noticed that there weren't very many of them out there on the net. My first posts consisted of answering questions like "What is a Nurse Practitioner?" etc. but further posting also included my aggravations of schooling and pictures of family life. I also tried to include some funnies on occasion. Imagine my surprise when I started to have regular readers (Lisa,Teresa, Azygous, Kim,Geena just to name a few. I felt so honored that some of my fellow nurses in the blogosphere would take the time to leave a comment and encourage me t... The Nurse Practitioner's Place blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1554388 Sun, 29 Jun 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1554388 http://arnp.blogspot.com/2008/06/20-out-of-10-change-of-shift.html 20 Out Of 10: Change of Shift A great compilation of the different types of nursing in the profession. A must read for those considering joining our ranks! (Source: The Nurse Practitioner's Place) The Nurse Practitioner's Place blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1551278 Fri, 27 Jun 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1551278 http://arnp.blogspot.com/2008/06/day-in-life-of-family-nurse.html Braden over at 20 out of 10 has requested that I submit a post about what a nurse practitioner does on a daily basis. I will attempt to break down my average day, but keep in mind the location that I am working in is a new branch of a Federally Qualified Health Clinic that is just starting over the last 6 months, so it isn't a typical regimen for a fully loaded practice.08:15- Come into office. Check phone and desk for messages. Check the labs that came across from the day before, and write out instructions on lab letters to be sent back to the patients. Draw labs on patients that my nurse can't "hit". 08:30- First patient of the day. (new pt visit 30-45 minutes) Complete history, including medical, surgical, and family history. Head to toe review of systems. Head to toe physical exam. Add... The Nurse Practitioner's Place blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1543071 Tue, 24 Jun 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1543071 http://arnp.blogspot.com/2008/06/change-of-shift-is-up-at-nurse-ratched.html Check out this edition of Change of Shift! Was great pictures of the older nursing caps! Makes me want to go out and buy another of mine and wear it.. Kind of! (Source: The Nurse Practitioner's Place) The Nurse Practitioner's Place blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1518648 Fri, 13 Jun 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1518648 http://arnp.blogspot.com/2008/06/great-happenings-in-nurse-practitioner.html I have some great news to tell everyone. We've been pretty busy over the last two weeks. Last weekend, my son Michael graduated high school. We are so proud of him. He is going to a community college and will be working on an Electrical Engineering degree (at least this week!).He moved into an apartment across the street from the college so there won't be far to go and he got a job at Publix as a bagger. I'm sure that he will do very well. Grad pictures to be posted!This weekend, our oldest son got married. It was a beautiful ceremony with lots of tears. I can't wait to get the pictures from the wedding downloaded. She was a gorgeous bride! The dress was so pretty and the church was all done up. The reception was fun though my side of the family were the only ones cutting lose and dancing ... The Nurse Practitioner's Place blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1502495 Sun, 08 Jun 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1502495 http://arnp.blogspot.com/2008/06/nursing-instructors-friend-or-foe.html Over the years since I graduated from RN nursing school, I have been reading different student blogs all lamenting the trials and tribulations of their relationships with their nursing instructors. I remember mine very well for various reasons. Some were very helpful, some were nonchalant, and some were what I would call militant.The ones that were helpful and informative I will always remember for those reasons, but the ones who really made it tough always stand out in our minds. In my early formative semesters as a nervous student, I had two instructors that come to mind. Once while I was bending over a bed in a nursing home attempting to get the corners just right and was concentrating very hard, an instructor snuck up behind me and said in a very loud voice "what do you think you are d... The Nurse Practitioner's Place blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1501260 Wed, 04 Jun 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1501260 http://arnp.blogspot.com/2008/05/change-of-shift-is-up_29.html Change of Shift is up! (Source: The Nurse Practitioner's Place) The Nurse Practitioner's Place blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1477847 Thu, 29 May 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1477847 http://arnp.blogspot.com/2008/05/happy-memorial-day-from-nurse.html I hope everyone is enjoying their day! I'm lucky enough to be off work and am getting ready for a swim and dinner at the neighbor's with my family. We do need to remember what today is all about though. Memorial Day is to celebrate all the Veteran's who served our country so that we can be free to do the things we like to do. Nurses were there on the field in the middle of the danger and behind the lines taking care of the wounded. The medics on the field were there as well. Take the time to find a medical veteran and talk to them about their experiences. I'm sure they will enjoy it if they can talk about it. Some are still carrying the invisible wounds of their service.Thanks to all the current service men and women and to all the medical staff who are all over the world so that our home ... The Nurse Practitioner's Place blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1469581 Mon, 26 May 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1469581 http://arnp.blogspot.com/2008/05/cant-we-all-just-get-along.html I have been thinking about a post that I read recently about trying to improve doctor/nurse relations and the person's director said that nurses should pay more attention to what doctors like to eat or drink. Maybe nurses should go back to being the handmaidens? I don't think so!I think to improve doctor/NP/nursing relationships, we need to respect one another and each other's differences first. Giving us bribes of coffee, chocolate, sodas etc. really won't change our moods. All we want is to have the right information at the right time for the right patient in a relevant manner. Nurses need to also remember that as primary care providers, we are responsible for hundreds of patients. We have to keep them all figured out and know what's going on most of the time with very little information... The Nurse Practitioner's Place blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1450222 Sat, 17 May 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1450222 http://arnp.blogspot.com/2008/05/happy-mothers-day-and-happy-nurses-week.html Happy Mother's Day to all the wonderful moms out there! I had a great day with my hubby and youngest son as we went out to lunch at The Texas Roadhouse (yummy!) and then went shopping for a dress and shoes for my oldest son's wedding. They were on sale (always a good thing!) and got flowers too! I got calls from my other children and my sisters and mother. Can't think of a greater day, can you? Hope everyone had a wonderful Nurse's Week too! Make sure you put all those little handy gifts to good use, though I know that a big raise and a big THANK YOU would have been even better. (Source: The Nurse Practitioner's Place) The Nurse Practitioner's Place blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1436791 Sun, 11 May 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1436791 http://arnp.blogspot.com/2008/05/change-of-shift-is-up.html I am a little remiss in posting the link to the wonderful Change of Shift at Life in the NHS. She did a wonderful and very informative COS. (Source: The Nurse Practitioner's Place) The Nurse Practitioner's Place blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1419276 Sun, 04 May 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1419276 http://arnp.blogspot.com/2008/04/happy-1rst-fnp-anniversary-to-me.html Today is the first anniversary of my FNP graduation. I can't believe that it's gone by so fast in comparison to what seemed like an eternity of school to get there. I have learned a lot over the last year about contract negotiations, job hunting, changing jobs and patient quirks. I am so blessed to have a great job with awesome benefits. My patients are happy that I am able to spend the time with them so that they understand their health processes. It's a luxury that few new or experienced NPs have unless they own their own practice. My husband and I also decided for my first anniversary that we would go dot com in addition to this site. I have to add more information to the site, but I would love any feedback. The only thing that I don't like about it is the inability for others to leave ... The Nurse Practitioner's Place blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1408223 Tue, 29 Apr 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1408223 http://arnp.blogspot.com/2008/04/something-wonderful-is-being-worked-on.html Oh boy! I am working on a new project that I think you will like. It will hopefully be ready by the end of the week and then I'll let you all in on it! In the mean time, I hope that you will update your blogs if you haven't in a while. There are several in my link list who haven't updated in over a year. In order to clean things up a bit, I'm going through the links and the older posts and deleted ones that I don't need. If there are any lurkers out there, please leave a comment, especially if you are a blogger yourself. If you are a NP who reads and doesn't blog, what are you waiting for?? We need your expertise out here!One NP that I respect tremendously has a wonderful website with a load of information on NP practice issues and how to start your own NP business. Go on over to the nice ... The Nurse Practitioner's Place blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1402943 Sun, 27 Apr 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1402943 http://arnp.blogspot.com/2008/04/just-another-day-in-paradise-for-nurse.html We went to St. Augustine with our youngest (Anthony) for his 4th grade field trip. We love Vilano Beach, so we stopped by before we went home. Here's some pics taken by my husband "Snapshot". If you would like to see more click here. Hope you enjoy! (Source: The Nurse Practitioner's Place) The Nurse Practitioner's Place blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1388919 Sat, 19 Apr 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1388919 http://arnp.blogspot.com/2008/04/nurse-practitioner-begs-to-differ.html One of the things that drives me absolutely crazy is watching the commercials on televsion for healthcare products. It always ends with "ask your doctor" or "only your doctor can blah, blah". What about the nurse practitioners who prescribe their products on a daily basis? Do they really think that MDs are the only ones knowledgeable about their medications? Give me a break! The American Academy of Nurse Practitioners has a petition to sign regarding this matter.Direct to consumer (DTC) advertising by pharmaceutical and medical device companies should provide healthcare consumers with balanced, clear and accurate information. Instead, the majority of DTC advertisements use physician-biased language, misleading consumers about their healthcare provider options. Phrases such as “ask your ... The Nurse Practitioner's Place blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1388920 Fri, 18 Apr 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1388920 http://arnp.blogspot.com/2008/04/change-of-shift-is-up-at-nurse-seans.html Change of Shift is up at Nurse Sean's. An excellent version and great pics! (Source: The Nurse Practitioner's Place) The Nurse Practitioner's Place blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1379355 Thu, 17 Apr 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1379355 http://arnp.blogspot.com/2008/04/nurse-practitioners-got-brand-new-man.html Just kidding! I do have a brand new first grandson! Hope you enjoy the pics! Mommy did really well during the birthing process and only had 6 hours of labor. Words cannot describe how this process feels. It really is love at first sight!Make a slideshow - it's easy! (Source: The Nurse Practitioner's Place) The Nurse Practitioner's Place blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1367900 Fri, 11 Apr 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1367900 http://arnp.blogspot.com/2008/04/what-does-family-nurse-practitioner.html In my travels on the blogosphere today, I stumbled upon an interesting conversation at DB's Medical Rants. The discussion entailed the difference in opinion regarding the meaning of the term Primary Care. "Most internists and family doctors see primary care and think - continuity, comprehensiveness, chronicity, and episodic care. These important front line physicians care for patients with multiple diseases. They provide prevention and screening (flu shots, checking and treating BP and cholesterol, colon cancer screening and breast cancer screening) to their patients. They see patients who have a new problem - sore throat, chest pain, dyspnea, fatigue or a rash. They usually make the diagnosis for the acute problem, but if necessary refer the patient to the appropriate subspecialist. They ... The Nurse Practitioner's Place blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1356023 Sun, 06 Apr 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1356023