Funny and Sad
by
Stephen F.
Posted in: Blog Posts in Nursing
I recently ordered an ECG along with routine blood work for a patient who needed a pre-op workup. I received the ECG results today with the interpretation by the cardiologis ...
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Precepting Students
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Stephen F.
Posted in: Blog Posts in Nursing
I've precepted many NP students during the years and usually had pretty rewarding experiences. (There was that one student that just didn't get it...I guess I can save that ...
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The ED Study
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Stephen F.
Posted in: Blog Posts in Nursing
"Hey, How are you doing today?"
This is supposedly the way that many nurse practitioners (and physician assistants) introduce ourselves to patients according to Gary ...
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Team Work
by
Stephen F.
Posted in: Blog Posts in Nursing
The NY Times recently wrote about pharmacists expanding roles on the health care team. This is one example of a concept who's time has come that has the potential to make a ...
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Dysfunction
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Stephen F.
Posted in: Blog Posts in Nursing
Nope, not a post on the dysfunction of the health care system, just on the wonderful New York State politics at play. Today, accidental governor Patterson vetoed a bill that ...
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DNP Series: The Search
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Stephen F.
Posted in: Blog Posts in Nursing
I recently wrote about my pursuit of the DNP and my rationale for it. As promised, here is the first brief installment of posts chronicling my final year of school (I ac ...
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Passé or is it?
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Stephen F.
Posted in: Blog Posts in Nursing
I started to write this post and then said to myself, I'm not going there...its so passé. I saved it as a draft with little intention of completing it. Then I come across th ...
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Let Down
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Stephen F.
Posted in: Blog Posts in Nursing
No, this has nothing to do with breast feeding. This post is really a non-healthcare topic but I just needed to vent. Back in the Winter , I blogged about my passion for te ...
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