Family Nurse Practitioner

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Don’t you hate when as a new nurse practitioner or NP student a patient asks “Have you done this before?”. Sometimes, of course the answer is “No (never, not ever and I am so nervous I might pee my pants)”. But, you can’t actually say “No, I have never done this before”, so you beat … Suturing 101: Needles, Sizes and Materials Read More »

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How do you use your downtime? As a nurse practitioner, even with ten years of experience, I often feel that I still have so much to learn. One of the great (but challenging) things about the medical profession is that healthcare is constantly evolving and changing. To help keep up to date with the latest in clinical … 6 Primary Care Podcasts for Nurse Practitioners On-the-Go Read More »

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At times the edges of a wound may have too much tension on them and will come apart with gluing alone. In those cases reach in your med kit for a skin stapler.

Welcome to my page! My name is Rebeca, and I am a Board Certified Family Nurse Practitioner. I have a Doctorate of Nursing Practice Degree and work in Transplant Nephrology. I started this blog because I was having trouble studying for my Nclex boards. While reading different Nclex books, I would choose a topic, read everything about it, draw pictures, then write about it. Every time I read something interesting, I felt the need to share it with someone. This blog has been my inspiration and…

It is the goal of these nursing mnemonics to provide an easy quick-guide to simplify the concepts of pharmacology.

A brief simplified chart of human blood INR Range, showing therapeutic INR levels, and the factors that affect them.

First day of shadowing on the unit was Saturday evening. Today was my second day of orientation on the unit and I'm assigned 5 patients. Getting a hang of the computers and everything already.

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