I am sorry I haven't written in a while but life got in the way ...Mostly family things. My Dad was really sick last year and was in and out of the hospital. He had problems with CHF and kidney failure. The doctors tried to keep him comfortable on a medication regime as long as possible. However, in September, this was no longer working and he succumbed to dialysis. It was touch in go at first. His body took a while to get use to dialysis. There was even a point where the hospice word came up. It was very difficult being the daughter and keeping the NP role that I possess out of this but I succeeded. He is doing much better now. His quality of life has improved tremendously. He is doing things now that he couldn't do before.
As far as my life as an NP...I keep rolling..today was one of those days that it started before I was ready with a patient in respiratory failure and running a code to get this patient in a better place than where he was....we got him there and his respiratory status improved tremendously....I still have the fire burning despite a lot of days wondering when I can retire...today was a good day.. made me realize I have a lot to offer.....I am going to end with this but before I go...I would love to hear from you all regarding NP's as Independent License Practitioners....what are your thoughts about this???
Let me know.....until the next time...which will be a lot sooner that the last time
