Maria Felipe

Bio

I have a passion for inner-city nursing and my goal is to provide primary care to underserved populations. I'm graduating on May 22, 2011 from Felician College, Lodi, NJ, with an MSN-Adult NP track. I'm waiting for the final approval of Felician's DNP program and hopefully by January 2012 I will start another brand-new journey in my nursing education. I live in Nutley, NJ.

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  • Sigma Theta Tau International

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Activity

  • Sharecare News
    Sharecare News posted a story about Nursing:

    WEDNESDAY, May 15 (HealthDay News) -- The United States has a shortage of primary care doctors, and some policymakers want to fill the gap by expanding the role of nurse practitioners. But the two professions are engaged in a turf war over who can do the job better, a new survey finds.

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  • Maria Felipe
    What is a nurse practitioner (np)?

    The nurse practitioner’s range of practice is vast. He or she will care for the very young, adolescents, adults, the elderly, the sick, and the healthy. Among NPs greatest challenges is the attempt to reconcile a fundamentally universal nursing model into a health-care system still mostly concentrated

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  • Maria Felipe
    What test should be performed if I have blood in my urine?

    Clearly visible and microscopic hematuria (blood in the urine) requires evaluation. The upper urinary tract should be imaged, and cystoscopy should be done if there is hematuria in the absence of infection. A comprehensive evaluation is necessary entailing of upper tract (kidneys and ureters) imaging,

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