Get2theChoppa

Get2theChoppa specializes in Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner.

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1. Are you supposed to check a boy's foreskin during a physical?

   Get2theChoppa replied to SydneyKidney's topic in NP

   I'm in NP school, and I did a peds rotation last quarter with a pediatrician who was very adamant that students do a genital check on males and females. For girls, it was for hygiene purposes because there was a decent amount of girls who would wipe ...

2. EL-MSN at Charles Drew University, Los Angeles

   Get2theChoppa replied to Psych_to_Nurse's topic in Post Graduate

   Really? Did the school lose accreditation? From which one?

3. Link between schizophrenia and psychic ability???

   Get2theChoppa replied to Abbyrose's topic in Psychiatric

   ... No.

4. Although Women Dominate the Nursing Profession, Do Men Make More Money?

   Get2theChoppa replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

   Serves as a reminder to myself why after the first year, I told bf he is the primary caregiver.

5. Worst/Best thing a nursing instructor ever said to you?

   Get2theChoppa replied to CryandNurseOn's topic in General Nursing

   "My students at ABC school are so much more experienced (than you)." "You need to be more like (XYZ Student)." "I think you're autistic." "Patients won't like you." "I don't know how you couldn't get that answer right. It's the easiest question on th...

6. How did YOU get a new grad residency position?

   Get2theChoppa replied to onajourney's topic in California

   Depends on where you live but in my area, Spanish, Farsi, Mandarin, Cantonese, Vietnamese-speaking ability will get you hired as a new grad or any job really. Hospitals don't care so much about where you went to school or grades. They need nurses wh...

7. Best way to avoid bedside care?

   Get2theChoppa replied to Lemon Bars's topic in General Nursing

   I agree. I work as a forenic nurse. Screw bedside. I spent years waking up to a job I hated. Seems some people on this board think that there is only one way to be a legit nurse: bedside, bedside, bedside, you're not a legit nurse/knowledgeable nurse...

8. Why preceptors don't precept

   Get2theChoppa replied to sauce's topic in NP

   Ha! artical writer, you are out of touch! If msn programs didn't fill their schedules with garbage ancillary courses in research/management and the associated busywork, I'd have all day to up my performance in clinical--AND--I go to a state universit...

9. Meaning of your username?

   Get2theChoppa replied to Flightless Bird's topic in General Nursing

   Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhnold! Put tha coookie down!!!!!

10. Is it pointless to be an A student in nursing school?

    Get2theChoppa replied to misskayy's topic in General Students

    Grades matter but are most def not the most important.

11. What offends you (nursing related)?

    Get2theChoppa replied to milesims's topic in General Nursing

    Religious types who push their beliefs onto patients--actually witholding treatment options bc informing patients would be against their religous beliefs.

12. CSULA ABSN 2016

    Get2theChoppa replied to whimsicality's topic in School Programs

    You can get it done anywhere. Just make sure the titers have an interpretation range.

13. BS+RN+??=MSN?

    Get2theChoppa replied to pistolpete02's topic in General Nursing

    Being in an NP program, I disagree. BSN didn't prepare, RN experience didn't prepare, clinical experience isn't preparing enough. Only NP work experience is going to prepare.

14. CSULA ABSN 2016

    Get2theChoppa replied to whimsicality's topic in School Programs

    Second language ability helps on resume but with a lot of these programs, the initial statement of purpose is the single most important part of your application. I'd recommmend having people take a look at it. Also make sure you're answering every si...

15. Do Bachelor's Degrees Save Lives? - The Facts about Earning a BSN

    Get2theChoppa replied to Rasmussen University's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think either degree is better for bedside. At least with a BSN you understand research and are better prepared for advanced practice nursing.