rebecpar

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1. Are Big City Hospitals Really Getting Hit With COVID-19 Pts?

   rebecpar replied to EPS's topic in COVID

   Good grief. To all who are replying to this poor nurse with ad hominem arguments against his wife, could you just stop already? Instead of attacking her character, his character, her mental health, etc., just answer his question. They are obviousl...

2. Are Big City Hospitals Really Getting Hit With COVID-19 Pts?

   rebecpar replied to EPS's topic in COVID

   The OP is asking an honest question and hoping for honest reports, not criticism. Are you saying that your hospital is being hit hard? Because that’s his question.

3. Are Big City Hospitals Really Getting Hit With COVID-19 Pts?

   rebecpar replied to EPS's topic in COVID

   SummerGarden, are you saying that your hospital is getting hit hard by the virus? The OP is asking a genuine question and that’s the question you should be answering. Yes, there are propagandists on both sides, unfortunately.

4. Are Big City Hospitals Really Getting Hit With COVID-19 Pts?

   rebecpar replied to EPS's topic in COVID

   I am wondering the exact same thing. I have also come across some questionable information and would love clarification from those of you on the front lines. Please comment if you’re at a hospital where this virus is overwhelming your unit.

5. COVID-19 and lung disease

   rebecpar posted a topic in COVID

   What are you nurses who are on the front lines seeing with patients who have asthma and Covid-19? Are there generally poor outcomes In that population or is it COPD that’s more of a concern? And you nurses with asthma: are you changing your medicat...

6. anyone done ADN-MSN NP?

   rebecpar replied to celclt's topic in NP

   Which program are you in?

7. anyone done ADN-MSN NP?

   rebecpar replied to celclt's topic in NP

   I'm looking for an ADN-MSN program as well (I already have a non-nursing bachelor's and master's). Specifically, I would like to find one that offers all the coursework online and where the clinical sites can be chosen near where I live. The progra...

8. Where do I start?

   rebecpar replied to rebecpar's topic in PICU

   Thanks for all of the opinions. I do have a firm handle on my level of commitment to any job, especially one in the PICU. I can't see myself quitting simply because of a bad day!! That being said, my commitment to anything will never outweigh my c...

9. Where do I start?

   rebecpar replied to rebecpar's topic in PICU

   What attracted me to the PICU was the prospect of working with seriously ill children and the challenge of the variety in ages. I have shadowed there and on other units, and experienced med-surg, maternity, etc., through clinicals. The PICU just se...

10. Where do I start?

    rebecpar posted a topic in PICU

    I am graduating in May, starting in the PICU in September. I have been a stay-at-home mom for 7 years, and have three little girls ranging from 1-7 years old. I love being at home, and have enjoyed nursing school. I have a masters in applied econo...

11. Pharmacology Online?

    rebecpar replied to L&D_2b's topic in Online Learning

    I am taking Clinical Pharmacology online through the SUNY Learning Network this summer. The SUNY Learning Network offers a centralized location for finding online courses offered at the SUNY (State University of NY) schools, including community coll...

12. As a new graduate, must I work in a hospital?

    rebecpar posted a topic in New Nurse

    I'll be a new grad a year from now...I am starting my last year of nursing school in September. With three children, I am getting nervous about the prospect of working in a hospital as a new graduate and being required to work a lot of shifts, overt...