mrcleanscrubs

mrcleanscrubs BSN, RN

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  1. What's in your O.R.?

    @gonzalal , Thank you for your extensive reply! It sounds like you work at a great facility and get alone with everyone in the OR setting. You also get awesome opportunities like intubating, as well...
  2. How do you feel?

    Oldmahubbard , Thank you for your reply! Wow, that is absolutely ridiculous - how could a professor teach without any prescribing experience; very unfortunate. I like how you took the time to separate...
  3. How do you feel?

    KatieMI, MSN, RN , Thank you for your reply! I cannot believe the clinical professors would turn their heads after students cited medical books; absolutely insane. I like how invested you seem to be...
  4. How do you feel?

    @Jules A , I could not agree with you more! I wish that NP programs were as standardized as PA programs, and more focused on the science aspect of care as opposed to the, psychosocial holistic...
  5. Why NP instead of MD, DO, or PA?

    Hello Mystory, BSN, Please do not misunderstand me, I mean what I am about to say in the nicest of ways. The BSN or Baccalaureate of Science in Nursing is just that, a degree that is founded in...
  6. Staff Nurses Who Refuse To Precept Or Teach?

    That behavior is typically seen in those with, "Queen Bee Syndrome." The, "Queen Bee" believes he/she has worked so hard to get to where he/she is currently, and thinks that those "below" him/her...
  7. ACNPs Day in the Life

    Hello everyone! I am curious, what are your lives like working as an Acute Care Nurse Practitioner? When you wake up in the morning and head to work, what is the first thing you do when you step...
  8. ACNPs Day in the Life

    Thank you so much for your extensive and informative reply. That sure is a lot of responsibility rotating on all of those ICUs. You must be great at what you do. I will definitely be checking out your...
  9. What's in your O.R.?

    Thank you Rose_Queen
  10. Hi Everyone! I'm a senior nursing student at a university in New York. I plan on graduating with my BSN and working while applying to a BSN-DNP program. I figure that it is going to take 3 years to...
  11. Working as an RN, Learning as an NP?

    @ umbdude Thank you for your response! :-) Very inspirational and encouraging. I agree with a lot of the points you made. How is the NP program going for you so
  12. Working as an RN, Learning as an NP?

    Okay, I see where you are coming from with your point of view. I definitely understand what you mean; don't learn to speak Spanish while trying to learn Chinese. The two practices are different; and I...
  13. Working as an RN, Learning as an NP?

    @ BostonFNP Hello :-) How so? I would like to know what your thought process is regarding the
  14. Working as an RN, Learning as an NP?

    @ db2xs Hi! Thank you for your response! Wow, that is awesome; you are truly dedicated. I love the stress, and I am definitely motivated - I've had a passion for nursing since I was 5 years old! lol!...
  15. Hey guys! I'm a senior level nursing student at a university in New York. I intend on graduating with my BSN, Spring 2018. Hopefully by then I'll have a job as an RN. I have heard nurses say they know...
  16. Getting your job to pay for your schooling?!

    Thank you for your response; I definitely appreciate your input. Like you said, every little bit helps. Thank you!
  17. ACNP or DNP?

    Hello everyone! I'm a senior nursing student in NY pursuing my BSN. It has been a dream of mine to be involved with the Operating Room team and surgery. I have the intention of applying for a...
  18. Getting your job to pay for your schooling?!

    meanmaryjean, DNP, RN , Oh okay, wow, that's very nice for the duration of your MSN Program. For the DNP program however, that $1,000 can only help so much - but as you said, the two scholarships you...
  19. Options or No Options?

    SICUmurseCCRN, BSN, RN , Thank you for your informative reply! It sounds to me that Med Surg units have a focus per floor. I'm looking to work at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, I'm assuming...
  20. Options or No Options?

    Hello Everyone! I am a senior nursing student at a university in New York. I will start applying to hospitals in Manhattan towards the middle/end of the Fall Semester. I would really like to start...
  21. ACNP or DNP?

    @SopranoKris, BSN, RN Thank you for the link and your reply! Very informative. Cardiovascular is where I can really see myself thriving - as you said, ACNP is the way to go then. I feel like having my...
  22. ACNP or DNP?

    Thank you for the link and your reply! Very informative. Cardiovascular is where I can really see myself thriving - as you said, ACNP is the way to go then. I feel like having my ACNP will really gain...
  23. ACNP or DNP?

    Thank you! That is a great plan; sounds like that is what I would want to do. Thank you for that advice! Also, I would like to change to pediatrics at another time - as you said, I would need my FNP....
  24. Memorial Sloan Kettering NYC

    Hey everyone! :-) Looking to apply to MSKCC in NYC; Anyone currently know anyone that works there? Or work there themselves? How is it? How is management? Is the center open to advancement for RNs?...
  25. Getting your job to pay for your schooling?!

    @meanmaryjean, DNP, RN : Thank you for your informative reply! And the reality check! lol. If you don't mind me asking; did it help you