RiverRat788

RiverRat788

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  1. Huge Zoom Mistake....Nurse Instructors Caught!

    RiverRat788 replied to Pre.Nurse_tobe's topic in General Nursing

    That instructor is not too

  2. Time to get rid of care plans?

    RiverRat788 replied to kubelkabondy's topic in General Students

    I had the same thoughts almost 50 years ago when I was in college for my BSN. I often went without enough sleep to write those ridiculous plans. We also had to take the entire history of the...

  3. Bad nursing orientation

    RiverRat788 replied to germinariojenn's topic in General Nursing

    Please tell me how your preceptor expects accurate care plans without

  4. Do any of you work as regulatory nurses?

    RiverRat788 replied to veriteblesse's topic in General Nursing

    This made me LOL! It's true that individuals who have worked in the corporate nurse have told me they get no respect. One example is back in the late 80s we had one of these "cost saving...

  5. NP Student, highly wanting to do med school?

    RiverRat788 replied to FamNP123's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Absolutely! Those of us whom are closely related to MDs know this

  6. NP Student, highly wanting to do med school?

    RiverRat788 replied to FamNP123's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Untrue.

  7. Can I become a nurse in California if I was convicted of child porn possession in the state?

    RiverRat788 replied to chocolateocean's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    Very, very unlikely. Most sex offenders do not rehab

  8. ADN program starting now vs my aspirations towards and MD or DO: What do you think I should do?

    RiverRat788 replied to MDBoy's topic in General Students

    You are correct. One of my daughter's med school roommates has has accumulated this much debt. She is now going to to complete a fellowship. Thankfully, we were able to cover our two medical...

  9. ADN program starting now vs my aspirations towards and MD or DO: What do you think I should do?

    RiverRat788 replied to MDBoy's topic in General Students

    My source is anecdotal and credible. However, it may just be his opinion! To answer your question, I would suspect that it is due to the number of seats

  10. ADN program starting now vs my aspirations towards and MD or DO: What do you think I should do?

    RiverRat788 replied to MDBoy's topic in General Students

    PA school is even more difficult to get into than medical

  11. Nursing fields: What has been your favorite?

    RiverRat788 replied to DyerRN's topic in General Nursing

    My favorite job of all these was my last job. it was a combination office and investigative job. I will say that is because of my wonderful bosses and coworkers. It really makes all the difference!...

  12. Nursing fields: What has been your favorite?

    RiverRat788 replied to DyerRN's topic in General Nursing

    I have had a very long career. First, SICU fresh open hearts, adult and pediatric. Then ER and then OR for a training class and then full time. Loved the open heart team. Moved to Florida for a...

  13. Air Force Nursing Duty Stations

    RiverRat788 replied to aferg002's topic in Government, Military

    Living in San Antonio is great! The climate is nice and the cultural variety is wonderful. I highly recommend it. I would skip Keesler. My SIL is currently assigned there and while it used to...

  14. IV Vitamin Infusion therapy, what you don't know can hurt you

    RiverRat788 replied to nlkimmel's topic in General Nursing

    Very interesting and valuable article. AND....congrats on being both an NP and med student. More articles please ( in your copious amounts of free time, LOL)

  15. Georgia Dui - Reckless

    RiverRat788 replied to almostnurse20's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    Honestly, I would wait until your case is settled. It will save you much trouble. Use this time to study and prepare for the

  16. DNP: Mirroring the Path of DO?

    RiverRat788 replied to AF2BSN's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    HAHAHA do what you want, I'm retired after a very full

  17. DNP: Mirroring the Path of DO?

    RiverRat788 replied to AF2BSN's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Another thought...this was brought up at Match Day for one of my girls. There are are not enough residency spots for all medical school grads. These are funded by CMS. We were all encouraged...

  18. DNP: Mirroring the Path of DO?

    RiverRat788 replied to AF2BSN's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    The DO medical school close to me has a PA to DO pathway. Not certain of all the details, but if a PA who is well trained , an NP could do

  19. DNP: Mirroring the Path of DO?

    RiverRat788 replied to AF2BSN's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    If you want all that, there is a career path for you. It's called Medical School. And I know about what I speak. Both of my daughters are fellowship trained

  20. Failed to get a second signature when I wasted a narcotic. Terrified!!

    RiverRat788 replied to mississippiRN71's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I was very hypervigilant about my narcotics. I was finishing up the day in a pediatric PACU and asked the physician to look my way while I wasted half a syringe. He normally was a super nice doctor...

  21. CDC tells states: Be ready to distribute vaccines on Nov. 1

    RiverRat788 replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Disaster Preparation

    One of my very favorite songs from way back in the