Rocknurse MSN, APRN, NP

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    I'm an NP student - How did you choose your specialty?

    Rocknurse replied to abc616's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    As far as the Direct Entry NP argument goes, my only input is anecdotal. I'm in the acute NP program and I did a clinical rotation with a Direct Entry FNP student in the ICU. I'm not sure how she got...
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    Wearing gloves with HIV positive patients

    Rocknurse replied to Leekri's topic in General Nursing

    I am guilty for wearing gloves for absolutely everything. I will not touch a single thing in the room without gloves on. It's just my own germ phobia coming into play and I get skeeved out just...
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    State Surveyors Are Here...What Do You Do?

    Rocknurse replied to RockinNurse2018's topic in General Nursing

    #1. Get off your
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    CBD & Nursing don't mix

    Rocknurse replied to OrganizedChaos's topic in General Nursing

    That's all well and good, but the issue is that someone might take that at face value, use CBD, and then still test positive for a test and lose their job. My perspective is anecdotal, but when I've...
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    Help with board complaint

    Rocknurse replied to FrenchieB1986's topic in General Nursing

    Judgment much? You make an awful lot of assumptions about someone else's relationship. Being married to someone doesn't mean you're together...it just means you haven't divorced yet. We don't know the...
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    Did you leave bedside nursing?

    Rocknurse replied to NurseMegIBCLC's topic in Nursing Career

    I left the ICU for informatics, and while it affords me a very comfortable lifestyle and schedule, I do miss critical care. I really enjoyed taking care of critically ill patients on 36 different...
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    (a bit of a rant) how do you deal with exhaustion long days

    Rocknurse replied to bailyoneohnine's topic in General Nursing

    I would recommend having your ferritin levels checked as well as your vitamin D levels. I have had chronic problems with both and the most exhausted and ill I've ever felt were when both of those were...
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    CBD & Nursing don't mix

    Rocknurse replied to OrganizedChaos's topic in General Nursing

    And for those who were asking for some research-based evidence, there does appear to be some promising research into its anti-inflammatory properties: CBD has anti-inflammatory effects in a murine...
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    CBD & Nursing don't mix

    Rocknurse replied to OrganizedChaos's topic in General Nursing

    I have read some conflicting evidence to this. The CBD can actually block the enzyme that breaks down THC and so if you use a full spectrum product that contains 0.3% of THC, the THC will not be...
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    CBD & Nursing don't mix

    Rocknurse replied to OrganizedChaos's topic in General Nursing

    I have read some people say that yes they have shown positive. Some were from labs and others were from home test kits, but I did see the photographic evidence of their
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    CBD & Nursing don't mix

    Rocknurse replied to OrganizedChaos's topic in General Nursing

    You're only partially correct here. Yes, it comes from the hemp plant, but full spectrum CBD oils do indeed have THC, even though it's usually less than 0.3% which can show up positive on a drug
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    "I am a nurse!"

    Rocknurse replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Whenever I go to my primary care doctor she always laughs and tells me "you know too
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    CBD & Nursing don't mix

    Rocknurse replied to OrganizedChaos's topic in General Nursing

    The main point is that CBD is derived from hemp and not from cannabis and is cultivated to have less than 0.3% cannabinoid content. There's a really great article here that explains the standing of...
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    Need advice, looking to get out of hospital nursing

    Rocknurse replied to Toadroad's topic in General Nursing

    Acute dialysis is a good option as you have to have ICU experience. The patients are mostly 1:1. The positive side is you are pretty flexible and independent and you can read books while the treatment...
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    Gender, a fluid social construct

    Rocknurse replied to nursingaround1's topic in General Nursing

    This old chestnut again? We're so bored we have to resurrect posts from this guy? I see that there's a pattern beginning to
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    "I am a nurse!"

    Rocknurse replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    I do always tell them I'm a nurse, because nothing makes me madder than someone trying to explain that blood is the red stuff that goes round and round and that the boo boo will be better soon. I know...
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    Msn degree and working full time

    Rocknurse replied to raecudzy1's topic in General Nursing

    I'm in the Acute NP program for my MSN and I work full time Monday to Friday. I have to do 16 hours of clinicals every week and I either take PTO or I do them on the weekends and evenings. It's tough...
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    Family Member Watching Pro-terror/ Anti-America/ Anti-Semitic video

    Rocknurse replied to sugarmagnolia3's topic in General Nursing

    I'm Jewish and lost a large part of my family in Auschwitz II-Birkenau. Only my father and grandparents survived. When I was a child, my mother would show me books with terrible pictures of what...
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    CBD & Nursing don't mix

    Rocknurse replied to OrganizedChaos's topic in General Nursing

    I agree 100%. I feel like there are some people who get worried if they don't have anything to worry about, and god forbid if a bunch of people are happy and comfortable. That will never keep the...
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    How do you discuss gender issues with adolescents?

    Rocknurse replied to canoehead's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with many here that allowing a teen to express themselves is the most important thing. It's not a sudden overnight decision or announcement, but a series of conversations and realizations....
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    CBD & Nursing don't mix

    Rocknurse replied to OrganizedChaos's topic in General Nursing

    This is actually not accurate. There are different kinds of CBD oil. The full spectrum ones do have THC in them, albeit less than 0.3%, and many people have found out to their detriment that it does...
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    Anyone know how to find telecommuting nurse positions?

    Rocknurse replied to findingmywayRN's topic in General Nursing

    I work in informatics and can work remote one day a week....they pay me very well and give me my own laptop. The rest of the time I come in to the office because we have meetings and have to sometimes...
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    Problems with nursing profession and why I want to quit

    Rocknurse replied to bravewarrior1's topic in General Nursing

    Yes nursing has its problems, but for a little perspective...I still remember working at McDonald's for $5 an hour, getting covered in grease for minimum wage, I remember cleaning people's toilets for...
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    Riddle me this Batman?

    Rocknurse replied to hppygr8ful's topic in General Nursing

    My dog doesn't earn as much as me,
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    Nurse, clean up aisle 5 (rant)

    Rocknurse replied to cleback's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not bothered too much by it. I'm ICU so I'm OCD anyway. I wipe everything down with wipes to within an inch of its life. I'm germphobic and I don't like grubby