Rocknurse MSN, APRN, NP

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    ACNP sans experience?

    Rocknurse replied to Jules A's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Oy
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    Am I doing the right thing?

    Rocknurse replied to amalay's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Most acute care programs assume that you have already got acute care RN experience prior to you coming into the program. I'm about to graduate as an adult acute care NP and I'm currently doing my 2nd...
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    Nurse salaries are stagnant or decreasing, we already knew NPs were taking a decrease

    Rocknurse replied to guest416560's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    In the North East things are still looking pretty good. I just landed a 20% pay increase changing RN jobs including an hourly bonus in a large city teaching hospital. I have now hit 6 figures (base...
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    ACNP sans experience?

    Rocknurse replied to Jules A's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    As someone who is in the middle of an ICU rotation, I can comfortable say that there's no way anyone without acute experience could survive 5 minutes in the
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    FNP to acute care CAGS

    Rocknurse replied to allaboutnursing77's topic in Advanced Practice

    Not sure what your end goal is but I'm in a similar position. I have a critical care background and am about to graduate as an Acute NP. However, my goal is either to work in ICU or the ED as an NP....
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    Credentials question

    Rocknurse replied to pmabraham's topic in General Nursing

    I use BSN RN CCRN. Once I graduate in May I will be MSN RN CCRN, and then APRN-BC MSN CCRN. I will no longer use BSN once I have completed my
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    Failed health assessment test...encouragement, please

    Rocknurse replied to futureclern's topic in General Students

    For graduate school I had to memorize an entire 30 minute long full body assessment in the correct order. I bought myself one of those anatomic models that was a bit smaller than real life size (it...
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    Can ACNP with ENP-C see kids?

    Rocknurse replied to paramedic-RN's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I graduate as an AGACNP in May. Does anyone know of any acute care NPs that work in an ER and see only adults? I'm considering going for a dual certification but want to know if I'd be hireable in an...
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    PAs Do Not Like Us

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

    Yes, I'm thinking this must be the case. I've only worked at the top 3 hospitals in my state and all are affiliated with my university. I must be in a
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    Time for a change

    Rocknurse posted a topic in General Nursing

    Well, I finally did it...I quit my comfortable, predictable informatics job for a position in the ED. Am I crazy? Possibly, but it was time. I graduate in May as an Acute NP and I want to be working...
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    Is it wrong to start infusion that will not finish till next shift?

    Rocknurse replied to Capp's topic in Patient Medications

    There is absolutely nothing wrong with hanging an infusion that crosses into the next shift. I suspect your coworker is a lazy person who can't bothered to take down an empty bag. I would remind her...
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    PAs Do Not Like Us

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

    I hate this whole conversation. I find this perceived competition so childish. We are supposed to be professionals. I have worked with a ton of NPs and PAs and I've never met a bad one. I just don't...
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    Can a nurse work with marijuana?

    Rocknurse replied to CCFCP's topic in General Nursing

    Partake or not, it's worth bearing in mind that even in legal states it's still illegal on a Federal level and facilities that produce it are still getting raided on a regular basis. It could have an...
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    How do you stay warm at work?

    Rocknurse replied to Vfernandes's topic in General Nursing

    Easy! Just go into menopause and you'll never be cold again! I also have the illegal space heater and a heated foot rest under my desk but obviously that's no good in a clinical environment. Another...
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    NP vs PA Education

    Rocknurse replied to trackhead's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    It's not so much an NP vs PA debate but more the school you decide to attend. I chose to go to a well respected bricks and mortar acute program and the education I'm getting is absolutely stellar....
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    Case Study: Sick And Tired, Seeing Things? You Might Have Anemia

    Rocknurse replied to SafetyNurse1968's topic in Critical Care

    Last year I was feeling particularly run down. I was exhausted and slow and no matter how much sleep I got I was dragging each and every day. I got a full work up and found that both my vitamin D...
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    I want to be a nurse but im not good at math

    Rocknurse replied to wizardwendy's topic in General Nursing

    I am terrible at math, to the point where I would describe myself as numerically dyslexic. However, I've come to realize that it's more to do with my confidence than my ability. I decided, despite my...
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    The last straw

    Rocknurse replied to Dontstressdoyourbest's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you for your
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    CERNER

    Rocknurse replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    It's all about that cost. It's costs millions to install
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    CERNER

    Rocknurse replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    You must be working with the upgraded version then. In my per diem job they still use the DOS version and it's hideous. You can't use a mouse with it and can only enter letters to get into the million...
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    If not nursing then what?

    Rocknurse replied to SheriffLauren's topic in General Nursing

    Before nursing I was a motorcycle courier. It damn well nearly killed me though, which is how I ended up being a nurse. In the late 1990s I took a short break from nursing to become a desktop...
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    CERNER

    Rocknurse replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Yes it is. You have no idea what you're looking at, where you just charted or what is due. It's horrible. I use Epic, and build in Epic actually. It's really nice to use as an RN and as a provider....
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    CERNER

    Rocknurse replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, yes, YES! Meditech is the worst, most ridiculous, most user-unfriendly piece of 1980's nostalgia I've ever had the misfortune to
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    How did you get out of bedside nursing?

    Rocknurse replied to abnormal_saline's topic in General Nursing

    You know it's funny, I got out of bedside nursing (full time at least) 4 years ago and took an opportunity to get into informatics, and here I am desperate to get back to bedside. I work per diem in...
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    Shift Report: Listening, no writing...

    Rocknurse replied to mtmkjr's topic in General Nursing

    I write absolutely every single thing down. I have the memory of a goldfish so unless I write it down I won't remember a thing. I've just always done it that way and I couldn't function without...