Rocknurse MSN, APRN, NP

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    ER GN Quitting Smoking - Any tips?

    Rocknurse replied to AlmostERnurse's topic in General Nursing

    Have you considered switching to vaping? You can taper your nicotine addiction that way by switching to lower and lower strength juice. I used to smoke 25 years ago and quit cold turkey. I took up...
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    How many hours did you work taking 7-8 credits?

    Rocknurse replied to Skippy97's topic in General Nursing

    I've been doing 6 graduate-level credit hours per semester and working full time, as well as doing 16 hours of clinicals a week. It can be
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    Adjusting Dogs to Night Shift

    Rocknurse replied to berry2008rn's topic in General Nursing

    When I worked nights I used to get up earlier and go for a run with the dogs. We would go 2 or 3 miles and by the time they got home and ate they would be exhausted and were calm all night. Perhaps...
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    If you could redo it....would you choose nursing?

    Rocknurse replied to ICURNPA92's topic in General Nursing

    No I don't regret it. I was a useless, homeless bum in my teens and had a rough start to life, so my wake up call was a serious motorcycle accident that left me in hospital for a while, where I...
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    Nursing School Requiring a 85% test average?

    Rocknurse replied to OsceanSN2018's topic in General Students

    In my graduate NP program we are required to achieve that 85% average for the duration of the
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    Being an RN vs being an NP?

    Rocknurse replied to renae0404's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    The previous poster is correct. There is constant growth and movement in nursing. It's taken me 25 years to get where I am now with a BSN and three certifications. I put a lot of time, effort and...
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    Age of Nurse = Level of Experience? Or Not?? The survey says...

    Rocknurse replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

    It's hard to have 25 years experience if you're only 23 years old lol I'm 50 and have 25 years experience. I will graduate next year as an NP and I'll be a new grad. Not looking forward to being the...
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    Emergency Nursing Care Outside of the Hospital

    Rocknurse replied to sarasrr2's topic in General Nursing

    It's a very real scenario and I applaud the OP for asking the question. When I was in nursing school I did indeed come across (and actually witness) an accident on my way home one night. It was dark...
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    Smoking

    Rocknurse replied to keebler1995's topic in General Students

    I remember when I was back in nursing school we had a smoker's area in the hospital cafeteria. Yes, I'm old. All us nursing students would go in there in our breaks and sit in the lounge chairs and...
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    What are you doing with your BSN?

    Rocknurse replied to chwcbesteph's topic in General Nursing

    I work in informatics. I would not have been able to get this job without a BSN as it was a requirement. I was hired 3 months after graduating with my BSN. I did the RN to BSN
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    Job offer without telling me pay rates

    Rocknurse replied to nekoneko's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    There's no way I'd accept any offer without knowing the pay rate. How are you supposed to negotiate? Imagine showing up on your first day only to find out you'll be making $12 an
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    Is this reasonable or just over the top?

    Rocknurse replied to Lakeshore18's topic in General Nursing

    Personally I hate bedside rounds because if the truth be told at the end of a 12 hour shift my back hurts and I want to sit down and gather my thoughts and check I've finished everything. As an...
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    Is this reasonable or just over the top?

    Rocknurse replied to Lakeshore18's topic in General Nursing

    Always make sure to add "do you want fries with that?" at the end. And don't forget the supersize
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    Nursing grad for 5 years but no license

    Rocknurse replied to zellebee's topic in General Nursing

    I came here from England and never attended any schooling in the USA up until that point. I just bought a bunch of NCLEX study books and answered all the questions over and over. I did about 6000...
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    More Autonomy?? No more hourly wage grovelling!!

    Rocknurse replied to NefforamaRN's topic in General Nursing

    I work in informatics. I start work when I want, leave when I want, take lunch when I want, and take a day off when I want. I even work from home when I want. 100%
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    get BSN or work CICU

    Rocknurse replied to buderflyz's topic in General Nursing

    Do both, I did! If you end up working in CICU you'll eventually need your BSN as most ICUs these days are only hiring BSN nurses. Those who are lucky enough to get a job in ICU without a BSN will find...
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    Why does everyone want to work in the icu

    Rocknurse replied to EDNURSE20's topic in General Nursing

    The big deal is that it's fast-paced, complex and requires the nurse to have detailed, in-depth knowledge and application to look after critically ill patients that are hanging on to life by a thread....
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    Lab Values in the ICU

    Rocknurse replied to Santiago Pinon III's topic in General Nursing

    Yes we used them in the open hear CICU that I worked in. We would use them frequently every day for the post ops and anyone we were concerned about. We would do them immediately post op, at 4 hours...
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    Religious accommodation means no Saturdays....ever?

    Rocknurse replied to momto6msn's topic in General Nursing

    I'm Jewish. It's all down to how religious you are. The more orthodox Jews will take things to extreme, and right from sundown on Friday night won't even go as far as turning on a light switch as...
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    What Did You Get For Nurses Week?

    Rocknurse replied to iPink's topic in General Nursing

    I made bank this year! I got a cool water bottle with the company logo on it, a pen, a bag of watermelon candies, a nice smelly candle in a glass jar, a notebook, some chocolate, a 25% off coupon for...
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    Hospital NPs & Lounge Access

    Rocknurse replied to wyld~heart's topic in Advanced Practice

    Forgive my ignorance (put it down to me being a foreigner) but what is this mythical doctor's lounge and what goes on there? I've heard of them in whispers and only after the sun is down. I've never...
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    Gender, a fluid social construct

    Rocknurse replied to nursingaround1's topic in General Nursing

    Sterotype
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    Dragging hospital communications, kicking and screaming, into the 21st century

    Rocknurse replied to Rpw3b's topic in General Nursing

    It doesn't quite work like this I'm afraid. Access through work and via a web link are different. If I don't use a VPN, even though I take my work computer home, I cannot access the server nor the...
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    Dragging hospital communications, kicking and screaming, into the 21st century

    Rocknurse replied to Rpw3b's topic in General Nursing

    I work in informatics and luckily I have access to a VPN and can work remote. Our technology is excellent and we use Skype for most meetings for which I use a bluetooth Plantronics ear-piece. I am...
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    My coworker was high and got away with it

    Rocknurse replied to Volley88's topic in General Nursing

    Here's another perspective, although I'm sure OP has long gone: I have stage 4 endometriosis and adenomyosis and I take narcotics pretty regularly, although not at work. Sometimes I don't feel well...