Rocknurse MSN, APRN, NP

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    Nurses with Medical Marijuana Cards.

    Rocknurse replied to fltopp1's topic in General Nursing

    I wrote a paper on this not long ago. The discrepancy lies between federal scheduling and state law. There is a currently a gray area between what is legal nationally and what is legal state by state....
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    When Your Patient is an Addict...How to Deal

    Rocknurse replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    I think it's very relevant because it feeds into that whole judgmental "are you really in pain" BS that people with genuine pain have to deal with because of someone like the OP who's giving them...
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    What should I do - Abusive Instructor

    Rocknurse replied to neuron's topic in General Students

    Compassion for what exactly? Your post was extremely vague. You mention "the devil in the details" but don't provide any actual details. There are a lot of posts on here complaining about professors...
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    What should I do - Abusive Instructor

    Rocknurse replied to neuron's topic in General Students

    I think this says much more about your ability to handle school than it does about my professionalism actually. I've been a nurse for longer than you've been alive most likely and not a single...
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    Does biochemistry need for attending in crna?

    Rocknurse replied to Anh Nguyen's topic in General Nursing

    I wouldn't worry about it at this stage. You're still in high school and by the time you get anywhere near to being a CRNA you'll probably have to take prereqs over again anyway. You've got a long way...
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    What should I do - Abusive Instructor

    Rocknurse replied to neuron's topic in General Students

    Really? You call my professionalism into question because you don't hear what you want to hear? Lol. Ok then. My 25 year career is not worried by your opinion of it in the least. Good luck in
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    What should I do - Abusive Instructor

    Rocknurse replied to neuron's topic in General Students

    I'm saying this in the nicest way I know how, and without malice. Suck it up, buttercup. It's not fair. Nothing is fair. In time you will find this out. Head down, chin up, do what you're told and do...
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    Weight loss for nurses

    Rocknurse replied to tortillaRN17's topic in General Nursing

    There are some simple tips that can help. Firstly, CICO is a thing (calories in, calories out). Yes, there are more scientific ways of looking at metabolism but this is the easiest. If you combine...
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    When Your Patient is an Addict...How to Deal

    Rocknurse replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    Since the day I was judged as a narcotic seeker I have made it a point to never ever do that to a patient. It was a horrible and demeaning experience. I ended up in the ED in severe pelvic and back...
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    When Your Patient is an Addict...How to Deal

    Rocknurse replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    By this measure, the patient who is intubated, on 5 pressors and an IABP is taking time away from the patient who got their finger stuck in a door. Is it fair that the first patient gets more nursing...
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    NP from MSN Informatics

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

    I am in informatics right now and in my final year of the acute program. I am very lucky that my manager is so accomodating, allowing me to work remote once a week so I can attend class, and take ETO...
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    recovered nurse with little hope

    Rocknurse replied to kari04's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Have you tried to apply for jobs with a dialysis clinic? Davita are well known for hiring nurses with an addiction history. I know several people with a history of actually diverting drugs and were...
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    When Your Patient is an Addict...How to Deal

    Rocknurse replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    None of these things justify holding a pain
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    When Your Patient is an Addict...How to Deal

    Rocknurse replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    Why would you need to question a legitimate order? I am assuming it would be because you are trying to imprint your own feelings/agenda on to it. Personal bias and judgment are not reasons to question...
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    When Your Patient is an Addict...How to Deal

    Rocknurse replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    This. People are way over complicating this and getting all judgmenty. Keep it simple. Is the med ordered? Is the med due? Bingo. Do it. Move on. Not your circus, not your
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    Quitting Nursing permanently

    Rocknurse replied to BurntRN1's topic in General Nursing

    Want a tip? Do not surrender your license. It is incredibly difficult to get it back. There is no need or requirement to do that. You have the option to just let it lapse if you are not practicing....
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    Don't wanna work the floor

    Rocknurse replied to homer_Impson's topic in General Nursing

    You do not need a year of ICU experience to work in the ED. That's not true. We hire new grads to our ED all the time. I would suggest googling Davita and seeing if they are will to train you in...
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    How not to get overwhelmed?

    Rocknurse replied to mininurse24's topic in General Students

    That's it? 40 pages? We get 100+ each week and that doesn't include the book material which is often chapters long. If only ours was just 40 pages. *Edited to say..I'm in grad school so I guess that's...
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    DNP enquiry

    Rocknurse replied to Edisonaidor's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    Just because you can, doesn't mean that you should. Not working as a nurse will not only put you at a severe disadvantage but your patients
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    Conflicted about advancing to APN

    Rocknurse replied to WestCoastSunRN's topic in Advanced Practice

    Sounds like you are reasoning with yourself and quite rightly so. It's a big decision and one only you can make. For what it's worth I will tell you that it's hard. It won't go exactly as you planned...
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    So what's going to happen to health care now?

    Rocknurse posted a topic in General Nursing

    So, for better or worse, we have a new President. What do you think will be the future of health care and the future of nursing as a profession? Will we be better off as nurses or worse? Will we be...
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    Critical Care Float Pool

    Rocknurse replied to DesertSky's topic in General Nursing

    ​We have a critical care float pool in my hospital that we utilize a lot, and I really like the float nurses...they're awesome. I considered it but the one thing I really couldn't stand is that...
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    I don't like nursing anymore. What should I do?

    Rocknurse replied to kicker0927's topic in General Nursing

    I have to say this post comes across like a spoof post so I don't know if you're pulling our leg or for real. You don't want to touch a patient or go to school but you want complete autonomy and make...
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    New male student in clinicals, all women, feeling isolated

    Rocknurse replied to Matucm's topic in General Students

    Don't feel bad. I feel like that sometimes too and I'm a woman. It's usually because I'm older and therefore "invisible" to the younger crew. I don't care to talk about babies or makeup. I usually...
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    Nurses pulling rank on assignments

    Rocknurse replied to remotefuse's topic in General Nursing

    That's poor management if that's allowed to happen. We would have the choice of getting the patient back unless we specifically requested not to. Sometimes you need a break from certain patients....