Rocknurse MSN, APRN, NP

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    prescription drug addiction

    Rocknurse replied to shedevilprincss's topic in General Nursing

    I totally agree with you. I get so angry when I read some of the nonsense and misinformation about opioids. I've been taking them for a long time for intractable stage 4 endometriosis and adenomyosis...
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    What age is "too old" to switch from RN to APRN?

    Rocknurse replied to WestCoastSunRN's topic in Advanced Practice

    I turn 50 in one month. I graduate next year as an
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    What's In A Name Badge?

    Rocknurse replied to TruvyNurse's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    My goodness I am so tired of this ridiculous conversation that keeps popping up again and again. Why are nurses so intent on pettiness and belittling others achievements? There seems to be a penchant...
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    transition from PA to NP

    Rocknurse replied to kkkrrr's topic in General Nursing

    I would think the only way to do that would be to attend an NP program (MSN or DNP). I don't think there is a direct path from PA to NP or that those credits would transfer. Do you want to work...
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    "Fixin' to die"

    Rocknurse replied to ktwlpn's topic in Nursing News

    I don't care either way. I just think there are more important battles to pick and bridges to die
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    Learning Intimate Exams

    Rocknurse replied to ethics&modesty's topic in General Students

    I recently did this at my graduate school and it was held in the affiliated hospital to make things more professional. The two "patients" were actually professional patients who do in fact earn their...
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    Psych NP or Family NP

    Rocknurse replied to wayemika's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I think the only tract that's not over-saturated is the acute NP one. There are less acute programs and my acute program is the smallest out of all the tracts at my school. I think it's because it's...
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    Job Outlook for Acute Care NPs

    Rocknurse replied to GAnurse22's topic in Advanced Practice

    I graduate with my AGACNP next year. Every inpatient hospital job posting I've seen has stated a AGACNP certification as a requirement. I rarely see hospitals asking for FNPs in my area in most of the...
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    ADN or BSN for Future Masters Degree?

    Rocknurse replied to mwpayne's topic in General Students

    I'm pretty sure that to be a CRNA you must first have a BSN, plus a couple years ICU experience. In order to get ICU experience you mostly need a BSN. It's not impossible to get an ICU job without a...
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    How long did it take you to earn your degree?

    Rocknurse replied to aveonurse2b's topic in General Students

    It took 3 years for me to get my diploma, 2 years to get my Bachelor's and now 3.5 years to get my Master's. I could have been a doctor by now! It's taken me 25 years to get to
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    Should DNP's be able to practice on their own? How do you feel about midlevel encroachment

    Rocknurse replied to curiousobserver's topic in Advanced Practice

    So tired of the APRN bashing. Everyone loves to criticize yet everyone wants to be one.
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    Where have all the ENB records gone

    Rocknurse replied to jayne3232's topic in United Kingdom

    Don't know if this is any help but maybe it's worth emailing them to see if they can advise you: Programme Information for William Harvey Hospital | South Thames Foundation
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    Where have all the ENB records gone

    Rocknurse replied to jayne3232's topic in United Kingdom

    I had this problem back in the day. I trained at the Royal Free School of Nursing in London in 1989 but was one of the last sets of the diploma classes. It became a degree just after I started. My...
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    Having a hard time with the people in my nursing school...

    Rocknurse replied to tbnurse1's topic in General Students

    Look at school as experience for future jobs. These people are not your friends, they are your future coworkers (co-students). You are there for one thing only so my advice is to put on your...
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    I will be 52 when I begin the Psych NP program. Any others around this age?

    Rocknurse replied to MiaLyse's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I am not in psych, I'm in an acute NP program and I will be 50 in January and I will be 51 when I graduate. I've had moments of "OMG what am I doing?" and other moments of excitement and anticipation....
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    Are Nurses Considered "First Responders?"

    Rocknurse replied to SunnyPupRN's topic in General Nursing

    I would consider a flight nurse to be a first
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    Overweight Healthcare Workers

    Rocknurse replied to EmpoweRN's topic in General Nursing

    I think the argument in general is too simplistic. Nurses are human and there are many factors playing into health and body weight. Here's a scenario: a young 23 year old healthy female nurse who runs...
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    Whatever happened to going to school to be a nurse?

    Rocknurse replied to indish's topic in General Nursing

    I've been nursing for 25 years and I've seen the changes over nearly 3 decades. What is different now is that medicine has become part of a corporation. It's not healthcare in the old sense of the...
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    Did you choose nursing because it was your "calling"?

    Rocknurse replied to Corgilicious's topic in General Students

    Are you ******** me? *Looks around for candid cameras*. I guess god never got that memo because I've been getting away with this mortal sin for 25 years now. Relgion is not the only way and I feel far...
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    Did you choose nursing because it was your "calling"?

    Rocknurse replied to Corgilicious's topic in General Students

    No, I don't consider it a "calling"....I'm not a nun. I'm not religious at all, in fact I'm an atheist, so the whole "calling" thing doesn't mean anything to me. I was drawn to it, sure. I wanted the...
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    My professor is an LPN in a BSN program

    Rocknurse replied to Chadnurse's topic in General Students

    I'm in grad school doing an acute NP program and last semester my professor for pharmacology was a Pharm MD and has never been a nurse. I don't think it's relevant really, as long as they own a higher...
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    America, party of 2

    Rocknurse replied to Cwoods's topic in U.S. Politics's Talk Politics

    So because you like to kick people in the face, and then pretend like it's no big deal, then all of a sudden it's because I "don't like white men". Well, I don't like racist, homophobic, sexist ones,...
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    America, party of 2

    Rocknurse replied to Cwoods's topic in U.S. Politics's Talk Politics

    Oh yes...the christian hypocrisy. Pretend you "love thy neighbor" but hate them silently and pity them because they're not "holy" like you. Give me a break. I don't believe in your bible but I do...
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    America, party of 2

    Rocknurse replied to Cwoods's topic in U.S. Politics's Talk Politics

    I see homophobia coming from a so-called professional. Right there in black and white. I'm going to call it out for what it is. You don't get to say I should be locked up or fined and just walk away....
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    America, party of 2

    Rocknurse replied to Cwoods's topic in U.S. Politics's Talk Politics

    Oh ok....you couldn't defend your words so why not redirect it on the old faithful....good ol' Islam. Gotta blame someone for your lack of white boy privilege, eh? When all the blacks, gay and muslims...