Rocknurse MSN, APRN, NP

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    America, party of 2

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

    Oh I understand perfectly. You equate not caring with kicking someone in the face. How tolerant of you. And yes I'm angry Trump got elected. I'm angry he, a misogynist, has hired an extreme homophobe...
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    America, party of 2

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

    I feel sorry for you. You are ignorant. You've never been made homeless because of who you loved though, right? I have. You've never been beaten up or lost a job because of who you are. You've never...
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    America, party of 2

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

    Correct, but I will absolutely call out and speak up with these kind of statements. It's just incredible to me that that statement can go for 6 pages with only one comment and yet someone who posts an...
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    America, party of 2

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

    And somehow this isn't against terms of service. You should feel right at home now your buddy Trump has hired a white supremacist and a radical homophobe to his team. Want America back? From whom?...
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    So what's going to happen to health care now?

    Rocknurse replied to Rocknurse's topic in General Nursing

    Seeing as he just hired a white supremacist and a radical homophone to his team, you have every right to be. I am also extremely concerned. I fear my marriage rights being taken
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    Help! Don't know what path to take!

    Rocknurse replied to jlvigoreaux's topic in General Nursing

    No, most programs do not. Most CRNA schools require actual critical care experience with use of invasive drips and lines. My acute NP program required 2 years of critical care and as far as I know...
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    So what's going to happen to health care now?

    Rocknurse replied to Rocknurse's topic in General Nursing

    Don't forget that the reason the ACA was imperfect was because Obama was blocked at nearly every turn by the Republicans! If they had been able to implement it properly it would have been much more...
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    Help! Don't know what path to take!

    Rocknurse replied to jlvigoreaux's topic in General Nursing

    You won't be able to do the acute NP program nor the CRNA program without critical care experience so if that's the path you want to choose, then ICU is a
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    So what's going to happen to health care now?

    Rocknurse replied to Rocknurse's topic in General Nursing

    I'm originally from England and I worked in the NHS for 10 years before I came to America. While there are many good points about the NHS there are also many negatives. Going to an NHS style framework...
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    Only Crusty Old Bats will remember..

    Rocknurse replied to Pepper The Cat's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, I remember the clipboards at the bottom of the bed, the fob watch I wore, the smoking room at the end of the ward, paper nursing hats, hand cranks on the beds, metal bed pans, charting in...
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    Should I have volunteered to stay overnight?

    Rocknurse replied to purplegal's topic in General Nursing

    You see this is why nursing's gone to hell. Back in the day, when I worked in England, we used to use agency nurses. It was an outside company that you called when you needed staff in a hurry. It was...
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    Job market question

    Rocknurse replied to ayysolapsu09's topic in General Nursing

    My opinion would be to use your EMT in your favor and go into critical care with a view to being a flight nurse one day. Flight nurses require critical care experience and a paramedic license and you...
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    Need advice............

    Rocknurse replied to micstn's topic in General Nursing

    Age = experience in my opinion. I'm going to be 50 in January and I am in NP school. Is it hard? Yes. But I expect to reap rewards long into the future. I'm not going to be able to retire until at...
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    Adult/Gero NP, Acute Care- recommended schools?

    Rocknurse replied to luckycat's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I'm in the UCONN acute care program and it is excellent. Many of the didactic classes are online but some have a classroom requirement every Wednesday. They find all your preceptors for you and they...
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    Do you ever wish you were a doctor?

    Rocknurse replied to adventure_rn's topic in General Nursing

    Yes i wish I had been a doctor. Many years ago I remember walking across campus and going into the Medical School office and actually picking up an application. I was so ready but after sitting down...
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    AIDS "Patient Zero" exonerated

    Rocknurse replied to JerseyTomatoMDCrab's topic in General Nursing

    That's fascinating. Thanks for posting it. I've always felt sorry for this guy. He got so much blame but he was just another victim of this cruel virus. I'm particularly interested in epidemiology so...
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    Online VS "Traditional"

    Rocknurse replied to Abcaudill's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Yes, bricks and mortar every time. Having that personal interaction, plus having your preceptors found for you, is
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    Did You Know the Specialty You Wanted to Work In Before Clinicals?

    Rocknurse replied to Shookclays's topic in General Nursing

    I always wanted to work ICU but I didn't manage to get an ICU rotation in nursing school. They selected people randomly so the people who didn't want ICU got to go there and the ones who did didn't....
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    Wrong side for amputation(loss of license)

    Rocknurse replied to Beldar_the_Cenobite's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Something like this happened just last week!
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    Administering opiates

    Rocknurse replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    We would give narcs diluted in a 10cc flush and put on a syringe driver. If we felt the patient was a tad unstable we might put it in a 50cc bag just to slow it down some. We rarely push narcs because...
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    Taking the Nclex for the 5th time 2016

    Rocknurse replied to hpalmer23's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I second the suggestion that you answer lots of test questions. When I did the NCLEX I must have answered more than 3000 questions. The more you do the more you get a feel for what they're asking for...
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    Evolution of the Nurse Cape?

    Rocknurse replied to amyday's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know much about the history except that I remember seeing Florence Nightingale wear one in a picture (not in real life...I'm not THAT old lol). However, I'm old enough to remember that I...
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    Why did you decide to become a nurse?

    Rocknurse replied to sd610's topic in General Nursing

    I literally fell into nursing by accident. I was young and wild and had a serious motorcycle accident. I got hit by a drunk driver late one night and ended up in the hospital with some serious...
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    NP vs CRNA vs CNM

    Rocknurse replied to Mpompo838's topic in Post Graduate Students

    No it's not a fact. Mine certainly isn't. You can generalize all you want but without something to back that up I'll just take that as
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    DNP Fluff

    Rocknurse replied to Malenurse1235954's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    Approximate cost will be about $30,000, although admittedly this is not a doctorate program...it's an MSN. There is a DNP option though and the cost is comparable to the extra credit hours