Rocknurse MSN, APRN, NP

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    Supplies for first semester NP school

    Rocknurse replied to Jwendeln2011's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    And for anyone doing a health assessment class....I found this book to be far better and more useful than the recommended textbook. It's really well organized and I used it a lot. I recommend all the...
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    Supplies for first semester NP school

    Rocknurse replied to Jwendeln2011's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    A double yes to PERRLA. It's worth every cent! I've had it for the past 5 years and used it a million times over. You need to have Word installed to be able to use it as it's an add-on. Brilliant...
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    Excited & Nervous NP student

    Rocknurse replied to laughlove's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Personally I wouldn't get a tablet. I've been using my trusty old HP laptop for everything and needed a computer fast enough to be able to handle Shadow Health which is the virtual patient assessment...
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    What the heck is an NP 1 vs. an NP2, etc.

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

    I'm curious to know more about what you wrote. So, you're an acute NP who's working in an office and getting paid per patient? I'm graduating from an acute program next year and really want to...
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    Accelerated Masters with no Nursing background

    Rocknurse replied to Katie_dogluvr's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Not saying I agree one way or another but there's a difference between clinical in a primary care office and doing clinical on a med surg floor. One requires seeing one patient at a time in a...
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    What was your path to NP?

    Rocknurse replied to MomAndSonInMD's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I haven't graduated yet but I will next year. I started out in England as a diploma nurse in 1989 and worked on pretty much every floor of my hospital. I ended up in ICU and then emigrated to the USA...
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    Which wheeled backpack should I buy for Nursing School?

    Rocknurse replied to PrincessNur's topic in General Students

    I use a rolling laptop bag because I have to take two laptops with me to school...one for school and my work-issued one, as I work remote during the day between classes and I have so much stuff to...
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    Is it legal to work as an aid while you are an RN

    Rocknurse replied to Rn 1979's topic in General Nursing

    It depends what state you're in. In my state you cannot work as an aide once you are an RN because you are not working in the correct scope of your license. We've had aides that had to quit working...
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    Excited & Nervous NP student

    Rocknurse replied to laughlove's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I'm going into my final year in an acute program and I'll tell you, it seems like yesterday since I was where you are. It goes by so quick! I am still working full time and doing two 3-credit classes...
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    How does working as an R.N. beforehand help in being a nurse practitioner?

    Rocknurse replied to sarahnp2b103's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I was a nurse in cardiac critical care and I learned how to titrate vasoactive drips, recover patients from open heart surgery, identify post op complications early before patients deteriorated,...
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    Critical Care AGNP - Orlando Area

    Rocknurse replied to chickadee1993's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I am in my final year of my acute program as I also want to work inpatient. I've been told that working in the ED might not be feasible because without an FNP you can't see kids (which I don't want to...
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    FNP to WHNP

    Rocknurse replied to Mdeck517's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    You'd have to do a Post-Master's I believe, although I'm not sure how many more semesters that would be. And then you'd have to take the certification exam also, just like you would for the
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    Are there any gay nurses here?

    Rocknurse posted a topic in General Nursing

    After this weekend's terrible act of violence against our community in Orlando Fl, it would be nice to open a dialogue for support and discussion. Feeling a little fragile today for the loss of our...
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    Need help in pharmacology

    Rocknurse replied to ThereisStillHope's topic in General Students

    I just completed a graduate level pharmacology class and got an A thanks to You Tube. I watched video lectures on every conceivable topic and they're great because they condense what you need to know...
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    Can RNs in CA give Propofol??

    Rocknurse replied to RNlmbhb's topic in Patient Medications

    There's a difference between running a propofol drip and pushing it. ICU RNs often run and maintain propofol drips but only anessthesia can push
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    Are there any gay nurses here?

    Rocknurse replied to Rocknurse's topic in General Nursing

    See, I knew there were a few of us here. Y'all make me
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    Areas of nursing you would NOT like?

    Rocknurse replied to Nursetobe25's topic in General Nursing

    Peds - can't deal with kids or kids families OB - don't want anything to do with that whole process thank you LTC - soooo depressing Psych - not a good listener Burns - just too awful and sad Home...
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    Top 10 Reasons We Get Fired! - Frequent Sick Days and Tardiness

    Rocknurse replied to madwife2002's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, I have this also for endometriosis, because that darned Aunt Flo comes every
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    Are there any gay nurses here?

    Rocknurse replied to Rocknurse's topic in General Nursing

    Sorry, I got confused. I thought she meant THIS post not the Stanford
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    Doubts

    Rocknurse replied to ItsThatJenGirl's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Don't feel that way. Attending in the field is very different to attending in a clinical environment. In a hospital everything is ordered and clean and there are protocols and experienced people all...
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    Are there any gay nurses here?

    Rocknurse replied to Rocknurse's topic in General Nursing

    Seeing as one of the victims was a nursing student, I fail to see why
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    Are there any gay nurses here?

    Rocknurse replied to Rocknurse's topic in General Nursing

    Sincerely, thanks guys for all your posts. I was feeling very raw and a bit punchy yesterday as I didn't see any of my friends mentioning it and none of my family, and then I came on here to see...
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    Are there any gay nurses here?

    Rocknurse replied to Rocknurse's topic in General Nursing

    But if we're all nurses here, and some are gay, why can't we post here? I see many kinds of things discussed here. Surely, after this awful act of hate and segregation you won't delegate us to another...
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    Are there any gay nurses here?

    Rocknurse replied to Rocknurse's topic in General Nursing

    Welcome. This tragedy is inspiring me to be louder and more outspoken than ever. Silence =
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    Microbiology

    Rocknurse replied to gjmaxe's topic in General Students

    I concur. YouTube is an amazing resource. I've gotten straight A's all through grad school because of YouTube. There is so much content on there and I find I learn so much better when seeing visuals...