Rocknurse MSN, APRN, NP

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    Fitness Nursing

    Rocknurse replied to pedsnurse112's topic in General Nursing

    The closest thing I can think of is a sport's medicine department. There's one here in my state and it's awesome. It incorporates many orthopedic specialists and doesn't limit itself to sports. Other...
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    FNP vs ACNP

    Rocknurse replied to littlepeopleRNICU's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    That's great! Thanks for coming back and updating us. What contributed to your decision
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    Do you feel ill will from doctors?

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

    Most of these "doctors" aren't even med students yet. Most of the posts are "I have a 2.5 GPA...can I be a PA or should I settle for nursing?" type of threads. If they saw a crashing patient they'd...
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    Salary!?

    Rocknurse replied to roman1006's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Thanks good thread. I am in the same boat but I'm halfway through NP school. If it's not better I'm just going to stay where I
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    Any nurses with Chrinic illness?

    Rocknurse replied to %D#2's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, I have stage 4 endometriosis and adenomyosis. I struggle daily with it and some days are better than others. Sometimes I push through and other times it knocks the knees from under me. It's a lot...
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    Confusion in College

    Rocknurse replied to CuddlyCactusFlu's topic in Nursing Career

    To be a CRNA you have to be an RN with a BSN and have worked in the ICU for a few years and obtained your
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    Oooh it hurts to have a bowel movement

    Rocknurse replied to TalkJack's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not going to give you medical advice as such, but I do suggest you do some reading about endometriosis. It's a silent disease with varying symptoms but I do know that that kind of pain can be...
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    Acute care nurse practitioner program/job

    Rocknurse replied to ICURNang's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I'm halfway through an acute program in New England at a respected state school. So far most of the classes have been taken with fellow FNP students but towards the end of the program we will split...
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    Patient transfers and Nurse ergonomics

    Rocknurse replied to Joe V's topic in General Nursing

    We had the ceiling lifts too which are great, however people wouldn't use them. I always tried to because I have a medical condition that causes me pain if I lift patients but other nurses would...
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    Coworker conflict

    Rocknurse replied to Lena23's topic in General Nursing

    A wise person once said: "you can't change the problem...you can only change your attitude about the problem". Become an island and don't let anyone see a chink in your armor. Smile, do you job and...
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    advanced physical exam and diff dx

    Rocknurse replied to Nikk2017's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I highly recommend this book. I had all the Bates ones but I found this book the most useful. I did really well in this class because of this book. [h=1]Assessment: A 2-in-1 Reference for Nurses...
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    NP/PMHNP entry pay

    Rocknurse replied to _zoubisoubisou_'s topic in Advanced Practice

    Not always. I've worked in an ED and many times you get a patient in full blown arrest, intubate them, start a bunch of pressors etc. That's pretty acute to me. ED is a mix of all, so I can see a need...
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    hiring older nurses

    Rocknurse replied to KThurmond's topic in General Nursing

    I'll be 49 in a couple weeks, and I'm halfway through NP school. I don't foresee being able to go without a paycheck anytime soon so I figured I might as well be in a place that has more autonomy,...
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    hiring older nurses

    Rocknurse replied to KThurmond's topic in General Nursing

    Wow. Just wow. I fear for the
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    Is it worth it to go get your MS in Clinical Informatics?

    Rocknurse replied to jlw777's topic in General Nursing

    I work in informatics and neither I nor my coworkers have an MSN in informatics. I'm not sure having the degree will guarantee you a job. I had the opportunity to get on the informatics committee in...
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    Watches

    Rocknurse replied to direw0lf's topic in General Students

    I wore a G-Shock in the ICU. Waterproof, drop-proof and me-proof. Loved it. Plus it looks super
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    Adn Vs Bsn

    Rocknurse replied to Schwabee524's topic in General Students

    I graduated from my BSN in 2011 after being a diploma nurse for 100 years. My hospital offered a cohort with a good university in my state and it was a lot cheaper than other schools, plus they...
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    Adn Vs Bsn

    Rocknurse replied to Schwabee524's topic in General Students

    Get a BSN wherever possible. Much more opportunities in the future and will probably work out less expensive if you factor in time spent. It really is a better job market out there for BSNs and there...
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    NP/PMHNP entry pay

    Rocknurse replied to _zoubisoubisou_'s topic in Advanced Practice

    I'd love to be an ED NP when I graduate but I'm doing the acute care track and not the FNP. To me it seems more appropriate to do acute bearing in mind the types of patients you get but I guess they...
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    have any of you left nursing

    Rocknurse replied to StillRN's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not a sir, I'm a madam lol. I work with Epic and I build structured reporting so that when people (docs or techs) are doing echoes or stress tests they can just click on a bunch of buttons...
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    New Grad RN with bad back. Is APN a safer option?

    Rocknurse replied to BWright81188's topic in Advanced Practice

    I sympathize. I don't have a back problem but I have endometriosis and adenomyosis so whenever I do anything that requires lifting or pulling I feel like I'm giving birth and I wind up in intense pain...
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    can I work as a CNA if my RN license is inactive??

    Rocknurse replied to AniraP's topic in General Nursing

    This is offensive and ill-informed. I've had a green card for 13 years and I'm not a citizen yet. It is not required to be one, and after all, it was the US Government that wanted me to come here as...
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    Problem with a problem-co worker

    Rocknurse replied to vbarger28's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    The most important lesson I've learned over the years is that people you work with are not your friends. You can be civil, make conversation and even laugh with them, but they are not, and never...
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    How many is too many ?

    Rocknurse replied to Conqueror+'s topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I think 6 is overkill. I agree that 2 to maybe 3 is ok, but it's a good idea to pick one school that you really want to attend and go all out to get into it. I only applied to one as there was no...
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    RN BSN to PMHNP at age 55?

    Rocknurse replied to lila29629's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Personally I'd leave the for-profit schools alone, and target a good in-state bricks and mortar school. For-profits are expensive, usually require you to arrange your own clinical placements, and are...