Rocknurse MSN, APRN, NP

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    Drug seekers

    Rocknurse replied to russianbear's topic in General Nursing

    This X
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    FNP vs. AC-AGNP

    Rocknurse replied to Rjoshi19's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I am halfway through the AGACNP program at UCONN. I'm in-state so the program is a lot cheaper than most online schools. It's an excellent program and I have all my clinical preceptors arranged for me...
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    fired for cancelling shifts d/t health issues?

    Rocknurse replied to pookashellz's topic in General Nursing

    Some very sensible comments here. If there is an inkling of a health issue that prevents you from doing your job or that may be a safety issue, you'll be out of there so fast your feet won't touch the...
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    Statistics book refresher?

    Rocknurse replied to atchemp's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    You're welcome! And i also think the Khan Academy is awesome. i'm using them right now for other cardiac stuff. Always clear and
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    To apply to NP programs now, or later...that is the question.

    Rocknurse replied to yelnikmcwawa's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I know this is an old thread but I guess there's always someone that can benefit from the information, right? I had a GPA of 3.92 all the way through underdrad and all the way through my first year of...
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    Deciding when to take PMHNP boards?!

    Rocknurse replied to ninabella's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I'm in CT also but I'm at UCONN. There's lots of jobs as far as I'm aware. I see them posted all the
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    Statistics book refresher?

    Rocknurse replied to atchemp's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    This website is better than any book. I used it to get an A in Statistics even though I have a math phobia! And it's really cheap for what you get. Highly recommended:
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    Why does everyone say that they "consigned" a drug waste.....

    Rocknurse replied to roser13's topic in General Nursing

    I've been on this board a really long time, and this is the funniest thing I've ever read. I'm laughing so hard I can't even think of something equally funny to say. Womb
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    Why does everyone say that they "consigned" a drug waste.....

    Rocknurse replied to roser13's topic in General Nursing

    Win,
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    What is your most and least favourite area/specialty of nursing and why?

    Rocknurse replied to CaffeinePOQ4HPRN's topic in General Nursing

    Favorite: ICU...the most intensive, preferably hi-tech area I can find...intubated, sedated, paralyzed patients on multiple drips, IABP, therapeutic hypothermia, CRRT...you name it, I love it. And the...
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    The Controversy: Mandatory Flu Vaccines

    Rocknurse replied to Julie Reyes's topic in General Nursing

    1)__ Do you take the flu vaccine yearly? If you do not, what is the reason you do not participate (if you don't mind answering this question)? Yes. It is enforced and against my will. 2)__ Does your...
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    You are NOT allergic to...

    Rocknurse replied to BuckyBadgerRN's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you for that info. It makes interesting reading. That's the whole point of research...to find links between cause and effect. I don't think we've reached a point where we can definitively say if...
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    You are NOT allergic to...

    Rocknurse replied to BuckyBadgerRN's topic in General Nursing

    It's really not crap. The lab is a reputable one in Texas, but perhaps it was a poor choice of quote as it's not from a research paper, but the point I was trying to make is that there is a lot of...
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    Girlfriend of a NP student!!!

    Rocknurse replied to Applety8's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    My partner has been so wonderful and so supportive and I feel very lucky. I work full time and go to grad school, and right now she is home so she takes care of the dogs, does the grocery shopping,...
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    Not excited about nursing--feels like a bad joke

    Rocknurse replied to Cola89's topic in General Nursing

    Here's how I dealt with it, being a 23 year veteran. Find an area of nursing that interests you, or even excites you. For me that was ICU and now it's being an NP. Do it well. I mean, really excel at...
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    You are NOT allergic to...

    Rocknurse replied to BuckyBadgerRN's topic in General Nursing

    You're really going to make me do your research for you? Dismissing something because it doesn't match your objective isn't applying nursing process. In a situation like this, where results are...
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    You are NOT allergic to...

    Rocknurse replied to BuckyBadgerRN's topic in General Nursing

    Currently, tests are available to detect the genes that control the immune system's reaction to gluten. These genes are called human leukocyte antigens or HLA. There are several types of HLA genes...
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    You are NOT allergic to...

    Rocknurse replied to BuckyBadgerRN's topic in General Nursing

    Again, completely untrue. Research is your friend.
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    You are NOT allergic to...

    Rocknurse replied to BuckyBadgerRN's topic in General Nursing

    Wasn't rude, didn't name call. Was just calling out inaccuracies. Best way to avoid that is to make informed
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    You are NOT allergic to...

    Rocknurse replied to BuckyBadgerRN's topic in General Nursing

    This just isn't true. Many people have gluten intolerance as opposed to Celiac Disease that make them very ill. I know...I'm one of them and I assure you it's not because I'm trying to be "trendy". I...
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    Liberty University

    Rocknurse replied to anchorRN's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Me either. I don't agree with their religious stance and wouldn't feel comfortable contributing money to
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    You are NOT allergic to...

    Rocknurse replied to BuckyBadgerRN's topic in General Nursing

    So a patient states an allergy, real or imagined....so what? How does it hurt you? So you decide that it's not a real allergy and don't put it on the medical record and then the patient actually does...
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    Anyone at UCONN?

    Rocknurse posted a topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I'm just starting my second year in the acute care NP track and my whole first year was done online, but this Fall I am going to the campus to take my first actual class on site. I have yet to get to...
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    New grad looking for ICU position

    Rocknurse replied to widmaerjm's topic in Critical Care

    My hospital have a new grad internship to the ICU but they only take a few per year. The ones we have had have been the brightest and the best and have done really well, but it takes a long time for...
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    Mobilizing While On CRRT

    Rocknurse replied to yoj1001's topic in Critical Care

    As a nurse with a dialysis AND a critical care certification, I would say no. If a patient has an IJ then possibly get them out of bed and stand on the spot. With a femoral line, forget it. Our...