Rocknurse MSN, APRN, NP

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    Endometriosis nursing

    Rocknurse replied to Rocknurse's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Thanks for your replies everyone. NurseCard, I am not a new grad. I'm a 20 yr Critical Care nurse and I want to get involved in the specialty while I work towards becoming an APRN. I specifically want...
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    Lower back pain from standing all day

    Rocknurse replied to violet_violet's topic in General Nursing

    Just a thought...have you ever been evaluated for Endometriosis? My primary symptom was lower back pain that I had for years and thought it was from nursing. Eventually, after a diagnostic...
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    CDN Exam tips

    Rocknurse replied to mommy1strn's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    ANNA have a question booklet for sale on their site with exam type questions you can use as practise. Don't underestimate the questions and study for it like it was a CNN...it's all applicable. I...
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    Nurses not speaking english at work

    Rocknurse replied to Guest296136's topic in General Nursing

    Here's my I am a foreign born nurse, although from an English speaking nation, so the language thing doesn't apply. However, I came here when America was in a so-called nursing shortage and I paid...
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    New Grad Back Pain

    Rocknurse replied to NiesyLuv's topic in General Nursing

    I'm just giving you a head's up, about something you might not have considered. I struggled with back pain for about 15 years, thinking that nursing was being hard on my body, only to discover that...
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    Question about perfume/cologne

    Rocknurse replied to Despareux's topic in General Nursing

    Please, please, please DO NOT wear strong scents or perfume in a hospital. I'm a nurse and not even a patient and i suffer terribly just from one brief exposure. Just walking past someone wearing...
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    Anyone know any good resume writing services???

    Rocknurse replied to Lunalitsa's topic in General Nursing

    I bought a software program called Resume Maker Professional, for like $10, and I used it to get my last two jobs. It's a really good program and gives you tons of suggestions for things to add in to...
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    ACLS

    Rocknurse replied to LMoonRN's topic in General Nursing

    Try these: Practice EKG Strips Electrocardiogram (ECG, EKG) library index (click on Heart Blocks) Good
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    ACLS

    Rocknurse replied to LMoonRN's topic in General Nursing

    Do it if you want to do it, and if you feel it will make your resume look better. Don't listen to people who tell you you shouldn't, or that it's too hard. Don't let anyone hold you back. It can only...
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    A question about eligibility to take CCRN

    Rocknurse posted a topic in MICU, SICU

    I have a queston about my eligibility to take the CCRN exam. I have 5 years pure Critical Care (ICU) experience, and 1 yr CCU experience and am currently working in Acute Dialysis. My role in Acute...
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    A question about eligibility to take CCRN

    Rocknurse replied to Rocknurse's topic in MICU, SICU

    Good luck to you too! Don't let it intimidate you...go for it and beat
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    2 page resume, what to do?

    Rocknurse replied to shuubie's topic in General Nursing

    Mine is actually 3 pages, but I have a very extensive, high level 20 years of nursing behind me, and what I have to say on my resume is important. Also, I tend to hand pick the people I give it to,...
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    A question about eligibility to take CCRN

    Rocknurse replied to Rocknurse's topic in MICU, SICU

    Got my answer! Yes I can! Woo hoo! "As long as the patient is critically or acutely ill, it does not matter what type of unit the nurse is working in or the location. If nurses are attending to acute...
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    A question about eligibility to take CCRN

    Rocknurse replied to Rocknurse's topic in MICU, SICU

    I already have the CDN, and am aiming at doing a BSN in the near future. I want the CCRN to cement my ICU experience and perhaps to return to ICU one day. My role in acute dialysis is not purely...
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    Advice needed on further education from here

    Rocknurse posted a topic in General Nursing

    I am an RN CDN (Certified Dialysis Nurse) currently working in acute dialysis as a clinical coordinator. I have 5 years previous ICU experience, 1 yr in CCU and 1 yr ED experience. I have been a nurse...
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    Advice needed on further education from here

    Rocknurse replied to Rocknurse's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you so much for your reply. You say you already have your BSN, so 19 months is what it takes to get your MSN when you already have your BSN? How long do you think it migh take to go straight...
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    Got accepted to Nursing school...but I want a tattoo :(

    Rocknurse replied to RedXIII_'s topic in General Nursing

    Awesome. I'm a huge metalhead too! \m/ All my tattoos are about the elbow so they can be hidden. I'm a charge nurse and it's important to at least try to fit in at work. At night I'm a long-haired...
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    Got accepted to Nursing school...but I want a tattoo :(

    Rocknurse replied to RedXIII_'s topic in General Nursing

    I have 5 tattoos and a pierced nose, but I've been a nurse for 20 years and I guess it's easier to get away with it when you have experience. Get where you need to be and then get a
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    Advice needed on further education from here

    Rocknurse replied to Rocknurse's topic in General Nursing

    I have but I just keep coming up with online courses touting their wares. I want to hear from other nurses who have had this experience and can explain concisely their
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    I really do not get it!

    Rocknurse replied to labrador4122's topic in General Nursing

    I'm with you. I just spent two years working towards my promotion, and all my co-workers knew what it meant to me. I even got two certifications on the way because I was so determined. I got the...
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    Calling all DIALYSIS CHARGE NURSES

    Rocknurse replied to willsgirl's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    I am an acute charge nurse, or Clinical Coordinator which is my official title. My responsibilites are far greater than the team that I am in charge of. My nurses will go out to dialyze individual...
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    acute dialysis- lets talk money

    Rocknurse replied to heygurlhey's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    Ewww...not liking this pay per tx thing. Hope it doesn't come my way. I earn 80,000 a year as an acute charge nurse in CT. $60 on call, $120 on Sundays. I love my job. Glad I'm climbing the corporate...
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    ACLS certification

    Rocknurse replied to jwconn1104's topic in General Nursing

    My advice is to do whatever it is you feel is best for your career, and don't listen to naysayers. You can do whatever you want if you believe in yourself. Buy some books and research some online...
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    Perfume allergy...what to do?

    Rocknurse posted a topic in General Nursing

    I am the charge nurse of an acute dialysis unit and I am stuck in a 4-bedded room all day. Over the past few months I have noticed that I have developed a severe allergy to perfume. It is so...
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    Perfume allergy...what to do?

    Rocknurse replied to Rocknurse's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for all your replies. I do believe it is more a chemical sensitivity than a true allergy as I have systemic symptoms such as nausea, fogginess and a general ill feeling after exposure. There's...