RockSolid

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1. Should Male Nurse Work In L&D?

   RockSolid replied to Apotheosis's topic in General Nursing

   Interesting law article. But in my book, the patient comes first. Maybe I'm being naive or too idealistic here, but part of my job as an RN is to help my patients be as comfortable as possible with all of what they are going through. They often ...

2. Should Male Nurse Work In L&D?

   RockSolid replied to Apotheosis's topic in General Nursing

   I'm a male nurse, and for a number of years I worked on a Med Surg floor that was also connected to the L&D unit, so there were times I covered that side. In my experience, at least half of the women I attended were not fully comfortable having a...

3. 50 years old : I want to be a nurse

   RockSolid replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Nurse Beth

   I agree with Tommy5677. I went through a very very tough BSN program when I was quite a bit older than you. It was grueling, although I did extremely well. I'm glad I did it because it got me into a job quickly, and d/t my age the idea of spending mo...

4. Accessing patient chart off duty

   RockSolid replied to MissxPriss's topic in Relations

   First, you should only access the system remotely if there is a reason to do so for your job. Otherwise, don't. Full stop. But IF there is a bona fide reason for you to do so, THEN talk with your supervisor and ask how you should access the system. (...

5. Nursing is a passion?

   RockSolid replied to mindofmidwifery's topic in Professionalism

   For me, Nursing was and still is a calling. And I'm still kinda passionate about it. But that is not, and never will be, true for all nurses. Passion is not a prerequisite and it's not required in order to be a good, even great nurse. I understand th...

6. MD-RN Relations -- There is Hope

   RockSolid replied to Music in My Heart's topic in Relations

   I work at a rural acute care 80-90 bed hospital. We're by no means a teaching hospital unless you count the nursing students who rotate through for clinicals. About half my patients are surgical (pre and post), the rest step-down, and med-surg overfl...

7. Why should I become an rn instead of a pa?

   RockSolid replied to thinkingcap's topic in Pre-Nursing

   Attitude? "All the factors that might possibly go into such a decision..." will be very different for each person. Rather than ask people why they like being one thing or another, get as much information about what it takes to become an RN/NP/PA, or ...

8. Why should I become an rn instead of a pa?

   RockSolid replied to thinkingcap's topic in Pre-Nursing

   First of all, get clear about terms. PA vs RN is like banana vs basketball. I'm assuming that what you are really asking is how Nurse Practitioner differs from Physician's Assistant. If you think you want to be an NP, then becoming an RN is the start...

9. How Do I Apologize to Professor?

   RockSolid replied to Valr's topic in Student Assist

   I agree with most of the other comments. Clinicals take priority. Period. No class meeting is important enough for you to miss clinicals and I'm somewhat surprised that the professor signaled that you should go on to the meeting and and then come to ...

10. ATI Comprehensive Predictor and NCLEX

    RockSolid replied to whitneycherelle's topic in NCLEX

    The ATI predictor is fairly accurate. So, if it said you had a 99% chance of passing on the 1st attempt, it means that if you took the NCLEX on the day you took the predictor, then your chance of passing NCLEX right then and there, with no additional...

11. Am I stupid for not doing the ABSN?

    RockSolid replied to ruby1989's topic in Pre-Nursing

    Absolutely! Good luck to you, too... Follow your heart, it's the best GPS there is!

12. Am I stupid for not doing the ABSN?

    RockSolid replied to ruby1989's topic in Pre-Nursing

    No, you're absolutely not stupid for taking the traditional program route. ABSN is a great option if you're restricted by time and money, and if you're willing to bury yourself in school for 12 or so months without a break. ABSN is fine if it's what ...

13. Differences in practice: experts and novices. Are you learning from one another?

    RockSolid replied to BlueDevil,DNP's topic in NP

    Sorry, Blue Devil, if I offended you. I got interested is all, sorry it that was off topic for your thread.

14. You're going to think I'm nuts

    RockSolid replied to ixchel's topic in General Students

    I guess I'm one of those people, too. I love my program, I love what I'm learning, I love my professors. It's a very tough program to get into, and occasionally someone flunks out. But the professors give 110% and if you meet them halfway they will d...

15. Differences in practice: experts and novices. Are you learning from one another?

    RockSolid replied to BlueDevil,DNP's topic in NP

    I did check medscape... For example, "The authors write that individual comorbid conditions, as well as cognitive and functional status, should be considered in determining glucose goals, but in general they recommend a hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) target ...