jjrodriguez BSN, RN

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    What is the first thing you are going to buy once you are a nurse?

    jjrodriguez replied to Living4Peace's topic in Male Nursing Students

    A Vespa! Maybe. I actually plan to save up. I'll still be living at home (family can't let me go yet!) and I think it's to my benefit to train myself to save up for my necessities such as a nice...
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    Accelerated BSN or Entry-Level MSN to be NP or CRNA?

    jjrodriguez replied to cookiecalifornia's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I would go for the ABSN. I feel like you need to get at least some RN experience before heading into the NP route. I also plan to go to NP school and am finishing up my BSN this December. It also...
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    Pathophysiology

    jjrodriguez replied to bear14's topic in General Students

    Our program required us to take Patho & Pharm BEFORE even being accepted into the program. I personally thought this was a great advantage because it serves as a foundation for a lot of the...
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    Scared of pediatrics rotation in the fall

    jjrodriguez replied to DIVINELY FAVORED's topic in General Students

    Our Pedi rotation was pretty laid back. We could only give meds one day (I was able to administer an IVP via pump) and majority of the skills were just basic assessments, developmental care and some...
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    Thoughts on Nursing Students Association

    jjrodriguez replied to dsf43's topic in General Students

    It probably couldn't hurt, especially if you take on an officer position. It may show your ability to take on leadership roles. I personally am not active in any of our student organizations, as I...
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    difficulty

    jjrodriguez replied to JonB04's topic in General Students

    I'm a Senior 2 now, graduating in December (yay!) and I honestly did not find my BSN courses hard at all. They were pretty tedious in terms of assignments and load of new information, but as long as...
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    Pharmacology Mnemonics

    jjrodriguez replied to msdobson's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    PSYCH MEDS MAOIS: PaNaMa (Parnate, Nardil, Marplan) EPS DRUGS: ABC'S (Artane, Benadryl, Cogentin,
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    Pharmacology Mnemonics

    jjrodriguez replied to msdobson's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I actually use ONAM, so I can remember the sequence: O2, Nitro, Aspirin,
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    Favorite clinical so far.....

    jjrodriguez replied to seanynjboy's topic in Male Nursing Students

    Critical care was my favorite of the main clinical rotations.ER and Cath Lab were my favorite off unit
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    The Most Important Must Know Drugs For NCLEX

    jjrodriguez replied to ogold's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Extrapyramidal Symptoms - tardive dyskinesia, akinesia, acute dystonia and
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    GN/Intership Cover Letter & Resume Critique

    jjrodriguez posted a topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Hello! I am in the process of setting up my cover letters and resume for application to internships and graduate nurse positions. I have browsed this area of the forum and found so many great hints...
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    Ages of male nursing students?

    jjrodriguez replied to Stearnsy's topic in Male Nursing Students

    I'm 21 and graduating with my BSN this December. I only know of one person younger than me in my graduating class, so I feel
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    How To Get a Job As a New Grad Nurse

    jjrodriguez replied to hakunamatata's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Thanks for sharing these tips! I'll be graduating this December and will need to begin looking for GN/intern positions this upcoming September. My Capstone and Management clinical is where I'd love to...
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    Graduate Level Pharmacology???

    jjrodriguez replied to MR2012's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Compared to undergraduate pharm, how would one rate the difficulty of Advamced Pharm? I loved and excelled in undergrad Pharm and Patho. I took it at UTA and we had excellent professors, plus I loved...
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    ACNP vs FNP: My Summarization of the Great Debate

    jjrodriguez replied to rauscht's topic in Advanced Practice

    Thank you very much for this summary!I still am not 100% sure which route take: FNP or ACPNP? There are aspects of both that I love. However, reading about how FNPs can also work in the ICU setting...