Uroboros APRN

Uroboros has 20 years experience as a APRN and specializes in Advanced Practice Critical Care and Family Nursing.

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1. Nurse Practitioner -FNP

   Uroboros replied to nursing#101's topic in NP

   Apologies no one has responded to your common question. I'll crack the ice as simply as possible. First, I'd suggest you do your research regarding where you want to live and practice as FNP may not be the way to go if jobs are unavailable. From expe...

2. Where do you stand on opening things up during the Pandemic?

   Uroboros replied to Convoy2022_TrumpSupporter's topic in COVID

   You do realize we are all anonymous here for good reason?Truly, just a friendly warning.

3. Where do you stand on opening things up during the Pandemic?

   Uroboros replied to Convoy2022_TrumpSupporter's topic in COVID

   There's a quote here from the end of my posting, followed by an editorial that has little if anything to do with the citation? Respectfully, rather than an ongoing litany of emotions run rampant, can you relate your ideas to the Matthew Effect or Par...

4. Where do you stand on opening things up during the Pandemic?

   Uroboros replied to Convoy2022_TrumpSupporter's topic in COVID

   We stand at the precipice of this issue, especially those of us on the front lines of COVID testing and treatment, as I wind down my day at a high volume urban COVID center. Comparing this to the seasonal flu is rather spurious and grossly misunderst...

5. Valid Covid19 Dx?

   Uroboros replied to Silver_Rik's topic in COVID

   Nothing has copyrights here my friend. Glad it helped.

6. Valid Covid19 Dx?

   Uroboros replied to Silver_Rik's topic in COVID

   Checkout some of the solid literature on "cytokine storm", which follows criteria many APP's were following before we had COVID PCR testing. The labs you mention are some of the precursors. In our testing center we have a similar protocol developed f...

7. CRNA to ACNP or FNP repost

   Uroboros replied to CVCRNA1's topic in NP

   ACNP, FNP here with PhD in works. Other convoluted alphabet soup credentials I won't mention but you get the point. I was actually accepted to CRNA school along with several NP programs many years ago, and made the obvious choice. Don't regret it a b...

8. Paramedics in the ED

   Uroboros replied to EDMEDIC's topic in Emergency

   see: Basic Terms of Service #2. special attention to subheading: Foul Language/ Profanity Oh and thread derailment of your own thread. ?

9. NURSING IS A TOXIC CAREER!

   Uroboros replied to QualityRN's topic in General Nursing

   There's a real flaw in our worldview if all we see is something that leads to more nihilism. The OP sounds more like a much needed decompression session, and these cyber-social platforms are okay for that at risk. I mean after all, were it not for th...

10. Paramedics in the ED

    Uroboros replied to EDMEDIC's topic in Emergency

    This is another old debate, as evident by the dated article. Seems difficult for medics to make the transition from field to hospital practice, and understandably since the two are very different. In my experience the successful ones were simply tire...

11. Low Pay...for New Grad?

    Uroboros replied to HealthNutNP's topic in NP

    Unfortunately there is not a "typical salary". And really I'm not attempting to stir business semantics. Sure anyone can go to salary.com, Google anything, or curbside gossip approach. But it all boils down to bargaining power, everything is contract...

12. Want some more fun? Here's another conspiracy theory.

    Uroboros replied to Kitiger's topic in COVID

    Yes! Hitchen's razor! Rare to see any post-modern quotes, ironically in a post-modern world.

13. NP school, did you pull a loan or paid in cash?

    Uroboros replied to Sam. W's topic in NP

    Student loans are the worst. They are government owned, and you cannot default or even chapter 11. And good luck trying to prove "undue hardship" with the land of the free to get out of one. Students are given very little guidance on this critical is...

14. ADN vs ABSN vs DEMSN?

    Uroboros replied to miqbal1109's topic in General Students

    Nursing was my second career choice. I was attempting to be a free lance writer but quickly realized this was not going to pay the bills. After completing a CNA program that only took several weeks I then completed an ADN program. This was many years...

15. ISTJ Nurse Specialty Recommendation

    Uroboros replied to ISTJ nurse's topic in General Specialties

    Philosophy is just fascinating, if you think about it, pun intended. Interests me your archetypal choice of ISTJ, and practice in ICU where every bell and whistle exists non-stop. As a reductionist myself, I did not appreciate the hyperstimulus envir...