CardiacDork MSN, RN

CardiacDork has 11 years experience as a MSN, RN and specializes in Critical Care.

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1. RN-BSN @ UTA - Health Promotion Course

   CardiacDork posted a topic in University of Texas Arlington

   Hey guys I need help with understanding an assignment in the health promotion course. This is specifically about the measurable goals for weight training and flexibility. Really unsure how to make...

2. NP in genetics?

   CardiacDork posted a topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

   Do any NP's specialize in genetics? As I am shuffling through ideas of what my next venture is going to be, I look back as my childhood aspirations and I distinctly recall wanting to become a clinical...

3. Case Management Nursing (CM)

   CardiacDork replied to traumaRUs's topic in Case Management

   Has anyone made the transition from ICU to Nurse to Case Manager? If so; please give me some insight. You don't have to answer the following questions, but they serve as a good template of the things...

4. LPN Refused Assignment as a CNA

   CardiacDork replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

   The only thing that I wondering about is that as a CNA, I’d imagine you’re responsible for a greater amount of patients. So I can just imagine more than a handful of possible scenarios where...

5. Med passes

   CardiacDork replied to payitforward's topic in General Nursing

   The worst for me is: I am assessing my critically ill patient and the family calls. The HUC comes to the room to inform me the family is on the phone, I tell the HUC that the family can either try...

6. Non-Nursing Master's - Considering Nursing

   CardiacDork replied to kmb2020's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

   Just do PA school and safe yourself the trouble of

7. Non-Nursing Master's - Considering Nursing

   CardiacDork replied to kmb2020's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

   I don’t want dissuade anyone from their dreams but I should intensely shadow nurses and get to know what real nursing is all about. It would be a shame for you to regret leaving your current...

8. Student Loans and Debt

   CardiacDork replied to jnniemeyer's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

   What is your opposition to getting a traditional BSN, working a year or two and then entering a masters program whilst working PRN or Full-time? I believe that although a nurse practitioner is a...

9. ICU Nursing

   CardiacDork replied to CardiacDork's topic in General Nursing

   Although a great career for some, I definitely don’t see myself being a CRNA. I do enjoy the cerebral aspect of ICU, and thus I believe I would also enjoy the theoretical nature of anesthesia -...

10. ICU Nursing

    CardiacDork replied to CardiacDork's topic in General Nursing

    It’s actually like a few days. ? I’ve been thinking about case management but I need my BSN but I won’t have that until the end of Summer 2020. End of Summer 2020 I’ll have over six years of...

11. ICU Nursing

    CardiacDork replied to CardiacDork's topic in General Nursing

    I want to leave bedside. I need a

12. ICU Nursing

    CardiacDork posted a topic in General Nursing

    I do not know what has changed in recent months. I have always had a love-hate relationship with my job. I’ve always had a little bit of anxiety going in to work, expending the unexpected. Recently...

13. ICU to Psychiatric Nursing

    CardiacDork posted a topic in Psychiatric

    Hi there psych nurses!!! ICU RN here with a little over 5 years experience here! For any of you that bridged from critical care or acute care to psychiatric nursing; Please tell me how do you enjoy...

14. Seriously, stop making this job harder! For yourself and everyone around you.

    CardiacDork replied to CardiacDork's topic in General Nursing

    I did. Joseph was starting an IV on his patient all gowned up in a CDiff room. This was confirmed by the charge RN. Also Joseph doesn’t have a history of not doing his fair share. Joseph is usually...

15. Seriously, stop making this job harder! For yourself and everyone around you.

    CardiacDork posted a topic in General Nursing

    Listen, I just need to vent. I’m SO fed up with the petty a** drama involved in nursing. It’s so DA** annoying. I don’t get it! What’s wrong with YOU? Heres the story. I work in ICU. I checked...