CardiacDork

CardiacDork MSN, RN

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About CardiacDork

CardiacDork has 10 years experience as a MSN, RN and specializes in Critical Care.


ICU Nurse for 8 years. Know a thing or two because I’ve seen a thing or two.


Sincerely,
CardiacDork RN, CCRN  

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  1. RN-BSN @ UTA - Health Promotion Course

    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 these measurable. But I do have some ideas. can y’all...
  2. NP in genetics?

    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 geneticist (MD). This desire was fueled by the fa...
  3. Case Management Nursing (CM)

    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 I am wondering. This is NOT a school survey; these...
  4. LPN Refused Assignment as a CNA

    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 you’re accused of malpractice or violating the nursing prac...
  5. Med passes

    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 calling back in 15 to 20 minutes or better yet I will...
  6. Non-Nursing Master's - Considering Nursing

    Just do PA school and safe yourself the trouble of nursing.
  7. Non-Nursing Master's - Considering Nursing

    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 position. Nursing is HARD. Especially bedside nursing. What...
  8. Student Loans and Debt

    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 provider, they are still a nurse. A nurse is a nurse. ...
  9. ICU 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 - while despising the technical. I am not too excited to ...
  10. ICU 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 experience, BSN, RN, CCRN. I’m sure the possibilities are ...
  11. ICU Nursing

    I want to leave bedside. I need a break.
  12. ICU 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 though this has taken a turn for the worse. My slee...
  13. ICU to Psychiatric Nursing

    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 psych nursing versus ICU/ER/MedSurg nursing? How i...
  14. 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 very helpful.
  15. 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 out to my pod partner to go eat lunch. I’m eating lunch n...