The_nerve

The_nerve specializes in Neuro/surg.

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1. want to be in MSF. What should I do?

   The_nerve replied to hanasea's topic in General Nursing

   I'll just note that I have a bachelor's in public health, a bachelor's in nursing, and a master's in public health specializing in global health/infectious disease with 3+ years of nursing experience, supervisory charge experience on an extremely lar...

2. Nursing abroad, nurses without borders???

   The_nerve replied to ICU, RN, BSN, B.S.'s topic in General Nursing

   This is why my policy is to never pay for "medical missions". Those organizations are doing more harm than good. Stick with legit places like MSF, Red Cross, Mercy Ships. They have strict criteria for a reason.

3. Want to specialize in HIV nursing

   The_nerve replied to geebs's topic in Disease

   I realize this is a very old post but I was wondering where you went to get that NP specialization? I just finished my MPH and I'm thinking about HIV/ID NP

4. Comprehensive Stroke Units: What is your staffing matrix?

   The_nerve replied to Rin287's topic in Neurological

   I work on a supposed neuro/surgical medical floor, level 1 stroke center, but the acuity is really more of step down. We still have a 5:1 nurse-patient ratio. The actual step down unit is 3:1 I think? Or 4:1. And the ICUs are 1:1 but sometimes they h...

5. Did you contract anything from a patient?

   The_nerve replied to RNrhythm's topic in General Nursing

   My mother contracted Hep C from a needlestick from a dialysis patient and has a converted PPD. I just got over a likely case of pertussis contracted from who knows where?? We had no cases of pertussis on my unit... I worked with TB, HIV, and leprosy ...

6. Are you angry about the NMC OSCE???

   The_nerve replied to WrigleyRN's topic in International

   I just can't get over those exam prices. Especially knowing they fail you for silly things so most people have to retake. It really makes me hesitate.

7. Are you angry about the NMC OSCE???

   The_nerve replied to WrigleyRN's topic in International

   I'm looking at going through continental as well. How has your experience been? Did you pass?

8. A little frustrated/confused about BSN/ADN

   The_nerve replied to hellfirecat's topic in ADN/BSN

   I work for a large teaching hospital in the Midwest. We have lots of local adn and bsn programs. Probably half my coworkers are adn but I really couldn't tell you which. There's no differentiation. They're starting to push bsn now but haven't said an...

9. Post-Orientation Doubts

   The_nerve replied to Fancychicken's topic in General Students

   My 24 year old brother very suddenly and unexpectedly died halfway through my program. I was five hours from home at school so I missed a few days of class and clinical to attend the services and try to re orient my world. The school was luckily acco...

10. Pet Peeves with Doctors

    The_nerve replied to BeenThere2012's topic in Relations

    This is amazing. Great way to work out an issue in a very non confrontational way. Also I've been dying to ask one of our neurosurgeons if I can watch one of his stereotactic resections and you've given me hope.

11. Post-Orientation Doubts

    The_nerve replied to Fancychicken's topic in General Students

    That's completely absurd. I completed a year and a half accelerated bsn with honors. Almost every class had a project and paper. I did not do study groups, I prefer to study on my own. They were social hour imo. There's a lot of material and a lot of...

12. What are the top 5 medications YOU administer daily?

    The_nerve replied to northmississippi's topic in Medications

    Aspirin lipitor metoprolol protonix insulin heparin/lovenox stroke/neuro/surg unit can someone explain the nicu/caffeine purpose?