JerseyTomatoMDCrab BSN

med-surg, IMC, school nursing, NICU

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About JerseyTomatoMDCrab

JerseyTomatoMDCrab has 12 years experience as a BSN and specializes in med-surg, IMC, school nursing, NICU.


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  1. Yup. Same here. If the physician is ordering an upgrade they should be at the bedside to assess the patient and calling the family is their responsibility. I have found that families usually would rather talk to the provider in a situation like that,...
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    Help! Why is switching specialties so difficult?

    It might have something to do with your location/the culture in the hospitals where you applied. I switched from adult telemetry to NICU and several other nurses on my unit came from the adult world as well. Don’t let anyone tell you your experience ...
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    What is your "favorite" procedure?

    Favorites when I worked with adults: foley insertions, mouth care on REALLY crusty long term trach patients who clearly hadn’t had good mouth care in a while, smooth IV insertions, accessing ports. Least favorites with adults: trach care, wound dress...
  4. I have Venmoed my 50% laid off sister some money several times since this all started. She gets mad and protests but I tell her if she sends it back, I’ll just give it to her again plus interest ? I received a “covid bonus” from my employer that I di...
  5. This is a helpful way to respond to most situations lololol.
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    Bill Approved to Limit Treatment for Transgender Youth

    Using the term “enhance one’s appearance” implies these are cosmetic procedures which they are not. They are gender reaffirming procedures, not plastic surgery. Two different things. Individuals seeking these procedures aren’t simply dissatisfied wit...
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    Instructional certified school nurses

    LOUDER FOR THE PEOPLE IN THE BACK! I know when I was a SN out of state I couldn’t even leave my office to eat lunch let alone teach classes. It seems so silly.
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    Instructional certified school nurses

    It’s actually not although that would make a lot of sense lol. It’s one extra class that I am taking concurrently with another course that is required for graduation. From what I can gather they say it has something to do with having nurses certified...
  9. I have never been less concerned with a topic than I am with the footwear a fellow healthcare worker chooses. My dermatologist is a man and he wears them.
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    Instructional certified school nurses

    Hi everyone, I’ve been out of the school nursing game for a few years since moving to a state (Jersey) where a certificate was required. I am in my second to last semester of earning said certification and in the beginning of my “student teaching int...
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    Potential new employer trying to rush me into accepting job offer.

    The worst job I have ever accepted had an interview that felt like what you’re describing. I lasted 6 wretched months.
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    Reaching my breaking point with middle schoolers

    I shadowed a middle school nurse this past fall as part of earning my certification. She told me her students enter the school with their thumbs in their mouth and leave the school with the middle fingers raised.
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    a-hem...

    My classic friends! Thanks for all the warm re-welcomes.
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    a-hem...

    How about "vintage" or "original"? It wasn't even that long ago lolol it just feels like forever! I'm glad to be back!
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    a-hem...

    Hi. For those of you who don't know, I used to be *kind of* a big deal around here. Not really. Anyway then I went back to the hospital and fell of the face of the AN Earth. But for the COBs and dinosaurs around here who remember this old piece of pr...