MommyJoy

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1. New School Nurse

   MommyJoy replied to MsMLG's topic in School

   Hello. I would highly recommend you visit the webpage for the health dept. in IL. I work in Kansas as a school nurse, get get a lot of info from the KS. Health Department. I also look at the Johnson County Health Dept. website, as I work in JOCO! ...

2. Can you really teach what you don't know?

   MommyJoy posted a topic in Educators

   Hello, I was just hired as full time faculty at a local university. I thought during the interview process that I would be teaching adult health 1 (med/surg). I have now been assigned to teach patho. Don't get me wrong, I know patho is at the core...

3. CPR Business Anyone????

   MommyJoy replied to stevesohiorn's topic in Entrepreneurs

   I realize this post is about 3 yrs old. But my friend and I are wanting to start out own business. Do you have any tips?

4. Nurses with a masters don't do beside nursing ?

   MommyJoy replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Nursing

   I graduated with my BSN in May. I had a handful of professors that worked PRN bedside nursing to keep up their skills. Those professors made the best clinical instructors by far. The professors that did not continue to work were awful in clinical....

5. Sooo tired of patients complaining about foreign nurses' accents....

   MommyJoy replied to nervousnurse's topic in General Nursing

   Regardless of the job title, situation etc. It is very, very frustrating when you cannot understand what someone is saying. As a nurse, I hate it when I cannot understand what a doc is saying. It takes time to ask them to keep repeating themselves...

6. NCLEX RN audio CDs

   MommyJoy replied to RbLegend's topic in NCLEX

   Hi, I used Meds Publishing CDS. I used the NCLEX set, and the Pharmacology set. THey are a great review. However, you do need a fairly good understanding of Med Surg Nursing to be able to follow the cds, as they are an NCLEX Review, not a comprehe...

7. Different types of residuals...PLEASE HELP I AM LOST

   MommyJoy replied to MommyJoy's topic in General Nursing

   So when someone asks about residuals related to a CVA, what does that mean? What exactly does that mean. Would that mean like left sided weakness or something? Please let me know, because even if I did have a pt with a CVA, and a nurse asked for r...

8. Different types of residuals...PLEASE HELP I AM LOST

   MommyJoy replied to MommyJoy's topic in General Nursing

   Well if the question was "Any Residual" what does that mean? Like any residual effects or something?

9. Different types of residuals...PLEASE HELP I AM LOST

   MommyJoy posted a topic in General Nursing

   So yestereday I had a pt who had fallen on the ice and fractured his ankle. He was going down for surgery, and when I was giving report to the surgical nurse, she asked what the pts residuals were. I told the nurse that I was not sure what she was ...

10. Took NCLEX yesterday

    MommyJoy posted a topic in NCLEX

    Just wanted to say I took the NCLEX yesterday, and I have no clue as to my results. My computer shut off at 75. I had about 8 OB questions....yipes. Also, I had 2 lyme disease, and a black widow spider bite for crying out loud. I had no cardiac, ...

11. I need health insurance!!!

    MommyJoy replied to cincin1's topic in General Students

    Hello, The ins. in OK isn't too bad. We have five in our family and can get BCBS of OK for about $380.00 a month. That is major medical and some preventitive care. I am in OK myself, and in nursing school. What area are you moving too? Since I a...

12. ATI for NCLEX

    MommyJoy replied to sirena1481's topic in NCLEX

    I have the ATI books and DVDs. I have not taken any of their online tests. The books and DVDs are a good review, but you really need to know the information by the time you go through the books and watch the DVDs. They books are basically an outli...

13. I need help with blood gases.

    MommyJoy replied to kimmie518's topic in General Nursing

    Our teacher told use to use the word ROME. Respiratory Opposite Metabolic Equal. If it is respiratory pH is the opposite direction of PCO2. When it is Metabolic pH and Bicarb go the same direction. If you need more help with blood gases, get the b...

14. Better ICU nurse with med/surg experience?

    MommyJoy replied to withasmilelpn's topic in MICU

    What tapes are you referring too? Laura.... something. I am externing in the SICU this summer. I am currently a tech on a step down unit. Anyway, I am very interested in ICU, and just wondering what the information is that you are referring too.

15. Any advice for a new grad hired in ICU?

    MommyJoy replied to quaffsn's topic in MICU

    I am a senior nursing student, and am externing this summer in the SICU. I was excited to read about a new nurse getting hired into that area. Can you tell me more about it, what types of pts. you see etc. Do pts. eventually go to the MICU once th...