jsully13

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1. Choosing FNP Clinical Sites...HELP

   jsully13 replied to jsully13's topic in NP

   Thanks so much for all of your suggestions! I really appreciate the insight! I'm thinking I'd probably like to work with a low income/underserved population at some point. I just want to have some different experiences, rather than being in a bunch o...

2. Choosing FNP Clinical Sites...HELP

   jsully13 posted a topic in NP

   I don't start my FNP I clinicals until January 2009, but I want to start thinking about possible clinical sites now. In the program I'm in, we choose our own preceptors (as long as they agree )), but I'm wondering what others have done for clinicals....

3. Kidney Stones!

   jsully13 replied to ariannasmom's topic in General Nursing

   From my experience in the PACU, our lithotripsy patients usually have the procedure done under MAC (monitored anesthesia care). I don't know how much you know about anesthesia, but with MAC the anesthesia provider usually uses meds like fentanyl, ver...

4. Telemetry VS PACU GN

   jsully13 replied to nyspecialist's topic in General Nursing

   I agree with Sue. I started out on a Surgical ICU after graduation, and I currently work in the PACU. I learned a LOT on ICU (managing drips, hemodynamic monitoring, ventilated patients, etc.). I occasionally use these skills in the PACU, but it's no...

5. Desperate for help from other RNs!!

   jsully13 replied to mcrnba's topic in Post Graduate

   1. Is nursing education for you? (1) Strongly Agree 2. Is your educational background and experiences enough so that you can teach in a school of nursing? (4) Strongly Disagree 3. Are you open to alternative educational programs such as online prog...

6. To Work or Not to Work- THAT'S MY QUESTION!!!

   jsully13 posted a topic in Post Graduate

   Hi all! I start my FNP program this fall. My current plan is to continue working full time and attend school part time. As it is now, I will graduate in May 2010. Last night, I got this great idea that I should quit work, go to school full time, and ...

7. Bkat

   jsully13 replied to orange-rn's topic in Emergency

   Hi! I had to take this test as well when I started on an SICU as a new grad! I think the norm was for people to fail. In fact, I think the educator said that only 2 or 3 people that she knew of had passed on their first attempt. And we weren't all ne...

8. Reproductive Endocrinology Experience?

   jsully13 posted a topic in NP

   Hi all! I am returning to grad school this fall to start an FNP Program in Illinois. A good friend of mine is having fertility issues and has been seeing a Reproductive Endocrinologist. I think it would be interesting to work with an RE after I gradu...

9. Anyone take the Anatomy Class at IUPUI instead of Ivy Tech?

   jsully13 replied to ljohnsonjr's topic in Indiana

   Zevin still teaches that class? I took it in Fall 2001 (I think). Does he still have the most monotone voice ever? Haha! I graduated with my BSN from IUPUI in December 2004. If you are going to IUPUI and have any questions about classes or teachers, ...

10. Cold sores & stress

    jsully13 replied to Cmariehart's topic in General Nursing

    ABREVA!!! Love it! It dries the cold sore up but it doesn't make it crusty. It seems to really shorten the healing time, too. Also, in the future, if you apply it as soon as you feel the cold sore coming on, the cold sore won't get as big and nasty....

11. New here and venting already

    jsully13 replied to Butterfly Faery's topic in General Nursing

    I think you completely did the right thing. I hate when I page a doc and the first words out of his/her mouth are "I hope this is important because I'm really busy!" Like I have nothing better to do than call you and talk to you about unimportant thi...

12. Boards and the minimum

    jsully13 replied to Demoking's topic in CRNA

    I took boards in December of 2004. After I was done , I went out to my car and cried because I thought I had done really bad! I had 75 questions, and I passed. Hope this helps!

13. on call pay?

    jsully13 replied to Pray's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I work in PACU- We get $2.50/hr on call pay, time and a half if called in, and minimum 2 hrs pay. We take weekend (7am Sat. to 7am Mon.) call every 5th weekend and Friday (7pm Fri. to 7am Sat.) call every 5th Friday. It still beats WORKING every othe...

14. Flamed during report.

    jsully13 replied to gentle_ben_RN's topic in PACU

    The girl I work with on the evening shift is Filipino. She works in the OR, and I work in the PACU. She is fairly new (she started about 6 months before me). I don't think she had a harder time than anyone else during orientation. Hope this helps!!!

15. Flamed during report.

    jsully13 replied to gentle_ben_RN's topic in PACU

    I never worked on a Med/Surg floor, but I did work in SICU before PACU. It does suck to get admissions, but it has to be done. I was never able to say "Can I call you back in 5 minutes?" I think a big problem is that the majority of med/surg nurses ...