jonzey

jonzey has 30 years experience and specializes in school nursing,cardiology,and mental hea.

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1. just failed NCLEX-RN...any advice??

   jonzey replied to BleuEyes's topic in NCLEX

   Start now,STUDY every day.I recommend Saunders and Lippincott,I used the study discs,passed with 75 questions,the 1st time.I did study every day for a month,at least 20 questions daily.

2. Do you shower when you get off work???

   jonzey replied to luvmy3kids's topic in General Nursing

   yes!yes! got to.

3. What # of questions did u pass the NCLEX with?

   jonzey replied to teresab_2000's topic in New Nurse

   75 questions,

4. Not as hard as I anticipated....

   jonzey replied to MikeyJ's topic in General Students

   Nope,found it to be one of the hardest things I have done.I also worked 60 hrs a week and had 3 teenagers.I also was the oldest in my class.It was a fast track program.May you continue to find it easy,please continue your education.We need nursing ed...

5. Are you getting holiday pay?

   jonzey replied to chaoticnme's topic in General Nursing

   Double time for 10 holidays.

6. Are you getting holiday pay?

   jonzey replied to chaoticnme's topic in General Nursing

   Double time for 10 holidays.

7. New here and venting already

   jonzey replied to Butterfly Faery's topic in General Nursing

   You did the right thing.Keeping the MDs informed is our job.Continue to do it,document your actions.I just love to put this:MD informed of ____________,no new orders rec'd.Will continue to monitor and report.This has saved my bootie many a times.Be a...

8. Paranoid?

   jonzey replied to LPN0608's topic in General Students

   yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeesssssssssssssssssssssss!,but probaly was not.

9. Most RN's first borns?

   jonzey replied to lvs2nrs3535's topic in General Nursing

   First born,ETHOL abusive father.Thats me.

10. Exam question troubleling me.....

    jonzey replied to Nili927's topic in General Students

    WHAT?Never heard of that.Wait a minute,could it have to do with acidotic or alkaline,and that determines what type of fluids to administer? i.e Isotonic,Hypotonic?I would love to know.

11. Exam question troubleling me.....

    jonzey replied to Nili927's topic in General Students

    What was the answer?I picked DM too,from the start.

12. Exam question troubleling me.....

    jonzey replied to Nili927's topic in General Students

    I would have picked DM,B/C of the disease process.

13. Ever feel like this...?

    jonzey replied to bisson's topic in General Students

    Yes,this feeling is normal.I graduated 2 years ago and all my classmates that I talked to felt the same way.We thought the instructors were out to get us.We would mark our answer sheets to make sure they were not changing grades.I have a friend that ...

14. Math involved in cardiac nursing

    jonzey replied to Hoosiernurse's topic in Cardiac

    I work on a cardiac unit,just the basic math stuff.For instance,Morphine 10mg/ML available,4mg ordered,amt ML given.

15. On call for free?

    jonzey replied to RNOTODAY's topic in General Nursing

    Remember your pharmacology,MOST of the (BEHAVIORAL MEDS)can not be taken with OTC meds,you even have to be careful with the diets they recieve i.e pizza,smoked meats,extra salt,caffeine.I know it seems like a nice non stressful enviroment,but that w...