jm394 RN, CRNA

jm394 has 15 years experience as a RN, CRNA and specializes in anesthesia, nursing labor research, philosophy.

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1. Should I resign or am I overreacting?

   jm394 replied to BaybeeNurse20's topic in Nursing Career

   As others have pointed out, HR's basic mission is to minimize the company's liability. If this is an at-will employment situation and not a union shop, the employer can let you go for whatever they...

2. Psychological stresses of RN/ICU

   jm394 replied to lostbruin's topic in Critical Care

   It depends on you. In most areas of in-patient nursing, you will face absurd human suffering. Everyone finds a different way to adapt. From a morbid sense of humor to extreme religiosity to...

3. Question for nurses working in various ICU settings

   jm394 replied to karenlm's topic in Critical Care

   ICU nurses do often have a dark sense of humor, but most are professional enough not to say crude things in pt's rooms. I always assume they can hear me and behave accordingly. It's how I would...

4. TICU Resource Suggestions

   jm394 replied to garciwarsi's topic in Critical Care

   For a more in-depth but still readable resource, check out The ICU Book by Marino. It changed my thinking about so much in critical care. For trauma specific, look into the TNCC (Trauma Nurse Core...

5. Interview ahead, bit worried

   jm394 replied to JUSTanLPN's topic in Critical Care

   It's super easy. Just remember: rate = CO2 (raise the rate to decrease the CO2) peep or fi02 = O2 (increase either to increase the O2) high pressure = check for kinks, suction, and if still high,...

6. How To Deal With Bad Smells

   jm394 replied to crees1234's topic in Nursing Humor

   It's kind of like Ben Gay, a mentholated balm for sore muscles, etc... But it's not a gel, it's more like lip balm consistency. It's pretty available here on the west coast. I think it's from...

7. prospects for a chronic narcotics patient.

   jm394 replied to Guest219794's topic in Pain Management

   Working in oncology, we have many patients with chronic cancer pain who are on very high doses of opiate meds (I never call them narcotics, I was taught that "narcotic" has too many legal/moral...

8. and everyone's... OK with this?

   jm394 replied to tater.jake's topic in General Nursing

   well, living in an area with a COLI score of 126.4, i wouldn't be able to afford to live off of the wages i would make in sioux city. it's definitively on the lower side. sad for the hard work we...

9. For Laffs - Take The Nurse's Cap Quiz

   jm394 replied to DoGoodThenGo's topic in Nursing Humor

   8/10. Not bad for a male nurse. I can never imagine myself in one, but I see the nostalgic

10. My Nursing Career In Six Words

    jm394 replied to No Stars In My Eyes's topic in Nursing Humor

    try so hard to do

11. How To Deal With Bad Smells

    jm394 replied to crees1234's topic in Nursing Humor

    Little bit of tiger balm (or any other mentholated rub type product) under the

12. Foley Catheter Insertion:An independent or Dependent Nursing Role?

    jm394 replied to agrj's topic in General Nursing

    Need order. From doc, NP, or PA. Interesting point though, in my facility, we just instituted a policy where, if certain conditions are met, we can DC a cath as an independent nursing action....

13. Anyone get into CSUF's EL-MSN Program?

    jm394 replied to jm394's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Nope. I haven't heard anything yet. I checked online and it says that my financial aid awards have not been decided yet. I'm not sure if we're going to have to complete these online courses, if we're...

14. Anyone get into CSUF's EL-MSN Program?

    jm394 posted a topic in Post Graduate Students

    Hey, I just wanted to see if anyone got into the CSUF ELMSN program is awaiting the info packets like

15. In need of guidance.

    jm394 replied to JMMagana18's topic in General Students

    My understanding is that some of the CSU schools are much more impacted than the others. I think that here in Southern CA, where I am, they are all quite difficult to get into. Apply to as many places...