jm394 RN, CRNA

jm394 has 14 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 Career Support

   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 want (as long as it's not due to your status as a me...

2. Psychological stresses of RN/ICU

   jm394 replied to lostbruin's topic in Critical

   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 alcoholism, we all find a way to get up and deal with it ...

3. Question for nurses working in various ICU settings

   jm394 replied to karenlm's topic in Critical

   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 expect the nurses taking care of my own family to act.

4. TICU Resource Suggestions

   jm394 replied to garciwarsi's topic in Critical

   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 Course) class. It's put on by the Emergency Nurses...

5. Interview ahead, bit worried

   jm394 replied to JUSTanLPN's topic in Critical

   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, there's probably something going on internal to the ...

6. How To Deal With Bad Smells

   jm394 replied to crees1234's topic in 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 Singapore or something. Ask at the drug store.

7. prospects for a chronic narcotics patient.

   jm394 replied to Guest219794's topic in Pain

   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 overtones), and function very highly. Remember, there i...

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 do.

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

   jm394 replied to DoGoodThenGo's topic in Humor

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

10. My Nursing Career In Six Words

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

    try so hard to do good

11. How To Deal With Bad Smells

    jm394 replied to crees1234's topic in Humor

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

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. Well, not totally independent, since we need the polic...

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

    jm394 replied to jm394's topic in Post Graduate

    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 going to have to buy books for them, if we have to...

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

    jm394 posted a topic in Post Graduate

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

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 as you can, and, my advice, apply to a LPN progra...