jo'ee

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1. You know it's going to be a crazy night at work, when

   jo'ee replied to JennRN65's topic in General Nursing

   When you walk on the floor and the lady who has slapped, scratched and punched you repeatedly for 3 days is still here and you are assigned her....again!!!! When you have said lady AND another pt who we need to call security for, cause she is also pu...

2. abington hospital dixon school of nursing

   jo'ee replied to jo'ee's topic in Pennsylvania

   Hi I am the other person who made the dixon fb page. You make a group by starting at your own fb page. We reached only some of the people before class here on allnurses and at orientation we spread the word. Then I made flyers to hand out in class to...

3. Help With Calculation of Dosages

   jo'ee replied to RN_TOBE's topic in General Students

   I have to apologize, when I set it up and posted the problem it changed the way it was laid out. If you can't understand it (and it is confusing shown this way) let me know and I will re explain it in words. But for the most part, figure out what you...

4. Help With Calculation of Dosages

   jo'ee replied to RN_TOBE's topic in General Students

   I assume you mean 0.5g. This decimal is very important so make sure you are accurate in providing decimals. Ok so here goes the problem. The order reads:give 0.5g you place this in the problem first: 0.5g | | | | ...

5. Stupid questions!

   jo'ee replied to Capp's topic in Pre-Nursing

   In answer to: 1. I also had no immunization documentation, so I had titers done to "prove" my immunization status. Some came back low and I needed to update these. My school did not require me to get immunizations until after I was accepted. 2. I got...

6. First time at clinicals

   jo'ee replied to incurable_optimism's topic in General Nursing

   For my first clinical experience I felt the same way, but our instructors assured us that we would not be doing anything that could hurt the patient in any way. We did baths, vitals, and bed changing. I actually enjoyed myself after I got over the f...

7. Advice to nursing students from a hiring manager

   jo'ee replied to Linda328's topic in General Students

   I agree with the LPN route and the reasoning why one should take that path, but in my area LPN's have all been laid off and cannot find jobs either. LPN's are not marketable here. For myself, still a student, I am going to school attached to a teachi...

8. Interview

   jo'ee replied to sabita143's topic in General Students

   My interview went something like this: Tell us about you, who are you and why do you want to be a nurse. Don't give the pat answer "cause I want to help people", they hear that all the time..think deeper of why nursing is of interest to you. Why this...

9. Now I'm worried about becoming a nurse

   jo'ee replied to momof2prettygirls's topic in Pre-Nursing

   You know I am only in my first semester of NS. So far I have seen and dealt with a lot of poop and other body fluids. Somehow it doesn't bother me...I actually find joy in cleaning up those that cannot do it for themselves. So far I have had very n...

10. I am Most Thankful For....

    jo'ee replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Nursing

    I am a student nurse and I am thankful for my family who support me when I have good days and bad days and remind me that I can do this and do it well. I am also so thankful for the people in my class. They are a fabulous bunch, each one of them, and...

11. Ausculate the aptm

    jo'ee replied to avery0603's topic in Student Assist

    aortic s2 is louder, is found at 2nd ics rsb pulmonic s2 is louder, is found at 2nd ics lsb erbs if found 3rd ics lsb, s1 and s2 are equal here tricuspic is found 4th ics lsb, s1 louder mitral, pmi, and apical pulse are found 5 ics mcl, s1 is louder

12. frustrated

    jo'ee replied to Pneumothorax's topic in Student Assist

    Don't be so hard on yourself. You cannot change today, this day is over, pick yourself up, dust yourself off, and try again tomorrow by learning what went wrong today.

13. abington hospital dixon school of nursing

    jo'ee replied to jo'ee's topic in Pennsylvania

    Congratulations!!! Yes there is alot to do. The fb page is dixon e/w 2012. That might be a better place to post questions and have them answered quickly. Hope to see you there!

14. Anyone else stressed?

    jo'ee replied to shesham's topic in Pre-Nursing

    Yes, I was stressed about the very same thing. However, I raised my kids and went back to school later in life....so I felt I was running out of time....and what if I didn't get into nursing school? I used this to my advantage. I kept reminding mys...

15. Nursing School vs. Family

    jo'ee replied to missdixie023's topic in General Students

    Remember, you are also setting a wonderful example for your son. He is growing up watching a strong woman better herself further. This is a wonderful thing for a child to witness....that their mother is a responsible, determined, hardworking and dr...