jpizzle11

jpizzle11 specializes in Pediatrics, PICU, tele.

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1. Transgender Nurses - experiences/opinions

   jpizzle11 replied to Kaley1's topic in Relations

   Hey kaley, I'm not able to send PMs for some reason, but I did receive your message. Can you PM me an email address and I'll email you? Wrote a long letter but it's saying my account doesn't have enough posts or something and my messaging is disabl...

2. Transgender Nurses - experiences/opinions

   jpizzle11 replied to Kaley1's topic in Relations

   Don't know how to PM someone...Kaley, I have experience in this area and would love to give some advice if you are interested. This process will be 10x harder than you think, but it IS doable. And for the people painting rosey pictures of, "It's yo...

3. Oncology RN moving to Boston

   jpizzle11 replied to cm180's topic in Massachusetts

   I applied in Boston as someone with 2 years of tele experience...took 25-30 applications before I got some callbacks. Finally found something after a good 3-4 months of looking. So...be prepared for a longer, tougher search than you expected. But sti...

4. Facebook and Former Patient Friend Request

   jpizzle11 replied to us2uk4u's topic in Relations

   Honestly, I think it's extremely weird for a patient or patient's mother to friend-request you on FB. I would never think to do that if I were a patient or family member...nor would I as a nurse want to be FB-friends with a former patient's family. M...

5. Taking picture of patient?

   jpizzle11 replied to rkitty198's topic in General Nursing

   What kind of IV was this that its bleeding was such a concern? How much bleeding are we talking about?? Why not try putting pressure on it for a few minutes before calling an ambulance? I've never heard of a bleeding IV site being an emergency...unl...

6. Zero tolerance for workplace violence a double standard??

   jpizzle11 replied to burnedoutRNinSC's topic in Men

   "Its frustrating because the tools that a man is given to combat inappropriate behavior against a belligerent female is proving to be ineffective." Please...stop whining about belligerent females beating up on poor, defenseless men. Her threat isn...

7. Losing hope.

   jpizzle11 replied to RNwife's topic in Career Support

   Things will get better. Hang in there. This industry goes through ups and downs like any other. A lot of people have told me that I'd never find a job with my experience level, specialty, and desired location but after several months and 50 applicat...

8. ICU vs Cardiac Step-down: Young RN Needs Job Advice

   jpizzle11 posted a topic in Career Support

   I've got about 2 years of experience as a telemetry nurse. My ultimate goal is to become an NP who specializes in critical care. I'm applying for 2 jobs right now and, although it's too early to tell, I may end up being offered both. I'm looking for ...

9. Can't stop thinking about it.

   jpizzle11 replied to Nurse Cathy Foley's topic in Geriatric

   Honestly, it sounds like she may have been rushed to the hospital for no reason. An asymptomatic BP of 100/70 (or 80/40, for that matter) isn't an emergency, especially if the person is sleeping heavily (which elderly people will do after a Tylenol P...

10. NCLEX Pass rate..Interesting..but accurate?

    jpizzle11 replied to sockmonkey70's topic in Louisiana

    "Why would you feel the education system was poor in educating future nurses?" Probably because our public schools in general rank some of the lowest in the nation?

11. RN salaries in Montgomery, AL

    jpizzle11 replied to iamlvp's topic in Alabama

    One thing to consider with the lower salaries in Alabama is how much lower the cost of living is there than in some of the larger urban areas...rent, car insurance, etc. will all cost a lot less. The nursing shortage is definitely overstated right no...

12. What to do with severe physical limitations?

    jpizzle11 replied to Doxies's topic in Disabilities

    Did you look into dialysis positions? I used to be a PCA on a dialysis unit and most of the staff was composed of older nurses who had gone into dialysis after a lifetime of nursing left them with back injuries. There was also a young man who had ...