jaymee77

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1. Views on New Grads Entering the ER.

   jaymee77 replied to ICUNurse11's topic in Emergency

   As a new grad- i have a follow up question: i precepted in the ER my last quarter of school, and i fell in LOVE with the dynamics and teamwork that i saw (the best i've ever seen in any dept). here's my prob, applying for jobs now, i've been told in ...

2. Let's introduce ourselves...

   jaymee77 replied to pedi-RN's topic in New Nurse

   Hey all- I am from washington state, passed boards in may, went to africa in june and still haven't found a hospital job! i'm starting to stress! in the mean time i'm working in a secure detox for chemical dependency patients (where i've worked durin...

3. How many people actually have PDA's?

   jaymee77 replied to FNPhopeful's topic in General Students

   I graduated in March and approx half of my class had a PDA and used it at clinical- it was a lifesaver! They are soo handy to have to look up drugs, Labs, and all the things that we as students don't know yet, i bought mine on ebay and it came with n...

4. Drug seekers "Drug of Choice"

   jaymee77 replied to SWFlorida's topic in Emergency

   i work for an involuntary treatment facility, i work with addicts every day. the forgotten point here also seems to be that addicts have A LOT of chronic pain issues. i can't even begin to describe the abuses that they put on their bodies when they a...

5. No She/he Did Not!!!

   jaymee77 replied to Maggie in NC's topic in General Students

   no he did NOT put an ink pen into a styrofoam cup and then into the microwave to make pastel paints so he could paint mom a picture! (i work at a drug treatment facility where a client tried this in all earnest albeit unsuccessfully):chuckle

6. How much "practicing" do you do on each other in clinicals?

   jaymee77 replied to studentnurse74's topic in General Students

   we did all the non invasive stuff on each other too like vital signs and ROM and transfer techniques, we used injecti-pads for shots and then did them to patients (flu season is a great time for clinicals!) and we will do venipunture to each other ne...

7. Text Books

   jaymee77 replied to LouisianaNurse2006's topic in General Students

   allbookstores.com is also a good site that compares several places at once.

8. Funny things that pts say

   jaymee77 replied to jRN4now's topic in Humor

   when my 80 year old gram was in LTC for hospice she had all the aides lookin for her mouse tattoo on her buttocks she would bare all and say do you see it?? how bout now see it? (they would say no lois i don't see anythin) she would sayy awwww crap! ...

9. We get Bill today

   jaymee77 replied to Roseyposey's topic in General Students

   one thing that really helps on the cat thing is tomato tape...buy some and tie it on the muscles you're reqired to know and use it to label things it doesn't get soggy like string and isn't poky like needles. it was a life saver for our group. i foun...

10. What Nursing school are you in? Show your pride!

    jaymee77 replied to straba's topic in General Students

    have to add on my school...second semester in the fall at skagit valley community college ..and then in to University of Washington-bothell for my bsn go cardinals my school is awesome!

11. Purchasing Textbooks? Best ways/cheapest?

    jaymee77 replied to cherokeesummer's topic in General Students

    allbookstores.com this site automatically searched out the lowest prices at lots of different sites/ check it out! i love this site!!!! Jaymee

12. What is the grossest thing you have encountered in clinicals?

    jaymee77 replied to julieftRN's topic in General Students

    ewwww i agree! the coolest thing i ever say was a vascular disease patient with a denuded leg from knee to ankle.... i changed the dressing for three weeks at clinical (she had had the wound for nealry 2 years) and it was REALLY COOL. she had no ski...

13. What is everyone taking this fall?

    jaymee77 replied to PCGrad06's topic in General Students

    mine is Nursing care of adult and child w. practicum I a 12 credit class with clinicals on top of that (2 8hr shifts per week) we have an all encomassing program...10 textbooks per quarter and they sort of pick adn shoose topics, anyone need a resear...

14. "I didn't know you were gay"

    jaymee77 replied to ChrisA's topic in General Students

    shoot does that go for girls too??? of so i'm OUT!:uhoh21:

15. Introductions:"New" and "Old" Students.

    jaymee77 replied to Love-A-Nurse's topic in General Students

    Hi everyone, i'm jaymee and just finished first quarter of a ADN, we have a 6 qtr program at skagit valley community college in washington, with a transfer option to the UW campus for a 9month BSN addendum (which is where i'm heading). I'm 26. nice...