Jedi

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1. Does this sound good?????

   Jedi replied to CardioTrans's topic in CCU

   Sounds good, but... Make sure your orientation is based around your experience level. Have you been part of a teaching hospital situation before? If the level of care is higher, Level 1 trauma center and you are not used to this level of care, then I...

2. IV filters with Chemo???

   Jedi replied to BeenThereDoneThat74's topic in Oncology

   HI - Back in nursing after 6 years out. I think some books are outdated. I'm not sure. I wasn't satisfied with the answers from my "newbie pharacist", he gave me to the more experienced pharmacist which I appreciated. Re: Gangcyclovir: The phcst. t...

3. Being pulled to different units

   Jedi replied to contingent's topic in General Nursing

   :yeahthat: OK - let's get back to basics here. If we're going to talk about losing a license, then it's best to think like a lawyer! First thing is this - Request a written copy of the hospital policy on floating nurses to other units. Also, ask if ...

4. Desperately Need Help With Care Plans

   Jedi replied to LVN2006's topic in Student Assist

   I hope everyone gets a kick out of this. I just finished a refresher course and had this great instructor who worked in ER for a long time. She told us certain things should always be in our daily plan of care for a patient and if they were you could...

5. Career Switchers-Any Regrets?

   Jedi replied to Carleigh's topic in Career Support

   Thanks Nancy! It's very hard to let that bad experience go. It really does haunt me. I'm very lucky in that I have a very supportive boyfriend who tells me I am brave to go back. He had a bad experience in his industry, and despite the fact that he l...

6. Public Health Advisory: FDA Recommendations Concern ing the Use of NSAIDs

   Jedi replied to Brian's topic in Medications

   Thanks Brian - I had my own bad experience with Celebrex. I stared having problems breathing and had the "impending sense of doom". It was very frightening. I called a friend who lived close by. She came and stayed with me until I started feeling be...

7. Career Switchers-Any Regrets?

   Jedi replied to Carleigh's topic in Career Support

   Hi C - I switched careers to go into nursing. My regret in regard to nursing doesn't have to do with nursing, but rather my choices after graduation. I went from a very good nursing school to a community hospital with dangerous RN to patient ratios....

8. Recent JCAHO survey? How'd it go?

   Jedi replied to plumrn's topic in General Nursing

   Hey Plum - Did you realize that your hospital is the one that INVITED JACHO to come into your facility? I just learned that in my refresher class. Hospitals do this for reimbursement and monetary reward. Sooo... if a nurse answers incorrectly, it's ...

9. Nurse Personality

   Jedi replied to trapped_in_light's topic in Relations

   I considered being a dental hygienist before I decided to be a nurse. What a coincidence. Glad to be helpful. When choosing between professions, I think it is useful to look at the lifestyle you wish to have, along with the diversity of work settings...

10. Nurse Personality

    Jedi replied to trapped_in_light's topic in Relations

    Please excuse my spelling and grammatical errors. Guess I need to slow down a little! Jedi

11. Nurse Personality

    Jedi replied to trapped_in_light's topic in Relations

    Zenman! Great response! Post the personality test when you find it if you do! I'm reentering nursing after being out for 5 years and I'm trying which specialty I'll start it. I've already done med-surg and cardiac and now I'd like to head toward ER,...

12. Recent JCAHO survey? How'd it go?

    Jedi replied to plumrn's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for the info. Sounds like about 3-4 weeks more "orientation " than what I had. Glad to hear it. I'm told that orientations are longer than they were when I went into nursing in the past. Thank goodness. They were way to short when I first star...

13. Nurse Personality

    Jedi replied to trapped_in_light's topic in Relations

    When getting ready to go into anything new, you are going to be impressionable because you have healthy anxiety about knowing whether or not you are making the right choice. This person may think they are doing you a favor based on what he sees in ...

14. Recent JCAHO survey? How'd it go?

    Jedi replied to plumrn's topic in General Nursing

    It's about time they are zoning in on the care of ventilator patients. I'm returning to nursing after being out for 5 years. I used to work on a med/surg floor that had special ICU capable rooms that housed "respiratory" patients, some on vents. For ...