JessicaE

JessicaE has 13 years experience and specializes in ICU, PACU, ER, NICU, case mngment, educa.

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1. NURSING: A life that is indescribably wonderful.

   JessicaE replied to HeatherEllen's topic in Career Support

   Thanks for posting this Heather! We are putting together a book of stories similar to yours...would you like to have it published? Find us on Nurses4Nurses or NursesNetwork on Facebook (facebook.com/nursesnetwork), since I am not allowed to put spe...

2. My first careplan help! Cellulitis, Diabetes, Hypertension

   JessicaE replied to starzooki's topic in Student Assist

   I agree with GrnTea about your first nursing diagnosis...it's all skewed and mismatched, but not too horrible for a first try! :-) But I DISAGREE with GrnTea about not including giving appropriate Abx on time on your care plan, for reasons below: Se...

3. My first careplan help! Cellulitis, Diabetes, Hypertension

   JessicaE replied to starzooki's topic in Student Assist

   How about something to do with her risk for sepsis R/T multiple sources of infection (UTI and leg)?? Throw in her noncompliance with diabetes management, and you have the perfect storm for sepsis. Seriously, if she gets septic with her recent episo...

4. Children's Hospitals vs Private Practice ?

   JessicaE replied to JCarrow's topic in Pediatric

   Definitely go for the Children's Hospital experience. If you can handle the worst with kids, then pediatrician office work will be a breeze if you decide you don't like the hospital setting. It's not so easy the other way around. You'd pretty much ...

5. Which is better for a new grad?

   JessicaE replied to beeker's topic in Career Support

   A few thoughts of mine below. But first, I was a new grad back in 1999. Started in a busy trauma center ER, then CVICU after a year in the ER...since then, I've done NICU, PACU, case management, and now currently I write courses/blog for online nur...