EricJRN MSN, RN

NICU, Psych, Education

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    Help needed with care plan for PT with renal cystic mass...

    EricJRN replied to amandapg's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    You've done a great job of thinking about the patient's complaint, history and diagnostic test results. Did you get a chance to perform a physical assessment? That's really where a lot of your nursing...
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    Vaccination Waiver Please Help Quick!!

    EricJRN replied to HHagedorn's topic in General Students

    Sorry - that was not very clear of me at all. I wasn't trying to make up my own definition of severe immune compromise. ACIP guidelines, which are reflected in the FAQ's on the immunize.org link,...
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    Learn To Say It Correctly!!

    EricJRN replied to SheriLynnRN's topic in General Nursing

    Lately I've seen a resurgence of the black market bronchodilator alblooterol and its analog
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    Pre-med or Nursing?I'd like 2 be a doctor but know being a nurse is more realistic.

    EricJRN replied to pianomaninnyc's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I would approach it the other way around. You could major in nursing and chip away at med school prereqs along the way. (With that said, most people find that the prereqs and major courses in nursing...
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    EC grad - passed NCLEX!

    EricJRN replied to k3104's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Congrats! Way to
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    Help with Diagnosis--Care Plan

    EricJRN replied to NurseDD5's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Tell us a little bit about what you've done and what you need help with. If you need nursing diagnoses for a care plan, there are a couple that should jump out right away. Do you have any ideas?...
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    help with R/T of mental health

    EricJRN replied to sofia38's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Remember that the first step in the nursing process is assessment. Without any assessment data at all, it's tough to comment on your nursing diagnoses. Just looking at the structure of your nursing...
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    Teaching Role Play Project

    EricJRN replied to fostersgirl69's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Sounds like there's a bigtime learning opportunity for the patient staring right at you. Hint: It seems to have been missed or ineffectively addressed twelve times.
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    Personal life is taking a hit

    EricJRN replied to Jamuhh's topic in General Students

    One of the best quotes I've ever heard came from a previous boss of mine, when one of my coworkers said that her husband didn't want her leaving town on a required trip that was part of the job...
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    Vaccination Waiver Please Help Quick!!

    EricJRN replied to HHagedorn's topic in General Students

    Some facilities do allow their employees to use PPE instead of getting the vaccine. Unfortunately, they're more concerned about your mouth and nose spreading influenza than they are about your...
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    How to put this on a resume?

    EricJRN replied to ksc0723's topic in General Nursing

    A lot of people have a paragraph or some bullet points under each job describing their work - the types of patients they care for on their unit, any unique skills they've gained, and any significant...
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    My first death

    EricJRN replied to laynaER's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    That's a tough thing to experience. It's hard enough the first time, but since you were attached it has to be really rough. There are no simple fixes, but I can tell you about what I do. I'm kind of a...
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    Why is micro glucose lab done on newborns?

    EricJRN replied to Student2001's topic in General Students

    Most of the time, to rule out hypoglycemia. In very sick premature newborns, stress hyperglycemia could also be a concern. You'll find lots of information out there on hypoglycemia and hyperglycemia...
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    What IV solution is used for someone who fainted in OB?

    EricJRN replied to Student2001's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Consider also that fainting can be related to vasovagal issues - where stress, fear, anxiety, hunger, thirst and just about any other stressor can come into play. You'll see it in squeamish hospital...
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    Need some help with my resume

    EricJRN replied to Steve_O's topic in General Students

    It's controversial, but I'm a "no objective" guy. I help people with resumes pretty often, and I find that objectives usually come off as awkward or noticeably insincere. If it makes your resume come...
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    Orthostatic BP skills exam...

    EricJRN replied to maxcat's topic in General Students

    I'm betting that if you handle your business well, your instructors won't want to fail you on an entire semester over a four-point difference on a
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    Nursing Student Acceptee Who Lost Her Path

    EricJRN replied to BeckyFutureNP's topic in Florida Nursing

    Becky, Welcome to the site. It sounds like you do have an intense interest in the medical field, but the CNA to MD path that you propose would be very, very long and it makes me wonder whether you've...
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    Self Scheduling/Weekend Requirements

    EricJRN replied to apriloglesby's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We do self-scheduling with a minimum of four weekend shifts per month. Sat and Sun count as weekends on day shift. Fri, Sat and Sun count as weekends on nights. We had a weekender program which has...
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    on the job psych testing

    EricJRN replied to onlytimeforme's topic in General Nursing

    The old psych major in me is curious about this MMPI-like testing, but that really isn't even the point. From your post, it sounds like a lot of things are going on at your workplace without a lot of...
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    ARDS management with ECMO

    EricJRN replied to catamounts303's topic in MICU, SICU

    I work in a children's hospital connected to an adult hospital and we do neonatal, pediatric and adult ECMO. I was an ECMO specialist briefly, before my current nurse educator opportunity arose. I...
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    Need to vent. Diagnose that.

    EricJRN replied to SeeTheMoon's topic in General Students

    I hear ya. It's frustrating when you have a limited time to absorb a lot of info and it feels like precious time is being wasted with fluff. Your vent is most definitely a valid one. Here are some...
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    The easier the questions are, the more likely you failed?

    EricJRN replied to klaloan's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    It sounds like congratulations may be in order. To touch on your original question: If we're going to get any hints about pass/fail from the difficulty of the questions, we would have to have some...
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    Critical Incident Stress Debriefing

    EricJRN replied to LegzRN's topic in Emergency

    I work in neonatal ICU, but in the last few months one of our docs has facilitated two non-mandatory discussion meetings, each one following a pretty traumatic patient encounter. These are informal...
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    What is a good sick baby textbook?

    EricJRN replied to KR's topic in Home Health

    In the NICU, one of our standard references is Handbook of Neonatal Intensive Care by Merenstein and Gardner. It's pretty NICU-specific and it probably won't be your go-to book in home health....
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    IV admin question

    EricJRN replied to mgalano's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    It's basically asking you about the things that would make the fluid flow faster or slower. To start off, think about the steps before you even start the IV - like choosing equipment, selecting a site...