EricJRN MSN, RN

NICU, Psych, Education

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    Do you ask questions in the middle of shift report?

    EricJRN replied to payang0722's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I'm using it. My little issue with late punchouts is solved!
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    Member of the multidisplinary team for a client with dilated cardiomyopathy

    EricJRN replied to MissDilini's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    We usually have you post your own guesses and then help you fill in the gaps from there. There are a few obvious members of the interdisciplinary team for a cardiac patient. Might the patient need...
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    CPNE....

    EricJRN replied to CRudlerRN's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Good luck to ya! I was in your shoes a few years ago. It's stressful now, but I promise it will be worth it. Stay focused this weekend and knock this thing
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    Asking Recommendation Letters from People You've Never or Hardly Met

    EricJRN replied to PeachPie's topic in General Nursing

    This seems like the most straightforward way to proceed. Your intent and motivation will be clear and it should not be a difficult request. Working a lunch into his schedule might actually be more of...
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    New name for nurses who are men

    EricJRN replied to midlife101's topic in Men in Nursing

    The division that is already present in nursing is actually one of its weaknesses. We have separation created by degree type, by license type, by specialty and by job role. At times, we spend so much...
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    Confused about how the NLN is graded...

    EricJRN replied to Bk100's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I've never taken the NLN-PAX, but I found the testing catalog with a Google search. It explains that 54 of the questions are experimental, so they aren't scored. Is that your question?...
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    Resume Help

    EricJRN replied to apRN's topic in Nursing Career

    If you belong to any hospital or unit committees, those would be great, especially if you can cite specific accomplishments. As you gain more experience and orient to other roles like charge nurse or...
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    Personal Statement help needed

    EricJRN replied to rroxas88's topic in General Students

    Did they provide a prompt for the personal statement? Sometimes this prompt will tell you how they want you to structure the statement. You certainly have an interesting background; the challenge is...
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    New Grad NICU Support Thread

    EricJRN replied to niculove's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    That's a cool brain, Bortaz. I don't use a pre-printed one anymore, but I'm interested in them because they may help our new nurses that I sometimes precept. Thanks for sharing yours. One thing I do...
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    Assignment

    EricJRN replied to RN-Oz's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    Welcome to the site! The best idea is for you post an initial effort or some initial thoughts. Even if those thoughts aren't grounded in a ton of clinical experience, your attempt will let people know...
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    I'd like to take the CNA test in Arizona

    EricJRN replied to AZ_LPN_8_26_13's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Yes. Good luck to
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    Care Plan Help Please :)

    EricJRN replied to spn.charlotte's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    How recent was the chemo? What type? Why is that important - particularly for the question you asked in your first post? What other signs and symptoms might you assess for? It's probably a little...
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    * Long*Thank you from a new Former NICU Mom and aspiring Nurse

    EricJRN replied to Enmc412's topic in General Nursing

    I think it would be okay to send a little note to your son's nurse. It might just make his day. I think you could float a couple of general career advice questions out there and see how responsive he...
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    Nurses and the LORD

    EricJRN replied to Seiya174's topic in General Students

    Keep in mind that you may be seeing a skewed sample. I don't follow the NCLEX Discussion Forum as closely as I once did, but I do know that the forum is a big source of hope and help for a large...
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    Care Plan Help Please :)

    EricJRN replied to spn.charlotte's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Hopefully it's normal after surgery. I'm assuming you're also looking for several other indicators of infection. Has she had any other treatment? Could that affect the white cell
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    In nursing school clinical did you experience discrimination / bias from instructor?

    EricJRN replied to biltz's topic in Men in Nursing

    It sounds like it could be discrimination, but I don't think I would say a word. If she's really trying to mess with you guys, then provoking some angry reaction could just make her more satisfied....
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    BSN or NOT

    EricJRN replied to nurseadc's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I can understand the attraction of getting a degree paid for, but I think you can accomplish nearly the same thing without sacrificing full-time work experience. Tons of hospitals offer tuition...
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    Double Major in Nursing?

    EricJRN replied to pishoncna's topic in Nursing Career

    I have a psych degree and a nursing degree. Because my nursing degree is an ADN, the BA in psych sometimes comes in handy even though I don't work in psych. I don't think you would find the same value...
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    Why does anyone go into nursing?

    EricJRN replied to guineapiglover2011's topic in General Students

    I think we were all approaching the question as it was framed by the original poster: Understanding that almost all of us want to impact other lives, why do we choose nursing as the way to help, among...
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    An easy nursing field

    EricJRN replied to dejablue777's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    Though it's a very old thread, it sure would be interesting to find out what happened with the OP's
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    I am becoming more discourage

    EricJRN replied to K.S.T's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I'm an ADN and a neonatal ICU nurse. I love what I do. When people ask me about nursing as a career, I make sure to tell them about the myth behind the current "nursing shortage." But... Just a few...
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    Should rural nursing be a specialty?

    EricJRN replied to msn10's topic in Rural

    I guess I'm wondering what you mean by special training. An addition to undergrad nursing curricula? A hospital-specific staff development program? Extra courses or a certification for practicing...
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    New to med field and Afraid of the unknown

    EricJRN replied to AngelsRnurses's topic in General Nursing

    Once you get a little experience under your belt, I think you may find that the unknown is a lot of fun! I love the challenge of knowing that every day will be a little bit different, or that my...
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    New grad men to the ICU

    EricJRN replied to bols27's topic in Male Nursing Students

    I've worked in neonatal ICU since I became a nurse in early 2006. I worked a little less than four years at sort of a medium-sized hospital and I've been at a big academic children's hospital for a...
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    New to Allnurses

    EricJRN replied to OhioNurseMary's topic in General Nursing

    Check the Distance Learning Forum. You'll find it by clicking on the 'Students' tab near the top of this page. Many, many posts dedicated to the Excelsior CPNE in the Distance Learning Forum. You may...