EricJRN MSN, RN

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    why call it diversion?

    EricJRN replied to cecilsgirl's topic in Addictions

    I think I see your point, but the euphemisms are everywhere - no matter whether we're talking about acts that occur in the medication room or things that happen outside the hospital. In fact, where...
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    RN to Doctor of Psychology (PsyD) degree possible ?

    EricJRN replied to spiri1's topic in Nursing Career

    Hi luna538 - The thread is a couple of years old, but sometimes original posters do reappear on a thread after receiving some replies. I have a psych undergrad degree and was at one point accepted to...
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    decreased lymphocyte in hemothorax pt

    EricJRN replied to nursingstudent_2012's topic in General Nursing

    Is it a low absolute lymphocyte count (sometimes listed as lymph # or lymph-Abs), a low relative lymphocyte count (lymph %), or both? Are any of the other types of white cells high or low? If another...
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    OB/Peds care plan

    EricJRN replied to tetrs04's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    When you get stuck like this, ít always helps to go back and really look at your assessment data. Tell us a little more. Think about mom too, not just the baby. What's the baby's weight? How many...
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    MARS and PCMP's

    EricJRN replied to Jdahl's topic in General Nursing

    An MAR is a medication administration record. It looks like PCMP has multiple meanings depending on where you see it written. One seems to be physician case management program, which has to do with...
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    Aspiration Pneumonia in Neonates

    EricJRN replied to ilovetiggerdear's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    To go along with what the others have said, consider that the presentation for congenital heart disease tends to be pretty subtle at first. In hospitals that don't routinely see pedi cardiology cases,...
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    Lab analysis

    EricJRN replied to rhenson's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Can you tell us a little more about the patient? Diagnoses? Assessment
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    HUGE pay cut?

    EricJRN replied to Thor77's topic in Nursing Career

    The "was not accepted" part was talking about NP school,
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    HUGE pay cut?

    EricJRN replied to Thor77's topic in Nursing Career

    I'd have to weigh how much I wanted to become an APN down the road against how much I needed to make more money now. Which one is a greater priority for you? I don't know anyone who has been accepted...
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    All Nurses Threads Disappeared?

    EricJRN replied to Bortaz's topic in General Nursing

    I went to the NICU Forum and clicked on the Show button (located above the list of sticky threads) and that solved the problem for me. I don't worry too much about this sort of thing. A few years here...
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    ENPC anyone?

    EricJRN replied to pedsnurse72's topic in Pediatric

    It's the Emergency Nursing Pediatric
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    PICU, NICU, CVICU, or ???

    EricJRN replied to sweetsabo's topic in Pediatric

    For most of us, finding that perfect job involves a lot of trial and error. Do you have any opportunities to rotate/shadow in NICU or a pedi critical care
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    Pacu Patient Assessments/Interventions

    EricJRN replied to cspurlin33's topic in General Nursing

    Your nursing interventions will vary based on your assessment of the patient's current condition. Try looking at your assessments and differentiate between the normal and abnormal findings. That will...
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    why a separate nursing diagnosis?

    EricJRN replied to jallen5's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Sometimes the way I think of it is that two people with the same medical diagnosis will have completely different presentations. One patient with a medical diagnosis of septicemia might be alert and...
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    ENPC anyone?

    EricJRN replied to pedsnurse72's topic in Pediatric

    I took ENPC with only a couple of years experience as a NICU nurse. I learned a lot, but the class is definitely doable if you study the material beforehand. Now I teach ENPC. Our students are mostly...
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    need feedback regarding shift choices for practicum...

    EricJRN replied to Shanlee79's topic in General Nursing

    NICU levels actually go in reverse when compared to ACS trauma designations for ER's. In NICU, level 3 is a higher level of care than level
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    CAP criteria triage

    EricJRN replied to nursingishard's topic in General Nursing

    What's the patient's
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    ecg new grad question please help...

    EricJRN replied to joan.randy's topic in General Students

    Best to call the hospital and verify whether the class is acceptable. You don't want to mess up this opportunity by guessing at their requirements. Good luck with your new
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    A couple of CPNE questions

    EricJRN replied to SweettartRN's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Sweettart, I took the CPNE five years ago, so I'm too far removed to remember many of the specifics. I just wanted to wish you good luck as you continue to prepare. When I had very specific questions,...
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    Your Favorite Job?

    EricJRN replied to ChristineN's topic in General Nursing

    I'm in love with my current job in neonatal ICU at a large teaching hospital. It's the kind of place where a person could work for years and never see everything. Every day is a little bit different....
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    Biggest baby?

    EricJRN replied to aerorunner80's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We had a thirteen-plus pounder at one place I worked. Went to NICU for a little hypoglycemia, but luckily no CHD or anything serious. Mom would call and instead of saying her name, she'd say, "I'm...
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    What a blow to my ego

    EricJRN replied to letitbe_lindsay's topic in General Students

    Man, what a peach! It sounds like she's very burned out and possibly just plain nutty. About a year ago at my old job, I was burned out beyond belief related to staffing and supply issues....
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    Excelsior Grad

    EricJRN replied to RNinfamily's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Wow - I share your surprise that this would come up after you have several years experience as an RN. I'm sorry for what you're going through. I'm wishing you the best. I faced a lot of scrutiny when...
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    TPN - Peripheral vs Central

    EricJRN posted a topic in NICU, Neonatal

    When looking at whether TPN can be given by PIV or not, does your unit consider the osmolarity of the solution, or do you base it on the dextrose concentration
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    Preceptorship Goals?

    EricJRN replied to rocket2010's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Can you tell us a little more? Any idea where (what unit) your preceptorship would take place? What kind of program are you in? How long to graduation? Any hospital or patient care experience before...