EricJRN MSN, RN

NICU, Psych, Education

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    intubation threshold

    EricJRN replied to lvnurs9's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I've worked from time to time in a place that will use up to a CPAP of 12 (!) with FiO2's >70% if it means keeping a kid from being tubed. The thinking (not that I agree) is that the trauma to the...
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    Unusual career choices for RNs

    EricJRN replied to Joe NightingMale's topic in Nursing Career

    Transport nursing (by flight or
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    New nurse in tough position...help!

    EricJRN replied to AvaRN22's topic in Nursing Career

    Not suggesting that you stay in a miserable, unhealty place, but it sounds like at least some of the stress is related to night shift. Is there a chance to move to days on your floor? If so, would you...
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    Does anyone ever feel good when they walk out of NCLEX test?

    EricJRN replied to cincin1's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I've heard people say that they felt good walking out of the test center, but I imagine these to be the same people that feel just fabulous after a nine mile run or who feel completely refreshed after...
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    Male Nurses in the NICU

    EricJRN replied to ccb84's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Go for it, man! It's fun
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    Encephalomalacia

    EricJRN replied to steph22827's topic in General Students

    Are you looking primarily online? I'm not sure what the guidelines are for your paper, but you may have to be careful with web-based sources, unless you have an online subscription to a series of...
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    Diference between AS & AAS RN @ Excelsior

    EricJRN replied to lsilva7's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Good info above. Just adding that when I enrolled (several years ago), the advising office looked at my prior credits and plugged me into the degree plan that fit those credits better. I never even...
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    Ascending the ladder. PA?

    EricJRN replied to phoenix14232's topic in Nursing Career

    That would be the thing to check into. In my area, the prereqs for PA school are very similar to those for medical school - two semesters of chemistry, two semesters of organic chem, two semesters of...
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    Question about triage and multiple amputations

    EricJRN replied to RN1298's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I'm not aware of any mass casualty triage system that uses the number of amputations as a criterion to prioritize a patient. Look instead at the bigger picture. Start with the CABC's. How is the level...
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    Am I being snotty?

    EricJRN replied to JezzysRN09's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I don't have much of an opinion one way or the other on this specific situation, but I once had a non-nurse point out to me that nurses are just about the only professionals that would include an...
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    Stepping Stones

    EricJRN replied to cupcake231's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I'm someone who also likes to do a lot of long-range planning. My advice would be to make sure you don't lose focus on the job at hand - getting admitted to nursing school. What kind of program did...
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    Oh poo...

    EricJRN replied to erlissy's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Congrats, Melissa! Good
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    To get noticed

    EricJRN replied to what2donow's topic in General Nursing

    Have to be careful with that. I know that hospital HR departments move very slowly, but I've known managers who became visibly annoyed by things like that. It wouldn't be my first course of
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    What do you do if your patient partially self extubates?

    EricJRN replied to stripec30's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    I haven't worked with intubated adults in some time, but I don't think that my employer or my insurance carrier would be too stoked about a staff nurse reintroducing an displaced ET tube. I'd go with...
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    Nursing Shortage ? Why are classes so limited and/or small ?

    EricJRN replied to luvandlite's topic in Georgia Nursing

    In many areas, there are limited resources in nursing programs and that's one of the big factors that actually contributes to the nursing shortage. It can be difficult to entice nurses to become...
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    I think I have a job

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

    Congrats! I hope that you find that it's not too good to be true, and that it turns out to be just what you're looking
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    Stupid things said by your non-nurse significant other

    EricJRN replied to Moogie's topic in Nursing Humor

    From an ex-girlfriend: "What in the world do you do with four nights off every week?"
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    Question from a student to the seasoned nurses :)

    EricJRN replied to linzjane88's topic in General Nursing

    It's sad to see the bad things that happen to children, but very rewarding to have some part in the care and the recovery from those events. Like elkpark says, a certain objectivity is required in...
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    "What's with all the men in the NICU lately?"

    EricJRN replied to Bortaz's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Ideally, men could come into the unit, do the job, and go home without anyone blinking an eye. However, like Sue says, we are out of convention. It's not improper, but it's not the norm either. It...
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    Need help with my care plan

    EricJRN replied to bigboy18's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Have you assessed the patient yet? Your findings there (as opposed to the patient's hisotry) will be a lot more helpful in pinning down nursing
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    Switching depart. w/in hosp after 4 months?

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

    Check and see whether you'd be eligible for the transfer. A lot of places require six months in a position before applying to make a move
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    Would this be a moral dilemma between autonomy and beneficence

    EricJRN replied to lindsmith88's topic in General Nursing

    I don't see the disclosure of the HIV status as something that maximizes benefit to the patient (beneficence). Instead, I think it's a matter of minimizing harm (although in most settings that risk of...
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    Men in Nursing

    EricJRN replied to eas78's topic in General Students

    I'm for 'em!
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    Kid breath sounds

    EricJRN replied to RoyalNurse's topic in Emergency

    In the ENPC classes I've helped teach, we emphasize the midaxillary line as part of verifying ET tube placement. I need to look through the book again, but I don't think they mean to suggest that...
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    assessment finding help- tongue appearance.

    EricJRN replied to RNstudentc/o2010's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    The literature describes several shades (Google "magenta tongue anemia") for the tongues of patients with anemia and nutritional deficiencies. Fissured tongue is likely to just throw you off, as...