EricJRN MSN, RN

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    Have I Committed Career Suicide?

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

    If you're able to continue your education, that could really work out well for you. Hospitals in my area are becoming more reluctant to hire ADN grads, but being in a BSN program (especially having...
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    I feel a little silly asking this...RN to BSN Title

    EricJRN replied to JacquieRN's topic in General Students

    As usual, llg is spot on. I agree that the backwards credentials thing may occur because the RN does come first for a lot of nurses, where the BSN is viewed as sort of an "add-on." I don't look at the...
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    Student Nurse with SLE

    EricJRN replied to Nikkioli's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Personally, I would only disclose that type of information to a professor if I thought there were specific accommodations that could realistically be made for it. Whatever you decide, I wish the best...
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    When others ask what you do...

    EricJRN replied to KelRN215's topic in Pediatric

    Yep - most people don't really want to know the details. "So you work in the happy place with all the babies?" "Uh huh, sure. That's
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    What does PSSX mean in a careplan?

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

    I found one web reference to plain static and stress x-rays, but it looks like that was a broken link. I also wondered about physical (or psychiatric) signs and symptoms. Neither one of those...
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    Introductions!

    EricJRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    Here is your chance to introduce yourself to the rest of the New Mexico Forum! I'm Eric, a NICU nurse in Texas, and I'm the Allnurses.com staff member who moderates this forum. If I can be of any...
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    UTEP - UT Telecampus MSN-NCE

    EricJRN posted a topic in Texas Nursing

    Anyone have experience with the UT El Paso Nurse Clinician Educator MSN program offered through UT
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    Male Nursing Student Interested in NICU Nursing

    EricJRN replied to jchap12's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Another dude glad to have chosen the NICU. My experience has taught me that if you have good work ethic, if you communicate well, and if you're a little bit OCD, NICU nurses will respect you. If you...
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    Suctioning of ETT on < 27 weekers?

    EricJRN replied to Bortaz's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We've moved away from scheduled or routine ETT suctioning. Most of our kids Our policy is to avoid NS except in very thick secretions, but I don't think our compliance is 100% on that one. We've also...
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    Help with Newborn Nursing Diagnoses

    EricJRN replied to cndn_grl08's topic in General Students

    I agree with mindlor that it's hard to know exactly how to proceed when they're asking you to use the ADPIE process out of sequence. Even still, we can probably come up with some possibilities. I'm...
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    help with lab interpretation...

    EricJRN replied to pjcraw's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    When you're first getting into this stuff, the tendency is to think pretty concretely. I think that sometimes nursing school encourages this thinking that every single lab and assessment finding must...
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    "unlearning" med surg habits?

    EricJRN replied to Sewbusy~RN's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I don't think it's so much that you pick up loads and loads of bad habits. I think it's more that, as a group, we're pretty danged Type A in the NICU, so lots of people have to get used to a new level...
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    What should I do?

    EricJRN replied to rusure's topic in General Nursing

    They misworded it. They intended to say that these products should not be used in or on oxygen equipment. In other words, you don't want to shove grease or oil down inside a pressurized oxygen tank....
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    Blood draws on infants

    EricJRN replied to crb613's topic in Pediatric

    But it would be very, very unlikely in the scenario that the OP asks
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    Oh boy. Let go from job... not sure if this is it. :(

    EricJRN replied to Epona's topic in General Nursing

    You're right. Basically, I assumed that she wasn't so bad that her hubby can make a determination about her aptitude for nursing presumably without actually being a nurse, without working beside her...
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    Oh boy. Let go from job... not sure if this is it. :(

    EricJRN replied to Epona's topic in General Nursing

    What the heck? That's the saddest part of the post. It might be a lot easier to succeed if you could get some affirmation from the one person who should always be on your side. I think I'm a lot like...
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    delegation?

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

    Check out the NCLEX Test Plans for both the PN and RN exams. The "Detailed Test Plan" sections will help you the most. https://www.ncsbn.org/1287.htm It's hard for people to share their personal NCLEX...
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    HIPAA.... violation or not....

    EricJRN replied to brendasue's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    Similar to MunoRN, I don't think the issue is whether this statement is strictly addressed by HIPAA. We sometimes "cry HIPAA" kind of reflexively. There are plenty of inappropriate but "legal"...
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    After 7yrs, 75questions and 10th Attempt

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

    Wow! That is incredible
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    nursing exam questions about "when does discharge begin"

    EricJRN replied to wcbembe's topic in General Students

    It's safe to assume that data from any patient's admission assessment could be useful for discharge planning
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    crap...am I in huge trouble???

    EricJRN replied to Rnis's topic in General Nursing

    When I was still very new, I was updating the parents of the smallest, sickest preemie I'd ever cared for. Then, as I had a moment of inner pride over my competent care and coherent explanations, I...
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    NCLEX SATA Questions... What does it mean if you get ALOT?

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

    It's really hard to figure out whether you passed the NCLEX by surfing the net, but generally "select all that apply" (SATA) and prioritization questions are high level questions. When you get a bunch...
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    ma2cna = a well rounded nurse?

    EricJRN replied to Kaligirl02's topic in Nursing Career

    I don't think anyone meant to attack you. You did say that you were looking for encouragement, but I just think that your posts may not have painted you as the typical scared, unsure student needing a...
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    UTEP - UT Telecampus MSN-NCE

    EricJRN replied to EricJRN's topic in Texas Nursing

    I put it off and focused on acclimating to my new job at that time. I was looking at possibly this spring, but I moved into a nurse educator position a few weeks ago. I'm planning to apply for summer....
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    labeling peripheral IV lines

    EricJRN replied to thatchergirl's topic in General Students

    I don't know of a tubing labeling study for solid evidence-based practice, but there is plenty of practice-based evidence that says we aren't careful enough with IV tubing. The Institute for Safe...