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  1. An easy nursing field

    jprn05 replied to dejablue777's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    I would not recommend school nursing as an "easy nursing job". It's is not all booboos and bandaids. You need to spread yourself pretty thin. Between sick kids, not so sick kids, irate parents who...

  2. Staffing hours

    jprn05 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi All, I am curious to know what you all think of this situation: Can a facility force a part time nurse to stay past their time. This is not a hospital, it is a psychiatric residential treatment...

  3. Adolescent psych and a NEW RN????

    jprn05 replied to tj_Medic_RN's topic in Psychiatric

    Hi! I have worked in pedi psych in a residential facility now for over 2 years. It was and still is a great learning experience for me. I still use all my med surg skills except for IV's. We are...

  4. Is this prejudicial

    jprn05 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Good morning! I am an RN working in a nursing home. I am scheduled for 32 hours a week on days. I am hearing impaired, and do very well with amplification. My employer now want to initiate a...

  5. Is this prejudicial

    jprn05 replied to jprn05's topic in General Nursing

    Hi All, Sorry I didn't forget to answer. My co-workers and I have decided to present as a united front against mandatory call. We have no problem covering for each other, but to force us to take...

  6. Is this prejudicial

    jprn05 replied to jprn05's topic in General Nursing

    for one thing, they hurt when you lay down on your side, which is how I sleep. One thing I didn't mention is I need to have behind the ear aids. So they can get tangled in hair and be pulled out, be...

  7. Is this prejudicial

    jprn05 replied to jprn05's topic in General Nursing

    Good point, thank you. I'd like to thank everyone for their input. I know that I am very sensitive. Again, thanks for your

  8. Is this prejudicial

    jprn05 replied to jprn05's topic in General Nursing

    I did get some good suggestions, that's true. But in all honesty, I really do not want to purchase any more special accomodations. I guess that is the bottom line. The stethoscope was extremely...

  9. Is this prejudicial

    jprn05 replied to jprn05's topic in General Nursing

    that was for one of the posts before yours.

  10. Is this prejudicial

    jprn05 replied to jprn05's topic in General Nursing

    do you have any idea how expensive these items are? I didn't mean to imply that I am destitute. I am not rich, but I also do not think that my situation should make me go to an org that helps people...

  11. Is this prejudicial

    jprn05 replied to jprn05's topic in General Nursing

    I think I am just getting frustrated. My employer knew I was hearing impaired and that my hearing aids are my connection to the world. So not only did they say that was not a problem, they also...

  12. Is this prejudicial

    jprn05 replied to jprn05's topic in General Nursing

    I am not married. I was trying to make a

  13. Is this prejudicial

    jprn05 replied to jprn05's topic in General Nursing

    A phone is one thing, but having your bed shaken is another.

  14. Is this prejudicial

    jprn05 replied to jprn05's topic in General Nursing

    Why should my husband be disturbed? Get a bedshaker??? Sleep with a cellphone in my pocket, I don't have a pocket in my nightgowns!!!! This is crazy. If I didn't have this problem call wouldn't be...

  15. Is this prejudicial

    jprn05 replied to jprn05's topic in General Nursing

    I chose this job because I was told there would be no call. I hear nothing without my aids, and night call is mandatory when I spoke to my manager. It is a guarantee that I will not hear the phone....

  16. Pediatric nursing for new grads

    jprn05 replied to nursetobein2010's topic in Pediatric

    Congrats on a great decision. I went right into pediatrics after graduation. But, I would suggest getting your BSN. Also, if you can work in a pediatric setting while you are going to school, that...

  17. 4 month old with chronic constipation

    jprn05 posted a topic in Pediatric

    I feel like a dunce, but my daughter needs help. I am a pedi psych nurse, and I am at a loss. My four month old granddaughter has such a problem with chronic constipation. She really suffers, poor...

  18. I known nuttin bout birthin no babies

    jprn05 posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    My 20 year old daughter is 36 weeks pregnant and driving me crazy. At 25 weeks her cervix was found to be funneled and her amniotic fluid measured 7 cm. She was given fluids and has kept her fluid at...

  19. Hard of Hearing Nurses in Psych Setting

    jprn05 posted a topic in Psychiatric

    Hi Everyone, I feel like I have just experienced my first experience of being prejudiced against. I am hearing impaired, but do very well with bilateral hearing aids. I am a new licensed graduate with...

  20. Nurses and Nursing Students: what was/is your biggest pet peeve in nursing school?

    jprn05 replied to GrnHonu99's topic in General Nursing

    What an absolutely awesome thread, I have been laughing my fanny off with some of these these. I graduated last year, and must say, I don't miss school. My biggest pet peeve was an instructor who...

  21. Age when you had your first child?

    jprn05 replied to sugabuga's topic in Ob/Gyn

    27