JeanettePNP

JeanettePNP MSN, RN, NP

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  1. Uninsured=financial ruin

    JeanettePNP replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    You're missing the point. The point is that in this country you are penalized for working and rewarded for not working. As long as the system is in place that you lose benefits by getting a job and...

  2. OB in the ED

    JeanettePNP replied to Sugar9486's topic in Emergency

    I did not have to go through the ED when I gave birth. We were told to use the ER entrance if we were coming in middle of the night but to go straight up to OB. Wouldn't it be simpler to direct...

  3. OB in the ED

    JeanettePNP replied to Sugar9486's topic in Emergency

    Yes, the caregiver assists the mother with shoulder distocia so she can birth her baby

  4. OB in the ED

    JeanettePNP replied to Sugar9486's topic in Emergency

    (sorry trauma) Pet peeve of mine: The mother births the baby. The caretakers assist. Thank

  5. Applying to nursing school before finishing your pre-reqs

    JeanettePNP posted a topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Question for all pre-nursing students: When do you apply to nursing school? Say I'll be finished all my pre-reqs in May '08 and I want to start nursing school in September '08. When do I apply? If...

  6. High school transcripts (RANT!)

    JeanettePNP replied to JeanettePNP's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Not everyone necessarily still lives in the same state where they went to high school... But thanks for your helpful response. I'm sure your patients will love you for your

  7. my DON called today and told me i lost my job

    JeanettePNP replied to rehab nurse's topic in General Nursing

    Here's something I don't get: What's the point of HAVING insurance if you can be dropped the minute you need it? Isn't insurance supposed to INSURE you in case anything bad does

  8. Uninsured=financial ruin

    JeanettePNP replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    My question is how much of our healthcare dollars goes to basic care that actually preserves health, and how much goes to "frills" like fancier lobbies, perks for administrators, expensive diagnostic...

  9. Teachers Becoming Nurses

    JeanettePNP replied to bblair's topic in Texas Nursing

    I've been a teacher for 15 years and I'm now taking pre-reqs for nursing school. I started thinking about nursing last year when I taught a human Biology course in high school. My students started...

  10. Uninsured=financial ruin

    JeanettePNP replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Depends on the state, I guess. In my state anyone with low income/assets qualifies regardless of age or health

  11. Have you ever done CPR off duty?

    JeanettePNP replied to nurse4theplanet's topic in General Nursing

    I recently read an article that only 5-10% of CPR's performed on the scene are successful. Quite a discouraging statistic, isn't

  12. Uninsured=financial ruin

    JeanettePNP replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    If you have no or very low income or assets, you qualify for Medicaid. You don't have to prove you're disabled. Maybe the unemployed have resources (house, car) that count against them when they...

  13. Cervical Exam

    JeanettePNP replied to pskeim's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I thought the current standard is to minimize internal exams during labor as much as possible to prevent

  14. Ratemyprofessors.com?

    JeanettePNP replied to Moondance's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    You know, the school I am registering for has its schedule online and it updates how many spaces are available and how many were already taken. I picked the two Chemistry classes that fit best into...

  15. Full day CPR course--what to expect

    JeanettePNP posted a topic in General Nursing

    I signed up for a full day course in First Aid/CPR offered by Red Cross. If anyone has taken a similar course, can you tell me what to expect? What will I learn in the course? What will I be...

  16. Full day CPR course--what to expect

    JeanettePNP replied to JeanettePNP's topic in General Nursing

    I don't do slacks. Period. If it's a requirement for employment I'll get a job somewhere

  17. Full day CPR course--what to expect

    JeanettePNP replied to JeanettePNP's topic in General Nursing

    February

  18. Is it appropriate to check on pts?

    JeanettePNP replied to MikeyBSN's topic in Emergency

    Here's something that bothered me. My dh once had to be transported in middle of the night to the ER c/o abdominal pain. My SIL's brother happened to be the EMT that transported him. The next...

  19. Full day CPR course--what to expect

    JeanettePNP replied to JeanettePNP's topic in General Nursing

    I'm stuck with the Red Cross class since I already booked and paid for it. If I have to repeat the class in a year or two when I'm ready to apply to nursing school, so be it. At least I won't be a...

  20. Rural CNM?

    JeanettePNP replied to cherrymary's topic in Rural

    I used a midwife when I lived in rural Iowa. She was FABULOUS. She worked out of a clinic that was part of the Mayo health system. I don't know exactly how busy she was. The hospital I delivered...

  21. If you won the lottery, would you still do your job?

    JeanettePNP replied to SK-222's topic in General Nursing

    I would still go to nursing school. Except that I'd be able to afford a housekeeper. Once I had the RN I probably would not work as a floor nurse though. Probably something in

  22. I MUST be out of my mind...

    JeanettePNP replied to NurseCard's topic in General Nursing

    I don't understand this part. Why would an RN have to be supervised by someone else to do assessments and injections? That's what you're licensed to do. Is it like this in any other

  23. Full day CPR course--what to expect

    JeanettePNP replied to JeanettePNP's topic in General Nursing

    How many years ago? I wonder why they're charging me such a steep price. Maybe it's because I signed up for the full deal: First aid plus child and adult CPR. If I had taken just one of the three...

  24. Gag Me, The Hospital's Food's Rank ! ! !

    JeanettePNP replied to CaLLaCoDe's topic in General Nursing

    My mother got great food when she gave birth. I once shared her plate--steak, baked potato and spinach with mushrooms. Delicious! My mother looked forward to her vacation when she gave birth to my...

  25. Hospital vs Hotel

    JeanettePNP replied to General E. Speaking, RN's topic in General Nursing

    Is the ER also all wood paneling, marble and chandeliers? Imagine what might get splattered on those glossy