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edgwow

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  1. Would you be offended, "practically an RN?" - or am I overreacting?

    edgwow replied to manna's topic in General Nursing

    Put it in context, an RN or something All moms are registered nuts (RN) go heavy on the

  2. Fingerprint Question NJBON

    edgwow replied to luv2yoga's topic in New Jersey Nursing

    Sagem Morpho has a bunch of offices but there was a 6-8 week wait for my fingerprints appointment. The appointment is scheduled online at some sagem morpho website. It is usually pretty quick. I bet...

  3. D/C planning for new trach

    edgwow replied to IngyRN's topic in General Nursing

    First, is this peds or adults? The concern with d/c to home is the reason for the trach Is it secretion management? Severe/advanced disease Are they going to be eligible for a home care, shift nurse...

  4. Camp Nurses, I need some help

    edgwow replied to edgwow's topic in Camp

    Thanks to those that posted. I gave my presentation today to the Department of Health. If anyone would like me to send them a power point presentation of the above, I will be happy to do so,it is only...

  5. $17.00 Hr. Starting Wage For RN?

    edgwow replied to krazykev's topic in General Nursing

    I guesss it has to do with cost of living. Where I live in NJ, I pay $7,000 taxes on a 1200 square foot home, that is assessed at $80,000. I pay almost $4.00 for a gallon of milk and $3.00 for a loaf...

  6. Summer Volunteers

    edgwow replied to antidote's topic in General Nursing

    I would think, since I worked (as a volunteer) in a hospital when I was 15, make beds, fill water pitchers, set up meal trays, go and get the nurse when the patient needs something, when the call...

  7. Jobs for disabled nurses

    edgwow replied to Cobweb's topic in General Nursing

    What about a large medical insurance company, they do phone triage for

  8. religion in the workplace

    edgwow replied to elrondaragorn's topic in General Nursing

    I have been nursing for 19 yrs. and the most memorable encounter I ever had was that of an elderly woman that asked me to pray with her. It seems like it was yesterday, even though it was 16 years...

  9. Finding Camp Nurses

    edgwow replied to Dridge's topic in Camp

    I don't know if this is a good idea or not. How about cold calling some of the school nurses in the area. How about calling the schools in the area and getting the names and addresses of the school...

  10. Pay rate for nursing assistants?

    edgwow replied to FutureLatinaRN's topic in General Nursing

    Aids in a nursing homes NJ make minimum wage. Pay is not good, work is hard but the work makes all difference in the world to that

  11. Evidence-Based Projects for last semester

    edgwow replied to rn2bn07's topic in General Nursing

    above supposed to read blood borne

  12. Evidence-Based Projects for last semester

    edgwow replied to rn2bn07's topic in General Nursing

    CVP/ central,/picc lines- treatment and dressing changes and blood bone pathogens that lead to sepsis. Some hospitals have a small team that does just does that. You put the patients name on their...

  13. Understaffing and burnout

    edgwow replied to cherishlpn's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Just a thought, High Nurse turnover contributes to burnout as the more experienced nurses leave, you get less experienced ones in thier place, requiring the more senior nurses to precept all over...

  14. I need encouragement!

    edgwow replied to autopsy's topic in General Nursing

    These are normal feelings. You are supposed to learn about clinical by doing the care plans, so when you actually do stuff for the patient you know why. You look up all the meds before hand, you...

  15. I start home health Thursday!!!

    edgwow replied to Paravell's topic in Home Health

    Hi everyone, New to this forum. I did home care for 12 years and loved it. I did shift care. Some busy folks said, oh that would be boring, I had about 4 clients that I filled in for regularly. I...

  16. irish newly grad nurse interested in camp nursing

    edgwow replied to rahanhouse's topic in Camp

    There are camps that hire on an assistant to the nurse if they are very large, you would fit that perfectly without having to get a liscence and malpractice insurance. Each state has it's own...

  17. Policy on trauma treatment?

    edgwow replied to kcangel's topic in Camp

    We go by American Heart Association Standards for first aid training and monitor status, vitals,not move the patient and call 911, I could stop bleeding but not do much else, since I have no access to...

  18. Did you work when going to nursing school?

    edgwow replied to DaughteroftheKing's topic in General Nursing

    One hundred and fifty thousand years ago, when I went to nursing school, I worked in the hospital every weekend as an

  19. Has anyone ever seen this before?

    edgwow replied to ShayRN's topic in General Nursing

    How about a key to the wife's heart so he knew in words how much she loved him? May be wrong, but at least

  20. Nurses with ADD/ADHD?

    edgwow replied to Metron's topic in Health, Stress Management

    There is a great article in the ADD magazine about telling your employer about the diagnosis

  21. Field trips

    edgwow replied to Flare's topic in School

    In my school district, where my kids go, the nurse is required on all over night field trips to administer meds in the morning and any first aid necessary. You must ask, where they are going...

  22. Non-Nurses calling themselves a Nurse

    edgwow replied to sarajasmine's topic in General Nursing

    In the area where I live, there is an undercover investigator that runs a weekly series on TV called "What's buggin' you". 2 points clear, your child had a rash tht is contagious and should have been...

  23. Need Moral support

    edgwow posted a topic in General Nursing

    I am a RN-BSN student and have been taking full time classes and working 2 days a week so I could graduate in 16 months. I am 7 weeks from graduation. This is my problem, I am taking a pathophsiology...

  24. Skeptical of Ultrasound at 12 weeks! Any advice??

    edgwow replied to dougRN2BE's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Doug, Way back when,,,,,, we all had to wait for the baby to come. Paint the nursery green or yellow so it doesn't matter.Where are the good ol'

  25. UMDNJ Accelerated BSN Program

    edgwow replied to 3Triages's topic in New Jersey Nursing

    I am graduating UMDNJ's program for RN_BSN in a few weeks. Most of the instructors are A+++ and you will learn a ton. You can just google, UMDNJ, they have been in the news lately. It does not have...