jesa

jesa specializes in ED.

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1. Faking high FSBS?

   jesa replied to military spouse's topic in Correctional

   I think it is just using food or sugar rubbed on the fingers. at our hospital we are taught to scrub fingers really well because of the false high readings. I would guess that he probably did...

2. Least strenuous unit to work??

   jesa replied to vikichck's topic in Cardiac

   I would say the least physical would be psych - if you work in a VA you probably have a great psych facility there, most

3. Psych patient teaching for class assignment..HELP

   jesa replied to skyandsydneysmom's topic in Psychiatric

   I loved my psych rotation, we did our teaching in the inpatient lock down highest level acuity unit. we decided to do our class on art. I talked about some artists who had been diagnosed with...

4. Question about capillary blood glucose testing

   jesa replied to MaryPatricia's topic in Medical-Surgical

   could you not use the left

5. California's 2009 New Grad RN Program- Who's hiring right now?

   jesa replied to piscesmama's topic in California Nursing

   did you try to find a job before you left? the bay area is especially saturated with nurses, there are several schools in the area that graduate nurses 2x a year. there are people in this area that...

6. LVN Program? Bay Area College of Nursing

   jesa replied to hlw116's topic in California Nursing

   have you looked at their website for more information? I think you should at least have done that before attending any college. just fyi - there is NO school that will guarentee employment after...

7. So... How real is the show ER?

   jesa replied to FriarTuck's topic in Emergency

   HAHA! we had a little girl the other day who I was doing a straight cath on, her anatomy was a little different, her labia minora looked almost fused together, I asked the MD if she wanted to take a...

8. So... How real is the show ER?

   jesa replied to FriarTuck's topic in Emergency

   agreed, totally different. I work in the ED. 99% of my day is looking at people with stomach aches, headaches, "back pain", and various other NON emergent problems. car accidents and falls. as pp...

9. Schizophrenic Sleep

   jesa replied to abbaking's topic in General Nursing

   I hope you start getting enough sleep! when I was working 7p-7a I came home home and took a lunesta if I had to go back that night. I need need need my sleep and, for me, it worked, I got a full 7-8...

10. New Grad thinking to start career in the ER

    jesa replied to georgehb's topic in Emergency

    kf15 so sorry to hear about your experience in the ED! that is not my experience, either, and I hope that is true for others on here. I am a new grad started in the ED and also love it. every day I...

11. Samuel Merritt ABSN San Francisco

    jesa replied to rachelzheng82's topic in California Nursing

    I got a call around 3pm. odd because last night my wife had a dream I got my acceptance today and I was taking a nap when they called and thought about the other person who had a call around 3...

12. Samuel Merritt ABSN San Francisco

    jesa replied to rachelzheng82's topic in California Nursing

    I have been reading this thread over the past weeks because I've been waiting, too, I'm writing under my wife's user name now. just wanted to say not to give up hope! I got a call today for the SF...

13. Should I still become nurse after...in recovery...?

    jesa replied to dontwory's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I think you have a good base, and I think that by the time you actually become a nurse you will have a great base! I believe that as people in recovery, we have insight into some things that normies...

14. A question about what nursing school covers...

    jesa replied to nohika's topic in General Students

    I think most nursing school clinicals are similar, we had 2 semesters of med-surg, psych, OB, pediatrics, public health, and our final semester. I don't know if any school that would have a standard...

15. Samuel Merritt ELMSN Fall 2009 Interviews!

    jesa replied to ZooGurl3's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Donna how did they notify you?