JaneyW

JaneyW

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  1. Dominguez Hills CNS?

    JaneyW replied to Myethpio's topic in Online Distance Learning

    I am currently about half way through my MSN at Dominguez Hills. I am pretty happy with the program--esp with the cost! I am in the educator track, but the first part is generic for all graduate...

  2. High tolerance for pain.....I'll never understand it

    JaneyW replied to TazziRN's topic in General Nursing

    I can attest to the post-op pain being much better than what was happening before. I had a C6-7 spinal fusion and discectomy a few years ago and I can't even begin to describe the feeling of complete...

  3. What can you do with a MSN vs BSN?

    JaneyW replied to justme1972's topic in General Nursing

    Double amen to #5!!! I am getting the MSN to teach, but even the teaching possibilities are great. The faculty shortage is even more severe than the nursing one--at least here in California. The...

  4. This has been really getting on my nerves lately...

    JaneyW replied to GregRN's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for making me feel better, guys! I just had a post pulled today for pointing out a their/there thing. I didn't make a personal attack, but that kind of thing just wears on me. I'm glad to...

  5. Am I alone? Please tell me I am not!

    JaneyW replied to goingformydream's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I waited for a year to get into Santa Ana and enjoyed my last year of really being a stay at home mom. Wait it out for Santa Ana. It is great program with instructors who really care. I graduated...

  6. Progesterone to prevent preterm labor

    JaneyW replied to Araminha's topic in Ob/Gyn

    My hospital is currently doing a study on this. It is double blind, so I won't have info until it is

  7. Jobs?

    JaneyW replied to jodyangel's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I joined AWHONN as a student--cheaper that way! I also took NRP and ACLS as a student--also cheaper if your school has agreements with hospitals. I took a basic Fetal Monitoring class and a...

  8. Tips for reaching a posterior cervix??

    JaneyW replied to shortstuff31117's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Sometimes I would use an upside down bedpan instead of

  9. how to manage multiple patients on L & D

    JaneyW replied to SpudID's topic in Ob/Gyn

    You can get as organized as you want, but L&D--esp high risk--is a very unpredictable area and things change all the time. Can you lobby mangmt to change your charting so you are not repeating...

  10. Nurses children and vaccinations, how do you feel?

    JaneyW replied to Mistify's topic in General Nursing

    Maybe, as healthcare providers, we should all be a little more aware of physiology and not let our personal opinions color the care that we give. A person cannot be 'immune' to an antibiotic....

  11. Rampant Racisim in Hospitals!!

    JaneyW replied to goodkittie395's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I think this is also a safety and quality of care issue in California. I have learned A LOT of Spanish because I cannot give my patients safe, quality care without knowing it. I would say that...

  12. What is a nurse?

    JaneyW replied to Tiwi's topic in General Nursing

    I speak at career day each year at the high school. I tell them a nurse does three main things: Care, Teach and Advocate. The rest of the posters have done a fine job of explaining those things in...

  13. Nurses children and vaccinations, how do you feel?

    JaneyW replied to Mistify's topic in General Nursing

    I know I wouldn't have been able to attend the nursing school I went to (public school) without vaccines and a tetnus booster. I even had to prove immunity to varicella or get that vaccine. I am a...

  14. Nurses children and vaccinations, how do you feel?

    JaneyW replied to Mistify's topic in General Nursing

    I went to Cal State Fullerton back in the 80's and was required to show proof of an MMR booster. I got one at the health center and still use it for hospital jobs and clinicals for my graduate...

  15. Nurses children and vaccinations, how do you feel?

    JaneyW replied to Mistify's topic in General Nursing

    I think one of the main reasons for the varicella vaccine is the prevention of shingles later in life--not just the prevention of chicken pox. Shingles are horrific and I would have liked to have had...

  16. Bilirubin level: What would you do?

    JaneyW replied to rnin02's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Remeber, too, that there will always be someone who thinks you didn't do what you should have. On some units, it is the same person everytime. Other units have people who have their "areas" where it...

  17. Laboring down

    JaneyW replied to nurse79's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I don't see the problem with the pt doing 'gentle pushing' and grunting pushing. This will help with her laboring down efforts--why tell her to stop? I will put the moms in a high fowlers and tell...

  18. I need advice.

    JaneyW replied to CaGuy's topic in California Nursing

    There are several community colleges in OC that have nursing programs: Santa Ana, Goldenwest, Saddleback and Cypress just to name a few. They are terrific programs--no need to spend extra money...

  19. Help identifying decels on fetal monitor strip

    JaneyW replied to sweetcheekers's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Time and further experience and classes will help build your confidence. Earlies mirror the UC. Lates start after the UC and reach their lowest point after the apex of the UC. I will often use my...

  20. Interesting places where women have given birth

    JaneyW replied to JeanettePNP's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Our hospital is adjacent to a riverbed (mostly dry as we are in SoCal!) where there are a lot of homeless. We have occaisional babies born there and brought

  21. Back injury: stories & support for an injured RN

    JaneyW replied to christie_0307's topic in General Nursing

    Are you waiting for the MRI because of the medical system in Canada? Do they have you in physical therapy because it is VERY important! I'm glad we are helping you feel not so all alone. There are...

  22. Back injury: stories & support for an injured RN

    JaneyW replied to christie_0307's topic in General Nursing

    Do you have surgery planned? Are you doing PT? Has it helped? I popped a cervical disc being leaned back in the hairwashing chair at the salon when I was still in orientation as a new grad. I kept...

  23. WBC Counts and Exposure

    JaneyW posted a topic in Oncology

    Hey fellow nurses! I am not in onc--I'm in OB--but I have a quick question for you that are. When someone has been getting chemo for a while and having neutropenic episodes, what happens to their...

  24. Lisa Miller's Advanced Fetal Monitoring--worth $300?

    JaneyW replied to kirsnikity's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I took a basic fetal monitoring class while still a student and I think it did help me to stand out as a new grad. I also did NRP and joined AWHONN as a student member. I did the fetal monitoring...

  25. WBC Counts and Exposure

    JaneyW replied to JaneyW's topic in Oncology

    Thanks for the replies! I have a friend with a child going through this and I am so concerned that they just aren't taking the neutropenia seriously enough. The mom just doesn't get the physiology...