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    selecting needles, BP meds...

    CrufflerJJ replied to shrimpchips's topic in General Students

    Do you mean that you don't choose needle size by the amount of "hassle" your patient has given you in the past? By this, I mean a nice 21 gauge needle for a "decent" patient, or a 12-14 gauge 3"...
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    What is the one thing you wish you were told before starting nursing school

    CrufflerJJ replied to CyberVulpine's topic in General Students

    I didn't say not to strive for excellence (or egg salad, for that matter:D). What you don't want to do is be the single person who consistently raises your hand, answering questions asked by a prof...
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    presentation advice

    CrufflerJJ replied to student_nurse1986's topic in General Students

    Yup - quantitative research will include lots of fun-filled interesting (?) numbers. Stuff like percentage of patients with complications with/without some sort of intervention (routine tracheostomy...
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    Ethics- What's the BIGGEST Nursing Ethical Dilemma

    CrufflerJJ replied to volunteerpioneer's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Glad to help! Yes, it's surprising just how few nurses feel that the chocolate vs vanilla ice cream dilemma is worthy of further academic research. An equally overlooked issue facing many of us in...
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    What is the one thing you wish you were told before starting nursing school

    CrufflerJJ replied to CyberVulpine's topic in General Students

    Several things: Try to be "one of the crowd." By this, try not to be a know-it-all in class, or the poor person at the bottom of the grade sheet. If either of these happen, you may get some unwanted...
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    presentation advice

    CrufflerJJ replied to student_nurse1986's topic in General Students

    One thing that will definitely help when doing your literature searches is to use the correct spelling (oops!): tracheostomy. You might look for the impact of tracheostomy care on reduction of...
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    Hit Right smack in the face with the "Nursing is a CALLING not a job" crap today

    CrufflerJJ replied to Tony1790's topic in Male Nursing Students

    Ummm...Angie?? Angie's not here,
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    Boy, Did I Feel Stupid!

    CrufflerJJ replied to tishirajan's topic in Nursing Humor

    At least he didn't use a shotgun instead of the baseball bat! (Weeeee...My 500th post! OK, go back to sleep
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    I must have the answers now ..!!! plz check me ...

    CrufflerJJ replied to KPNL's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, you "must have the answers now." U mst du yr own wrk 2 B a gud nrs. Rd yr buk. Sorry if I'm not up to date on sk8r d00d/d00dette txt msg
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    lost application

    CrufflerJJ replied to jennileigh8182's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I'm very sorry to hear that they continued to jerk you around. What a
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    Med/Surg Rotations

    CrufflerJJ replied to dmfisher86's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    In your med/surg rotation, I'd expect that you would continue to build your assessment skills, and also start building your patient care/clinical skills (wound care, dressing changes, researching...
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    To the girl who texted all during the math final...

    CrufflerJJ replied to greeniebean's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    And then there was the person who would sit behind me during A&P tests. CRUNCHING breath mints the whole freakin'
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    i know i havent been on here for a loooong time.

    CrufflerJJ replied to ashleyisawesome's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Congrats on getting into your nursing
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    Best site for used textbooks?

    CrufflerJJ replied to Tryxie's topic in General Students

    Check out Amazon.com - that's where I got most of my books. Another site that some folks use is http://www.half.com
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    RN's, what would you like to see from Student Nurses?

    CrufflerJJ replied to wants2BRN's topic in General Nursing

    I'm sorry that your instructor "reamed" you for your excitement. My instructors would usually get our clinical group in an out-of-the-way location or in a closed room before doing our post-clinical...
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    2 job offers need help deciding

    CrufflerJJ replied to uofi15's topic in Nursing Career

    i do know that some crna programs prefer candidates from larger hospital icus, and the icu in a level 1 trauma hospital would definitely look better than a small icu in a smaller hospital. i suspect...
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    Best. Stress. Relief. EVER.

    CrufflerJJ replied to Chewie_123's topic in Health, Stress Management

    If you haven't checked it out already, take a look at the CMP (Civilian Marksmanship Program) website at: http://www.thecmp.org/m1garand.htm By going through the CMP, you'll save at least $100 over...
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    We Lost A Good One

    CrufflerJJ replied to Okami_CCRN's topic in General Nursing

    OUCH! I'm very sorry. Sudden losses like this remind me of just how short & precious life is. You never know when it will be "your
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    College Grad (BA in Comm) Trying to Apply to Nursing School...Help!

    CrufflerJJ replied to chris42's topic in Nursing Career

    You're quite welcome. Good
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    Career change MSW to RN

    CrufflerJJ replied to dnarcisse's topic in General Students

    Ummm...how do I know what? If you're wondering how I know it would only take a year or so for an accel BSN, and about 2 years for a direct entry MSN, it's because I went through an ABSN program, and...
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    Recruiter or No Recruiter?

    CrufflerJJ replied to wellred's topic in Nursing Career

    I'd say YES. Recruiters offer one additional way to get your foot in the door of a potential employer. Understand, though, that recruiters have themselves first & foremost in their minds. Their...
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    College Grad (BA in Comm) Trying to Apply to Nursing School...Help!

    CrufflerJJ replied to chris42's topic in Nursing Career

    First of all, WELCOME to Allnurses! If you already have your BA degree, you might consider an accelerated BSN program. That way, you'd earn your BSN in ~12-18 months. Depending on the program, they...
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    My co-workers & I...

    CrufflerJJ replied to prmenrs's topic in General Nursing

    That sounds almost Monty-Python-esque. ...And now for this brief message brought to you by our very own Department of Redundancy and Repetitiveness
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    Shorting us of our NAs---WHY??

    CrufflerJJ replied to Riseupandnurse's topic in General Nursing

    Sounds like some bright young man with a shiny new MBA came up with this "headcount reduction" plan. I'm sure that if you saw all his bright colored PowerPoint slides & graphs of increased profit...
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    CRNA vs MSN/MBA...Specific info if possible???

    CrufflerJJ replied to Redbird2012's topic in General Nursing

    you might consider working for a while, then deciding your future career path after weighing the pros/cons. crna is a totally different "ball of wax" than msn/mba. a msn/mba dual major would give you...