JBudd MSN

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    Cypress LVN to Rn Bridge program

    JBudd replied to cmfnurse2b's topic in General Students

    The only ones that can answer that would be the school itself; some schools replace a grade with a better retake, some just average it all it. Good luck
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    corpsman to Lpn. - Lpn to rn

    JBudd replied to NavyGirl8701's topic in General Students

    Congratulations on your transition! I can't help with the bridging question, but I know there are a lot of programs out there. Have you tried looking in the Florida or Utah
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    Special Snowflake!

    JBudd replied to klone's topic in General Nursing

    Are you calling us all hobbits? I admit my feet are a bit
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    This is a placenta...

    JBudd replied to adventure_rn's topic in Nursing Humor

    If it hadn't been labeled as a placenta,,,,,,, it looks a lot like the torture device used by Niska on Mal in a Firefly episode; spider looking thing attached to the chest wall that sent out similar...
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    No calculators allowed as an RN?

    JBudd replied to dancediva234's topic in General Students

    I taught drug calc in a nursing programt; you really do need to know how to get the answer without a calculator because at some point you may not have one available. You have to show the steps to show...
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    not so NETY

    JBudd replied to Fruit Sucker's topic in General Nursing

    Sometimes the newer nurses still remember what areas frustrated them the most, as in what seems baffling to a newer nurse, an experienced nurse thinks is just common sense and didn't need to be...
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    Special Snowflake!

    JBudd replied to klone's topic in General Nursing

    never been in a freezing storm where even the snowflakes become rock hard and icy? (found at times in those NETY type break rooms, heh heh
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    Special Snowflake!

    JBudd replied to klone's topic in General Nursing

    let's see... special snowflake, to crusty snowflake, to specialized bat, to crusty bat, which gives enough time to become...... a special crusty OLD
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    Leaving job because of unsafe staffing - what do I say on my next job app?

    JBudd replied to SoManyChickens's topic in General Nursing

    "I was uncomfortable with the working conditions and culture of the
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    I just have to vent

    JBudd replied to Glycerine82's topic in General Students

    So your partner was pretty useless at helping learn sticking, but pretty good at teaching you to expect the unexpected :) Personally, I don't think hands are a "last resort", often those veins are...
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    Still struggling with heart sounds

    JBudd replied to tsm007's topic in General Nursing

    There are youtubes and web sites where you can practice listening, but the biggest thing you really need to hear is regular vs irregular. You can hear if there are missed beats, or rapid then slow...
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    Mission nursing abroad

    JBudd replied to kmarlatt0911's topic in General Nursing

    Some countries make a business of exporting nurses, ie the Phillipines. So the pay scale isn't going to be very good compared to the US. As a new grad you should go somewhere with a really good new...
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    Esme welcome back!!!!

    JBudd replied to emtb2rn's topic in General Nursing

    Welcome
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    co worker sharing her concerns

    JBudd replied to beeble's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    This is a 2 year old thread...... I would think Beeble has already handled it
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    Threatened by patient

    JBudd replied to BSNbeauty's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I was bitten, still have the scar, by a pt under the influence (pta). In my state, that's a felony (battery on health care worker in course of their duties). Security had been called but hadn't...
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    Maine Nurses Authorize Strike

    JBudd replied to FineAgain's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    Yes, it is legal... when we were on strike in 1988, the hospital cleared out almost all the beds and they drove the nurses in in a school bus (the driver was a cook, and she swung that bus around hard...
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    Please don't call me Dude

    JBudd replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    I tend to use "hon" without even thinking about it. I've deliberately started using "my friend" instead, or even "brother", trying to break the habit. The last guy I said "sir" to went ballistic,...
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    OMG - I broke a nail!

    JBudd replied to hppygr8ful's topic in General Nursing

    and filed an incident report on
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    medical assistant

    JBudd replied to 2bnursenadia30's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Oh UCSDRN, did you just open a can of worms . There are many many (did I say many?) threads about people calling themselves nurses, especially Aides and MAs, when they are not. YES, most nurses do...
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    Assisstance Requested

    JBudd replied to Ivancruz75's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Being as this is a public board, there is no guarantee that anyone who responds is actually any one of those things. Interviews are best done in person, so your best bet is to call any health...
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    Really random question

    JBudd replied to allinwitad's topic in General Nursing

    With today's job market, if you can get a job as a new grad take it; and push back the trip. I know you said you can't, but you would if you broke your leg or something...... The longer you are not...
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    Thinking about All Nurses....

    JBudd replied to pixiestudent2's topic in General Nursing

    I use a fair number of anecdotes from AN in my lectures (hey, can't just read those power points you
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    Procedure on this? Nurse and her abuser

    JBudd replied to CMarieRN87's topic in General Nursing

    You need to take this back to management again, because he is harassing you in the lobby. You are not safe, your workplace needs to protect you. If he isn't allowed on your side of the building,...
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    IS THIS TRUE???

    JBudd replied to nurse2211's topic in General Nursing

    We use sports bras and shorts under gowns for assessment class. No nudity, and certainly not changing in front of each other. I simply didn't "notice" when some of the shyer students kept a spaghetti...
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    Navy Nurse Questions

    JBudd replied to futurenurse1657's topic in General Students

    Your best bet is to contact a Navy recruiter. Way back when I looked into it the Navy would pay for school, but those programs went away with budget cuts and more nurses than they needed applying,...