JBudd MSN

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    Being a nanny before nursing school?

    JBudd replied to lmnop9999's topic in General Students

    Anyone who has raised small children, knows full well that being a nanny is a "real job". IMO, there is nothing more important than our children. Take the job you want, not the one you think you...
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    When do you figure out your specialty?

    JBudd replied to RookieRoo's topic in General Students

    Take the job you can get, if you are too picky about applying you may miss out. Also, interests change. What might seem fascinating now may not turn out to be what you want long term. I'd say keep...
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    Worst semester ever!

    JBudd replied to springchick1's topic in General Students

    Well, this barnacled old bat raises a glass to you and says, ENJOY! Do not pick up your books, don't think you need to review NCLEX "just a little more". Your 3 weeks are yours, and will make no...
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    How does it work???

    JBudd replied to alh07002rn's topic in General Nursing

    Get a nanny or an au pair. Or, what I did when hubby and I overlapped, was find someone willing to do child care for just a few hours. I'd drop her off on the way to work, he'd get off a couple of...
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    HELLP!!:(

    JBudd replied to viccou6501's topic in Home Health

    Your boss doesn't get "to take your license". At most she/he can call the BON and file a complaint, which you then go to to defend yourself. If she does and she's not just blowing smoke to either...
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    How long have you been at your current facility?

    JBudd replied to ChristineN's topic in General Nursing

    This time, 22 years. Last 17 or so in the ER. Also worked here for about 5 years before that, with a 3 year hiatus while my hubby was in school in another
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    Double Dip CE Education Credits?

    JBudd replied to RunawayN's topic in General Nursing

    You are right, but what I meant was, why would a BON care if you used the same CEUs, for more than one state. My BON simply says I have to keep records for a specific number of years, and we have...
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    Double Dip CE Education Credits?

    JBudd replied to RunawayN's topic in General Nursing

    CEs are CEs, why would they care? or even
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    Sigma Theta Tau

    JBudd replied to Carpediem1012's topic in General Students

    There are many threads about this, try a search and you'll get lots of previous replies, both positive and
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    Nursing School and K-12

    JBudd replied to sweetnursing27's topic in General Students

    I homeschooled my kids, after kindergarten and a few years in a public school for the oldest two, even after my husband died and I was working nights, and I started my masters program. Depends on how...
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    Slamming in IVP meds and Running Incompatible Meds Together: Is it as bad as they say

    JBudd replied to RNdynamic's topic in Patient Medications

    Just because someone else doesn't follow the safety guidelines, doesn't give YOU permission to do so. You won't always see crystallization or precipitates, why risk the vein? Speed pushing does...
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    Who is eyeing the job boards, frustrated with your job?

    JBudd replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    I've been offered some attractive full time faculty spots, but I haven't worked an 8-5 day job in a very long time, and that was volunteering overseas for a period of months (not in hospital). I like...
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    Advice to the Student Nurse

    JBudd replied to Yellow90's topic in General Students

    "Fake it till you make it" does NOT refer to skills (such as sterile procedure for cathing)! It means present yourself as confident to patients no matter how much you are quaking inside; and humble...
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    Not using an Alcohol swab before injections

    JBudd replied to newgrad1988's topic in Patient Medications

    The moisture and rubbing action is what is getting rid of surface dirt, (and the alcohol dries quickly). I often look at the pad after "cleaning" a site, and see plenty of dirt on the pad itself...
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    June 2014 Caption Contest: Win $100!

    JBudd replied to Joe V's topic in News, Announcements

    I don't care if you can't tell us apart, you still have to pay BOTH of
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    Nurses Who Talk Too Darned Much

    JBudd replied to Kooky Korky's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    When I was a young, naive new grad, I caught a pt's new MI starting, couldn't get the resident to buy in. He did order an EKG, and admitted to me "gee, she really is having an MI". I went around...
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    RN's what was your occupation while in nursing school?

    JBudd replied to mzsuccess's topic in General Nursing

    I was a catalog clerk for JCPenney. NA pay was $1.23 before
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    Polio Vaccine

    JBudd replied to efda2rn's topic in General Students

    Some of the kids in the orphanages I volunteered at overseas were polio victims. I cannot imagine being told it was eradicated! I agree, do the titer, then the series if needed. It shouldn't be a...
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    I just want to say Thank You!!

    JBudd replied to aeris99's topic in General Students

    welcome! Blessings on your nursing
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    Nursing License # on CE certificate

    JBudd replied to 000cass000's topic in General Nursing

    very few of mine do, as long as your name is on it you should be good. In my state, you only have to declare that you did them, and keep them on file for a few years. They do random audits, if you...
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    Love to Teach - Masters?

    JBudd replied to carriebarton59's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    I did my MSN online through UNM; the field work was local, just needed a contract with a local nursing program. I took it slowly, one class at a time, over 5 years. Worked nights, single mom-med 3...
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    Night Shift Snack

    JBudd replied to NextGenRPN's topic in General Nursing

    You guys are too danged healthy Diet coke, chips (love that salt), fruit snacks that have very little to do with actual fruit, and.... beef
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    is it nurse's week?

    JBudd replied to NurseCard's topic in General Nursing

    For the first time: a banquet at a local 4 star hotel, with awards, door prizes, an insulated lunch bag with the company logo and a wallet that protects cards from being scanned and a "kudos" bar in...
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    if you hate nursing, what would you rather do instead?

    JBudd replied to ceccia's topic in General Nursing

    Be independently wealthy with my own space yacht, with an artificial intelligence computer system to run it, and just wander among the planets and stars visiting all the different colonies. Or, get...
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    Current and former sacred cows in nursing

    JBudd replied to Cuddleswithpuddles's topic in General Nursing

    Also bedrest/very limited activity. Bedpan or BSC since shouldn't walk alllll that way to the bathroom. Strict bedrest for hepatitis. My Merck in the 80's made a point of "strict bedrest is no...