jamonit

jamonit

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  1. ICU Design

    jamonit replied to bon5b's topic in MICU, SICU

    i like how our 40 bed picu is set up--we have two glassrooms, private beds. in between the two is a computer station where the icu nurse sits and charts but can still watch patients and their...

  2. oh my goodness!!!!

    jamonit replied to jamonit's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    thanks

  3. oh my goodness!!!!

    jamonit replied to jamonit's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    i passed! j.a.m. R.N. at your service! WOOHOOOOOO!

  4. oh my goodness!!!!

    jamonit replied to jamonit's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    i got 75 questions...felt iffy about it. i think i passed. hopefully i'll find out tomorrow! now i am going to just relax and wait.... tick tock tick

  5. new nurse woes

    jamonit replied to stayingoutoftrouble's topic in First Year After Licensure

    i think we all feel like this. overwhelmed, scared that we aren't picking it up fast enough. talk to your preceptor about these issues. ask her for time management/organization advice. that's what...

  6. Removing Staples

    jamonit replied to luvmynursingjob's topic in General Nursing

    usually, most hospitals or offices have single-use staple remover kits. use some betadine or chloroprep (or whatever your facility suggests) and then, if the staples look dry, not weepy, you can put...

  7. oh my goodness!!!!

    jamonit replied to jamonit's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    yay! thanks you all for your kind words! tomorrow at 9 am i will be on my way. i feel confident and ready. i'm not cramming, just reviewing some electrolyte lab values. i took the hurst review last...

  8. New PICU nurse

    jamonit replied to madimomma's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    hi! i started in february as well. we get 14 weeks in total. i guess the best way to do it is use your resources. look things up, check dosages in the iv med book, ask questions of your fellow...

  9. oh my goodness!!!!

    jamonit replied to jamonit's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    you too, rich! we can do this, right? i mean, i've done my best to stay positive, to think positive, to study 'productively,' but still the nerves are full force. it's like the final...

  10. ICU Orientation

    jamonit replied to mjscan_07's topic in MICU, SICU

    we get 14 weeks...clinical and didactic in the picu. seems like a small amount when you realize how much there is to know... we leave the new grad program as a level 2 picu nurses, meaning we can...

  11. How do you deal with ICU superiority complex?

    jamonit replied to CaLLaCoDe's topic in General Nursing

    i just think icu nurses are better, especially picu nurses. we know it all. even as new grads. just

  12. critical care differential

    jamonit replied to nanceynurse's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    i

  13. Run out of nursing school - what to do?

    jamonit replied to Diahni's topic in General Nursing

    i'm glad that things are working out for you, diahni. it's so odd to me that you (or myself) have written posts in which we are asking for constructive criticism or perhaps opinions of how others...

  14. What hospital is best?

    jamonit replied to DaughteroftheKing's topic in Arizona Nursing

    phoenix children's is the best. i'm a new nurse and i absolutely commend them for the way they welcomed us into their new grad program. they are very family centered, and nurse centered. i wouldn't...

  15. Curious...any of you guys considering Peds/PICU/NICU?

    jamonit replied to SteveNNP's topic in Male Nursing Students

    everyone always says, "peds would be so hard, seeing all those little guys sick." yes it's sad, but i found it to be sad when i saw older people that were my parents or my grandparents' ages....

  16. Anyone here in a "nursing couple"?

    jamonit replied to heartlover07's topic in General Nursing

    my fiance and i are both new graduate nurses. we met in nursing school and have been dating now for one year. i work in peds icu, he works in adult icu. we both will be switched to nights this...

  17. Is There Any Way?

    jamonit replied to ex-smokerwhoserved's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    did you find out yet? i hope it works out well for

  18. Insight & advice on Critical care(ICU) VS. general Med-Surg floor?

    jamonit replied to RUcon08's topic in General Nursing

    you are too sweet! you look so cute in your white nursing dress! you are so lucky that you didn't have to wear the darn hat. totally a style cramper, hahaha. i take the nclex march 6th, i can't...

  19. precepting days--then shipped off to nights?

    jamonit posted a topic in PICU, Pediatric

    i spoke with my manager today, i begin precepting in the PICU during the day shift. in may, she is going to switch me to the night shift. i'm a little disappointed, as i would prefer to work days....

  20. F & E

    jamonit replied to jc1's topic in General Students

    i suggest looking at emedicine or medline. look up blood gases, metabolic acidosis, metabolic alkalosis, respiratory alkalosis, respiratory acidosis. know what happens when a person has fluid...

  21. Womens interest in male nurses

    jamonit replied to johny1's topic in Men in Nursing

    problem is--i have a new job and he knows what i'm blabbering about, so he has to hear the details of what i'm learning and he has no escape from nursing when i get home. hahaha, i can go on for...

  22. Insight & advice on Critical care(ICU) VS. general Med-Surg floor?

    jamonit replied to RUcon08's topic in General Nursing

    thanks tweety, tazzy and logan! i don't think i need a good slap, i just need some great preceptors, didactic training, and lots of critical thinking. i am an orientee with strong passion to be an...

  23. Womens interest in male nurses

    jamonit replied to johny1's topic in Men in Nursing

    i'm engaged to a 'male nurse' that i met in nursing school. it's good/bad that we can talk about nursey things for hours on end. he hears volumes about my new job, stuff i wouldn't be able to say to...

  24. Insight & advice on Critical care(ICU) VS. general Med-Surg floor?

    jamonit replied to RUcon08's topic in General Nursing

    and besides, what does evidence based practice state on this topic? what was posted from the person with the biggest problem with this appears to be a generality, not fact. okay, enough. done....

  25. Insight & advice on Critical care(ICU) VS. general Med-Surg floor?

    jamonit replied to RUcon08's topic in General Nursing

    this is such an old school argument. i'm done contending with it. i love my job and i'm glad that new grads in america have the opportunity to begin their careers in critical care or where ever they...