JennyMac

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  1. Just looking for some other opinions on a topic that came up on Oprah

    JennyMac replied to mentalhealthRN's topic in General Nursing

    Well, if the child DOES turn out to be HIV+, should he/she be able to sue his mother? She actually knew she had it and might be able to transmit it. Her ex-husband seems to not have known he had it,...

  2. Pet Peeve: Poor Grammar by Nurses

    JennyMac replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    I'm pretty sure "irregardless" is not a word, but the others

  3. "Nurse" wins powerball

    JennyMac replied to november17's topic in General Nursing

    Luann de Lesseps from the Real Housewives of NY was also an LPN, before she became the Countess! And one of the daughters on the OC housewives is an RN! (Haha I think I need to get a

  4. Suggestions for IV pump drug library

    JennyMac posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hello everyone. I am hoping to get some input from Med-Surg and telemetry/ vent nurses. We use IV pumps that have a drug library from which we must select the meds we are giving. MY AVP has asked...

  5. Suggestions for IV pump drug library

    JennyMac replied to JennyMac's topic in General Nursing

    :clown:anyone-

  6. Psych NP salaries...

    JennyMac replied to jnd1213's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I'm reading a lot of "Psychiatrists around here don't let Psych NPs do..." So do psychiatrists dictate what psych NPs can do??? (Pardon my ignorance on the

  7. Skill set of new MSN grads

    JennyMac replied to Jules A's topic in General Nursing

    What does CNL stand for? And

  8. craigslist ad

    JennyMac posted a topic in General Nursing

    I saw an ad on craigslist just now: "RN available to care for your loved one" and when I clicked on it it said: New York State Certified Nurse Aide available to care for your loved ones, call now for...

  9. Bloodwork question

    JennyMac posted a topic in General Nursing

    In your hospital, who draws blood for labs? Do you have phlebotomists? Or do the nurses or PCTs/aides do

  10. An Atheist Outnumbered by Christians at Work (an ethical dilemma)

    JennyMac replied to Jo Dirt's topic in General Nursing

  11. Does "your" instead of "you're" drive anyone else nuts?

    JennyMac replied to *ac*'s topic in General Nursing

    "For example, it drives me nuts when a person says, "Just between you and I..." This drives me crazy,

  12. Questions regarding becoming an NP

    JennyMac posted a topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I am asking some questions for my coworker who would like to become an adult NP. She is an RN and has a Master's in Nursing Administration. She has 22 years of RN experience in Thailand and 1 year exp...

  13. INR Question

    JennyMac replied to makes needs known's topic in General Nursing

    Am I just really tired? Why don't I understanding why you are asking this

  14. what's the difference........

    JennyMac replied to able2009's topic in General Nursing

    I think the PCTs in my hospital make about $17 an hour. This is

  15. Husband Trying to Discourage Me from Nursing

    JennyMac replied to Dottie78's topic in General Nursing

    Re: not being able to discuss diagnosis until after the doctor has: often i'll have patients in for chest pain or syncope or something, and i'll give them antibiotics that the doctor's prescribed for...

  16. commuting from manhattan to bronx

    JennyMac posted a topic in New York Nursing

    I just got a job offer at Bronx-Lebanon Hospital, which is located on the grand concourse in the bronx. I originally wanted to move to manhattan and work there, but I am having no luck with manhattan...

  17. I think I failed for the 2nd time

    JennyMac posted a topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Hello everyone! Well, yesterday I took my Nclex-RN for the second time, and I'm pretty sure I failed. The first time, I failed at 75 questions, but I didn't really prepare. After that, I read the...

  18. When you overhear...

    JennyMac replied to miko014's topic in General Nursing

    If I don't know the person, I usually don't say anything...once I was waiting in line somewhere and I heard a lady say to her husband, "He has rosacea...you know, the thing babies get from aspirin."...

  19. Maximum security, a little apprehensive

    JennyMac posted a topic in Correctional

    Hi everyone, well I'm supposed to orient for 2 days next week for a per diem position... and I'm a little worried. It is a maximum security prison, the name is a little infamous, and I'm somewhat...

  20. question about orientation

    JennyMac posted a topic in School

    I'm a new nurse working in telemetry but interested in doing something else--just wondering what type of orientation is provided to brand new school nurses? Who orients you? Also, how many of you...

  21. question about orientation

    JennyMac replied to JennyMac's topic in School

    Thanks so much for the

  22. New grad on telemetry unit

    JennyMac posted a topic in Cardiac

    Hi everyone! I'm about to start my first job, and was offered a position on a tele unit. When i interviewed, I actually wasn't sure what type of specialty I wanted, and I said I was interested in...

  23. New nurse, interested...some questions

    JennyMac posted a topic in Correctional

    Hi everyone, I'm interested in correctional nursing. I've only been working as an RN for 5 months on a telemetry unit, and I have found I don't like hospital nursing. I am trying to figure out what...

  24. Nurse Phobias?

    JennyMac replied to pattycakeRN's topic in General Nursing

    Oh my god! I accidentally came upon some pics of this once, since then I've had

  25. Passed out my first day of clinical!!!

    JennyMac replied to oneofHIs's topic in General Nursing

    I (nearly) passed out in clinicals in the OR watching a lady partsl hysterectomy...they had barely started, but the uterus was visible. I was excited to watch, and didn't think I was having any...