jolleygirl

jolleygirl

27 yrs in long term care, 5 yrs office

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  1. Nurses with disabilities

    jolleygirl replied to Icare4u2's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    I also have hearing loss, secondary to Wegeners Granulomatosis, all new this year. I have a hearing aide in the right ear and am trying one now for the left. With the cost of the aides I'm not sure I...

  2. Working while taking chemo/radiation

    jolleygirl replied to AlsgalRN's topic in General Nursing

    My prayers are with you and your husband as well. I can not imagine how this is going for you, but I am currently on oral cytoxan, and working full time. I haven't, thankfully, experienced S/E's. I...

  3. Question for Clinic Nurses

    jolleygirl replied to Fiesta Red's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    A lot depends on your position, As lpn, I'm there until the Dr. is done, but it is rare that we stay over, usually no more than a few times a month. The Rn's are usually out on time, But I have seen...

  4. lpn school

    jolleygirl replied to us4halls's topic in General Nursing

    Have you worked in nursing (as cna), that experience and how you do on the exam will probably mean more than your high school grades. Good

  5. Song lyrics that remind you of nursing...

    jolleygirl replied to grace90's topic in Nursing Humor

    "Welcome to my nightmare", by Alice

  6. Highest paid nursing field?

    jolleygirl replied to NoeIssa's topic in General Nursing

    It may depend on your area as I don't think reasearch pays great in this particular area, but I have heard nurse anesthetist is the highest paid nurse. I agree with the comment about the stress...

  7. What Kind of Specialty and What Do You Do?

    jolleygirl replied to Susgu's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    I work in clinic, in gastro, I do video capsule endoscopy, breath hydrogen test, assist w/flex sig's, paracentesis, unsedation esophageal dilations. I enjoy my job (anyway just about 98% of

  8. Time on Feet/Area of Nursing

    jolleygirl replied to wugfun's topic in General Nursing

    As an LPN in a doctors office I spend 75% of my time on my feet, (The RN's jockey phone calls between pt/doc, pt teaching etc, and are not on there feet nearly as much- it may be different in...

  9. Nurses who are deaf, partial hearing loss?

    jolleygirl replied to Aneroo's topic in General Nursing

    I asked for a digital b/p set when problems first started, and they did get me one (kind of a cheapy) but I use it as back up. My Doc's are actually great, and they understand if I write down unable...

  10. Nurses who are deaf, partial hearing loss?

    jolleygirl replied to Aneroo's topic in General Nursing

    I am newly dx w/wegener's and the first s/s I had were ear infections that lasted three months, even w/tx I ended up w/significant hearing loss. I am back to work, I have a hearing aid in my r ear,...

  11. unsure what to think

    jolleygirl replied to jandb917's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with all thats been said. One of the steps you could take to learn more about this is to talk with the nursing home staff, they should have a plan of care or each of you concerns, make sure...

  12. NP in Gastroenterology

    jolleygirl replied to ashfost's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Hi, I too work in GI, We have 6 docs and 2 CRNP's, our NP's do clinic only, they have no inpt, and see usually on average 20 or more pts daily.(usually more) one specializes in hep c management, the...

  13. Electronic stethoscope?

    jolleygirl replied to RN007's topic in General Nursing

    Just a correction to the web site for pa voc rehab, i recheck this site and it is a different site than i originally had, try www.dli.state.pa.us, at keyword type ovr, and it should take you to there...

  14. Electronic stethoscope?

    jolleygirl replied to RN007's topic in General Nursing

    The easiest way to find the Pa vocational rehab is to go to www.parc.org it will give you a list of states to choose from and the pa one will take you right to voc rehab section. good

  15. Electronic stethoscope?

    jolleygirl replied to RN007's topic in General Nursing

    Hi, I too am new here, and newly hearing impaired, glad to hear there is an electronic steth scope, i am currently using a loaner hearing aid and to do b/p's i have to keep removing it, which is...