sjoe

sjoe

Corrections, Psych, Med-Surg

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  1. Quick Question about comfort measures

    sjoe replied to Tweety's topic in General Nursing

    "parenteral fluids will prevent the comfortable dehydration that helps dying patients achieve a peaceful comfort from endorphin release." Right. Exiting due to dehydration is MUCH faster (often 3...

  2. Do you have to pay for parking?

    sjoe replied to JJFROG's topic in General Nursing

    Sounds like a topic for a story in your local newspaperm, perhaps a story that also addresses the "nursing shortage." My first thought was "what does your union have to say about this?" And that if...

  3. Education benefits

    sjoe replied to pnurseuwm's topic in General Nursing

    http://www.emoryhealthcare.org/ If you can't find what you want to know on that site, they have an 800 number posted at the

  4. Telephone Medical Advice

    sjoe replied to pickledpepperRN's topic in California Nursing

    "Under SB 969 only licensed, certified, or registered medical professionals who are able to assess the caller's condition and determine if and when the caller needs to see a physician are permitted to...

  5. Do you use the trendelenberg position?

    sjoe replied to wishingmary's topic in MICU, SICU

    What would informatics have to do with it? Why would computer people have an opinion about

  6. Need to be on my toes...

    sjoe replied to webbiedebbie's topic in General Nursing

    "I HATE writing an incident report..because the nurse who made the error seems to take it as a personal attack..which it's not" Not necessarily true. I have worked in facilities where incident reports...

  7. Anatomy and Physiology HELP!!!!!

    sjoe replied to Sofia80's topic in General Nursing

    I agree about the coloring books. They are excellent (if you actually DO them, of

  8. ethical dilemma

    sjoe replied to crnaethics's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    "I am trying to understand the logic behind writing a 100 percent of a paper for somebody and then crying foul play." You and me both. Kind of makes me wonder about the motives involved, both in...

  9. certifications

    sjoe replied to iliel's topic in General Nursing

    The only ones that come to mind that you could, perhaps, do before graduation AND that would be very useful to you and future employers would be IV Certification and/or phlebotomy. If your local...

  10. Not happy with med/surg...

    sjoe replied to RNNC2003's topic in General Nursing

    It used to be the case nearly universally that no specialty would take a new nurse who hadn't first completed at least one year of med-surg. People who so advised you were doing so based on their...

  11. El Paso TX

    sjoe replied to ASU_Sdvls's topic in General Nursing

    http://www.salary.com

  12. attention Rural male nurses

    sjoe replied to wannaknow's topic in Rural

    It is largely a matter of statistics. Male nursing students comprise about 16% (the last I read) of nursing students, but by the time 5 years have passed after graduation, about 6% of nurses are...

  13. advise needed.. change areas of nursing

    sjoe replied to fawnsternurse's topic in General Nursing

    "The hospital was offering a 10,000 sign on bonus " A VERY clear warning sign in itself. But to directly answer your question, it all depends on the specific hospital you want to work in, what the...

  14. burn out from school, need advice

    sjoe replied to Pamelita's topic in General Nursing

    Whatever serves to help your recreate yourself would be a good idea. Maybe taking a break would prove too stressful. Maybe getting drunk would work. Maybe helping Habitat for Humanity (or some...

  15. Surprised Myself! (Standing up to Doctors)

    sjoe replied to RN-PA's topic in General Nursing

    You can borrow my sig

  16. Cont. education credits

    sjoe replied to Julianya's topic in General Nursing

    the easiest and cheapest:

  17. But I have little kids!

    sjoe replied to Tweety's topic in General Nursing

    3rd asks: "What does your union have to say?" People with children are NOT given preference just because they have kids. Everyone is treated the same way in terms of scheduling, kids or not. By the...

  18. Short Tempered Nurse

    sjoe replied to ANnot4me's topic in General Nursing

    The main thing that seems to be useful is to have one's MAJOR interests/sources of emotional support/social system completely outside the realm of nursing, and in that way whatever goes on, or doesn't...

  19. malpractice insurance

    sjoe replied to Chris0114's topic in General Nursing

    My malpractice insurance costs less than $100/year for $1M/$6M worth of coverage. Unless one is a CRNA or midwife or some other legally risky specialty, this is no big problem. Check out the...

  20. But I have little kids!

    sjoe replied to Tweety's topic in General Nursing

    So what does your union have to say about

  21. Nurse Patient Ratio

    sjoe replied to TMEEKEE's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    For WHICH medical

  22. 14 Nurses Fired and 9 disciplined in Kentucky

    sjoe replied to nurseattorney's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with teshiee. "It would have been simple to make it a standing order" A number of nurses who work in ICU, ER, even psych, have said to me things like "I just go ahead and give it (or order...

  23. new nurses and shifts

    sjoe replied to prairiegirl's topic in General Nursing

    "when new nurses graduate and get their first RN jobs, is it common for them to get stuck on a night shift?" Not in my experience. Ordinarily a new nurse needs substantial...

  24. medical documentation issue

    sjoe replied to basha's topic in General Nursing

    message deleted on second thought . PM'd

  25. Telephone Medical Advice

    sjoe replied to pickledpepperRN's topic in California Nursing

    "Opposition to the bill was led by Kaiser Permanente" Surprise!! As a past Telephone Advice and Appointments Nurse for Kaiser, I am very familiar with their use of misleading titles and duties for...