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jjnmrsmom

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  1. Dreams of Becoming an ER Nurse Fading.

    jjnmrsmom replied to jjnmrsmom's topic in Emergency

    Thanks everyone. I agree with a lot of what you've said and I appreciate the advice. As many of you know emergency nursing is a calling. I have never felt so at home and excited to be a nurse than...

  2. Dreams of Becoming an ER Nurse Fading.

    jjnmrsmom replied to jjnmrsmom's topic in Emergency

    Thanks for the advice. I have sent an e-mail expressing my interested to the hiring manager and offereing to work per diem, but I recieved no response at all. I'm willing to do whatever it takes....

  3. New Grads at VA Hospital

    jjnmrsmom replied to SeychelleRN's topic in Government, Military

    I've never worked/floated to psych but I know they have their own building, and I believe it's fairly new. My suggestion to you is to pull up a map of our campus, it's 140 acres... very nice place......

  4. LTC Nurses Bottom of the Barrel

    jjnmrsmom replied to jjnmrsmom's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I hear a lot of dedication and love for your patients in these posts. I love my residents too. I'm proud to be a member of such a caring group of nurses!

  5. Hospice to Hospital?

    jjnmrsmom replied to netglow's topic in General Nursing

    Well... I've been a hospice nurse for about 1 1/2 years now. I started as a new grad. It's hard to say for sure with the economy being what it is but I think it's slowed my career down. When I first...

  6. New Grads at VA Hospital

    jjnmrsmom replied to SeychelleRN's topic in Government, Military

    I work for Hines VA and I like it alot. I'm sure it depends on the unit you work on as to supplies ratios etc. But the hospital is being renovated one unit at a time. For example; the womans health...

  7. LTC Nurses Bottom of the Barrel

    jjnmrsmom replied to jjnmrsmom's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    when i was in nursing school i did a rotation in a nursing home where they epitomized the stereotypical "nursing home nurse". i didn't see them doing anything but passing meds and they had the...

  8. Do Most LPN's do NA Work Too?

    jjnmrsmom posted a topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    On the unit I work we have RN's, LPN's and NA's. The RN's only perform nursing duties but the LPN's fill either nursing or NA roles depending on the need. I think this is a terrible practice and is...

  9. Nursing instructor putting student through embarassment and singles out

    jjnmrsmom replied to mjacobs's topic in General Students

    The harsh reality is nursing instructors are hard to come by so the schools will usually protect the instructor. While there is a despirate need for teachers students come a dime a dozen so the odds...

  10. Do Most LPN's do NA Work Too?

    jjnmrsmom replied to jjnmrsmom's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    i'm not putting down the work of na's, what they do is extremely important and doing it well is a gift. there's no need to defend what you do. my only question was do lpns switch between a nurse and...

  11. Do Most LPN's do NA Work Too?

    jjnmrsmom replied to jjnmrsmom's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    SuesquatchRN, I'm really not sure. That's why I posted the threat, I'm trying to understand if this is an acceptable practice anywhere else. I think they feel that as nurses they don't get as much...

  12. Tips For Dealing With Bully Instructors

    jjnmrsmom posted a topic in General Students

    in another thread someone posted about an instructor who was targeting a student and making her life miserable. it brought back "not so fond" memories of when i was in nursing school. so i thought i...

  13. Do Most LPN's do NA Work Too?

    jjnmrsmom replied to jjnmrsmom's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I wasn't talking about primary nursing or nurses pitching in with aid duties. I'm talking about not knowing which role you will fill each day when you walk in the door at work. The LPN's at work feel...

  14. Nursing instructor putting student through embarassment and singles out

    jjnmrsmom replied to mjacobs's topic in General Students

    I didn't get a chance to read all of the posts and my advice may come too late but here goes. Most of us go through this as nurses. It's a hazard of the job. Whether it happens with an bully...

  15. Cussed out and disprespected by CNA

    jjnmrsmom replied to tattooednursie's topic in General Nursing

    Don't feel bad I am surrounded by crappy CNA's with terrible attitudes. I don't work in a nursing home but the hospital I work for has a long term unit. Our NA's are not underpaid or overworked but...

  16. ACLS Classes In or Near Chicago?

    jjnmrsmom replied to loryces's topic in Illinois Nursing

    Hello, I'm getting ready to enroll in an ACLS class and was wondering why there is such a big difference in class length between places. cpr associates class is only 6 hours compared to 10-13 hours at...

  17. Death stories?

    jjnmrsmom replied to Teachchildren123's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    My mother was a hospice pt. One day she told me that; "it would be over in 5 days"... she died 5 days later. One of my pts in the hospital had lung ca. He had a trach in and couldn't speak or hardly...

  18. How Much Autonomy Do Hospice Nurses Have?

    jjnmrsmom posted a topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I really like the idea of hospice nursing. My unit is a hodgepodge type unit where we care for every type and acuity of patients, including hospice. They have promised us that soon they will open a...

  19. New Grad going into Hospice

    jjnmrsmom replied to NurseMarla's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I was glad to read this thread. I am also a new grad hired onto, what I was told was, a long term care facility in a hospital. What it actually turned out to be is a psych/acute care/rehab/long...

  20. Is Nursing Worth It?? A Poem

    jjnmrsmom posted a topic in General Students

    Is Nursing Worth It? Is it all worth it? What we put ourselves through Do we pay too big a price To do what we're called to do I'm tired of all the stress I can't bear it any...

  21. Is Nursing Worth It?? A Poem

    jjnmrsmom replied to jjnmrsmom's topic in General Students

    That's awesome! Best of luck on your final. Eye on the prize!

  22. Try Not to Panic Over NCLEX!

    jjnmrsmom posted a topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    everyone gets way too stressed out about nclex! we spend years in nursing school learning mounds of content and passing test after difficult test and still second guess our abilities. any decent...

  23. february/march 2009 support group planning to take nclex-rn exam

    jjnmrsmom replied to RN_d1027's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    varicella-zoster is the virus responsible for chickenpox and for shingles (herpes-zoster) in adults. dessiminated herpes-zoster (shingles) means that the virus is widespread which can happen in an...

  24. nurses/student nurses who have done externships?

    jjnmrsmom replied to sallber's topic in Illinois Nursing

    It really depends on the hospital and the unit. The nurse that precepted me didn't allow me to do anything... so I just shadowed her for 6 weeks. Other students told me they had awesome nurses who let...

  25. Any RNs that currently work at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago?

    jjnmrsmom replied to AJ BSN 2008's topic in Illinois Nursing

    I know you've probably already made your decision, but just in case others are considering the same thing. I hate to be the bearer of bad news but one of my professors worked there and she said it was...