JadedCPN BSN, RN

Pediatrics, Pediatric Float, PICU, NICU

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    What happens if you are injured on your way to clinical due to weather?

    JadedCPN replied to invitemeplz's topic in General Students

    Like other posters have said, you can sue anyone for any reason (unfortunately) but you won't win this particular case. Hopefully this entitlement you seem to have goes away before you become a...
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    June 2018 Caption Contest: Poll - Select $100 Winner!

    JadedCPN replied to Joe V's topic in News, Announcements

    This is where the nurses go to eat their
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    is this bullying?

    JadedCPN replied to jennalou's topic in General Nursing

    "is this bullying?"
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    June 2018 Caption Contest: Poll - Select $100 Winner!

    JadedCPN replied to Joe V's topic in News, Announcements

    They say it hasn't been used since
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    Federal Marijuana Ban Lift Effects on Nursing

    JadedCPN replied to bluma5's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I'm confused as to what point you were trying to make with this big
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    Overtime

    JadedCPN replied to _littlemissBSN's topic in General Nursing

    In my 12 years, I can say that I have left within 15 minutes of the end of my shift 98% of the time, even when I've had admissions after 6. I think one of the hardest things to learn is that you can't...
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    Miserable nurses

    JadedCPN replied to FutureNurse0201's topic in General Nursing

    Not sure how you came to the conclusion that nobody cares about this nurse's "attitude" when several points of your post prove that, in fact, multiple people cared enough to do or say
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    "Dancing Doc" Video....Just When You Think You've Seen It All...

    JadedCPN replied to Sarah Matacale's topic in General Nursing

    "Dr. Boutte is board certified in dermatology but also performs plastic surgery and general surgery neither of which she is board certified in." As an outsider to the OR/outpatient surgery world, this...
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    What to do after nursing school???

    JadedCPN replied to Nursing2019BSN's topic in General Students

    Definitely focus on the present instead of getting ahead of yourself - even with an externship, you have no job guarantee so don't get too
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    Best stethoscope for an ER Nurse?

    JadedCPN replied to verbalsjint's topic in Emergency

    I wish I could like this a thousand times. I started as a brand new grad in the PICU where we weren't allowed to use our own stethoscopes at all, we had to use the cheap disposable ones from central...
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    Help me pick a surgery to observe!!

    JadedCPN replied to Sbhayes09's topic in General Students

    :mad:You should have watched my double mastectomy, I'm sure you would have balled your eyes
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    Have Tablets replaced Binkies?

    JadedCPN replied to Emergent's topic in Pediatric

    It always amazes me when my 2 year old patient knows how to work various electronic devices better than I can. Just like everything else in life, there has to be moderation. Screen time especially...
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    Best stethoscope for an ER Nurse?

    JadedCPN replied to verbalsjint's topic in Emergency

    Something you don't mind getting bodily fluids on, getting stolen, or getting
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    Where are all the nursing jobs?

    JadedCPN replied to neurogirl77's topic in Nursing Career

    I moved from Cincinnati to Phoenix in 2015 with 9 years of pediatric nursing experience under my belt without any difficulties. As others have said based on your 13 years, I can't imagine you having...
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    Newly qualified desperate to quit after 3 weeks

    JadedCPN replied to Buttercup22's topic in United Kingdom

    Without knowing any specifics as to WHY you are dreading every shift, I'm going to assume it is out of the fear that almost EVERY new grad has. This is a normal feeling that lasts far longer than 3...
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    AN Scholarship

    JadedCPN replied to NICU Guy's topic in General Nursing

    $5 for "I didn't get my DREAM hospital/job/unit so my life is over" posts. (Seriously though, I don't remember any colleagues talking about their "dream" hospitals/units when I graduated some years...
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    How many med errors to lose your license?

    JadedCPN replied to Bakingismylife's topic in General Nursing

    The answer is, of course,
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    AN Scholarship

    JadedCPN replied to NICU Guy's topic in General Nursing

    $50 for people who come to an Internet forum asking for advice, but then get upset when they don't agree with said advice that is
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    AN Scholarship

    JadedCPN replied to NICU Guy's topic in General Nursing

    Let's throw in all the posts asking random internet strangers to make life decisions for them... Can I afford nursing school, random stranger? Hello stranger, is nursing right for me? You don't know...
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    Dismantling beliefs about male nurses

    JadedCPN replied to kevinm23's topic in General Students

    I am not a male, but I do not understanding the reasoning for this. I get frustrated with my female coworkers who automatically go to the males for lifting patients - it isn't fair to the male...
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    Stressed, Confused, Anxious

    JadedCPN replied to hi_hello29's topic in General Nursing

    That's a mighty high horse there. There is nothing wrong with getting into nursing for financial stability. I personally always knew I wanted to be a nurse due to my own personal experiences living...
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    Last week on preceptorship

    JadedCPN replied to Alexx_xox's topic in Emergency

    Because it applies to professionalism, discretion, and social media policies that many workplaces have in place. Those are all important especially in an ER setting where you may be more likely to...
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    CNAs sleeping on the job... What can I do as a new nurse?

    JadedCPN replied to jessica0rae's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I'm not sold on the idea that the hardships the OP will face are because of their "rise" in status to an RN, but rather the fact that they were always complacent and therefore an enabler of the...
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    Do you trust the organ donation process (after recovery of 'brain dead' boy)?

    JadedCPN replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Much like many other aspects of healthcare, I understand that this industry could verywell have some "bad apples" who take advantage of the system and do very unethical things - that is always a...
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    Why did you leave your most recent job?

    JadedCPN replied to KimmyKins's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Out of curiosity, why do you believe that you weren't technically fired? Based on your post, you very much were