JadedCPN BSN, RN

Pediatrics, Pediatric Float, PICU, NICU

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    How to give 2 week notice

    JadedCPN replied to Motherofadarling's topic in General Nursing

    I definitely have to second this recommendation. To me, some type of email confirmation (if you don't want to just directly do it through email, which is widely considered acceptable as well now), I...
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    Thankful To Be A Nurse On Thanksgiving

    JadedCPN replied to TheCommuter's topic in Nurses Rock

    I am thankful that I do not celebrate Thanksgiving or other holidays at all and often work them which allows me to comfort my patients and their families who are upset they are in the hospital during...
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    Using Equipment with no Training?

    JadedCPN replied to NeuroRNny's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I really think it depends on the equipment, and it depends on what type of "training" you/they are expecting. Sure there are more 'serious'/complicated pieces of equipment that need true training...
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    Do You Have To Be Religious/Spiritual to be a good Nurse?

    JadedCPN replied to Soliloquy's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    As an agnostic-atheist nurse myself, I can't like this post enough times. I follow the exact same codes myself, I 100% respect whatever religion/belief that people follow even if I think it is...
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    Why Can Pre-Med Students Know Their Choice But Nursing Students "Can't"?

    JadedCPN replied to Shookclays's topic in General Nursing

    With all due respect, if infants is the population you want to work with then NICU may not be the place for you. Unless you mean neonates/premies/and newborns, then of course it is. With that out of...
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    Job Market in the PHX area

    JadedCPN replied to NiniBsn's topic in Arizona Nursing

    Hi there! I moved to Phoenix from Ohio a little over a year ago with 10 years of peds RN experience under my belt, so my view on it may be a little different than yours. I will say that my pay was...
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    Catching something from patients?

    JadedCPN replied to Peteypab's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    If I had a fear of catching something, as others have said I would be more afraid of catching something out in the general public while grocery shopping, at a mall, etc where I don't have any clue...
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    Is age just a number?

    JadedCPN replied to B52Bomber's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I really don't think this has anything to do with age, and is more about experience level. I personally believe that nurses should have a certain number of years of experience under their belt before...
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    Rate Your Pain

    JadedCPN replied to Joe V's topic in General Nursing

    Ditto! I recently had preventative double mastectomies that required an overnight hospital stay. I've had many abdominal surgeries in the past and consider that I have a high pain tolerance, but this...
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    did any of you share your first job offer on Facebook?

    JadedCPN replied to mixtapern's topic in General Nursing

    Facebook wasn't quite popular yet when I first started nursing, so no. And during my career I had a Facebook account for approximately one year, during which point I shared absolutely no information...
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    HELP! Threats to call BON!

    JadedCPN replied to Nechic01's topic in General Nursing

    Make sure you keep those threatening texts that he is sending to
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    HIPAA and one's own spouse/partner

    JadedCPN replied to pmabraham's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    You mentioned in two posts I believe that you are "not for or against" it. And based on your other posts, I am under the assumption (correct me if I'm wrong) that you are in school. Just some...
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    Did you choose nursing because it was your "calling"?

    JadedCPN replied to Corgilicious's topic in General Students

    I always knew I wanted to be a pediatric nurse. Specifically pediatrics, and I would never have become a nurse if I had to work adults. My expectations were based on my own personal experiences of...
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    So, what's it like?

    JadedCPN replied to CardiacDork's topic in General Nursing

    While there can be some nuisances associated with teaching hospitals and academic medical centers, I think for myself personally the pros outweigh the cons. I would not only never work again in a...
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    racist patients

    JadedCPN replied to Rn 1979's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    While I understand the argument that those accomodations are made so as not to set up the coworker for an agonizing 12 hour shift and potential fabricated issues, I respectfully do not agree with it...
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    racist patients

    JadedCPN replied to Rn 1979's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I think hospitals in general, or at least the ones that I have worked at which have been large pediatric teaching hospitals, cater to patients and families beyond what should be acceptable. Yes we...
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    Be Our Guest

    JadedCPN replied to BabyFood26's topic in General Nursing

    Working in a pediatric hospital setting, I personally will only eat food from families that is in the breakroom if it is store bought. I can think of less than a handful of times over my 10 year...
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    New Nurse Exhausted from Extremely Long Shifts? Help?

    JadedCPN replied to KellySpencer800's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Wow!! Just wow. Thank you for sharing that site. Some of the errors I can see how they happened especially with extraneous factors like double shifts, family members, and some of the other reasons...
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    What's Rude?

    JadedCPN replied to Ruby Vee's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Another pet peeve is in regards to report. At my hospital we are supposed to follow a uniformed, head-to-toe, SBAR approach to report. It irritates me to no end when I am starting report and the...
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    Nursing Anxiety

    JadedCPN replied to Seve's topic in General Nursing

    I started as a brand new nurse in the PICU and while I knew I still wanted to be a nurse, I also knew that PICU was not for me because of that constant anxiety prior to my shift. After a year I...
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    Been worked for 7months but sill making IV mistakes..

    JadedCPN replied to GE90's topic in General Nursing

    With all due respect and for the sake of technicality, kids absolutely can tell you although it may not always be directly. At the age that this OP mentioned a 2 year old likely won't verbalize that...
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    You know the shift is gonna be a hot mess when ...

    JadedCPN replied to CardiacDork's topic in General Nursing

    When the nurse you are getting report from starts off with "okay I am going to apologize ahead of
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    Leaving Nursing for Another Career

    JadedCPN replied to cocoa_puff's topic in General Nursing

    Glad I'm not the only one! I always joke with my husband that my dream alternative career is an exotic pole dancer, or one of those awesome bakers who make the giant creative sculpted cakes that don't...
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    What's Rude?

    JadedCPN replied to Ruby Vee's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Oh this is great! -Experienced nurses who can not manage their time properly and expect others to do their work for them. -Definitely taking "my spot" at the computer when there are a hundred other...
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    Getting so busy and forgot to notify the charge nurse about a small med error

    JadedCPN replied to georgya3's topic in General Nursing

    We are ALL always at risk of making a mistake. If you ever feel you aren't at risk, then there is probably a good chance that is going to lead to a mistake. So all of your drama and blaming the...