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  1. Bedside/Face-to-Face Shift Report

    jjjoy replied to Northwest_RN_4's topic in General Nursing

    If the logistics were better, though, do you think you'd feel differently about bedside rounds with shift report? Given the complexity of many patient conditions and of what all nurses have to...

  2. Duped nursing student

    jjjoy replied to nursingishard's topic in General Students

    It doesn't sound like your roommates or family are offering you the support you need right now. There are resources and support out there; you sometimes have to be persistant to find it. School mental...

  3. "Risk for" nursing dx vs actual

    jjjoy replied to all4ofus's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Great question! If the reasoning is that infection and electrolyte imbalance are medical dx, then wouldn't any "Risk for (any medical diagnosis)" be

  4. New grads can't get jobs afraid of becoming an old new grad.

    jjjoy replied to sunspotmia's topic in General Nursing

    I hear your frustration. It's just not clear what's the best thing for someone in your position to do. It's not fair to you or any of the other new grads, nor to anyone else negatively affected by...

  5. Clinical Documentation Specialist

    jjjoy replied to Layla_B's topic in Nursing Career

    Maybe you could at least ask for an informational interview to find out more about this type of position so that you can better determine if it sounds like something you could do and would want to do....

  6. Lawyer to Nurse

    jjjoy replied to layne228's topic in Nursing Career

    Remember that both nursing and law are professions of practice. That is, one's marketability as a nurse or a lawyer is not just in the degree/licensure and education provided in school, but in the...

  7. Relocating from CA to KS, how to proceed to ensure a swift return?

    jjjoy replied to Little Miss Blue's topic in Nursing Career

    Taking CNA or CMA courses and/or working as CNA/CMA in Kansas won't guarantee you a job upon returning to LA. LA's job market is tight all around. But it might help, it couldn't hurt, and it could be...

  8. 4 weeks in ...

    jjjoy replied to Livy022's topic in General Students

    This is going off-topic but that's an interesting observation... "do it once and move on"... yeah, that about sums it up... I could've used more actual practice but nursing education these days is...

  9. Can someone help me figure out why I missed these questions?

    jjjoy replied to DayDreamin ER CRNP's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Or does it depend more upon what the test-question-writer was thinking when they wrote the question and

  10. 4 weeks in ...

    jjjoy replied to Livy022's topic in General Students

    An NCLEX review book can be helpful to improve test-taking skills. Doing well on an NCLEX-style test involves not only knowing the content but also having NCLEX-specific test-taking strategies. And...

  11. Can someone help me figure out why I missed these questions?

    jjjoy replied to DayDreamin ER CRNP's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I had real problems with test-question wording myself while in school. Some instructors would tut about critical thinking and prioritizing and studying when everyone missed certain poorly-worded...

  12. sea change: from ED in Aus to office in Cambodia

    jjjoy replied to sez_sarah's topic in General Nursing

    I spent some time abroad. There were several cafes and bars that catered to western foreigners where I could meet like-minded foreigners and share the compare/contrast experience as well as get some...

  13. Can someone help me figure out why I missed these questions?

    jjjoy replied to DayDreamin ER CRNP's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Which is "more concerning" regarding a recently placed chest tube for a hemothorax - 400 ml blood in the collection chamber or a large air leak? My first thought is one would expect signficant blood...

  14. Help! I missed this question...why?

    jjjoy replied to californiadreaming's topic in General Students

    Good point, mom-n-student - I was getting pipette mixed up with capillary tube! Thanks for the correction! Still... wouldn't matching a device name to a picture or selecting the most appropriate...

  15. How many LPN's had phlebotomy including in their course?

    jjjoy replied to angiebear's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    My RN-BSN program didn't include IV starts or phlebotomy.

  16. Help! I missed this question...why?

    jjjoy replied to californiadreaming's topic in General Students

    "obtaining blood specimens" is a rather vague phrase. In the past, I saw pipettes used on neonates to get blood from a heel puncture. Would that not count as "obtaining blood" or is that not done...

  17. Rejected from a Nurse Aide job.

    jjjoy replied to xxrendition's topic in Nursing Career

    Many people are competing for jobs and so many facilities can wait to for a more ideal candidate to apply - such as someone with specific tried-and-true experience in the role as opposed to someone...

  18. Is this career suicide?

    jjjoy replied to nurseart's topic in Nursing Career

    As with many things, it depends upon you and your goals. I wasn't happy with clinical nursing and worked for a community health program for awhile, then - like you're considering - went off to teach...

  19. Getting back into Nursing after my shortlived career...advice needed

    jjjoy replied to ThiraFira's topic in General Nursing

    Definitely not a great job market now. Even some nurses with recent experience are having a hard time landing a job. Employers can be more picky these days about what exact background experience...

  20. Travel Assignment In La - Kaiser Sunset Vs. USC

    jjjoy replied to mskate's topic in Travel

    If you know where you want to live, that might decide which would work better for you. What do you know about where you'd be living? Would you be finding your own housing? I wish I could give you...

  21. Isn't our workload enough!

    jjjoy replied to San2003's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    That's an easy one. Good nursing care is labor-intensive and costs a lot of money. How many of us could afford that out-of-pocket for our loved ones and/or ourselves if needed? Government funding...

  22. finish bachelor's degree or start pre-reqs for lpn school?

    jjjoy replied to knottygirl's topic in General Students

    It's great that you like math! And, in that case, I would encourage you to continue working on that degree and still continue working towards nursing as well. In 2.5 years, you could well have earned...

  23. finish bachelor's degree or start pre-reqs for lpn school?

    jjjoy replied to knottygirl's topic in General Students

    The difference, as I see it, is that in health care there are more variables than anyone can truly account for. Each patient is physiologically and psychologically different. Many disease processes...

  24. Not used to getting B's...

    jjjoy replied to ErinRN2B's topic in General Students

    Many programs make it next to impossible to get straight A's no matter how hard you work and how much you know. Some instructors' "critical thinking" questions are, well, questionable if you think too...

  25. finish bachelor's degree or start pre-reqs for lpn school?

    jjjoy replied to knottygirl's topic in General Students

    Can you get some of the nursing pre-reqs out of the way while continuing to work on a bachelor's? Having a bachelor's degree can be very useful and a degree in math shows you've got certain skills. So...