groovy jeff RN

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    I finally got a job offer!

    groovy jeff replied to kikif0910's topic in Arizona Nursing

    Congrats!!!
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    I/O Access in hospital-Code Blue or RRT Protocol?

    groovy jeff replied to TulsaTime's topic in MICU, SICU

    I am a brand new nurse and don't know squat. However in ACLS classes we viewed a movie demonstrating IO and personally I would rather do that than have an IV any day. They claim that they can push...
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    BSN Interview Attire?

    groovy jeff replied to AnthonyD's topic in Male Nursing Students

    Nurses do wear ties when it is appropriate. I would sure wear a tie, especially if there is fierce competition for a
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    Malpractice Insurance Question on Employment Applications??

    groovy jeff posted a topic in Nursing Career

    I am a new grad trying to find a job. One of the applications I have filled out asked if I had malpractice insurance. How do you answer that question??? It seems that it would be in my best interest...
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    Malpractice Insurance Question on Employment Applications??

    groovy jeff replied to groovy jeff's topic in Nursing Career

    Any other
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    Uncles/Aunts just don't understand...

    groovy jeff replied to StudentFromNj's topic in Male Nursing Students

    Hell we work alot harder than Dr and we do more
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    ICU envy?

    groovy jeff replied to CandyGyrl's topic in MICU, SICU

    Your damn lucky to have an internship, period! I graduated in June with a 3.78, passed the NCLEX, have my ACLS, medical experience, no tatoos, mature (meaning older) and have had 3 interviews for...
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    Moving to Wickenburg area - any tips?

    groovy jeff replied to blondielocks's topic in Arizona Nursing

    To get to the center of town about an hour and 15, perhaps longer if traffic is sticky. NW Phoenix (Surprise, Peoria, Glendale) has alot of all the stuff you might want to shop, etc. Go to Phoenix a...
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    UNNA boot sticking to wounds...

    groovy jeff replied to chenoaspirit's topic in Wound, Ostomy, Continence

    I am a rookie & I didn't know what a UNNA's boot was, so I did a little research. There is another thread here that may be helpful:...
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    Moving to Wickenburg area - any tips?

    groovy jeff replied to blondielocks's topic in Arizona Nursing

    Get some cowboy boots and a hat and you will fit right in!! I live between Surprise and Wickenburg. If you love rural areas and small towns, you will like it. If your a city person, sorry about your...
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    Probably just a man thing...

    groovy jeff replied to K.P.A.'s topic in Male Nursing Students

    Do yourself a favor and drop $30 bucks for a program called PERRLA; it does all of your APA formatting and you never have to worry about it again!! Go to www.perrla.com Good luck & stay
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    Financial aid for second degree

    groovy jeff replied to kollyjay's topic in Male Nursing Students

    Talk to the financial aid people at the school you are going to attend; they will tell you how to
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    ICU Interviews do's and oh no she did not's!!

    groovy jeff replied to lpn2crna1day's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    All these people that are getting interviews for ICU and are using it just for a stepping stone just slay me!! Not that I don't understand why; it is just that I am envious. I am a new grad and I...
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    Guy's ,have you been told this...

    groovy jeff replied to James Garrity's topic in Men in Nursing

    I was a terrible student in HS; barely made it through. Mainly boredom or, more likely, too much hell raising to do. At any rate my HS councillor asked me what I wanted to do after I graduated. I told...
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    Prep for an interview

    groovy jeff replied to AllAngelsRN's topic in MICU, SICU

    If you interview with people that do behavioral interviewing you will want go to the library and check in the career section for books on interviewing. They will give you lots of insight on how to...
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    NCLEX!!!!!!

    groovy jeff posted a topic in Male Nursing Students

    Took the NCLEX Thursday. The computer went blank at 75 questions and I thought I was going to puke. Immediately after the test I went camping in the White Moutains (AZ); but over the weekend I went...
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    balloon testing prior to insertion of foley

    groovy jeff replied to URO-RN's topic in Wound, Ostomy, Continence

    I did an EBSCO search and could not find anything relating to a study; I must be board,
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    Graduation rates

    groovy jeff replied to Rose10's topic in Arizona Nursing

    It is all in how you approach them. They usually won't trash any schools. I would go about it by explaining that you want to go to a good nursing school so you can get the very best education and...
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    place to buy nursing supplies

    groovy jeff replied to kss0740's topic in Arizona Nursing

    I buy most big stuff online e.g. stethoscopes, etc. Any scrub place usually has the other
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    Male nurses: Are we welcome?

    groovy jeff replied to Leonardo Del Toro's topic in Male Nursing Students

    I think that 99% of the time it isn't about gender. I believe it is more about personality and how likeable we are; we just want to blame gender instead of looking at ourselves. Nobody likes to look...
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    Graduation rates

    groovy jeff replied to Rose10's topic in Arizona Nursing

    I went to IIA and just graduated. Right now from my class, 12 have taken the NCLEX and 10 have passed; that puts us around 83%. My school has a bad reputation; however there are some real good people...
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    Current Walden University Students

    groovy jeff replied to Otessa's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Not sure if you were addressing me; if so, I decided to move forward with Walden. I went to their site and started filling out the online application and it kept hanging up and kicking me out. I hope...
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    Current Walden University Students

    groovy jeff replied to Otessa's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Thank you all for your comments; you helped me make up my
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    Graduation rates

    groovy jeff replied to Rose10's topic in Arizona Nursing

    Yes it is something to worry about because, I feel, that there is a direct correlation between graduation rates and knowledge/skill on the job. The school I attended had a poor rate and there are a...
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    New sub-heading for AZ Nurses related to school only?

    groovy jeff replied to boomerfriend's topic in Arizona Nursing

    Please make the change!! I just graduated; but even when I was in school, I wanted to see what real, live nurses in AZ would share with us, not what other students were sharing. Thanks in