Julie Reyes

Julie Reyes DNP, RN

pediatrics, occupational health

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  1. Taboo: 10 Things Nurses Should NEVER Say!

    LOL! As I am sitting in my office eating lunch to be here for phone
  2. Taboo: 10 Things Nurses Should NEVER Say!

    ? obviously - this article is a satire and is meant for
  3. The Boy Who Loved Justin Bieber

    He lived in the hospital more than he was able to spend time at the home provided for his sister and him through foster parents. His "family" were the the nurses and staff on the floor where he was...
  4. We Are a Team!

    I have heard it said that nurses who work with children have big hearts - but I think EVERY nurse working anywhere is truly gifted with a "big heart". Every nurse is unique in their personality, and a...
  5. How Nurses Cope with Death

    Working with death may be an inevitable part of a nursing career, depending on what area your focus is. Learning how to cope and manage death seems to vary from department to department. Please feel...
  6. This week, I learned.... (7/25)

    I learned i have a nickname at work - "the Vampire Lady"...due to the Tspot testing I implemented. I regrettably learned that people are not as nice as they appear to be in front of their boss - brown...
  7. I give in, I'm a COB

    LOL! I could just see you jumping up and down waving your
  8. Death of a Dream

    Well, there ya go! The driver is in the driver's seat!!! No stopping till .... well, you get your
  9. I give in, I'm a COB

    Hi there staeces, There are nurses who have been in nursing so long that they should have left a long time ago because they have lost their vision for helping and caring for their patients. To them,...
  10. I was fortunate to land a job at the children's hospital where I became a student nurse tech. I never even applied anywhere else, which is ironic, since I never wanted to work with sick kids. Yet here...
  11. The Boy Who Loved Justin Bieber

    Thank you
  12. This week, I learned (7/18).....

    You always crack me up! I learned what a COB is! I learned I truly enjoy the bantering and teasing among my coworkers, and how everyone envies my department because we always have so much fun! I...
  13. Student loan taking forever to pay off...

    DNP = $130K...@ 1300/mo. working 3 jobs!!! drowning / choking / looking for a sugar
  14. I give in, I'm a COB

    I feel like an "old" bat already - having been a paramedic forever and then almost 7 years in nursing....do I get 'grandfathered' in?
  15. I give in, I'm a COB

    so, I guess I have never even let the term "crusty old bat" sink into my brain. And when I started reading this post, I thought, "Oh no! This is why we as nurses have such a gap - this is how we eat...
  16. PSSSST!!! murmur, murmur, murmur

    What is a murmur?A murmur is a "whoosh" sound heard with a stethoscope. Normal hearts make the "lubb-dubb" sound (or Lubb-dupp) when the heart valves close. Murmurs make a "whoosh-whoosh" sound. What...
  17. Passed NCLEX June 2015 using Kaplan & PDA

    CONGRATS!!!!!
  18. Who Let the Dogs Out in Nursing?

    We have volunteers that will bring dogs into the hospital for the kids. My niece served in the war and has PTDS, she has a service dog to help her cope. I think it is neat how this is gotten so much...
  19. Who Let the Dogs Out in Nursing?

    Awesome! Love the
  20. NCLEX: Like a Deer in the Headlights. Ch 10

    That's awesome! I have an article coming out soon - "Chalk it up to Experience", on what I learned my first year in nursing. I hope you read it and maybe it will help you some!!! So excited for
  21. NCLEX: Like a Deer in the Headlights. Ch 10

    That is awesome that you passed!!! It is one of the best feelings in the world! I love the fact that we, as nurses, have had to get where we are by our own "gumption" and drive. No one else can take...
  22. NCLEX: Like a Deer in the Headlights. Ch 10

    CONGRATS!!!!!! What an amazing feeling and what an achievement! Now go save some
  23. seriously? that is just wrong on so many
  24. This isn't an "us vs them" article, it is about teaching nurses how to talk to doctors and why it is important to have the necessary information at hand - for GOOD COMMUNICATION. Nurses are...
  25. Who knows? It was a