joyouter

joyouter has 30 years experience and specializes in ICU, APHERESIS, IV THERAPY, ONCOLOGY, BC.

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1. What is up with these Sickle Cell Patients?!

   joyouter replied to BrandNewbieNurse's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   With emphasis on your question regarding pain management and the epidemiological picture of pediatric Sickle Cell disease and management. the following link should be of interest. http...

2. If people make me feel bad, I've been bullied

   joyouter replied to Emergent's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   I think this whole campaign to convince people people are crying bully prematurely was started by a bunch of bullies. And people who use sarcasm, eye-rolling, gossiping, information hoarding,...

3. Ethical question-WWYD?

   joyouter replied to mmc51264's topic in General Nursing

   This is a very good discussion I worked in W. Africa a no. of years ago and was on call for emergencies 24/7. One night I received a call where a US citizen, a woman had eaten something in a local...

4. understanding Insulin and Heparin Dosing pls help

   joyouter replied to maria48's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

   Hi - as a new nurse medications can be confusing. Not wanting to preach but You need to review the medications, actions, types of vials and doses and how they are calculated. Try the following below;...

5. Online Nursing Schools vs Traditional Schools

   joyouter replied to canwil2082's topic in General Nursing

   I see where the disconnect comes from. As i said,many employers around here request official transcripts from the schools attended. So yeah,when the employers do that,they can most certainly see if...

6. Student nursing in the cardiac Icu

   joyouter replied to Cruz.Cookie's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

   This was a poor first job experience. Working 4 12 hr nights as a new grad will decreased your focus, increase fatigue and affect job performance. The interview is bizarre and actually appears to more...

7. Nurses eat their young during report?

   joyouter replied to ammanke64's topic in First Year After Licensure

   HELP!!!! This is my first nursing job on a med/surg floor. I have a meeting with my manager because other nurses are saying I don't know my patients and suspect I'm not doing my assessments. The...

8. I shouldn't be a nurse

   joyouter replied to scarednurse's topic in General Nursing

   Experience comes in many different forms. This is one of them. Hang in there!! Big HUGS - and like so many other posts, ask for counseling to assist you through this period of grief and anxiety....

9. I received this email from a professor. I was a little shocked. Opinon?

   joyouter replied to kdflet's topic in General Students

   There is nothing wrong with the email. Nursing code of dress is an age old topic and although Nursing students today are not expected to follow a strict uniform code, they still need to convey a sense...

10. Online Nursing Schools vs Traditional Schools

    joyouter replied to canwil2082's topic in General Nursing

    Actually, that's another topic and thread altogether. This thread focuses on whether or not consideration is given to the type of school that you graduated from and whether or not an online...

11. Online Nursing Schools vs Traditional Schools

    joyouter replied to canwil2082's topic in General Nursing

    Some considerations during this discussion are; 1. In what specific light are GPA results examined when hiring a nurse- her level of physical competency vis-a-vis her academic background? 2. How...

12. Online Nursing Schools vs Traditional Schools

    joyouter replied to canwil2082's topic in General Nursing

13. Online Nursing Schools vs Traditional Schools

    joyouter replied to canwil2082's topic in General Nursing

    I think that online education today is very much part of learning. There are many top notch universities with excellent programs. I also see a need for clinical practice with clinician teachers in a...

14. Quit Nursing?

    joyouter replied to tayabee's topic in First Year After Licensure

    You appear to have been placed in an unfortunate and rather unsafe position. You are a new grad and thus require ongoing training and mentoring, preferably at a teaching hospital where new grads will...

15. Why I Love IV Nurses

    joyouter replied to Lynda Lampert, RN's topic in General Nursing

    This was a great article and I was reminded of how much I missed my IV Team practice. I have worked in many settings as IV NUrse but the best and most enjoyable experience was getting the IV team set...