JBMmom MSN, NP

New Critical care NP, Critical care, Med-surg, LTC

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    New grad intent on ER or ICU

    JBMmom replied to DruidRN's topic in General Nursing

    You are considering to vastly different areas of work. What is it about those areas that specifically interests you? ER nurses (God bless them), have to do a MUCH higher degree of multitasking and you...
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    COVID Shots Added to Vax Schedule for Kids and Adults: What Do You Think?

    JBMmom replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I 100% supported all of the vaccinations during the pandemic. Working in the ICU I saw WAY too many people lose their lives, lose loved ones, suffer long-term effects, etc. However, since the first...
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    Changing male patient's brief

    JBMmom replied to JoMar's topic in General Nursing

    You did nothing wrong. As has been pointed out, sometimes the wind blows the wrong way and there's a response. You were acting in the patient's best interest per his request to not have a catheter, no...
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    How do nurses work with headphones on?

    JBMmom replied to Googlenurse's topic in General Nursing

    You make a good point, I have a colleague with 30+ years experience who was known for knitting, paying bills, making Sunday school copies, on nights while at the desk and that was always snickered...
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    Advice For a New Instructor Please!

    JBMmom replied to New-Instructor's topic in General Nursing

    The skill might seem basic, but once they were checked off how many of them really retained proficiency? Repetition is NOT a waste of time. Have them do more in depth assessments related to cardiology...
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    NP course work - as a non degree student

    JBMmom replied to Sam121's topic in Advanced Practice

    If you're looking for coursework for credit you might check out your local state university programs. If you're just looking for the information without credit, there are TONS of free online resources...
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    Advice For a New Instructor Please!

    JBMmom replied to New-Instructor's topic in General Nursing

    I think it's natural for the students to congregate initially, but they have to be refocused into spending time with patients and staff. That's how they're going to learn. Can you give each student an...
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    Fake 'Nurse' Killed Patients Because of Hangover

    JBMmom replied to futur0_nurs's topic in General Nursing

    Oftentimes I think that media outlets write shocking headlines knowing they have nothing to do with the facts of the story, just as you said, to get traffic to their sites/stories. In this case, I...
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    Why do some fairly new nurses talk down about bedside nursing?

    JBMmom replied to Googlenurse's topic in General Nursing

    I wish that all professors had your attitude about supporting student goals! And I wish that employers and coworkers would carry on that support. No one should ever feel say have to say "just" or...
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    RN license expired but did not know and was working for 1 year as NP in NY

    JBMmom replied to dannipoint's topic in General Nursing

    I can see how that could happen. I guess my greedy state making it annual has some
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    How do nurses work with headphones on?

    JBMmom replied to Googlenurse's topic in General Nursing

    If you're at work, being paid, then outside of the legally required breaks- you're not on your own time, or free to act as though you are at home. I understand the challenges of working night shift,...
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    Why do the younger generations have less empathy? And how can we stop them from going into nursing?

    JBMmom replied to RitzyCinnamonRoll's topic in General Nursing

    Not everyone has the resources or ability to take care of elderly or disabled family members outside of a long term care facility. Many homes cannot accommodate medical equipment or are not laid out...
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    RN license expired but did not know and was working for 1 year as NP in NY

    JBMmom replied to dannipoint's topic in General Nursing

    How did your license experience without you knowing? Is yours not renewed annually? Did you make a payment that didn't go through? If you have some kind of receipt for payment maybe that would help? I...
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    How do nurses work with headphones on?

    JBMmom replied to Googlenurse's topic in General Nursing

    I have had a couple coworkers with one air pod in at times that are still engaged and working. I have had, unfortunately, more coworkers that completely ignore everything around them, including their...
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    Why do some fairly new nurses talk down about bedside nursing?

    JBMmom replied to Googlenurse's topic in General Nursing

    I still like floating to the med-surg units sometimes and I am truly in awe of some of my colleagues with 25+ years there. To really love med-surg and be so good at it is an admirable attribute. Your...
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    Mask Fatigue

    JBMmom replied to Cjones864's topic in General Nursing

    Wow, I guess I live in an area of the country that is more restrictive than some of you. Every hospital in my state still requires masks for everyone, visitor, patient or staff, in all common areas....
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    Advice for a New grad ICU vs Oncology

    JBMmom replied to WaterDog's topic in General Nursing

    I would be very thorough in investigating the ICU plan for new grads. Do they hire many new grads? Do they have a dedicated educator for the unit? Do they have a very clearly laid out orientation...
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    Has anyone ever had a supervisor leave and then go work for them elsewhere?

    JBMmom replied to SilverBells's topic in General Nursing

    I don't see at all why it would have to be awkward. One of the benefits of knowing someone that works somewhere is that it takes away some of the unknown factor of a new job. You know that person, and...
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    Mask Fatigue

    JBMmom replied to Cjones864's topic in General Nursing

    I don't see a time coming when masks are not required in all hospitals and health care offices. It's just not ever going to be worth the risk to
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    This Day in Nursing History

    JBMmom replied to Davey Do's topic in General Nursing

    Very cool
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    Funny Question

    JBMmom replied to delrionurse's topic in General Nursing

    I've had many dinners with men in the course of my careers, I used to travel a couple times a year for work and would often eat with a coworker. I also have a couple close friends from high school...
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    Have you ever left in the middle of a shift?

    JBMmom replied to SilverBells's topic in General Nursing

    One shift I had just clocked in and my husband called to say my sister-in-law had been hit by a car, while walking the dog with her family. About 15 minutes later I was in the middle of getting report...
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    Why do the younger generations have less empathy? And how can we stop them from going into nursing?

    JBMmom replied to RitzyCinnamonRoll's topic in General Nursing

    I doubt that there are many personality traits that are truly linked to a specific age. I think that perhaps the last of the people that lived through the great depression and remember it - those that...
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    Why do some fairly new nurses talk down about bedside nursing?

    JBMmom replied to Googlenurse's topic in General Nursing

    They drill it in nurses from the first semester of school that we have to want more. Before students are even done with their ADN they're being hounded about when they'll go back for their BSN. And...
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    Post-master's certificate

    JBMmom replied to Sam121's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Sorry, that was poorly worded on my part. My original degrees were a BS and MS in Molecular and Cell Biology which I used in my first career. Then I was planning to switch careers and I went back to...