Angeljho

Angeljho MSN, NP

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  1. WGU MSN then postgrad NP cert

    Angeljho replied to kodc's topic in Western Governors University

    I was looking into Stony Brook post master's PMHNP program which is online with some campus requirements and Hunter College which is traditional. Both programs will take about 2 to 3 years. WGU now...

  2. Pt threw a bedpan...

    Angeljho replied to NanikRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I never said the behavior was okay. I don't know where you got that from. I said there are protocols when addressing a psych patient. Hospitals are now starting to implement behavioral emergency...

  3. Pt threw a bedpan...

    Angeljho replied to NanikRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    The best thing to do in this situation is to remain calm and have a minimum of two people approach the patient from a distance. I would try to distract the patient by focusing on something else, such...

  4. Pt threw a bedpan...

    Angeljho replied to NanikRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    There are techniques beyond therapeutic communication that we use in psych; you can use redirection, focusing, modeling, distraction technique, etc. I know acute care nurses aren't psych nurses, but I...

  5. Bullying

    Angeljho replied to LisalaRN99's topic in General Nursing

    Clearly your coworker is being unprofessional. As long as she's doing her job, just let it be. Remember, you go to work to WORK, not to make friends. She may be upset, pissed, mad, or whatever. As...

  6. Pt threw a bedpan...

    Angeljho replied to NanikRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Wow, some of these comments are just really out there. It just goes to show how unprepared acute care nurses are at dealing with mental health patients or behavioral emergencies. "She threw a bed pan!...

  7. Pt threw a bedpan...

    Angeljho replied to NanikRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Really? The patient is mentally ill. I've had tables thrown at me, juice thrown at me (my favorite scrubs were stained), been spit at, spit on, and almost punched (luckily it didn't connect). If the...

  8. Gel Nails

    Angeljho replied to er.mere's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know the differences between types of nail polishes (I didn't even know there were different types, only different colors). Anyways, can't you just remove the nail polish before going into...

  9. Forced to resign, new grad with only 1 year of experinece.

    Angeljho replied to Elan84's topic in General Nursing

    @QuietRiot, Actually you quoted someone else. My first post regarding the OP mentioning that she was a new grad was... I clearly explained my reasoning for keying in on it. Anything

  10. Forced to resign, new grad with only 1 year of experinece.

    Angeljho replied to Elan84's topic in General Nursing

    Sorry, my phone doesn't have the quote feature so I have to do it manually. Quote from QuietRiot I already made my point and tied it to the big picture. I can't help if you didn't get it. Out of...

  11. Wear gloves during assessment?

    Angeljho replied to future_nurse11's topic in General Nursing

    I'm sorry, but I don't give any injections without gloves. I also use gloves for bathing and I always wear gloves when caring for the

  12. Forced to resign, new grad with only 1 year of experinece.

    Angeljho replied to Elan84's topic in General Nursing

    @QuietRiot, it is a big deal. Although she is a new nurse, she is not a new grad. This is not about titles, but more about how she sees herself. Self assessment is important when it comes to...

  13. Forced to resign, new grad with only 1 year of experinece.

    Angeljho replied to Elan84's topic in General Nursing

    Right after passing the NCLEX without any nursing experience? Or are you a CNA or

  14. Forced to resign, new grad with only 1 year of experinece.

    Angeljho replied to Elan84's topic in General Nursing

    I think the problem is that you can't take constructive criticism very well. No one attacked you. The posters here offered you some very good feedback and gave you constructive criticism. Who judged...

  15. Forced to resign, new grad with only 1 year of experinece.

    Angeljho replied to Elan84's topic in General Nursing

    A new grad is just as it is termed - a new graduate. After a year, the OP is at least a novice or an advanced beginner. New grads and novices still have little experience but they are NOT at the same...

  16. Forced to resign, new grad with only 1 year of experinece.

    Angeljho replied to Elan84's topic in General Nursing

    I'm going to be blunt with you.. Perhaps ER just isn't for you. Based on your post, you seem to have a hard time focusing. You haven't made huge errors; but by the way things are looking, it appears...

  17. Afraid I'm going to be fired

    Angeljho replied to NaiveNewgrad's topic in Nursing Career

    My very first nursing job was at a SNF. My friend and I both applied. We both got the same interview date and we both passed the interview stage; we were hired. There was a specific unit where nobody...

  18. 33 Credits down, 1 credit left

    Angeljho replied to TheCommuter's topic in Western Governors University

    Congratulations!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  19. Online Nursing Schools vs Traditional Schools

    Angeljho replied to canwil2082's topic in General Nursing

    Let's hope you're never an "employer" then. While employers can hire anyone they see fit based on their own beliefs, I see so much fault in that. Everyone is different. I actually think it takes a...

  20. Did I fail the NCLEX 265

    Angeljho replied to Flo4Prez's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I remember getting the last question wrong when I took the NCLEX. I didn't go to 265, but I definitely got the last question wrong. It was a weird, hard one too. I don't remember what it was exactly,...

  21. Non-FIT Nurses and FIT Nurses

    Angeljho replied to trinitymaster's topic in General Nursing

    Pizza and walking dead!!!! Woot! Woot! That's me every

  22. Wow. Just wow

    Angeljho replied to BSNbeauty's topic in General Nursing

    You're right. You're not a nurse at

  23. Wow. Just wow

    Angeljho replied to BSNbeauty's topic in General Nursing

    @Red Kyrptonite, thanks. It all makes sense

  24. Wow. Just wow

    Angeljho replied to BSNbeauty's topic in General Nursing

    What kind of black and white world of nursing do you live in? Posters have listed plenty of instances where it is not practical to wait an hour or more to get a doctor's order and then give a med - as...

  25. Will this affect my license.

    Angeljho replied to Capp's topic in General Nursing

    Fired without even being counseled or given a warning? Seriously? You made a mistake. NURSES make mistakes. Unless that was your dream facility, don't sweat it. You can find a much better place to...