JoJo626

JoJo626

Family medicine, cardiology, hematology

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About JoJo626

JoJo626 has 2 years experience and specializes in Family medicine, cardiology, hematology.


I'll graduate May, 2013, with an ADN.

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  1. I'd love to have a preceptor like you! I will be in preceptorship next month before graduating in May with an ADN. Facilities for preceptorship are extremely limited here, and I fear being put in a...
  2. Surprising diagnosis

    My husband went to NOLA after Hurricane Katrina with his Air Nat'l Guard unit. A lot of the guys got MRSA. He got that PLUS a strep infection of one leg. The MDs were worried it was NF, but...
  3. My vent and What I will learn from it?

    From the OP I take it the MAs were generic-off-the-street-on-the-job-trained MAs and not Certified or Registered MAs. I am a CMA (AAMA) for almost 12 yrs. and a SPN. It burns my bum that so many...
  4. Just started Nursing School and could be homeless!!

    My thoughts and prayers are with you!!!! I agree with the advise of others in regards to the boot camps. Several of my friends through the years have had to send their kids for some "tough love"....
  5. My Aching Feet

    I had the same problems. My fix came with 3/4-length orthotic inserts (Dr. Scholl's type--a LOT cheaper than seeing podiatrist). I slip them in which ever pair of shoes I'm wearing. It took a few...
  6. My Favorite Pen Has Been Banned! Help!!!!

    Sharpie retractable is "da Bomb!" Guard them with your life! I had to threaten co-workers to stay away from mine. . .
  7. Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

    I was diagnosed with CFS initially, but the CFS was brought on by having Lyme Disease. Most screening tests for Lyme miss many more positives than they catch. The Igg/Igm Western Blot done through...
  8. I was working in a hematology/oncology office in Central La. during Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. It was horrible trying to help people who were receiving chemo and not having access to their records....
  9. Last minute refills.... grrr...

    i have experienced that at every office where i have worked. one office a "ya-hoo" receptionist who couldn't find her butt with a hand full of fish hooks, took the messages. she would just write...
  10. pay scale for medical assistants?

    It depends on if the MA is Registered or Certified. I am a Certified Medical Assistant (AAMA) in Louisiana, but was trained at the University of Alaska, Anchorage for 2 yrs. My last job was...
  11. Old Wives Tale or Nursing Intervention?

    For nausea, any ginger product will work. I am fond of ginger snap cookies (can't stand ginger ale). A PA I worked with would tell his patients to mix mineral oil and peach nectar and drink it for...
  12. Fish Oil and Fibromyalgia/Arthritis/Chronic Pain

    I was diagnosed with Lyme Disease a couple of years ago along with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. I took fish oil for my triglycerides; it didn't seem to help my arthritis (have had knee surgery in there,...
  13. My 9 year old patient was raped and required surgery

    :yeah:i'm so happy for you and your new daughter found each other!!!! your thread has had me crying and laughing. it's horrible what you each have endured to get you where you are today. wishing...
  14. Is it true about the poo?

    OH the poor patient! I'm in PN school doing Fundamentals I. Today we hit the "pee & poo" chapters. I have to share this with them