jeepgirl

jeepgirl LPN, NP

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  1. Injections- still pull back?

    jeepgirl replied to angelbyte's topic in General Nursing

    it is taught both ways for insulin. you do not aspirate (or at least i thought) on heparin... or massage after injection. i haven't given it since my first year in nursing school, so maybe i am not...

  2. Injections- still pull back?

    jeepgirl replied to angelbyte's topic in General Nursing

    you just say - sir, when i pulled back on the syringe, i got a large return of blood. this means that i hit a vein in the muscle. this happens rarely... but we pull back to make sure we're not...

  3. Stripping Membranes

    jeepgirl replied to fusster's topic in Ob/Gyn

    i had my membranes stripped. it hurts like

  4. Vanderbilt for MSN?

    jeepgirl replied to jeepgirl's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Hello! Thanks of your replies. How did your families deal with the "blocks" of time being away? Did it seem like it was that long? The school of nursing told me that usually students who live near...

  5. New to Nursing and Peds

    jeepgirl replied to PedsRN2005's topic in Pediatric

    the thing here is that you want to make sure that you're not accidentally going to go into the sub-q tissue. for instance, some 8 year olds can be pretty big. an inch for them would probably be more...

  6. New to Nursing and Peds

    jeepgirl replied to PedsRN2005's topic in Pediatric

    Don't take this the wrong way, but I have never scraped a child with a needle when giving an IM injection. I think you should probably work on finding a way to restrain the child that minimizes the...

  7. NP Specialty?

    jeepgirl replied to steph123's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    In my area, most of the clinics are family care clinics. if you worked in these clinics, you'd probably see some low risk, outpatient OB patients. then, after the doc has birthed those babies at the...

  8. NP Specialty?

    jeepgirl replied to steph123's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I was gonna say... it's probably beyond the scope of an Family Nurse practitioner to practice as a neonatal nurse practitioner or a certified nurse midwife. but otherwise, you can do about anything...

  9. Anp Program Online??

    jeepgirl replied to SthRNBelle's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I considered Vanderbilt. At only 850 a credit hour, I'd only have to sell my first born and a kidney to pay for

  10. time management

    jeepgirl replied to bemory's topic in General Nursing

    well, first of all, there is nothing wrong with being too descriptive. don't let anyone tell you that. if you are accurate, there is nothing wrong with it. it might just save your butt in the long...

  11. Persistant low grade fever in 21 month-old.

    jeepgirl replied to Atlnurstudt's topic in Pediatric

    I would go to the doc that went through her heart stuff... you know, this baby already probably made her wet her pants once, she'll be on top of it this time hopefully. we've had kids before that...

  12. Persistant low grade fever in 21 month-old.

    jeepgirl replied to Atlnurstudt's topic in Pediatric

    100 rectal is a normal

  13. What is your biggest nursing pet peeve?

    jeepgirl replied to ferfer's topic in General Nursing

    nurses who are unsupportive of others educational growth (CNA to LPN or RN, advanced degrees such as BSN or MSN, etc). There's a lot of this that I have

  14. the adn route

    jeepgirl replied to mitch8lem's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    one b will not kill you. don't worry about. its your GPA for the last 60 hours of your BSN that matters for the most part

  15. Peace corps

    jeepgirl replied to WhatToDo's topic in Nursing Career

    What about doctors without borders? they use nurses also. great

  16. Offered a seat in P.A. school-torn

    jeepgirl replied to Maggie in NC's topic in Nursing Career

    I say go for it. Good

  17. Anyone have a NON healthcare job while in nursing school?

    jeepgirl replied to Curious1alwys's topic in General Nursing

    I did work as a NA while in school. Personally, I feel that it helped me. And the money was excellant... in our area PRN techs make pretty good money... and I worked night shift. I usually worked just...

  18. Persistant low grade fever in 21 month-old.

    jeepgirl replied to Atlnurstudt's topic in Pediatric

    a manual

  19. Applying for license - need Notary Public

    jeepgirl replied to Kiwi's topic in General Nursing

    Go to your bank. If you work at a hospital, or even do clinical there, you might be able to find a list of people who work at the hospital who are

  20. Persistant low grade fever in 21 month-old.

    jeepgirl replied to Atlnurstudt's topic in Pediatric

    That's very low grade. At my facility, we don't even consider treating a temp (rectal) that is above 100.5 unless the kid is uncomfortable. However, we always encourage moms that if they are worried...

  21. swollen hands during clinicals

    jeepgirl replied to time4mydream's topic in General Nursing

    i am allergic to latex. before i was dx, i started having swollen hands. it went to the point where they started to crack and weep... and it looked like i had dipped them hot water. there was even a...

  22. What do you think???

    jeepgirl replied to galaxy781's topic in General Nursing

    I think you should give her a chance. It sounds like she has worked extra hard to get into the program and succeed. She doesn't need naysayers trying to hold her back. Think of the determination she...

  23. Air in line in Plum Pumps

    jeepgirl replied to oldnewnurse's topic in General Nursing

    Yup, that's common... I always "break the seal" whenever I open up a new

  24. Air in line in Plum Pumps

    jeepgirl replied to oldnewnurse's topic in General Nursing

    I love the plums myself. I always use the backprime feature with a 12 ML leurlock syringe. It's

  25. where to work after graduate

    jeepgirl replied to nursinghelp's topic in General Nursing

    But a lot of the ones she stated are hard to get without any hospital experience. I mean, if you could work at least PRN in the hospital... you could say I worked for one year as a registered nurse...