jeepgirl

jeepgirl LPN, NP

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  1. Husband appaled when I chose to do nothing

    jeepgirl replied to JacelRN's topic in General Nursing

    famous words from my OB friend: If it's not a crotch, I don't know anything about

  2. Bedside surgery with no sedation

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

    Report it. It's a cruel and inhuman practice. At least if it is reported, he will get questioned and can defend his practice. But on the surface it is uncalled for. She could have the versed...

  3. NP education - a rant

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

    yes, they do have to practice under a doc. i guess NP's can be independant, but they mostly work with a doc

  4. NP education - a rant

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

    I can see what some nurses are saying... that they want NP's to have years of experience as RN's before they start their NP. And that's fine. I think that there are some people who basically want to...

  5. RN to BSN nurses: viewed differently?

    jeepgirl posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hello, I was wondering if you guys had seen any differences in the way RN-BSN nurses are viewed. I'm talking about those nurses who had the ADN first then bridged over to BSN later. Are these people...

  6. RN to BSN nurses: viewed differently?

    jeepgirl replied to jeepgirl's topic in General Nursing

    that is nice. at my facility you can't really tell either. and, all of our badges say "Name, RN". No BSN, etc. is stuck on there. So, that's pretty

  7. RN to BSN nurses: viewed differently?

    jeepgirl replied to jeepgirl's topic in General Nursing

    I dunno, just to throw this in... the vibe I have gotten is those who do RN-BSN are seen as more motivated and more into advancing their career, and these are the ones that "move up" a bit more...

  8. That Stupid Door!!!!

    jeepgirl replied to Mystery5's topic in General Nursing

    i would cut out the names and the code in your posts if i were you. just a heads

  9. Non nursing Bachelor Degree Students -- Please give me insight.

    jeepgirl replied to Nurse AllBetta's topic in General Nursing

    in my view two years is two years. if you have two years left to go and get your ADN, do that. But if you are ready for admission to the BSN program (which usually is the case if you already have a...

  10. Nurse perform amniotomies

    jeepgirl replied to LizzyL&DRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    not where I'm

  11. What is your biggest nursing pet peeve?

    jeepgirl replied to ferfer's topic in General Nursing

    that makes me sick. if it were her child it wouldn't be so exciting, would it? NO code... especially one with a child... is exciting. more like sheer terror. She should be reported for that... she has...

  12. NCLEX to 265 - worried!

    jeepgirl replied to nrschris's topic in General Nursing

    you were still in the game! personally, i would be more worried if i got cut off at question 232 than 265. the way nclex works, it keeps giving you questions if it hasn't decided your competency. if...

  13. Patient assignments during pregnancy

    jeepgirl replied to ReinventingMyselfAgain's topic in General Nursing

    that, my friend, makes me furious. i work on a pediatrics unit with kids with runny noses. big deal, right? use gloves when you're bulb suctioning... something you should do anyway. well, nurses from...

  14. Patient assignments during pregnancy

    jeepgirl replied to ReinventingMyselfAgain's topic in General Nursing

    that was a semi-snide semi-serious question!! i mean, i hope you are! but you know there is always that nurse who comes along who thinks its okay to put that vre with that neutropenic one... so you...

  15. Can you write a word "error" when correcting mistake in charting?

    jeepgirl replied to Ms.RN's topic in General Nursing

    we were taught to write correction instead of error. has a better connotation (or maybe thats dennotation) associated with it than

  16. Patient assignments during pregnancy

    jeepgirl replied to ReinventingMyselfAgain's topic in General Nursing

    I wouldn't take a CMV patient if I was pregnant. And, I would try to be nice and give them "clean" patients anyway. When I worked Onc, we always tried to separate clean and dirty to decrease nocomial...

  17. Pediatric nurses, help please.

    jeepgirl replied to plumrn's topic in Pediatric

    I've been taught that 1 mL = 1

  18. Game: Name that smelly drug

    jeepgirl replied to Rhoresmith's topic in General Nursing

    we usually tell our kids to tell us of a soda that they like but that is not their favorite. we usually end up using root beer... we ask them to do this because after putting that mucomyst in there,...

  19. Game: Name that smelly drug

    jeepgirl replied to Rhoresmith's topic in General Nursing

    mucomist

  20. Cystic Fibrosis in egg donation

    jeepgirl replied to cokegal19's topic in Ob/Gyn

    There have been cases of grown adults who have been infertile and battled respiratory diseases for their lives... and have had very very mild CF. I would test him if it were my

  21. Pediatrics?

    jeepgirl posted a topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Hello. I am thinking about going into a pediatric nurse practitioner program. How is employment for NP's in this area of practice? thanks for your answers in

  22. Pediatrics?

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

    thats the thing... i really only want to do peds, however it seems like it would be a lot harder to find a job being a PNP. i've been looking up jobs and they all want experienced PNP's. what about...

  23. Male Chest Hair and Scrub Tops

    jeepgirl replied to Thunderwolf's topic in General Nursing

    what about those tank tops -- are they called wife

  24. I was fired for refusing to give injections incorrectly!

    jeepgirl replied to katlpn6's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    how the heck did this nurse aspirate for her IM injection with this technique? Like others said before, use two sites and use EMLA... for IM I usually place it longer than one hour. Oh, and why...

  25. Pediatrics?

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

    i would hope that there are jobs to be had! do FNP's work with pediatrics in pediatric hospitals and