jeepgirl

jeepgirl LPN, NP

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  1. The future of NP (practice / privileges) ??

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

    Wow, I guess I am lucky. I am a PNP-PC and in my new job I will not only be covering office, but ER and hospital call. Totally, full on an equal in terms of responsibility, but just differing for the...

  2. Homework Questions (but not the "gimme the answer" kind.)

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

    Wow, I always thought the point was to actually talk to the APN in person and have a conversation with them. Damn, I guess I did it all wrong in grad

  3. CNA trying to hit me up for drugs.

    jeepgirl replied to Jo Dirt's topic in General Nursing

    its your license. your vulnerable and dependent patients she may be stealing from. i hope your conscious is

  4. Dirty needle stick...and I'm 20 weeks pregnant...

    jeepgirl replied to tbr96's topic in General Nursing

    if your source patient was negative, i believe that is a good sign. do your follow up and keep your chin up. stress for that baby is worse than your chances for catching these diseases from a needle...

  5. A Doctor lied to make me look bad!

    jeepgirl replied to TigerGalLE's topic in General Nursing

    tiredMD, this is WHY we do provider to provider consults... because of this sort of behavior. i am so sorry this happened to you. when i consult with another provider, i do my best to be as courteous...

  6. CNA trying to hit me up for drugs.

    jeepgirl replied to Jo Dirt's topic in General Nursing

    Sweetheart... SHE ASKED YOU TO STEAL FROM YOUR HUBBY. This has gone on far too long. You have to say something. Job or not. It's gone wayyyy too far now. Burying your head in the sand is NOT going...

  7. CNA trying to hit me up for drugs.

    jeepgirl replied to Jo Dirt's topic in General Nursing

    do you realize that by not telling someone in charge that can remove this person from the clinical setting that you are putting your own license on the line? thats your

  8. why on earth would I want to be a nurse?!

    jeepgirl replied to 4everpeace's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think it is fair for techs to be treated in this manner either. I worked in an ICU when I was in school for a short while... same senario. Run your butt off for 12 hours while the nurses...

  9. why on earth would I want to be a nurse?!

    jeepgirl replied to 4everpeace's topic in General Nursing

    no, unfortunetly, there is never enough of you to go around...

  10. do i really have to do med surg

    jeepgirl replied to lflyew's topic in General Nursing

    you don't have to do med-surg. its a lie people tell to try to get more med-surg nurses! actually, in my area, a lot of times if you don't have previous experience in the field you are going into...

  11. Needle stick injury in Health Care

    jeepgirl replied to mnt0121's topic in General Nursing

    did you contact employee

  12. Infants and Hypothermia

    jeepgirl replied to MissKitty21's topic in General Nursing

    no they were not off base. early in disease, the CBC can be normal. you also have to remember that neonates do not have the same immune response as an adult or even older child does.... heck, they do...

  13. Infants and Hypothermia

    jeepgirl replied to MissKitty21's topic in General Nursing

    could be a number of things but the thing i worry about is sepsis and a couple of other things right off the bat. number one you do a RECTAL to confirm then number to admit straight

  14. GA BON no longer accepting Excelsior education; Speak up Cont. Updates!!

    jeepgirl replied to zimsaint's topic in Excelsior College

    I don't know. I am not on board with the excelsior

  15. weekend program

    jeepgirl replied to beachbum3's topic in General Nursing

    i did it while i was in school. it SUCKED. and what was worse was that the nurses felt like it was my fault if they had to work an "extra" weekend at all... even though they only worked like every 6th...

  16. Maybe it was a big mistake to be a nurse :(

    jeepgirl replied to NewYorkGirl's topic in General Nursing

    don't do it! it was all a lie! you don't need one year of med surg... it is NOT a requirement. its a lie someone made up to get more med-surg nurses... LOL!! on a more serious note... there are nurses...

  17. what would be your 1st intervention for pt aspirating?

    jeepgirl replied to IngyRN's topic in General Nursing

    i was, i was wiggling in my chair!!! and i totally believe you. i bet most of them become symptomatic within just a little while and end up needing big

  18. Ever Gag or Vimit While Doing the Job?

    jeepgirl replied to 987!'s topic in General Nursing

    I had a patient go who was very elderly, very very sick, and very very emanciated. In palliative care. He went while we were cleaning him up, and we turned him on his second side to finish cleaning...

  19. Ever Gag or Vimit While Doing the Job?

    jeepgirl replied to 987!'s topic in General Nursing

    I did once while I was a brand new grad and giving a milk of molasses enema... I did not mean to, at all... and I felt horrible. I just handed it over to the nurse who was helping me, said I needed to...

  20. what would be your 1st intervention for pt aspirating?

    jeepgirl replied to IngyRN's topic in General Nursing

    oh oh oh i was reading in my PALS book just yesterday and while again, don't know if it is the same for adults... in peds... in aspiration pneumonia, you treat when you have signs of infection, such...

  21. z-coil shoes, foot pain gone

    jeepgirl replied to gonzo1's topic in General Nursing

    yes you can put an orthotic in them but you often don't need them as they have wonderful arch

  22. New nurse or just plain stuipd?

    jeepgirl replied to stilltrying's topic in General Nursing

    ASSESS, assess, assess your patient. From the OP senario, you did NOT even assess the patient before wanting to call the doc for a straight cath. Sure, the patient did not void all day. But, what if...

  23. what would be your 1st intervention for pt aspirating?

    jeepgirl replied to IngyRN's topic in General Nursing

    In peds, I guess what I have delt with most is fetal aspiration syndrome... not this senario. Of course there are other aspiration senarios in peds that fit more closely to this one... but I haven't...

  24. what would be your 1st intervention for pt aspirating?

    jeepgirl replied to IngyRN's topic in General Nursing

    BAWHAHAHHAHHAA!!! Gawd love

  25. Is this even possible?

    jeepgirl replied to AngelfireRN's topic in General Nursing

    um. your posts have me stressed out. i would leave