jeepgirl

jeepgirl LPN, NP

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  1. 18-gauge vs. 20-gauge

    jeepgirl replied to solneeshka's topic in General Nursing

    Well, I will tell you this. Someone tried to put an 18g in a little bitty vein in my mothers arm because "radiology" required it when she needed a radiology scan... because of the high rate of...

  2. 18-gauge vs. 20-gauge

    jeepgirl replied to solneeshka's topic in General Nursing

    i don't have a set answer. i assess my patient

  3. Very disrespectful !!!

    jeepgirl replied to RedhairedNurse's topic in General Nursing

    Actually, on the surface this seems like a good idea. However, I had an abusive nurse on my unit who's behavior began in this behavior. An opening like this would have been a hayday for her. Tread...

  4. I woke up during surgery, Have you?

    jeepgirl replied to GatorRN's topic in General Nursing

    well, i didn't have a MAJOR procecdure where i woke up, but when I had my wisdom teeth out... they lost the IV (i have difficult veins and it took MANY attempts to get it in in the first place... the...

  5. Just got BA...is being a CNA "below" me?

    jeepgirl replied to kix86's topic in General Nursing

    hey... i actually think you should try to use your degree while you go to nursing school... in another manner. it would be a waste!!! all that hard work just to not use it?!?! have you looked at...

  6. Your boss insists on employees taking flu vaccine

    jeepgirl replied to seenitallERnurse's topic in General Nursing

    thats just manipulative. you don't have to tell them why you are calling off... "just i have to call off tonight" if you abuse it, thats the problem. otherwise... you'll be

  7. How can I comfort the crying patient?

    jeepgirl replied to WVStarFish's topic in General Nursing

    oh, this breaks my heart!! i wish we did have time to sit down and talk to our patients.... i would definetly show them i cared by asking them if i could help them, etc. also, this stuff probably...

  8. Doctor's office and "nurses"

    jeepgirl replied to stunt's topic in General Nursing

    oh honey, it doesn't bother just you!! there are a bunch of threads here... LONG ONES... on just this issue. The term "nurse" is protected in all 50 states... you have to hold a license to be called...

  9. Unfair orientation discipline?

    jeepgirl replied to RosieD's topic in General Nursing

    i totally agree leslie!! i would deny everything in that letter and give your account of the situation. then i'd tell them to kiss my

  10. Unfair orientation discipline?

    jeepgirl replied to RosieD's topic in General Nursing

    screw that! if anyone had me write down things i did not feel were true... i would run away. what if there was an issue (a lawsuit, etc) in years to come? that would be in your employee file and they...

  11. Why it is better to be a Nurse than a Physician.

    jeepgirl replied to BaRNs's topic in General Nursing

    i need to go into pediatric

  12. does age REALLY matter?

    jeepgirl replied to pinkynbd_99's topic in General Nursing

    LOL OK... i am going to get totally flammed for this. Sorry to those of you who I offend in the process... I think that a twenty something can bring just as much to the profession as the "mature"...

  13. does age REALLY matter?

    jeepgirl replied to pinkynbd_99's topic in General Nursing

    wow, jealous much? i have to say that i agree with taking nursing to the next level. BSN is ENTRY LEVEL. More MSN prepared nurses. Doctorally prepared nurses in leadership roles. If we are going to...

  14. does age REALLY matter?

    jeepgirl replied to pinkynbd_99's topic in General Nursing

    well, agree with you or not people should not critize others on the board for grammer errors... its is bad web board

  15. does age REALLY matter?

    jeepgirl replied to pinkynbd_99's topic in General Nursing

    i only read the first page of replies... but isn't your SS amount based on like the last 10 or 15 years that you work? if you work until you are 68... then it would help. but i have to ask... nursing...

  16. I had my day in court

    jeepgirl replied to ShayRN's topic in General Nursing

    i think if you're well enough to RISK riding a motorcycle... you're

  17. Your boss insists on employees taking flu vaccine

    jeepgirl replied to seenitallERnurse's topic in General Nursing

    sure, that will help too, but people are also viral before they begin to show symptoms... so some people will be exposed before you even feel

  18. Your boss insists on employees taking flu vaccine

    jeepgirl replied to seenitallERnurse's topic in General Nursing

    my facility is considering making it mandatory. the thing is that if you have certain criteria that makes it so you can't get the vaccine, you can't get it... simple as that. what is the big deal? it...

  19. Best Schools for NP Programs?

    jeepgirl replied to NStiger88's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    i think that in some areas, RN First Assist is becoming an APN role... sort of like a CNS position? at least, when I looked at it in a few years

  20. HELP!!! I need reassurance!!

    jeepgirl replied to barbb51405's topic in General Nursing

    How were you supposed to know number one? Number two, how ARE you supposed to know that this family member is allowed to care for this child? In the end, you don't... unless you were given specific...

  21. $4 Gas Limits Lifestyles on Rural Reservations

    jeepgirl replied to Thunderwolf's topic in General Nursing

    Its getting harder and harder to make ends meet... for

  22. Diabetes makes people more vulnerable to TB, study says

    jeepgirl replied to Thunderwolf's topic in General Nursing

    Not surprised. I think that for diabetic patients you actually read their TB as positive at a smaller MM of induration because of their supressed immune

  23. Any IHS scholarship obligation nurses here?

    jeepgirl replied to mclennan's topic in General Nursing

    Hello! I am. I'm excited about it though... call me naive. But I know people who have worked for IHS and have liked it. Maybe a new facility would be great for you? Feel free to PM me... what district...

  24. Interprete Lab/Tests resutls to patients

    jeepgirl replied to seriousnurse's topic in General Nursing

    YOU are not supposed to be interpreting results at all. That is what makes people unsure of their care... the nurse comes in and says this, the Provider comes in and says another. If you are a...

  25. question for all MSN graduates and students

    jeepgirl replied to emmycRN's topic in General Nursing

    pick something you are interested in as this will make it