jeyre1847

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1. NICU to nurse educator?

   jeyre1847 posted a topic in NICU, Neonatal

   I am an RN with my bachelor's. I'm working in a NICU which I really enjoy. I've always thought about graduate school, but I'm not sure what I'd want to do. I'm not terribly excited about the...

2. New job!

   jeyre1847 posted a topic in NICU, Neonatal

   I've been a nurse for a few years, and I'm starting a new job in the NICU this week. I've wanted to do NICU for a long time but there weren't the jobs before, so I've been working with adults. I'm so...

3. What do you say to people thinking about nursing?

   jeyre1847 posted a topic in General Nursing

   I have been a nurse for 4 years. I work on a busy med/surg unit. The question is specifically because of a friend of mine. He's 28 years old, still in college, not really sure what he wants to do. He...

4. I work with children

   jeyre1847 posted a topic in General Nursing

   No, actually I do not work with children. But if I told you my stories, you wouldn't believe me. I haven't even been a nurse that long, but every day I'm convinced we age backwards. Not in the...

5. Antidepressants

   jeyre1847 posted a topic in Hospice, Palliative

   I am working with long-term care patients, and some hospice patients. One of my hospice patients is very confused, very tired, and is on hospice for failure to thrive and dementia. Recently, as part...

6. Resources?

   jeyre1847 posted a topic in Hospice, Palliative

   I'm here to ask for your best resources for hospice care. I'm looking for research on end of life and I couldn't find much about it. I want to know more about the common issues that come up with...

7. End of Life care for beginners

   jeyre1847 posted a topic in Hospice, Palliative

   I'm a fairly new nurse, and just starting out at an SNF. First off, I love my job, I love my residents and my coworkers :) Today was my first personal experience with a patient death. I've had...

8. Calling in RX?

   jeyre1847 posted a topic in General Nursing

   So, at my clinic, I was made aware that before I started and after the old nurse left, a coworker used to call in prescriptions for the nurse practitioner. This coworker of mine has no medical...

9. Considering military...?

   jeyre1847 posted a topic in Government, Military

   First, I'm sure there's a bajillion similar posts, so I'm sorry for the redundant post. I didn't see something that quite described what I was looking for. I'm a registered nurse with BSN. Ideally,...

10. 2012 Nurse Residency Program at Vanderbilt

    jeyre1847 replied to rlt0006's topic in Tennessee Nursing

    Well, now, that sucks for the rest of the new grads who didn't get hired during the summer. Bleh. Seems to be the story pretty much

11. They're just not that into you

    jeyre1847 posted a topic in General Nursing

    If you've ever read the book or seen the movie, you may remember some of the crazy things people tell themselves and what they do to get a little attention. I've found myself doing similar things, but...

12. 2012 Nurse Residency Program at Vanderbilt

    jeyre1847 replied to rlt0006's topic in Tennessee Nursing

    I feel kind of stupid even asking this. I read a lot about it, then I just filled out the application. I know when I was looking earlier I found the forms and a list of things needed to apply. Now I...

13. Thinking of becoming a nurse

    jeyre1847 replied to Koko4's topic in Nursing Career

    I think every week in pathophysiology, I convinced myself that I either had whatever diseases it was that week, or I was inevitably doomed to get

14. Question for those who hire, regarding reference checks

    jeyre1847 replied to klone's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    So, related topic: What's the likelihood of current or former boss being called, compared to a personal reference? When I apply, I list employers, past employers, etc, and that yes, they can contact...

15. Losing hope

    jeyre1847 replied to jeyre1847's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for all the input! I'm starting to look a little more into relocating, like what I have to do for another license, etc, and filling out some more job applications, but in more places. I have...