SookeyRN

SookeyRN specializes in Oncology, BMT, Chemo.

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1. emory univ. nursing school?

   SookeyRN replied to gahnosah's topic in Georgia Nursing

   Any good bachelor's program emphasizes evidence-based practice - of which nursing research is a basic element (I don't know about ADN programs) . If not for nursing research (NOT medical research) we...

2. emory univ. nursing school?

   SookeyRN replied to gahnosah's topic in Georgia Nursing

   I don't mean to sound picky, but I did want to point out that CHOA, Crawford Long, Wesley Woods are all part of the Emory Healthcare System. :) Also, if you have a parent that works at Emory (I...

3. Please recommend hospitals in Atlanta or Savannah

   SookeyRN replied to geekgolightly's topic in Georgia Nursing

   I'm at Emory as a Chemo nurse - the commute for me isn't too bad - about 45 minutes in the AM and an hour on PMs, but parking is a pain (my second day I got a $35 ticket), and the pay is fairly well...

4. Suddenly making errors?

   SookeyRN posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

   I don't know if this is even a problem, or if I am making more of this than it really is. I have worked on my unit for a year and a half now, working 60% (24 hours a week), and attending graduate...

5. wearing perfume to work

   SookeyRN replied to acaringnurse's topic in General Nursing

   As someone who is extremely sensitive to smells myself (scents are a very sensitive migraine trigger for me), and having been taught not to, it is just plain common sense to not wear perfumes and...

6. good Samaritan or emergency care doctrine

   SookeyRN replied to Kristi Lee's topic in Emergency

   What I remember from what little legal we had as seniors in undergrad, if you stop to give aid, you are expected to perform at at least minimal standards within your scope of practice. As long as you...

7. New Bone Marrow RN ;-)

   SookeyRN replied to sunnyrn7's topic in Oncology

   I work on a 14-bed inpatient BMT unit. I started there a year ago right after graduating. If we have patients who need a vent (doesn't happen very often), they're transferred to the MICU, then...

8. advice when taking ON cert

   SookeyRN replied to plum94's topic in Oncology

   Hi Joyce! I don't have any real answers for you, except to say that I plan on taking the OCN certification this fall, also. I took an oncology specialty elective my last semester of my undergraduate...

9. ER the T.V. Show

   SookeyRN replied to sunnyjohn's topic in General Nursing

   Hmmm...I don't remember saying "fast recovery"

10. ER the T.V. Show

    SookeyRN replied to sunnyjohn's topic in General Nursing

    If the stroke is embolic and is less than 3 hours old, tPA can be used to dissolve the clot. Function does return quite quickly as blood flow is restored to the watershed areas (hers was in the...

11. NCLEX yesterday

    SookeyRN replied to pkallen61's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Let us know!!! {{{{SDcowgirl}}}} SookeyRN (or pkallen61 after name

12. Just checked my results

    SookeyRN replied to happystudent's topic in First Year After Licensure

    :balloons: :balloons: congratulations!!! :balloons:

13. I told myself not to post this, BUT...

    SookeyRN replied to happystudent's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Sending tons of good thoughts your way. This isn't a "therapeutic communication" (and focuses on *me* instead of *you*):stone , however, I felt the same exact feeling when I took the exam on Monday...

14. It's Official I'm An Rn!!!!! Yeah!!!!

    SookeyRN replied to shionpn's topic in First Year After Licensure

    :balloons: CONGRATULATIONS!!!

15. It's Official I'm An Rn!!!!! Yeah!!!!

    SookeyRN replied to shionpn's topic in First Year After Licensure

    i changed my sign in name - but had to do a whole new account to do it (changed from pkallen61 to sookeyrn after finding out this morning that i