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  1. dealing with difficult students

    jmqphd replied to bsyrn's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    Semester before this one was absolute h*ll. The students were impossibly rude, manipulative, cliquish and they had zero integrity. All they thought about was how to out-victim each other. I had a...

  2. Nurses Rally for Health Care Funding

    jmqphd replied to herring_RN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I hate it when nurses are shills for a political agenda. Let's tax those EEEeee-villll corporations and give their ill-gotten gains to old, sick people! Oh, and it's just a co-incidence that our...

  3. Not-for-profit vs for-profit colleges...did this make a difference?

    jmqphd replied to BabyLady's topic in General Students

    I respect your experience in this regard. I am not sure what the accreditation requirements are for schools offering graduate degrees. I know that NLNAC requires A LOT of follow-up data on our (ADN)...

  4. Not-for-profit vs for-profit colleges...did this make a difference?

    jmqphd replied to BabyLady's topic in General Students

    Oh, BTW: The New York Board of Regents began a DISTANCE ADN program in 1970, before the internet. It really was done via the mail. It's now called Excelsior College (dumb name, valuable program)....

  5. Not-for-profit vs for-profit colleges...did this make a difference?

    jmqphd replied to BabyLady's topic in General Students

    http://www.cappsonline.org/1456/gao-for-profit-schools-scandal/ http://www.citizensforethics.org/press/entry/crew-provides-sec-new-info-short-sellers-shaping-education-regulation I'm sorry I can't...

  6. Not-for-profit vs for-profit colleges...did this make a difference?

    jmqphd replied to BabyLady's topic in General Students

    Let me be a bit of a contrarian here: My comments regard the ADN degree. We are in one of those states with severe budget short-falls. As a result of cutbacks, a lot of experienced nursing faculty...

  7. Nursing Unions: Pros and Cons

    jmqphd replied to lookup's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    "Oh, baby, baby... you KNOW, I'll still love you in the morning". OR... "Just vote the union in and we'll take care of you for the length of the contract. No, really." Same o' same o'. For the...

  8. For profit schools

    jmqphd replied to jmqphd's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    The last group graduated in May. 16 of 23 have taken boards. So far 100% pass rate. Only 5 have not gotten full time positions yet, and still have applications in, awaiting their chance to take...

  9. For profit schools

    jmqphd posted a topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    http://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/education/163941-gainful-employment- http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2011/05/31/education-department-rules-profit-schools-created-investors-help/#ixzz1Nx1xIrJz...

  10. charge nurse tried to make me go to work with allergic reaction

    jmqphd replied to thanx2mj's topic in General Nursing

    Oooh. Chill. What happened has happened. Try to give it a rest. You are new and need to prove you're a team player and under most circumstances can be counted upon. Everyone has allergies. You...

  11. ELL and mental health

    jmqphd replied to seizetheday's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    How can a student (medical, nursing, student, or resident) determine if a patient is concrete if they themselves don't know... "how are a peach and a pear alike?" Or what we mean when we say "a stitch...

  12. What do you/your school do about no-call/no-shows in clinical?

    jmqphd replied to jmqphd's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    We had an ice storm and a student was spinning out on a bridge, unable to get traction, unable to go forward or back up. She managed to get through to another student and let us know. The student...

  13. Just let me go!

    jmqphd replied to OhioCCRN's topic in General Nursing

    What you describe is called "futile care". There are (in my experience) abnormal family dynamics when this sort of thing happens. Usually, it is one family member driving the poor decisions and it's...

  14. Do RN's seem just as happy in their careers as Respiratory Therapist?

    jmqphd replied to northmississippi's topic in General Nursing

    Good grief! I know some miserable RT's. Sometimes they are covering ICU, carrying the code-blue beeper and have to respond to emergencies in the ER. Happiness is what you make it. When I look at...

  15. Should I be worried about back problems?

    jmqphd replied to austriancrystal's topic in General Nursing

    1. Keep back and core strong for the rest of your life. 2. Stay generally healthy. Don't gain weight. 3. Buy good shoes. 4. Body mechanics, body mechanics, body mechanics. 5. "Scooting" a...

  16. Have you seen this in migraine patients before?

    jmqphd posted a topic in General Nursing

    I responded to a thread on the Ob/gyn specialty site, but would like to ask my question in a wider forum for maximum input. I am having a major issue with migraines. No, don't want medical advice....

  17. Can my job be taken away from me?

    jmqphd replied to blessed 2011's topic in General Nursing

    Yep. The gospel truth. They make it plain that we (the employer and employee) have a mutual agreement (terms of my employment) and pretty much either side can end it. Their situation is more...

  18. Have you seen this in migraine patients before?

    jmqphd replied to jmqphd's topic in General Nursing

    Migraine is so different with different people. It makes it hard to study. I don't get a warning... wish I did, then could maybe take something. But I can go from zero to really sick in 10 minutes...

  19. Have you seen this in migraine patients before?

    jmqphd replied to jmqphd's topic in General Nursing

    That sounds autonomic (sympathetic tone) to me! For sure, they probably don't want you to take imitrex, right? One of the side effects is vasospasm (prinzemetal's

  20. Have you seen this in migraine patients before?

    jmqphd replied to jmqphd's topic in General Nursing

    Wow... so she has experienced hypotension, too. That's interesting. Maybe not everyone checks their BP when they have a migraine. But what about orthostatic symptoms? Fainting? How common is

  21. Have you seen this in migraine patients before?

    jmqphd replied to jmqphd's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah... believe it or not, I'm married to a neurologist. Ugh... this is embarrassing. I'm a PhD in physiology/pharmacology, and my husband is a neurologist, and I feel helpless. He's just...

  22. Helping patients with migraines

    jmqphd replied to Vtachy1's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Triptans sometimes work for me. Sometimes just ******* away money. When I have quick onset of severe migraine, nothing is going to stop it. But you're right. When they work... miraculous. You're...

  23. CNA's Applying heat

    jmqphd replied to CRNA2BKY's topic in General Nursing

    My understanding is that heating pads are a big no-no for the elderly. Nightmare cases of burns. This is probably most true with lower extremities. But patients nodding off while the pad is on......

  24. Helping patients with migraines

    jmqphd replied to Vtachy1's topic in Ob/Gyn

    On Easter Sunday, I had a bad migraine. The following Sunday, same only worse. The next Saturday... awful (head in the toilet all frigg'n night) The next Friday (during clinical with my students)...

  25. Any nurses out there with siblings who are doctors?

    jmqphd replied to digitiminimi's topic in General Nursing

    I have one daughter who is an MD, one is an RN and they squabble like sisters. But not like doctors and