sjt9721

sjt9721 BSN, RN

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  1. Quitting a nurse tech position...

    sjt9721 replied to RazorbackRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I agree that you should communicate with the nurses on your unit. Let them know that you're in school and want to see/learn/do as much as possible. Be sure that you and the nurses understand what your...

  2. How is the RN job opportunity in Plano/Dallas area?

    sjt9721 replied to niceone's topic in Texas Nursing

    Plano area hospitals include: Presbyterian Hospital of Plano (THR) Richardson Regional Medical Center Baylor Hospital of Plano (Baylor) Centennial Medical Center (Tenet) Medical Center of Plano (HCA)...

  3. How is the RN job opportunity in Plano/Dallas area?

    sjt9721 replied to niceone's topic in Texas Nursing

    Thank you for the above. I've waited for someone to voice an opinion similar to mine. I have lived in McKinney & worked in Plano for 5 years. My salary and benefits are competitive with other...

  4. Sign On Policy?

    sjt9721 replied to hbncns35's topic in General Nursing

    Now that's the understatement of the

  5. BLS Recert???

    sjt9721 replied to NickiLaughs's topic in California Nursing

    Be careful and do your research before using this website. You need to know what CPR your facility requires (American Red Cross, American Heart Association, etc) before wasting your time & money....

  6. Family member RN asked for resignation yesterday

    sjt9721 replied to GooeyRN's topic in General Nursing

    After reading the entire post, I'm wondering about this person's "want" to be a nurse in the first place. The entire description is troubling to

  7. Doctor on the edge of ethical behaviour.....

    sjt9721 replied to kersti's topic in General Nursing

    Perhaps instead of trying to hasten death, he was trying to prolong it. Small injections of epinephrine would increase central perfusion & increase the BP (as the OP stated). Maybe this doc had...

  8. Endorsements from OK to CA?

    sjt9721 replied to Care4life's topic in Oklahoma Nursing

    http://www.rn.ca.gov/lic/lic-end.htm Links to CA-BORN page regarding endorsement.

  9. Coaching women during childbirth has little impact

    sjt9721 replied to URO-RN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    My husband & I (Flight/ED nurse respectively) attended the childbirth classes last fall. He has personally delivered 6 "helicopter babies" in his career and I have caught 3. (Notice I said caught,...

  10. What should I bring???

    sjt9721 replied to mumofbratz's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I asked the same questions of my LD/PP friends prior to having my daughter in September. And I gave the same reasons...I wanted to make things easier for them, didn't want to be a problem patient,...

  11. Whadja Get For Xmas From Hubbie?

    sjt9721 replied to grad2009's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Nice! I'm a Sig-person married to a Glock-nut!

  12. Coworker quit/fired! Should we know what happened or not?

    sjt9721 replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    Very nicely worded AngieO...

  13. Whadja Get For Xmas From Hubbie?

    sjt9721 replied to grad2009's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Mine outdid himself this year. He picked out a 3-diamond necklace set in white gold. He determined that the three stones (typically 'past-present-future') actually stand for "Papa Bear-Mama Bear-Baby...

  14. "GROUP ONE" victims

    sjt9721 replied to IWant2Believe's topic in General Nursing

    HR submits our information to GroupOne. And the only thing our hospital submits is the reason for leaving; they don't provide details. HR has a list of reasons to choose from such as "violation of...

  15. Terminated for typing a petition

    sjt9721 replied to cdsable's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    :yeahthat:

  16. Funny patient names by nurses

    sjt9721 replied to Kidrn911's topic in Emergency

    I triaged a pair of brothers (not twins) named Hunter and Fisher. Also took care of a 40-something year old named Baby Boy. (Swear to God, I saw his driver's

  17. North Texas = Few Jobs?

    sjt9721 replied to TheCommuter's topic in Texas Nursing

    Smarty-pants!

  18. Certification pay

    sjt9721 replied to grammyr's topic in Emergency

    Professional certification results in a 5% increase in your base salary & and reimbursement of the exam fee. Merit for credentials such as ACLS, PALS, TNCC, ENPC, NRP is also reflected in your...

  19. cell phones

    sjt9721 replied to jenna_rn's topic in General Nursing

    We have the same "no cell phones" policy. My comment to folks is that "we ask that you turn them off while in the treatment areas". It's hard to be an enforcer of such policy when nearly all of our...

  20. Anyone work at Medical City in Dallas????

    sjt9721 replied to mjbsn2006's topic in Texas Nursing

    TDA = Two Day

  21. OPINION PLEASE-er triage situation-overwhelmed!

    sjt9721 replied to Uptoherern's topic in Emergency

    I'm not sure if the nurse had a chance to ask those questions. When I read the original post, I got the impression that the patient had only signed in and was waiting to be triaged. Maybe the OP could...

  22. Hello I am taking a pole

    sjt9721 replied to michw2's topic in General Nursing

    ...I saw the subject line and thought it was a thread about a particular type of dance...

  23. ? About not breastfeeding

    sjt9721 replied to Schmoo1022's topic in Ob/Gyn

    ...and to think you have to have a license to

  24. ? About not breastfeeding

    sjt9721 replied to Schmoo1022's topic in Ob/Gyn

    A previous poster says it's the nurse's responsibility to teach the "risks of not breastfeeding". I saw nothing in the literature nor did I hear from my LC about a "risk" associated with formula...

  25. Discharge orders you'd LIKE to write!!!

    sjt9721 replied to LoriAlabamaRN's topic in Emergency

    For those pesky foreign bodies: Always wear pants when standing on a step-ladder to change a lightbulb. Put non-skid strips on the floor of your shower. Don't abuse