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    going crazy with the politics

    janeybirdRN replied to janeybirdRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    agreed on both accounts. a lot of the people I work with are the sole bread winners and they don't want to be canceled but sometimes they are and I am still working. neh. I'm just going to stop...
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    going crazy with the politics

    janeybirdRN replied to janeybirdRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    If I'm cancelled, I might stay up till 1 or 2am but then I sleep. I have super sleeping abilities that allow me to sleep sometimes for 16+ hours or other times for only 5. And we don't have on call-...
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    Blood Glucose Monitoring- What is your workflow?

    janeybirdRN replied to janeybirdRN's topic in Diabetes, Endocrine Nursing

    Thank you all for your responses. I have found very few places that do it the way described in the example which is from a Rehab facility. The places that are similar are usually LTC/nursing homes....
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    Blood Glucose Monitoring- What is your workflow?

    janeybirdRN posted a topic in Diabetes, Endocrine Nursing

    Dear Nurses, I need your help. I am looking for feedback from your personal experience. It would be most helpful if you can describe the work flow of the blood glucose result obtaining and...
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    Pearson Vue Trick was WRONG!!!!!!!

    janeybirdRN replied to mamacita2's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I believe in the PVT and completely understand why so many aspiring nurses are eager to get their results. Like others have mentioned, I have never seen anyone get the good pop up and later find out...
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    Hate being a CNA

    janeybirdRN replied to LadyLeo75's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I think it depends on the type of nursing whether or not being a cna beforehand is going to make you a better nurse. Ltc, and rehab you need to help with more adls than you will in a cath
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    Resume suggestions?

    janeybirdRN replied to I♥Scrubs's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    You just don't need to list every employer you've ever had. But you should include employers for the last 5 years. When you say 13 years, were you at the same job that whole time? How many jobs was...
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    Hate being a CNA

    janeybirdRN replied to LadyLeo75's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Oh, snap. I love my techs. They save my butt and I'm glad to have
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    Resume suggestions?

    janeybirdRN replied to I♥Scrubs's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    As far as previous employment: You don't want to go back further than 5 years unless it is relevant to the position you are currently applying for OR if it is to show
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    Stay in or get out?

    janeybirdRN replied to LuvEdTwi's topic in General Nursing

    I'd give it 6 months to a
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    Worried I shouldn't have disclosed bipolar

    janeybirdRN replied to Jenny878's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    Yeah, let it blow over. I would not try to make friends at work. Find them outside in your new town. Obviously be friendly and considerate of coworkers but remember you only need to do three things at...
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    Random question: Would you wear a $300 watch to work

    janeybirdRN replied to TXRN44's topic in General Nursing

    LOL. I sure hope so for that
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    Drexel Pediatric NP program...

    janeybirdRN replied to IrishIzCPNP's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    How was 519, 523, and 527? Lots of papers? I'm in the MSN CNL but so far it is not what I expected. Maybe it gets
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    How to handle a resident like this?

    janeybirdRN replied to TurtleCat's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Here's an interesting article about a man who refused care.
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    Drexel Pediatric NP program...

    janeybirdRN replied to IrishIzCPNP's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Irishizrn- how many classes are you going to take each quarter? I was doing 3 12s night shift but it was too much. The time spent researching and writing is
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    Drexel Pediatric NP program...

    janeybirdRN replied to IrishIzCPNP's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Pnp2b did you go to drexel? I saw somewhere you went to
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    Drexel Pediatric NP program...

    janeybirdRN replied to IrishIzCPNP's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Hi pedsnp2b2013. Do the papers just keep adding or do they start having tests at some point? I've had nurs 500, 502 and info 526 and each class has at least one 10 page paper. Did you do the online...
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    Cursed at a patient-fired

    janeybirdRN replied to sle9403RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I swear a lot. I know most of it is private conversations at the nurse's station with people I am comfortable with but I think it's with patients too. I mean I remember one time a patient pooped...
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    Pearson Vue Trick was WRONG!!!!!!!

    janeybirdRN replied to mamacita2's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    People get confused about the pop up because there is more than one pop up. When you do the PVT one of three things can happen. 1) pop up saying "...contact your member board..." means you passed 2)...
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    CNS vs. CNL

    janeybirdRN replied to BittyBabyRN's topic in Clinical Nurse Specialists, CNS

    There is an association. I know the president of the CNLA works in Philadelphia. I have been in contact with the director of the program I am in because I would like to shadow a CNL in my area......
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    Missing Cap on PICC line

    janeybirdRN posted a topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    I work night shift and in the morning, I took a patient to the bathroom that was not assigned to me. She reached under her right arm and said what's poking me? I saw her PICC line and there was no...
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    to aspirate or not while giving insulin and flu vaccines

    janeybirdRN replied to ginger43's topic in General Nursing

    I know if you inject air into the bloodstream it can be pretty bad. what if you inject air into a muscle? would 1 mL just cause a lot of pain or could it be worse? I think I saw this happen today with...