SusanJean

SusanJean

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  1. E-coli infection in toe

    SusanJean replied to curleysue's topic in General Nursing

    OK, now think... where is the most common source of e. coli?? Do you use public (health club, work, etc.) showers? Walk around barefoot? Kicked someone in the *ss lately? :chuckle sorry, couldn't...

  2. Traditions, Existing Paradigms, and Sacred Cows in nursing and nursing education

    SusanJean replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Since I have not attended nursing school, I can not comment yet. I have attended PA school and I would say the problems listed above for nursing are glaring in the program I was enrolled

  3. motorcycle accidents

    SusanJean replied to Oregon Runner's topic in General Nursing

    I do believe it is personal choice. I do know they are called "donor cycles". After working in an ER I no longer ride one and ALWAYS were a seat belt in my car (from 20 plus yrs ago.) I still ride...

  4. What Have You Had to Disect

    SusanJean replied to cdietrich404's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    In high school we did frogs, fish, worms and fetal pigs. It has been awhile, so we may have done more, I just don't remember. I have had 2 additional anatomy: 1 cat and one human cadaver. Both had 4...

  5. Cheapest place to find scrubs?

    SusanJean replied to studentnurse74's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    When we needed scrubs for anatomy lab, we found grand selections at Salvation Army and Good Will stores. Most looked new, matching, too. 75 cents per

  6. Second Bachelor's.......BSN??? Help!!

    SusanJean replied to wje9516's topic in General Nursing

    Gosh, that was not my experience at all! I applied to 2 schools, was accepted to 2 schools, both on very short notice. One could not admit me for Spring semester as they were already full, but bent...

  7. why no tylenol before blood cultures drawn?

    SusanJean replied to nursenatalie's topic in General Nursing

    Per the doc in my living room, it is not that big of

  8. nursing?rewarding or ....

    SusanJean replied to brandy119's topic in General Nursing

    IMO, if you have kids, you know what caring for the sick is. And, cleaning up the oocky stuff :chuckle . Granted, it is from those you love, but "oocky by any other name...." I would suggest, tho,...

  9. suturing information required

    SusanJean replied to barrabird's topic in Emergency

    Presently, there is no consistency w/ degree of education. Some programs are run by junior colleges, some by 4 yr colleges and many programs have moved to master's level programs. (Hopefully they...

  10. RN to BSN

    SusanJean replied to Tweety's topic in Online Distance Learning

    You can do it!! One session at a time... Aren't you excited to be starting??

  11. Dealing with Birthmoms & Adoptive moms

    SusanJean replied to JUSTYSMOM's topic in Ob/Gyn

    :balloons: :balloons: Congrats to the new family:balloons:

  12. How many of these

    SusanJean replied to stephera's topic in General Nursing

    You are taking the correct approach: to learn . In spite of working in the medical arena for years, I found the med. term class invaluable for later classwork (chem, biochem, anat., phys, micro,...

  13. How many of these

    SusanJean replied to stephera's topic in General Nursing

    Have you been in or out of school? I'd start w/ psych., nutrition, med term. If you need to go full time for fin. aid, is there another class you can take? I'm asking because the med term will help...

  14. Second Bachelor's.......BSN??? Help!!

    SusanJean replied to wje9516's topic in General Nursing

    Can you be a little more specific on your question re "insourcing trends"? I'm not sure what you mean.

  15. Second Bachelor's.......BSN??? Help!!

    SusanJean replied to wje9516's topic in General Nursing

    Bill, In spite of the draw backs to nursing, I am choosing this as my next career. I would like to think that the skills I have learned in my previous careers will help me navigate through the cr*p...

  16. NON-Patient Care Employment for new R.N.s

    SusanJean replied to California-O.T.'s topic in Nursing Career

    Pharm. co do not require direct pt contact. Nope. Another industry is the insurance industry...they hire nurses. SJ PS... not that I would work for either... but I've learned to never say

  17. Why give doctors all the credit?

    SusanJean replied to dolphinRN's topic in General Nursing

    You are so right!! My son spent 10 days in NICU and tho it has been 11 yrs, it is the nurses we remember and talk about w/ great fondness. They cared, not only for our precious son, but for...

  18. Rampant Cheating

    SusanJean replied to nycNurse2b's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Cheating should not be tolerated by any student. If a school does not have a policy demanding that students report cheating, IMO students, especially those in medicine (nursing, DO, MD, PA, etc)...

  19. How to deal with being childless in L&D

    SusanJean replied to pebbles1977's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I think, as one poster said, some are just trying to find something to talk about, perhaps a common ground. If I can just add my personal experience, tho... both dh and I grew up in large families,...

  20. Is incorporation necessary??????

    SusanJean replied to KristenRN's topic in Nurse Entrepreneurs, Innovators

    Ck your county/state website for small business start ups -- you should be able to get some idea on which way you want to go. My husband's vet clinic is a "DBA" - "doing business as" -- and is not...

  21. ethical delemma(sp?)

    SusanJean replied to emsboss's topic in General Nursing

    You need to look at what is best for you in the long run. Having been in a position of management for many yrs., I can say we know and understand that... not to say someone will try to manipulate an...

  22. my new instructor sucks HELP!!!

    SusanJean replied to blossom2's topic in Indiana Nursing

    Have you tried meeting w/ the instructor outside of class? Have you discussed how this is difficult and asked what can you do do improve performance? Most instructors realize that different people...

  23. Help For A Paper - Asap

    SusanJean replied to viveca6's topic in Research

    OK, found the exact quote w/ credits: Benjamin Disraeli , the prime minister of the British Empire from 1874-1880, was reported by Mark Twain to have uttered this brilliant quote on statistical...

  24. Differences (Educative/Clinical) between NP & PA

    SusanJean replied to jstuben's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    One major change: for a master's program, you need to score 80% to

  25. Help For A Paper - Asap

    SusanJean replied to viveca6's topic in Research

    "There are lies, damn lies, and statistics." OK, who said