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  1. state boards

    MissJoRN replied to shawnee's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    Are you planning to take nursing boards NCLEX-PN or are you a student planning to take the CNA state exam? The CNA exam is different, I'm sure it's still given as a written with three randomly...

  2. Pediatric CP patients

    MissJoRN replied to OjoRn's topic in Pediatric

    Our hospital has a looong intake sheet for all pedi patients that includes, in several places, all areas of development. ie- is the pt potty trained? days? nights? size diaper? catheterizations?...

  3. New Grad going into PEDS

    MissJoRN replied to MarylandNsgStudent's topic in Pediatric

    Harriet Lane is great, any unit should have a few of the latest edition availbale for nurses and residents (I think the latest is blue?) I also have a "Mosby's Pediatric Reference" that comes in...

  4. Searching for small Nursing Procedure Book

    MissJoRN replied to TrickieTam's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Don't forget to find your unit's policy and procedure manual. It will give the step-by-step that you'll be expected to follow on that clinical placement. Chances are your unit has a few other books...

  5. How to put my name on my stethoscope?

    MissJoRN replied to nursemommyof3's topic in General Students

    If your tubing is light enough, write your name right on the tubing in black pen (not sharpie, just a regular ball pt pen) When you wipe over it with an alcohol wipe it will fade very slightly but...

  6. job in OR

    MissJoRN replied to roxburin's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Hi! I'm not sure what your background is so I'll start at the beginning. I don't mean to be condenscending. If you already know this stuff just skip on to the end! :wink2: First, something...

  7. "resuming previous orders" written by surgeons

    MissJoRN replied to ChrissyS.'s topic in Operating Room

    Like Mike, my suggestion would be a pre printed for with options for the surgeon to select ot to cue him to wite in an additional option. Just make sure that policy is that they cross out orders they...

  8. Vegetarian being asked to dissect a cat !

    MissJoRN replied to roxburin's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    i would love to observe! my a&p was at a college with a mortuary major, our instructor requested several times for us to be allowed to observe their labs, always a no-go. (btw i find it ironic...

  9. Vegetarian being asked to dissect a cat !

    MissJoRN replied to roxburin's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    no, i'm sure you're not alone! luckily i haven't gone through that argument since high school and the frogs and lobsters. i agree with the posters who say you aren't responsible for the cat's death,...

  10. sleeping disorder on night shift

    MissJoRN replied to lee22's topic in General Nursing

    Just a little FYI, maybe it helps someone- I used to have trouble waking up, esp with those black-out curtains so I set a light timer to turn on my lamp a minute or two before my alarm went off,...

  11. Passed NCLEX, but I feel frustrated anyway

    MissJoRN replied to livtek's topic in First Year After Licensure

    You haven't had any nursing school in the US? Many areas have programs designed for nurses who have been out of nursing for a while, maybe raising a family etc. Maybe that would be a good fit for...

  12. I'm FREAKING OUT. Pls help!!!!! My nursing intructors are Drill Sergeants

    MissJoRN replied to titohan's topic in General Students

    Can you relate the case study to your nursing articles? Can you choose your study? Not sure about the computer program...sounds rough. I hope you can do that over more than 1 day! Articles aren't...

  13. The perfect OR

    MissJoRN replied to NeuroNP's topic in Operating Room

    Ugh...my OR is so outdated and tiny. I just dream of adequete cabinet space to hold the day's cases and linens (some have it some don't) a basic stock of suture (no rooms) stock dressings (it's hit...

  14. Paging OR team

    MissJoRN replied to OR nurse nut's topic in Operating Room

    This might sound argumentative and I'm sorry, I don't mean it to be but my OR atmosphere has been changing lately with regards to the anesth. dept so I'm a bit sensitive to these things but... If the...

  15. What was IV tubing made of before the invention of plastics?

    MissJoRN replied to sunnyjohn's topic in General Nursing

    Yuck! I know of a proctologist who still does rectals without gloves...what is he thinking!? Needless to say I have the phone compltely sanitized after he comes though, have thrown away pens and...

  16. What was IV tubing made of before the invention of plastics?

    MissJoRN replied to sunnyjohn's topic in General Nursing

    Oh, No! We do them in the recovery room (PACU) at our hospital with a nurse anesthetist giving sedation. I think the voltage is lower than it used to be and the patients keep coming back on their...

  17. Surg Tech student wanting some input!

    MissJoRN replied to melkel619's topic in General Nursing

    Hi! Come on over to the OR nursing bb, too! Read the old posts if you haven't already, usefull stuff there. The route to CRNA (in a nutshell) is be be an RN with bachelor's degree (and high GPA)...

  18. You can't go upside down when you menstruate?

    MissJoRN replied to jen42's topic in General Nursing

    If I remember correctly from all those "historical fiction" novels, the word you're looking for is "deflowered" (although I think devirginized has more dignity, definitly better than "ruined"!) but it...

  19. Today was my first day in OR!

    MissJoRN replied to wayover20's topic in Operating Room

    Hope day two went well for you! I remember opening packs of towels being my first big hurdle :) Sounds like you did OK with the

  20. Where can I buy a cap?

    MissJoRN replied to DutchgirlRN's topic in General Nursing

    Try ebay, too if you only want one it may be easier (kays likes to deal in bulk)...some are brand new, a few sellers regularly deal with caps. On the other hand, if you're active with your alumni...

  21. Real 911 calls.....

    MissJoRN replied to RosesrReder's topic in Nursing Humor

    I know it's faked from an urban legend but i love Joe, the deer, the tire iron, and the bambulance. Our EMS instructor played this one for us in class one day to break the tension before DOT...

  22. Required to work as PCA instead of being cancelled!

    MissJoRN replied to Lovemyjobrn's topic in Agency Nurses

  23. Nursing Fundamentals

    MissJoRN replied to Nathalie's topic in General Nursing

    Your Fundies book and your MedSurg book will pretty much be used together throughout your program...until they slip that Pathology book in towards the end and you're done with fundies. The Fundies...

  24. What is your biggest nursing pet peeve?

    MissJoRN replied to ferfer's topic in General Nursing

    Nurses who say "You're a peds nurse? I could never do that... I love kids too much" I hear it frequently. I know what they mean but do they know how it sounds to us? "oh, yes. I know what you...

  25. Can I bring books to the floor to help with my learning

    MissJoRN replied to raralpn's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I have a book called "Mosby's Pediatric Nursing Reference" Maybe there is a Geri equivalent? Diseases are organized in ABC order and include just a short outline of important facts, easy to use when...