meanmaryjean DNP, RN

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    New job struggles

    meanmaryjean replied to Pedsnurse1026's topic in General Nursing

    The only way to get better is to keep trying- honest! Ask for tips and help of course, but just keep at it.
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    DNP Touro Nevada

    meanmaryjean replied to JENURSE03_RN's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Correct.
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    How does vent rate effect heart rate?

    meanmaryjean replied to Kitiger's topic in General Nursing

    I'm with KatieMI-
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    Dying to be a Nurse

    meanmaryjean replied to MTaylor310's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    OP: I cannot think of a single nursing school that will admit a convicted felon- no matter how long ago it was. Patients are at their most vulnerable when under the care of nurses, and the Board of...
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    Dying to be a Nurse

    meanmaryjean replied to MTaylor310's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    What was your crime? "White collar" is not too specific. Felony or misdemeanor? What was the outcome- did you go to
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    what do schools really care about?

    meanmaryjean replied to jakethenurse's topic in School, College Programs

    OP: It is a violation of Allnurses TOS to identify yourself via username as a nurse if you aren't
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    CCRI Spring 2018

    meanmaryjean replied to candyfloss1's topic in School, College Programs

    And CCRI
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    Doctors Say the Darnedest Things

    meanmaryjean replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

    Poor young surgeon (and new dad) had been on 24/7 call for a couple weeks due to the only other surgeon in town having a heart attack. Had a patient of his in the ICU who had been on Levophed for...
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    Gonna be a long week.

    meanmaryjean replied to dirtyhippiegirl's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Congrats on your
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    How to make the most of work benefits?

    meanmaryjean replied to TwinklingToes's topic in Nursing Career

    I would attend a conference in your specialty area. I saved my own $$ for 2 years to be able to do so- and it was well worth
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    New Grad, Can't Get Hired?

    meanmaryjean replied to Justineqt's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Look outside the
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    Why does everyone want to work in the icu

    meanmaryjean replied to EDNURSE20's topic in General Nursing

    'Everybody' doesn't. But for those who do- the pace and the mental demands are
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    can a D in english comp keep me from taking the nclex?

    meanmaryjean replied to Jean D Boston's topic in General Nursing

    You are responsible to know and adhere to the policy of your school and your program. Looks like you'll be going to summer school. Unfortunate but true. Just because your school doesn't offer CLEP- do...
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    I need a preceptor mine cancelled at last moment

    meanmaryjean replied to Regina Brown's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    You're not being snarky at all. I sometimes think some of these posters have this community confused with
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    C Section Post-Op Rx

    meanmaryjean replied to Kooky Korky's topic in General Nursing

    I doubt a narcotic would be started on PO Day 3 after discharge for most
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    New Grads: What to do if the school doesn't send your education to the BON?

    meanmaryjean replied to Ivan R.'s topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Look in your student handbook and find out what the POLICY is. The school is obligated to follow its own
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    What good does a BA in anything do for nursing

    meanmaryjean replied to Big_Mike's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Is what
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    Yearbook sayings

    meanmaryjean replied to halohg's topic in School

    I'm reminded of the scene from A League of Their Own where Jimmy Dugan (Tom Hanks) autographs the adoring adolescent fan's baseball. "Avoid the
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    Bioinformatics to raise GPA

    meanmaryjean replied to COldk's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Sounds like you need to wait until your enlistment is up and then pursue an undergraduate nursing degree. First steps first and
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    Professionalism Award at nursing school

    meanmaryjean replied to Familyde5's topic in General Students

    If you self-nominate, it's not an award, it's a
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    Concerned about a coworker on stimulants whose heart rate is 110

    meanmaryjean replied to farawayisland's topic in General Nursing

    My resting heart rate has been >100 for my entire 4 DECADES of nursing. I'm
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    Lab Values in the ICU

    meanmaryjean replied to Santiago Pinon III's topic in General Nursing

    They had a problem with me 'cause my high school transcripts were in
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    Lab Values in the ICU

    meanmaryjean replied to Santiago Pinon III's topic in General Nursing

    We used iSTAT in our peds ICU. Results are 1-2
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    Bumped from NICU?

    meanmaryjean replied to Lady_Leijing's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Eight weeks in and they're giving you critical admits? Wow- they need to re-examine how they assign
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    FAILED NCLEX TWICE

    meanmaryjean replied to Em.Es's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    OP: You also need to go back to some actual nursing TEXTBOOKS and take a deep and repeated dive. You've been away from nursing school the better part of a decade. Reviews are good, content is better....