meanmaryjean DNP, RN

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    Men in Nursing

    meanmaryjean replied to L.Cisneros's topic in Men in Nursing

    Does it matter what we think? WHY does it mater what we think? Is this
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    Wall of Shame

    meanmaryjean replied to CapeCodMermaid's topic in LTC: Directors, Assistant

    Wow! That's incredible that she would even still HAVE a
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    Does working at a small hospital make me less of a nurse?

    meanmaryjean replied to Jaellys's topic in General Nursing

    I once worked at a small hospital where I could stand in the OB nurses' station and remote start my car on winter
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    No dnp neonatal programs in az

    meanmaryjean replied to sydnijordan5's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    Are there no MSN programs? DNP is not a
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    Who says nurses can't be scholars?

    meanmaryjean replied to Neuro Guy NP's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    The ONLY 'wrong' reason' for entering nursing is a desire to do harm. It is not for faculty to determine the 'rightness' or 'wrongness' of someone's decisions to enter a
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    Nursing theorists

    meanmaryjean replied to Luvnursing4life85's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    What have you learned thus
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    How do you address nurses with a PhD?

    meanmaryjean replied to SWGOH's topic in General Nursing

    I only make my kids call me 'doctor'. True
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    Does working at a small hospital make me less of a nurse?

    meanmaryjean replied to Jaellys's topic in General Nursing

    The person who told you this is wrong. And why would you even listen to
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    Do you have to hate adults to love peds?

    meanmaryjean replied to SweetPotatoes's topic in Pediatric

    I have a friend who does PICU as her main gig, and adult ER at a different facility PRN. I've almost always had a side gig in peds PDN during my entire career- no matter what population I'm working...
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    Inane scripting

    meanmaryjean replied to Jedrnurse's topic in General Nursing

    My college-kid daughter worked for them briefly- I would call her at work just to make her say
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    Inane scripting

    meanmaryjean replied to Jedrnurse's topic in General Nursing

    Anything that comes from Studer. Contrived. Insulting. Happy to be away from that
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    Advice on gift for retiring nurse

    meanmaryjean replied to AngelKissed857's topic in General Nursing

    A book. A journal. Something of that
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    Do you have to hate adults to love peds?

    meanmaryjean replied to SweetPotatoes's topic in Pediatric

    I have done adult, peds and neonatal ICUs. I have colleagues who flip back and forth- I certainly did. I don't hate working w/ adults. Never did. I prefer kids is all. (Better
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    applying to nursing school BUTT...

    meanmaryjean replied to P3bbl3's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Highly likely that it
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    NURSING SHOES!!

    meanmaryjean replied to Cherry7496's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    My daughter bought custom orthotics from the Good Feet store- and can place them in every pair of shoes she owns. She RAVES about
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    Who says nurses can't be scholars?

    meanmaryjean replied to Neuro Guy NP's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Not all scholarly research is clinical. But I agree, advanced degrees are not really an indication of scholarship. During my 30 years as an AAS prepared RN, I read voraciously in my specialty,...
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    What's the strangest phone conversation you've ever had at work?

    meanmaryjean replied to Brekka's topic in Nursing Humor

    Answered the phone in Peds ICU late one night and man wanted to know if he could come visit the patients dressed as a well-know local mascot of an amusement park about 100 miles from the hospital....
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    40 weeks pregnant and working alone

    meanmaryjean replied to ShelbyaStar's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Bypass the scheduler- call the DON and tell him/her no
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    Working Nights is Making me Sick

    meanmaryjean replied to futurenurse16's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Are you eating properly? I find so many nurses who complain about adjusting to nights are not eating during their shift.You would eat during a 12 hour day shift, maybe more than once. You must do this...
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    I WOULD NOT recommend Brookdale

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

    * prepares popcorn and settles
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    Online Prelicensure ADN or BSN program for NJ residents?

    meanmaryjean replied to Wanna_Bee_Nurse's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I would also suggest that you spend a full 12 hour shift shadowing an RN. If they don't sit/eat/pee (and it's highly likely they won't) then neither do you. Most career changers have no CLUE what...
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    The new 16 hour course

    meanmaryjean replied to Sully64's topic in Western Governors University

    It is just for RN-to-BSN and RN-to-MSN students enrolled since November
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    Preemployment Drug Testing -Med Tox

    meanmaryjean replied to CHRISYUN's topic in General Nursing

    I'm curious as to what type of article you are writing as a brand new 'just passed the NCLEX' nurse? And why specific lab results from one particular lab? Beause this is usually a question that people...
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    HELP!!!!! LPN at VCC

    meanmaryjean replied to tp15's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    And what exactly does VCC stand
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    Online Prelicensure ADN or BSN program for NJ residents?

    meanmaryjean replied to Wanna_Bee_Nurse's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    There are no online pre-licensure programs. Even WGU, as you discovered, requires a clinical component. I was an instructor in the WGU pre-licensure program in Indiana, and had many students from...