meanmaryjean DNP, RN

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    "stop isolating yourself"

    meanmaryjean replied to strawberryfields's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Note: OP has isolated herself from the discussion to HER
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    Looking to relocate to Indianapolis - Advice/Tips for a West Coast Nurse

    meanmaryjean replied to awyman33's topic in General Nursing

    I'm a St. Vincent 'refugee' and mother of Community Hospital system WOCN. Agree with roser above. Community treats my daughter very, VERY well. The four big systems in the Indy market are: St....
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    nicu to picu transition

    meanmaryjean replied to Pedsnurse292's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    NotReady4PrimeTime is so right. At our hospital, I could take care of a NICU patient having an open heart procedure, care for them on ECMO, get them off their drips and send them back (about a month's...
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    When housekeeping...

    meanmaryjean replied to CardiacDork's topic in General Nursing

    We had an agency nurse do this within the first five minutes of her first shift. Ever after it was referred to as 'pulling a Mindy'.
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    Night Shift Complications

    meanmaryjean replied to knurse10's topic in General Nursing

    Anchor sleep is a terrific, evidence based strategy. I would also suggest eliminating screen time for 3-4 hours before
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    "stop isolating yourself"

    meanmaryjean replied to strawberryfields's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    OP? Where are you? You've been given some VERY useful advice here. Your
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    nicu to picu transition

    meanmaryjean replied to Pedsnurse292's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    Brutal honesty here: Sometimes, some former NICU nurses express an air of superiority regarding their practice. As in "We would NEVER do (fill in the blank) in NICU!" they tsk-tsk at you. And that is...
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    Trade school credits / Nursing

    meanmaryjean replied to wfunches's topic in General Students

    'National accreditation' is (sorry about this) mostly worthless as far as transfer of credits. Regional accreditation is the gold standard as far as transferring credits. It seems like it would be the...
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    Applying to an out of state position?

    meanmaryjean replied to katinthehatter's topic in General Nursing

    Sometimes the process is lengthy so if you can afford it, start the process now. And many places will not even look at an application without a valid license to practice. For my academic job I had to...
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    New Indiana Grad Can't Find Job

    meanmaryjean replied to NewGradNurse85's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Agree with Commuter- and very, very few Indiana hospitals hire LPNs for acute care. Concentrate on passing NCLEX- THEN put in applications. You need the license
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    I need help for my mom ex Nurse

    meanmaryjean replied to sttony's topic in General Nursing

    OP- I think perhaps you are laboring under the mistaken impression that nurses are government employees (you mentioned her being a 'public servant'). Unless she worked for the VA or a state health...
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    Gave patient the wrong forms

    meanmaryjean replied to enfermeratobe's topic in General Nursing

    Oh my gosh- I did that with a Swan and dopamine a long time ago. Patient's exact words to me "I feel kinda hot and like my heart is racing all of the sudden- but then it went away" Cardiologists'...
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    Total Years It Took You To Reach Your End Goal In Education/Credentials

    meanmaryjean replied to SunshineeStudent's topic in General Nursing

    August 1976- August 1977: LPN August 1978-December 1980: AAS (RN) ***** insert life, four kids and such ***** 2009 accumulated enough credits for a BA in Liberal Arts September 2010- April 2011 :...
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    Failed out of BSN program, What should I do from here?

    meanmaryjean replied to w0ntonsoup's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Good advice which, if followed, will change your life and your
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    Authoring a Textbook Chapter - anyone with experience?

    meanmaryjean posted a topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    Long story short: My academic mentor from my doctoral program has extended a request for me to author a chapter in a textbook. Does anyone have any experience with this? I feel my writing skills are...
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    Career Change-confused!!

    meanmaryjean replied to Aspiring_RN_'s topic in General Nursing

    But here's the thing to consider- you have to do that for sometimes 8-10 patients on an every day
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    If you could pick up and go..

    meanmaryjean replied to Libby1987's topic in General Nursing

    ALASKA!
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    Has pain scale contributed to opiate problem?

    meanmaryjean replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Agreed! The underlying problem, as you touched on, is the unrealistic expectation that everyone should be pain-free 100% of the time*. It is simply not possible. See also *pain is (always and without...
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    UTI in an elderly person

    meanmaryjean replied to caringheart1's topic in Medical-Surgical

    OP- you posted this under 'Site Feedback'. Perhaps alerting a mod to move it to a more appropriate thread would improve your responses. PS: I don't know the answer to your question
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    Career Change-Charlotte NC

    meanmaryjean replied to Aspiring_RN_'s topic in General Nursing

    OP - per the AllNurses TOS, your screen name is a violation. You are not a nurse, and may not use 'RN' as part of it. Please change it.
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    Smelling Salts

    meanmaryjean replied to ro2878's topic in School

    They are the gold standard in rooting out
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    Career Change-confused!!

    meanmaryjean replied to Aspiring_RN_'s topic in General Nursing

    There are very, very few hospital based RN programs left in this country. I would advise you to investigate the degree pathways available in your area AND shadow a nurse for a full 12 hour shift. If...
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    New EMR Launch

    meanmaryjean replied to Nurse_Ratched's topic in Nursing Informatics

    We had a 'parking lot' (large easel-sized note paper) in each nurses station where they could write out concerns to be addressed by the team, so nothing would be forgotten in the moment. This was...
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    Old nurses eating young

    meanmaryjean replied to YesYesRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Doubtful. You must have, in some way, contributed to this. Just because you never made 'critical errors' does not mean that she was out to get you. Reflect on your performance, consider it...
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    Most Embarassing Nursing Moments

    meanmaryjean replied to Jessiedog's topic in Nursing Humor

    I was helping another nurse weigh a ventilated patient who was in respiratory isolation for TB. This was way back in the late 80s- so we were using one of those atrocious sling-type scales where you...