meanmaryjean DNP, RN

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    newborn readmits back to NICU

    meanmaryjean replied to Kldrn9963's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Board of Health forbids NICU readmit after D/C. Babies born out of hospital go into, and stay in, isolation for the
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    Online Education Program Instructor

    meanmaryjean replied to eflr's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    I am a graduate-level faculty on a 100% online university. There is no clinical component to the MSNs we offer (education, leadership/ management and {soon} informatics) however, we are required to be...
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    Why white shoes?

    meanmaryjean replied to oldsockventriloquist's topic in General Nursing

    Uniform. Uni = one Form =
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    Just Curious... Retirement

    meanmaryjean replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in Retired Nurses

    After 39 years at the bedside on nights, I transitioned to a full-time faculty role. I am fortunate to have gotten away from the bedside without any major injury or disability. I don't envision a...
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    Can I be a nurse with a colostomy?

    meanmaryjean replied to BellaBlackwell's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    Back in the day, the only way to become a certified ostomy nurse was to HAVE an ostomy. My daughter is a WOCN, and had an ostomy at age 11. According to your recent posts, you have a variety of...
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    West Coast University FNP

    meanmaryjean replied to alexashion's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    West Coast's costs are
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    Becoming "Well Aware" of Your Retirement

    meanmaryjean replied to Carol Ebert's topic in General Nursing

    I fail to understand what this has to do with
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    PALS and ECG

    meanmaryjean replied to nerdynurse22's topic in California Nursing

    You're aware that PALS and ACLS are two completely different
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    Material for learning congenital heart disease

    meanmaryjean replied to heartnursing's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    The Society of Critical Care Medicine is a great resource. Whle not having a specific journal for hearts, they DO have the only peds specific critical care journal. It's pricy- maybe your unit could...
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    Bridge Program

    meanmaryjean replied to mpaddock's topic in General Nursing

    Well, bridge programs exist to move a student from one level to the next in the same discipline. You are wanting to move an 'apple' degree into an 'orange' degree - as the two disciplines are not the...
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    Gift for person pinning me at ceremony

    meanmaryjean replied to jaws24's topic in General Nursing

    A small bouquet she could take home and enjoy would be suitable. Also: Flowers don't have to be dusted!
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    RN jobs from home

    meanmaryjean replied to Brighteyes67's topic in General Nursing

    Today it's cutoffs and an old, but well loved, scrub top. I do a fair number of meetings while walking on my treadmill, so after I get on camera (enrobed in pink) I pause my image so as to not make...
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    RN jobs from home

    meanmaryjean replied to Brighteyes67's topic in General Nursing

    I have three video meetings/ week. For each I am supposed to appear on camera 'business professional'. I keep a huge pink scarf by my desk, wrap it around me- and no one is the
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    RN jobs from home

    meanmaryjean replied to Brighteyes67's topic in General Nursing

    I work from home as a faculty member at an online university teaching graduate nursing courses. After 39 years at the bedside it is
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    6/11 WILTW Unsupervised Chalk Use

    meanmaryjean replied to AspiringNurseMW's topic in General Nursing

    Nurses who don't give clearly needed PRNs have always puzzled me. If a patient's BP was out of range, and you had a PRN to correct that, you'd give it, right? Likewise if your patient had heartburn,...
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    Fox News says patients waiting to see a doctor will have to "settle for a nurse instead"

    meanmaryjean replied to FrancineRNfrannie's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    USA Today ran basically the same
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    Medical Device / Pharmaceutical Employment Opportunities for Nurses

    meanmaryjean replied to tawill5's topic in General Nursing

    Also, and there's no way to put this delicately- what do you look like? Because in my 40 years of experience, persons of 'average looks' do not get hired to be reps/ sales
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    EBP C361

    meanmaryjean replied to William2's topic in Western Governors University

    CAL YOUR COURSE MENTOR! Seriously- go to the source. And the outage is only a couple of middle of the night hours for TaskStream. Everything else is up and
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    should I go to grad school at 49 yrs old, 26 yrs of nursing?

    meanmaryjean replied to dalainey's topic in General Nursing

    Really! I now consider myself an academic
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    What can I do in the next 2 years to be an attractive PhD candidate?

    meanmaryjean replied to NurseRockk's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    Do research NOW in your area of interest. Get published.
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    should I go to grad school at 49 yrs old, 26 yrs of nursing?

    meanmaryjean replied to dalainey's topic in General Nursing

    I would consider this: Enroll in Online University | Online Degree Programs | WGU in either the Leadership or Education MSN program. They do not decline students who are RNs based on ancient GPAs!...
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    DNP for professor

    meanmaryjean replied to random_nurse12's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    My DNP was focused on Educational Leadership. I am not, nor have I ever been interested in being an APRN. In my current faculty appointment, I would say it's about 1/3 PhD, 1/3 DNP, 1/3
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    Is 90k in loans worth my BSN?

    meanmaryjean replied to raeelynn's topic in General Students

    OP: I hope you heed the excellent advice you've been given
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    What is the Registered Nurse Patient Ratio at your hospital?

    meanmaryjean replied to LinenP's topic in General Nursing

    Pediatric ICU 1:1 or 1:2 (ECMO patients are
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    BSN and Associate Nurses Are Neck and Neck. Will This Change?

    meanmaryjean replied to allnurses's topic in General Students

    There. Is. NO. Nursing.