meanmaryjean DNP, RN

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    Weekend Nurse

    meanmaryjean replied to Gabrielle1818's topic in General Nursing

    OP: Why in the world would you want to work 7 days/ week? What is your current
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    Hot dogs and ramen,summer budget

    meanmaryjean replied to jesserpie's topic in School

    School nurses are perfect candidates for home care peds. If you work PRN, you have complete control over schedule and clients- and it's a handy PRN gig once school
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    Post Graduate Certificate Option Advice

    meanmaryjean replied to belljar1995's topic in General Nursing

    If it were me, I would choose clinical trials management. This is a much more specialized field and in terms of usefulness, well you're already doing a lot of teaching, so it likely would not open any...
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    Knock knock. Who's there? HIPAA. HIPAA who?

    meanmaryjean replied to Joe V's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    I used to be responsible for grading a paper about HIPAA. More than 50% of them had the HIPPA error in them.
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    Thoughts on a degree in logistics?

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

    Informatics is a high demand area! You should have no problem finding a position- esp. if you network during your
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    Calling in for no sleep

    meanmaryjean replied to Nurse131382's topic in General Nursing

    My comments about the culture of fatigue in healthcare were an aside from the discussion at hand. I have researched, published and presented to national audiences on the very real dangers of a...
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    Calling in for no sleep

    meanmaryjean replied to Nurse131382's topic in General Nursing

    OP: You do not have to give a reason for calling off. It's your sick time, and your business how you use it. That said: there is a real inculturation in healthcare that we are somehow altruistic in...
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    EC College costs seem low but are not worth it

    meanmaryjean replied to Keithin PA's topic in Excelsior College

    Here's the thing I think is lost in all of this: EVERY nursing program carries with it the risk of failure on one's last day! Fail a didactic exam and throw your overall percentage below the...
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    Health Services Admin vs BSN

    meanmaryjean replied to vettechgrl's topic in General Nursing

    1000% increased marketability with the
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    Tuition, how much is too much

    meanmaryjean replied to hopefulkim99's topic in Post Graduate Students

    OP: You might also consider the pre-licensure BSN at Online University | Online Degree Programs | WGU . It is only available in five states, but since you are willing to relocate- it might be just the...
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    Accused of med diversion, no proof

    meanmaryjean replied to sonotguilty's topic in Nurses Recovery

    DrugFacts: Nationwide Trends | National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) Per the above: 9.3% of the population admitting to using an illegal substance at least once in the past month does NOT mean "10%...
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    Is it okay for RN to ask recovery patients not to swear?

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

    "Or do I have a right to refuse to hear dirty language(which I thought I did)? Please let me know what you think." OP: What makes you think you have this 'right'? How was this 'right' granted to...
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    Accused of med diversion, no proof

    meanmaryjean replied to sonotguilty's topic in Nurses Recovery

    You have a source for that info? Because I call
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    Patient Conscious During CPR

    meanmaryjean replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    This really shouldn't happen. I'm over 60 and overweight. I've also taught CPR since 1977. The secret is to always keep your shoulders directly above your hands, and let your body weight do the work....
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    Patient Conscious During CPR

    meanmaryjean replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Waaaaay back in the mid-80s, I worked an ED in Chicago. We had a 'CPR machine' that delivered compressions - pneumatically powered if I recall. We did have a patient who opened his eyes and tried to...
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    Nurse Nacole take on # 1 Male Nurse Complaint - pay attention :)

    meanmaryjean replied to Larry2016's topic in General Nursing

    I'm horrified that she's driving while all this is going on. And she sings better than I do,
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    "Cell phone" vibration in your thigh?

    meanmaryjean replied to srercg's topic in Coffee Lounge's Lounge

    I have this. It's random, but happens almost every other day. And it's not like that 'twitch' you sometimes get in your eyelid or other place. It's definitely a vibration. I really thought I was...
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    Terminated. Pursue a Lawsuit?

    meanmaryjean replied to ERgirlynurse's topic in General Nursing

    OK- so I would make the world's worst drug addict. Benadryl makes my mouth so dry- ugh. And I have to have someone else poke me for the accucheck competency every year because I cannot bring myself to...
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    Health Insurance for a new student.

    meanmaryjean replied to jrizzo's topic in General Students

    "Up to this point though I have not had coverage due to the financial burden and the fact that I did not need it. " You have always needed it- you just kind of chose to be in denial. Not sure if you...
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    Anybody did the BSN (Pre Licensure) program at WGU?

    meanmaryjean replied to princesscoronado's topic in Western Governors University

    First of all, are you aware that the pre-licensure program is only offered in five
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    Advice on applying to other nursing programs due to clinical failure.

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

    OP- I am dumbfounded. A
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    Needlestick

    meanmaryjean replied to Ontariosn's topic in General Nursing

    You scratched yourself with a STERILE needle, and then rush to get the opinions of random internet strangers? AND you then 'changed the needle' and injected a PATIENT? The wrong person is worried...
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    professional integrity in nursing

    meanmaryjean replied to nanyy's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Huh????
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    professional integrity in nursing

    meanmaryjean replied to nanyy's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Failure to plan on your part does not constitute an emergency on our part. Remember that
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    5/7 (on 5/9) WILTW: ixchel is a cornflake girl

    meanmaryjean replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    No, she doesn't! https://webcasting.cashmanpro.com/cp/watchliveevent.cfm?eventID=154964 ^^ link and countdown time to webcast ^^ No tickets required for live event- c'mon