meanmaryjean DNP, RN

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    I'm not coming back to this gig!

    meanmaryjean replied to vintagemother's topic in Nursing Humor

    My dad re-fights the Korean war in his UTI
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    Why Do Computers Still Seem NEWFANGLED?

    meanmaryjean replied to Kitiger's topic in General Nursing

    My mom (who spent her whole life as a secretary) famously told me NOT to learn to type, because if I did, I'd never get a job doing anything else. I am the fastest two-finger, hunt-and-peck typist on...
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    Why Do Computers Still Seem NEWFANGLED?

    meanmaryjean replied to Kitiger's topic in General Nursing

    We had a Commodore Vic-20. It took 30 minutes or more to boot up. You turned it on and then went and fixed
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    The worst job you had before becoming a Nurse?

    meanmaryjean replied to Want2BeeRN's topic in General Nursing

    My worst job was the summer between my freshman and sophomore years of college. I was the sole employee on the overnight shift in a 7-11 convenience store just outside Gary, IN. I was 19. The guy who...
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    Jahi is still on 'life support'?!

    meanmaryjean replied to Julius Seizure's topic in General Nursing

    I foolishly looked at the picture. Photoshopped to begin with- and poorly at that. A standard issue hospital type baby blanket covering her trach and the vent tubing. But clearly an LTV ventilator in...
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    Would you report possible diversion?

    meanmaryjean replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Not only have I thought about reporting, I have reported twice. A thorough investigation was made. Both times the person I suspected WAS diverting. Both RNs lost their licenses. This was their choice...
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    Never Have I Ever Done That Before

    meanmaryjean replied to JerseyTomatoMDCrab's topic in General Nursing

    Worked in peds critical care five years, charge nurse and all. Just put my first patient on ECMO a couple months ago. I was like the only nurse in the place who had not done it. Pure
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    Jackson Community College, MI clinical placements?

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

    Call the school and ask where they place students for clinicals. Best source of info is always the horse's mouth and
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    Nursing Depts Ran by Non-Nurses?

    meanmaryjean replied to Reeses30135's topic in General Nursing

    The tiny bit of karma where the stowaway loses his toes to frostbite fascinates me. PS: You can bring up McMurdo Station on weather. com. It's a balmy +2 right
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    Nursing Depts Ran by Non-Nurses?

    meanmaryjean replied to Reeses30135's topic in General Nursing

    Shout out for the Shackleton reference! Read 'Endurance' by Lansing- great account of the Trans-antarctic
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    PhD with nursing education focus or EdD?

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

    Touro University Nevada has an online DNP program specifically for nurse academic
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    Looking for Online Graduate Health Assessment

    meanmaryjean replied to Gentleman_nurse's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Hostile? Really? I think you mean 'limiting enrollment to degree seeking
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    How do you sign your credentials?

    meanmaryjean replied to heather717's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I technically have more letters AFTER my name than IN my (real) name! MeanMaryJean DNP, RN-BC, CCRN, CNE - but seriously, who has time to sign all of that? Ain't nobody got time for
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    How do you sign your credentials?

    meanmaryjean replied to heather717's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Mea culpa- my old eyes can't distinguish what the emojis all are! But I do know a rather pretentious NP who puts BLS, ACLS, TNCC and the like in his signature line. He has a total of nine 'titles'...
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    How do you sign your credentials?

    meanmaryjean replied to heather717's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Respectfully, the (ACLS, BLS) are not part of your title. They are not certifications - but rather the acronyms for skills
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    Advice for the new hire (hint: don't show your faults for awhile 😇)

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

    Best advice I ever got (in nursing and in life): Someone asks you to do something, respond with "I'd be happy to!" It is shocking how people perceive you when you start doing this. My evaluations...
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    IN New Graduate Residency Programs

    meanmaryjean replied to michellebelle808's topic in Indiana Nursing

    I doubt you'll find any formal residencies in Indy any longer. But St. Vincent hires new grads and provides fairly extended orientations for them.Just not a formal residency program called such. BTW-...
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    Help! Infant on vent at home with pulmonary hypertension

    meanmaryjean replied to tpeek55's topic in Home Health

    Pulmonary hypertension has nothing to do with the alarms. And no baby likes suctioning- whether it's performed correctly or not. Be certain you are using the 'safe suctioning length'. If unsure, take...
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    NLN CNE Exam Takers?

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

    I took and passed it in January. Billings and Halstead, and took the in person one day review. Didn't care for the instructor, but the handouts were my main study
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    LPN, BSN, MSN?

    meanmaryjean replied to GregClark's topic in Nursing Career

    PS: You won't be 'practicing
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    Change from 5 8 hour shifts s week to 12 hour rotations.

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

    I personally would have stayed at the bedside if 8 hour shifts had been an option. Here's why. With 12 hours, all you really have time to do is work, commute, sleep and shower. With eights you can...
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    Does your facility require a BSN?

    meanmaryjean replied to NurseEmmy's topic in Indiana Nursing

    I work at the only major player in the Indy market that will still hire ADNs for inpatient positions. BUT they require a BSN within 3 years (it might be five- I cannot recall right now). This player...
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    Frustrating start to Nursing - ICU to SNF to ???

    meanmaryjean replied to Ready4amiracle's topic in General Nursing

    Re: The fact that critical care takes a certain type of personality - the fact that YOU posted this and not HIM is very, very telling. Also- it is difficult to offer advice when one gets the story...
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    Welp - it's official!

    meanmaryjean posted a topic in General Nursing

    Just hit 'submit' on the last bit of required documentation. Six years ago, the highest degree in nursing that I held was an AAS. Today, I am MeanMaryJean,
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    Last chemo celebration ideas

    meanmaryjean replied to tblackstockrn's topic in Oncology

    In our children's hospital they get a toy from donations we collect year round. Perhaps some type of symbolic gift like a motivational plaque? Coffee mug? Maybe a local quilters' or sewing group might...