meanmaryjean DNP, RN

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    A big thumbs up and a big thumbs down

    meanmaryjean replied to smartassmommy's topic in General Nursing

    We call him Gov. Krispie Kreme at my
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    Job Embeddedness

    meanmaryjean replied to NursehoneyBeBe's topic in General Nursing

    You just are randomly curious about this. You really joined AllNurses just to get opinions about this? Color me
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    weekends?

    meanmaryjean replied to nrse76's topic in General Nursing

    Am I understanding you - you really didn't think you'd be working
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    BREAKS?????? You've gotta be kidding!

    meanmaryjean replied to Joe V's topic in Nursing Humor

    I went 12.5 hours last month without a break. But in that 12.5 hours I gave 6 units of blood, 10 of platelets, 3 of FFP, some cryo and placed multiple lines with the MD, and dealt with a butt ton of...
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    Any Wise Way to Spend Education Assistance Money (not CME money)?

    meanmaryjean replied to Budrow's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Purchase books/
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    MSN Nurse without clinical experience please help!!

    meanmaryjean replied to Sspino's topic in General Nursing

    Wait- you say you're trying to get away from floor nursing, but you've never done it? What is there to get away from? And plantar fasciitis is not a life long condition. I've had it twice, once for...
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    3rd Shift Disability Resources

    meanmaryjean replied to happyclouds's topic in General Nursing

    One time poster does not have a CLUE what he/she is talking about. Likely will not return to answer our reasonable doubts. The only 'medical condition' I can see as precluding night work would be...
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    Social issues regarding RN to BSN?

    meanmaryjean replied to Linzie0406's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    OP - we are still interested in what YOU think. OP??????
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    How do you deal with untherapeutic situations on the unit?

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

    ANYTHING is better than PVT
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    Advice on a job offer while still in orientation

    meanmaryjean replied to kim.2007's topic in General Nursing

    If your dream is really peds- the VA is not going to take you there.
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    LPN-RN unaccredited

    meanmaryjean replied to gcrowe's topic in General Students

    Attending an unaccredited school will cause you no end of problems in your future
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    Starting in February, no mentor assigned yet??

    meanmaryjean replied to klone's topic in Western Governors University

    Through a harmonic convergence, the academic meetings and east coast graduation are this coming week. I'm guessing there might be a delay. What program is he enrolling
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    MSN

    meanmaryjean replied to natgraf1's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Most MSN programs require a BSN for admission. And being an 'exercise and sports science' NP is not a specialty area I've ever heard
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    Clinical instructor keeps handing out clinical warnings?

    meanmaryjean replied to lilfayfay's topic in General Students

    OP- stop playing the blame game, get over this 'it's not fair' childishness, and get to work perfecting your skills. The amount of time you've wasted posting and telling US we are wrong/ unfair could...
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    Legal to Medical Field

    meanmaryjean replied to CARMENVS08's topic in General Students

    Actually- you should shadow BEFORE starting school- just to be certain nursing is what you think it is. Call local facilities and ask about this
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    Online MSN???

    meanmaryjean replied to Larry2016's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Online University | Online Degree Programs | WGU is regionally accredited, non-profit, an NLN Center of Excellence, affordable and 100% asynchronous. NO GROUP PROJECTS!!! They offer MSN tracks in...
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    ICU Nurses - IV Carrier Rate for Infusing Pressors

    meanmaryjean replied to rebrrn's topic in Critical Care

    Our PICU does not use heparinized carrier fluids, we run each line at total 2 mL/ hour (pressor plus appropriate carrier) and I have never had a line clot
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    Vein Illuminator

    meanmaryjean replied to hppygr8ful's topic in General Nursing

    We have a vein finder (not sure the brand name) and use it all the time in Peds ICU with good
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    1/23: What I learned this week: Long, long week. But the bagel was tasty.

    meanmaryjean replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    I learned that I am effing sick and tired of baby daddy's/ mom's boyfriends shaking innocent babies to brain death. I hate my job right
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    CRNA Requirments

    meanmaryjean replied to williamskatie2016's topic in General Students

    That's what you need (bare minimum baseline) to be considered for CRNA
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    About to finish bachelors, looking to continue.

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

    Why not move home NOW, pay down debt and then think about a second degree program? You would be foolish to take on even more debt right now- what you have is a crushing load. You can't get out of debt...
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    Nurses leaving the field?

    meanmaryjean replied to Infofreak411's topic in General Nursing

    I have a friend who was a pulmonologist and left medicine to open an antique
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    Myths About Midwifery

    meanmaryjean replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in Certified Nurse-Midwives, CNM

    Thank you for answering my question! PS: L&D is the absolutely LAST place I would want to practice nursing. Which is the great thing about nursing- something for
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    Myths About Midwifery

    meanmaryjean replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in Certified Nurse-Midwives, CNM

    In writing a paper about global health and the UN, I got the distinct impression that in many parts of the world, midwifery is not an advanced practice nursing role, but a separate entity apart from...
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    Rooming in with baby-Question

    meanmaryjean replied to SuperMomBob's topic in General Students

    While I'm thrilled that you had great experiences - I would suggest some thoughtful consideration of not understanding why someone would not want rooming in. Because if you're having problems with...