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    EC grads...need your input to finalize my decision to enroll

    jnette replied to copnlpn2's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Another very satisfied EC grad here ! :) I began with EC at the age of fifty, graduated at 53.. that was three years ago. Working full time, I had little time or energy left to go trotting off to...
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    I feel really awful

    jnette replied to alli's topic in General Nursing

    I like that ! Well said !!! :balloons: And I certainly agree. You did all you could... you left off where your responsibilty ended, and the docs' began. Carry on.
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    Heparin Error - Distraught

    jnette replied to tulips79's topic in General Nursing

    good advice above, chimama. Tulips, I can only imagine how distraught you truly are, and how much you are kicking yourself for this. Please be encouraged that while we seek to provide only the best of...
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    I DID IT I PASSED NCLEX!!!!!ON 2ndTRY!!!!!

    jnette replied to msnicole418's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Woooooooohooooooooooooooooooooo !!!!! :Melody: :Melody: :balloons: :Melody: :Melody: HUGE CONGRATS to YOU !!!
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    I'm the nosy lady in walmart. Woopsie.

    jnette replied to Indy's topic in General Nursing

    I totally agree with the above. This mother has no CLUE as to what harm she might have been causing her child.. as stated above, she has no A&P understanding, and therefore just assumed you were...
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    Woman wakes up & is talking after 20 years in a coma

    jnette replied to onehusbandsevenkids's topic in General Nursing

    Wow, BabyRN2B.............you were blessed indeed ! Awesome. So truly pleased all turned out so well for you ! Bet YOU are, too, eh? Love
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    Is this gross negligence?

    jnette replied to Chad_KY_SRNA's topic in General Nursing

    I second that ! Good eye.. good heart..good conscience.. good job !
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    Please say a prayer for my dad...

    jnette replied to DustinRN's topic in General Nursing

    I am so very sorry to hear this, Dustin. Please know that you and your father will be in my prayers. I'm comforted to know he has you as his son and
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    Nurse Not Doing Her Job

    jnette replied to TreetopAngel_RN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Agree with the above, Treetop..... I, too, would be concerned... VERY concerned. But give your DON the time she needs to investigate this.. it will all come out in the wash. Just keep caring...
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    IT's A GIRL!!

    jnette replied to LeahJet's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Oh, what a wonderful thing to read here... my sincerest, most heartfelt congratulations! :balloons: What a blessing, to be sure. :) Now I have goosebumps from reading this. I know your infant...
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    So I'm wearing a Holter monitor....

    jnette replied to Jenni_RN's topic in Cardiac

    Been there, done that, Jen. I had to wear the blasted thing at work for seven days. Same thing.. and SOB, lightheadedness, tingling in fingers always wound me up in teh ER.. had to leave work to go...
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    It's a Hospital, Not a Hotel (Gripe)

    jnette replied to daisybaby's topic in Ob/Gyn

    couldn't agree more !!! this thread is making me absolutely want to . the more i read, the angrier i get ! this problem is further exacerbated when our immediate supervisors buy into this routine....
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    It's a Hospital, Not a Hotel (Gripe)

    jnette replied to daisybaby's topic in Ob/Gyn

    And you know, this is FINE... if the hospital wants to be the "Stork Resort", that is fine with me ! It's their hospital.. htey can make it whatever they want. Just make sure they provide the...
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    What would you think...

    jnette replied to lpnstudentin2010's topic in General Nursing

    Agree 100%. Remember that everyone reacts differently to pain. We are all unique. I have one sweet little elderly lady who laughs hysterically anytime she sees us coming with the needles. She HATES...
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    It's a Hospital, Not a Hotel (Gripe)

    jnette replied to daisybaby's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Absurd.. totally ridiculous. Again I say.. if they want to bend voer backwards to "please the customer" they need to hire customer service reps whosoe sole job it is to cater to their every whim. The...
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    Where should I go?????

    jnette replied to ocb_dave_ocb's topic in General Nursing

    yeppers! C'est moi. My secret? Attitude. Refusing to sweat the small stuff, laughing every chance I get, and an insatiable love of life and living it!
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    Where should I go?????

    jnette replied to ocb_dave_ocb's topic in General Nursing

    Sounds like good advice you just gave yourself, Dave. If you're intersted in Travel Nursing.. stay put for 6 mos. to a year, get some solid nursing practice first. Then quench your thirst for travel...
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    It's a Hospital, Not a Hotel (Gripe)

    jnette replied to daisybaby's topic in Ob/Gyn

    :angryfire And right then and there, I would have informed her what your title/position was... and that it was NOT waitress !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! They really do need to...
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    Where should I go?????

    jnette replied to ocb_dave_ocb's topic in General Nursing

    The Carolina Coast would be my personal choice... at least that way you still have the mountains in a four hour drive for skiing, or just plain variety. Myrtle is too commercial for me, but Wilmington...
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    Solution to ADN vs BSN--Revamp Nursing Education?

    jnette replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    Now we're talking
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    It's a Hospital, Not a Hotel (Gripe)

    jnette replied to daisybaby's topic in Ob/Gyn

    And the more I brood on this, the angrier I become . :stone IMO, this should be one of ANA's first and foremost priorities if they gave two shyts about their nurses and nurse satisfaction and...
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    It's a Hospital, Not a Hotel (Gripe)

    jnette replied to daisybaby's topic in Ob/Gyn

    BRAVO INDEED ! :balloons: There is simply no way I could imagine myself working ina hospital these days from what I keep reading here on these boards. I am appalled and sickened by the behavior and...
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    Should BSNs be paid more?

    jnette replied to edcampbe's topic in General Nursing

    Agree. Well said.
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    ampule breaker/snapper thread

    jnette replied to amy's topic in General Nursing

    Ask your pharm/drug reps for the ampule openers.. many of them will have them and give them to you pro bono. We use a lot of ferrelecit, and our rep always brings us several boxes of the plastic...
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    Yaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!

    jnette replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    heh heh... good one ! A Jack 'n Coke is nice, too. Angie... aren't you comforted by the fact that we can all relate ? :chuckle Glad you got it out !!!