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    Any LVN Dialysis Nurses Here?

    jnette replied to Nurseinthemaking's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Wooohoooooooooooooo and GOOD FOR YOU !!! :balloons: :) :balloons: Don't stress ahead of time... you WILL be taught everything you will need to know. All in good time. The accesses for the most...
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    Maybe stationed in Germany! HELP!!!

    jnette replied to BunnyBunnyBSNRN's topic in General World

    Wonderful !!!! :Melody: Wish you all the best.. keep plugging away and it will pay off ! Keep us posted on your progress. I'll see you around the BB.
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    Poor ICU Nursing Care

    jnette replied to nursesbca's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Wow... :stone Tragic for all involved. Scary to think this really happens............ very disconcerting. This IS an ICU, afterall ! I just don't get it . I'm no ICU nurse, but I certainly would...
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    Maybe stationed in Germany! HELP!!!

    jnette replied to BunnyBunnyBSNRN's topic in General World

    Hallo Pia ! Yes, Duesseldorf is quite lovely.. been there several times.. my stepfather was from there, and my mother lived there with him for about five years before they moved to AZ. We do have an...
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    nephrology NP

    jnette replied to BSNgrad2004's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Hi there ! :) We have a WONDERFUL nephrology NP who assists our Medical Director (nephrologist) by making bi-weekly rounds to the outpatient dialysis clinics in our area. She checks in with all our...
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    Making pretend??

    jnette replied to Mandarella's topic in General Nursing

    Couldn't agree more. You did a superb job for both the family (who DIDN'T deserve it), and the student, who certainly DID. That was quick thinking, and I applaud you for it ! :balloons: This is...
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    Tonight will be my first shift as an RN...

    jnette replied to pedi-RN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    :balloons: :balloons: :balloons: Wish you the very best tonight, and throughout your new career. :) Make the most of every opportunity to learn and practice something new. And when all is said and...
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    Maybe stationed in Germany! HELP!!!

    jnette replied to BunnyBunnyBSNRN's topic in General World

    PS.. there are some great websites on Berchtesgaden, Chiemsee, and nearly any place over there.. even webcams. Do a googlesearch and see all the great stuff you come up with ! :) Here's one example:...
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    Maybe stationed in Germany! HELP!!!

    jnette replied to BunnyBunnyBSNRN's topic in General World

    Interesting that you should mention Chiemsee. I spent many a good time there every year as a child and young adult on our way to Berchtesgaden every summer. When my children (raised here in the US)...
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    Maybe stationed in Germany! HELP!!!

    jnette replied to BunnyBunnyBSNRN's topic in General World

    Hallo Monica ! I grew up in Wiesbaden. Spent a LOT of time between there and Frankfurt.. but Frankfurt has grown waaaaaaaaay too big for me.. almost like a small New YOrk now, from what I hear. But I...
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    Looking like a Nurse

    jnette replied to loserboy's topic in Men in Nursing

    Not a problem at all.. as said above with the right attitude, and a quick, friendly, and GENUINE smile you'll woo your way into their hearts. And CLEAN is of utmost importance... goatee, earrings,...
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    Maybe stationed in Germany! HELP!!!

    jnette replied to BunnyBunnyBSNRN's topic in General World

    NOW you're talkin' !!! Sara.. I'm not sure about the opportunities to work as an RN there in the military hospitals, as so much has changed since I was in the AF many moons ago.. but I'll bet there...
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    Hospice and Dialysis

    jnette replied to Mazzi's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Yes. We currently have a patient on dialysis who is receiving hospice care. He has extensive CA as well. As long as they are dx'd to have less than 6 mos. to live, they can receive hospice care, even...
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    How difficult to transfer RN license from one state to another?

    jnette replied to cardinalgal2001's topic in General Nursing

    The states currently participating in the Nurse Licensure Compact are: Arizona, Arkansas, Delaware, Idaho, Iowa, Maine, Maryland, Mississippi, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Carolina, North Dakota,...
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    Am I gonna lose my first nursing job?

    jnette replied to mye614's topic in First Year After Licensure

    You are MORE than welcome, mye. :) I HAD to respond, because I can relate only too well. I, too, am one who has to first digest, then totally ABSORB what I am learning or else it just doesn't...
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    My best friend's nightmare

    jnette replied to Antikigirl's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Traige.. I just came across this thread.. must have been on vacation when this was posted. I am so deeply sorry for your friend and her beloved daughter. It broke my hear to read this. So very...
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    Today I felt like a real nurse!

    jnette replied to helpinghands's topic in First Year After Licensure

    BRAVO !!!!! Thank you for advocating for this patient.. for being sensitive enough to notice, bighearted enough to care, and bold enough to intervene. GOOD FOR YOU ! :balloons: :) :balloons:...
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    Am I gonna lose my first nursing job?

    jnette replied to mye614's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Oh my. TIME, TIME, TIME is what you need, and do NOT condemn yourself so soon, please!!! What you are feeling is no different than what the majority of new nurses feel.. it IS scary.. it IS...
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    License on the way!!!

    jnette replied to barefootlady's topic in General Nursing

    Wooohoooooooooooooo, Barefoot !!! :balloons: You're on your way ! So thrilled for you ! I just had to renew my own license the other day.. :stone .. but at least VA. is one of the Compact States...
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    Stop bashing men, please

    jnette replied to lady_jezebel's topic in General Nursing

    :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: omg... how did i miss this? :rotfl: :rotfl: personally, i see humour.. a lot of humour in our human state of affairs. and i make it a point to look for the...
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    Have decided to leave dialysis after 6.5 years...

    jnette replied to nosonew's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    *chortle* This is my schedule EVERY day ! :chuckle Yes, dialysis nursing is most definately "love it or leave it". One of my colleagues just put in her resignation after 12.5 years.. for many of the...
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    Report Ranks 7 UVa Specialties

    jnette replied to Marie_LPN, RN's topic in Virginia Nursing

    Thanx, Marie. :) I had my cardiac ablation done there a few mos. ago, and I must say, the quality of care was excellent. My dd's therapist just today recommended UVA to my dd for her as of yet...
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    Graduating Today

    jnette replied to H60Medic's topic in Online Distance Learning

    And a big fat DITTO to all the above from another veteran medic and successful Excelsior Grad ! CONGRATS on graduating !!! :balloons: :balloons: :balloons: Good
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    The dreadful 265------> Passed!!!!!!!!!!

    jnette replied to Cleigh26's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    hey... everybody heat that???? crystal is an rn !!! yes... you heard correctly... shall i repeat that one more time? ... she's an rn !!! :balloons: :balloons: woooooooooooooooooooooooooooot !!!...
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    Giving Up On Nrsg Seems Easier...

    jnette replied to lisa41rn's topic in General Nursing

    Wow, do I ever DITTO that !!! Good job, Timothy.. no.. EXCELLENT job ! And Lisa.. "giving up" is ALWAYS easy. Is that what you want? The EASY way in life? Is there anything rewarding in having quit?...