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  1. Peds or Dermatology Nurses...Help please!

    jessnurse05 replied to Meerkat's topic in General Nursing

    Hi, I'm no rash expert, but if the rash is getting worse I would at least call your MD and let them know. If it's a reaction to the amoxi then they may or may not change the prescription. My son had...

  2. Life after graduation

    jessnurse05 replied to Wen83's topic in General Nursing

    Hi, I graduated in June and, yes, I was one of the ones who had a job all lined up. But I couldn't start working till I had my license and it took about two months for me, I also moved out of state...

  3. How many pt.s do YOU have today?

    jessnurse05 replied to jodyangel's topic in General Nursing

    The last shift I worked on a mother/baby/peds floor I started with 3; 1 ped, 2 babies, sent ped and 1 baby home and picked up 1 baby. If I just have babies I may have 8, if I have peds then the max...

  4. Somebody help me?

    jessnurse05 replied to spring-07bsn's topic in General Nursing

    Hi, I don't know exactly how it works in NE, but in WA and in CA if you go to the board of nursing website you can search for licensed nurses. You need to have the last name though. I don't know if...

  5. Please tell me I will have time with patients

    jessnurse05 replied to rn in 3 years's topic in Pediatric

    Where I work the peds ratio is 1:4 so, yes I have plenty of time to spend with the pts. I even get time to round with the docs so I can be sure that the pts and the parents really understood what the...

  6. Will someone please tell me?!!

    jessnurse05 replied to artistnurse's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Hi, Wow, I'm rusty in A&P, it was so long ago, but I remember doing a similar assignment. I can't give you any details, but I know that there is one muscle on the cat that attatches the front...

  7. Was this safe?

    jessnurse05 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi, I'm a brand new RN (I've had my license for less than a month). I'm also a new grad and am in training in a peds unit. This is also the first job I've ever had. I have to give you a little info...

  8. Was this safe?

    jessnurse05 replied to jessnurse05's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for the feedback. It turns out that the cosigning the meds was an old policy that isn't done anymore. Working with the LVN was still an odd situation but my preceptor thought I did everything...

  9. Anyone out there pregnant and/or was while in school?

    jessnurse05 replied to NurseLeeLee's topic in General Nursing

    Congratulations! I was pregnant going into nursing school and I had my son about a month in. He was born on a monday and I was at our clinical orientation the following friday. I missed the first...

  10. orientation

    jessnurse05 replied to SueNYC's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Your post sounds a lot like a conversation that I had with a friend on her first week of orientation to a rehab facility. I just talked to her last week and she was telling me how easy her job is and...

  11. What do patients say that irks you?

    jessnurse05 replied to NurseforPreggers's topic in Ob/Gyn

    OMG! You are me exactly! I'm 23 and short and a brand new RN. It was funny when I interviewed a few weeks ago the lady asked when I was graduating from high school :chuckle She quickly corrected...

  12. What do patients say that irks you?

    jessnurse05 replied to NurseforPreggers's topic in Ob/Gyn

    This was from my grandmother. I just graduated on June 10th with my ADN. I talked to my grandmother over the phone and she says, "It took you that long just to get your ADN, why didn't you get your...

  13. Child care issues

    jessnurse05 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi, I'm a new graduate RN and I have taken a full time night shift job. I am also a single mom with two small kids 18mos and 4years. I was wondering how all of you single moms (I know there must be...

  14. New Grad starting in PEDS at a University hospital In Maryland

    jessnurse05 replied to MarylandNsgStudent's topic in Pediatric

    Congratulations!!! :balloons: I was about to post the same thing! I just finished classes today and I will graduate next week. I'm starting in peds and newborns and I wanted some pointers. Thanks...

  15. I Think I Hate Nursing!!

    jessnurse05 replied to lisa41rn's topic in General Nursing

    Ugh! I feel your pain. Tomorrow is my last day of RN school, yay! But I've had days just like that in clinical. My patient wanted me to spend 10 minutes throwing away her trash and adjusting the...

  16. What do you all think????

    jessnurse05 replied to DesiDani's topic in General Nursing

    I read the whole thing and I think if you submit it this way you need to spell check it and split it into a couple paragraphs so it is easier to read. I do agree with other posters that a lot of the...

  17. Need an interview for nursing school

    jessnurse05 posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Hi, I need to interview a nurse who has special certification, ie: certification in a specialty, CRNA, ARNP, etc. Could you please send me a private message and I can send you the ??s. They are...

  18. Comment about LPNs made by clinical instructor

    jessnurse05 replied to FutureIsBlue's topic in General Nursing

    Wow, I'm in RN school but a lot of us are working as LPNs. None of our instructors could say something like that and get away with it. They are very proud of their students. The nurses at one of...

  19. What's the difference between these nurses?

    jessnurse05 replied to imastudent's topic in General Nursing

    Hi, I'm in an ADN program and it is a little different from the local BSN program, but our clinicals are like this: we are assigned patients on the med/surg floor most days of clinical and our...