jeanbeth

jeanbeth MSN, DNP, RN

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  1. "Smart" students make bad nurses?

    jeanbeth replied to joseyjo's topic in General Nursing

    I can only speak for myself and the nurses I graduated with and currently work with. I was an A student and the work in class and even clinical rotations came easily to me. I had the book and...

  2. 3/12: what I learned this week: ALWAYS taper your SSRI

    jeanbeth replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    I learned that if I begin to read a thread started by Ixchel with comments by OrganizedChaos I will find myself glancing up a couple of hours later wondering where the time went. Time well spent. What...

  3. Let's Ban the Phrase "I'll Go Get Your Nurse"

    jeanbeth replied to nynursey_'s topic in General Nursing

    KatieMI - I so wish it were true that "... nurses do not cook, swipe floors and sew bandages anymore" but I just took a 2-hour training course in serving food because our LTC facility is changing to...

  4. Reapply a Fentanyl Patch?

    jeanbeth replied to wifeandmomoftwo's topic in Patient Medications

    At our facility it comes down to payment. Insurance company won't pay for an additional patch unless there is a specific order for it. 1 patch Q72H is all that's covered if that's the MD's

  5. After the Fall LTC/SNF Nursing Know-how 101

    jeanbeth replied to Let's help out's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I work in a LTC facility and we do not frequently send out residents for a CT scan after a fall, even if they hit their heads. We do Q-15-minute neuro checks and VS, call the MD, and the decision is...

  6. Base pay of RN BSN in LTC

    jeanbeth replied to RNinject's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    My base as a new ADN grad was $28.

  7. Norwalk community college nursing program 2013

    jeanbeth replied to Sammie2015's topic in Connecticut Nursing

    Sammie 2015, how's it

  8. Norwalk community college nursing program 2013

    jeanbeth replied to Sammie2015's topic in Connecticut Nursing

    NCC has a good reputation for RNs who can do the work. Last year my place hired four new grads including me - one BSN from NYU, one BSN from UConn, and two of us (ADNs from NCC). By the end of one...

  9. Top 10 Reasons Against Unions

    jeanbeth replied to PICUPNP's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    This is what happens at a non union facility: When Hurricane Sandy was on its way our CNO did not prepare (our off site pharmacy, food and med suppliers stocked us in advance) and ask for volunteers...

  10. Nursing Unions: Pros and Cons

    jeanbeth replied to lookup's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    We are non union and have the same issues with lazy and late nurses. But they are friends and relatives of HR and upper management so they remain on the schedule. We cringe when we see their names on...

  11. Your Starting Salary?

    jeanbeth replied to x_factor's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Oh, and I'm an

  12. Your Starting Salary?

    jeanbeth replied to x_factor's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Graduated 12/2011 with ADN, passed boards 2/2012 Hired at LTC 3/2012 at 27.80 base pay + 2.50 for 3pm to 11pm shift = 30.30