MikeyJ RN

MikeyJ is a RN and specializes in Peds, PICU, Home health, Dialysis.

Latest Activity

1. PhD in Education

   MikeyJ replied to HottyToddyRebels's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

   If you look at a President or Provost's bio, you will find that all of them started off as an assistant or associate professor and went up the ranks until they got full professor. They then usually...

2. Being Sued / Losing License

   MikeyJ replied to Meraki's topic in Nursing Professionalism

   2/3 of posts relate to being sued and losing license? I actually cannot remember the last time I read a posting related to either of these topics. I have only been a nurse for a few years but have...

3. Blood draws and Starting IVs

   MikeyJ replied to untamable07's topic in General Nursing

   Most nursing students do not get a whole lot of exposure to blood draws & IV's but do not fret... you should get a lot of experience when you begin working as an RN. As a student I probably did 2...

4. Need Easy RN school Ny or Jersey

   MikeyJ replied to Dionyonce's topic in General Nursing

   When you find an easy nursing school, let me know... :) And when you find that "easy" nursing school, you better check out how many students are passing their NCLEX licensing exams. There are...

5. Has anyone done the NCSBN online Review?

   MikeyJ replied to bebot_19's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

   I was required to do it in nursing school and did not find it helpful at all. If you refer to the NCLEX discussion forum, there are quite a few threads on NCSBN, Kaplan, etc.

6. NY state NCLEX...need SSN?

   MikeyJ replied to charmbee's topic in International Nursing

   With any state board of nursing, you typically need to do finger printing, go through a background check, and be able to prove you are a U.S. resident or

7. How many schools did everyone apply to?

   MikeyJ replied to NHRNmomof3's topic in Post Graduate Students

   I will only be applying to one, and it is the school I graduated with my BSN. Reason I am only applying to one is because I am locked into a 2 year contract with my hospital and cannot realistically...

8. List your School Here if they do not Require the GRE's..

   MikeyJ replied to justme1972's topic in Post Graduate Students

   University of Nevada Las

9. Lab work connected to which medicaiton!!

   MikeyJ replied to Singlemom40's topic in Geriatric, LTC

   I am unaware of any standing orders on my floor for labs with the exception of drawing a lab after a rider has

10. Do you raid the patient fridge?

    MikeyJ replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    I am jealous of some of your hospitals! Our hospital is dead broke and we have very little in our patient kitchen. I rarely take anything but I at times need to suck down a grape juice or apple juice...

11. Head injuries

    MikeyJ replied to Epona's topic in General Nursing

    It depends on the extent of the head injury. With a severe closed injury, you usually have increasing ICP (intracranial pressures) which can damage brain tissues and cause herniation if not treated...

12. per diem pay

    MikeyJ replied to Guest219794's topic in General Nursing

    That makes no sense but with the financial crunch some hospitals are facing, I am betting more hospitals will be reducing their per diem

13. self scheduling

    MikeyJ replied to michael79's topic in General Nursing

    I am on orientation right now, thus it hasn't affected me yet... but I think it will be not so great once I am scheduling myself and can be bumped around because others have

14. self scheduling

    MikeyJ replied to michael79's topic in General Nursing

    My unit uses self-scheduling based on seniority. We do monthly schedules and you schedule yourself for whatever 3 days you want to work and you mark what days you would like to be on-call and what...

15. general question about medications

    MikeyJ replied to Amy2005's topic in General Nursing

    I was always taught to watch the patient take the PO med -- you should never leave them at the bedside. I work with ped's patients, so it is a bit different... but with the older kids, if they are not...