MikeyJ

MikeyJ RN

Peds, PICU, Home health, Dialysis

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  1. Anyone here plan on a PhD,DNP, etc...?

    MikeyJ replied to Joe NightingMale's topic in Post Graduate Students

    I spoke with a representative from Drexel University (a very well-known and top-notch university in Philadelphia) and she said that most universities will probably not end up allowing doctoral...

  2. MSN in edu or FNP?

    MikeyJ replied to amy0123's topic in General Nursing

    You might NOT be able to teach with an MSN in Education? I thought that was the intent of an MSN in education? Although most of the professors at my university are Ph.D.'s, those lecturers that are...

  3. MSN in edu or FNP?

    MikeyJ replied to amy0123's topic in General Nursing

    Those are two totally different fields. You are really the only one who can answer that question. Do you want to teach or do you want to be a

  4. Nursing shorthand symbols!

    MikeyJ replied to aimezly's topic in General Nursing

    I feel bad for those nurses who work as chart reviewers or in quality assurance and need to read nursing notes all day. I am sure they come across some interesting abbreviations/shorthand. Our...

  5. My name is Tweety and I'm an Alcoholic

    MikeyJ replied to Tweety's topic in Nurses Recovery

    That truly is inspiring, Tweety! I am so happy that you were finally able to find yourself and live a happy and sober life! I was raised by an alcoholic mother and alcoholic step-father. Alcoholism...

  6. Is It Wrong to Look at Your Own Medical Info?

    MikeyJ replied to jamonit's topic in General Nursing

    It is against hospital policy where I work. At our hospital, you must go through the same procedure every other patient has to go through to get the results of an image or a

  7. Formulating Healthcare Clinics for the Gay Community

    MikeyJ replied to divokevan's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I am not sure if you are a nurse, nursing student, pre-nursing, or something else... but nursing care is not only about medical care. As Tweety pointed out, it is a no-brainer that every individual,...

  8. Formulating Healthcare Clinics for the Gay Community

    MikeyJ replied to divokevan's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    This is a subject you and many others know very little about. You say "treated equally" -- for your information, the GLBT community is not treated equally and absolutely discriminated upon on a daily...

  9. Formulating Healthcare Clinics for the Gay Community

    MikeyJ replied to divokevan's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

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  10. PICC vs. MIDLINE ?

    MikeyJ replied to angell883RN's topic in General Nursing

    Depending on the source, a midline is not always considered a central line. The midline ends in the axilla area and is considered a peripheral vein thus it is typically not considered a central line,...

  11. Diluting all IV push medication??

    MikeyJ replied to srewer's topic in General Nursing

    Every nurse I have worked with or apprenticed has always diluted every IV push. They either dilute it or if they push through the peripheral line with the fluids running (thus it is being

  12. How often do you see New grad hired straight into Peds??

    MikeyJ replied to 3KittiesRN's topic in Pediatric

    My exact experience! At the beginning of nursing school, there are many students who say "I want to work in ped's!" but then they do the rotation and it scares them and/or saddens them to work with...

  13. How often do you see New grad hired straight into Peds??

    MikeyJ replied to 3KittiesRN's topic in Pediatric

    Thankfully I was able to land a nurse apprentice position in the pediatrics department at a local teaching hospital (despite it being teaching, we only have 32 bed pediatric department and 10 bed...

  14. Permanent Charge Nurses

    MikeyJ replied to ReadyforChange's topic in General Nursing

    The charge nurses at your hospital are not required to take any patients?? I've always found that odd that some hospitals don't allow their charge nurses to take patients. Unless it is a very busy...

  15. Permanent Charge Nurses

    MikeyJ replied to ReadyforChange's topic in General Nursing

    The charge nurses on our pediatrics floor can take up to 4 patients if need be. They typically only have 2 patients (usually the lowest acuity) but our charge nurses are BUSY. And if another nurse...

  16. Aging trophy wives of wealthy elderly patients

    MikeyJ replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    Wasn't necessarily referring to your post. There was a response indicating it was "pathetic" and I was just making a general

  17. Aging trophy wives of wealthy elderly patients

    MikeyJ replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know why people get so upset when they encounter people with loads of cash who flaunt it, or those who marry for money. There are people who live for money, and if that is what makes them...

  18. Anyone here plan on a PhD,DNP, etc...?

    MikeyJ replied to Joe NightingMale's topic in Post Graduate Students

    There is a sticky on the DNP, but I have talked to a professor about the DNP. My university has 4 or 5 DNP's and DNSc (DNSc is being phased out). The DNP is basically a "clinical doctoral program"....

  19. Lazy employees, what do you do?

    MikeyJ replied to pumpkin1984's topic in General Nursing

    I work on an AMAZING pediatrics floor as a nurse apprentice and the staff is amazing, hard-working, and a very high morale. However, there is one nurse that I work with periodically and she is perhaps...

  20. Anyone here plan on a PhD,DNP, etc...?

    MikeyJ replied to Joe NightingMale's topic in Post Graduate Students

    I have spoken with the graduate coordinator at my school and she has told me that someone with their NP and then continue on and pursue their DSN or PhD is highly marketable. Thus she advised me that...

  21. Student Help - Infant/Toddler Observation

    MikeyJ replied to Dr.Nurse2b's topic in General Nursing

    I had a class almost 2 years ago that involved a similar assignment -- it was for a cultural class. We were to perform all of these "tests" on children to see what their developmental level was. I go...

  22. need a nursing journal article for school

    MikeyJ replied to heaverboo's topic in General Nursing

    Finding specific nursing articles can be a tedious task, so I definitely will not be searching for you.. :) But, I can give you some ideas of where to look. First and foremost, I would look to your...

  23. Student loans

    MikeyJ replied to curlysue82's topic in General Nursing

    I would do a search because this topic has been broughten up before and would probably help you. I am not done with school yet, but I plan to have somewhere between $50,000 - $60,000 in student...

  24. Night shift nurses! Have you ever been SO SLEEPY that....

    MikeyJ replied to NurseCard's topic in General Nursing

    I work graveyard weekends (Fri & Sat night) as a nurse apprentice. Fortunately, I am off this weekend, however, on Fridays I wake up at 4:00 a.m. to get ready for clinicals and do that until 3:30,...

  25. Hemostat?

    MikeyJ posted a topic in General Nursing

    I understand what a hemostat is and what it is intended for, but has anyone actually used one for it's intended purpose? I've noticed nurses using them all the time for other uses but never for...