cjcsoon2bnp MSN, RN, NP

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    Have you ever felt discriminated against because of your weight?

    cjcsoon2bnp replied to almostdoneyah!'s topic in General Nursing

    I haven't been discriminated against by my coworkers or my patients but I did have a professor in nursing school who felt the need to tell me at the end of the semester that she was concerned about my...
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    Rhode Island College School of Nursing-- BSN Program

    cjcsoon2bnp replied to RhodyGirl, RN's topic in General Nursing

    Send me a private message of your instructors names and I can offer some better advice.
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    Rhode Island College School of Nursing-- BSN Program

    cjcsoon2bnp replied to RhodyGirl, RN's topic in General Nursing

    Hey everyone, I'm a senior level student and just to verify that you need to get white shoes/sneakers that are not open-toed and are washable. A lot of professors will let you slide if you have black...
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    Merry Christmas!

    cjcsoon2bnp replied to Forever Sunshine's topic in General Nursing

    And Merry Christmas to you as well!
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    Is nursing theory actually used by working nurses?

    cjcsoon2bnp replied to BCRNA's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I think that while many non-academic practicing nurses are not able to recite the names of theorists and their associated theories by memory they are in fact using certain theories in practice...
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    Volunteer, does this time count on my resume?

    cjcsoon2bnp replied to rachelshusband's topic in General Nursing

    I would list all volunteering experience on your resume, especially if it related to nursing/healthcare in some form. If you are volunteering for 2 hours a week X 2 years then you would list it as...
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    Rhode Island College School of Nursing-- BSN Program

    cjcsoon2bnp replied to RhodyGirl, RN's topic in General Nursing

    Its nice to meet you. I'm glad you came here to post. I'm Chris by the way, I'm a senior as you might have read and I know how you feel when it comes to struggling with classes. I took the same...
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    Your best nursing tips/tricks

    cjcsoon2bnp replied to AOx1's topic in General Nursing

    I learned from a few CNAs in a nursing home a cool trick when your trying to clean up a patient that is incontinent of stool and its really difficult to clean up (like those C.Diff patients who you...
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    HHA working as a LPN

    cjcsoon2bnp replied to hha77's topic in General Nursing

    Run run as fast as you can... you can't catch me I'm the .... Wait, wrong rhyme... Well anyway, what they are asking you to do is not only dangerous but illegal. If you ever hope to become an LPN/LVN...
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    Rhode Island College School of Nursing-- BSN Program

    cjcsoon2bnp replied to RhodyGirl, RN's topic in General Nursing

    Hi, My name is Chris, I'm a senior level student at RIC and let me start by saying 'Welcome to RIC' and next by saying that it will all work out for you (one way or another). It is very common in the...
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    RIH/Hasbro Critical Care Internships:

    cjcsoon2bnp replied to lei7's topic in General Nursing

    Yes they are paid internships. You do the internship and most of the time you are offered a position because they have already paid you for all this training so they don't like to waste all that money...
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    CNA straight cathing and giving suppository?????????

    cjcsoon2bnp replied to Stone06's topic in General Nursing

    Here is my recommendation for when you're asked to do a particular procedure of which you are not familiar. Step 1: Check your facilities Policy & Procedure Book. If the agency that you work for...
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    A little help trying to remember a website.

    cjcsoon2bnp posted a topic in General Students

    Hey y'all I'm wondering if someone can help me trying to remember a particular website. I remember a few weeks ago seeing the link posted on All Nurses when I was looking for assessment forms for...
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    A little help trying to remember a website.

    cjcsoon2bnp replied to cjcsoon2bnp's topic in General Students

    I already checked that link as well and it wasn't there but thank you again.
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    A little help trying to remember a website.

    cjcsoon2bnp replied to cjcsoon2bnp's topic in General Students

    I've gotten a few PMs about this but so far I haven't found the site yet, thanks everyone for trying and if you have any more ideas please just let me know. I really appreciate it.
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    A little help trying to remember a website.

    cjcsoon2bnp replied to cjcsoon2bnp's topic in General Students

    I appreciate the link but I did check that thread and the links and I still couldn't find the website.
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    thinking about going for my nursing degree.... any suggestions

    cjcsoon2bnp replied to V9611's topic in General Nursing

    As a student who has been involved in both CCRI and RIC's Nursing Programs (currently a senior at RIC) and a CNA working for RIH/HCH I think that its really great you are looking into going back to...
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    Rhode Island College School of Nursing-- BSN Program

    cjcsoon2bnp replied to RhodyGirl, RN's topic in General Nursing

    If you have a 3.7 for a GPA and you get a good grade in Chem 106 I am sure you will get in without a problem. I was a transfer student and I had a 3.8 when I applied and got in on my first try, keep...
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    So, I have to be a bad nurse to be a good nurse?

    cjcsoon2bnp replied to Angeljho's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Please don't start cutting corners. Once you do it will be a slippery slope and you will never be able to come back from it. If the caseload is too overwhelming for you then talk to management about...
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    How to get phlebotomy experience

    cjcsoon2bnp replied to Ginger80's topic in General Nursing

    I was trained as a phlebotomist but had trouble finding a job once I graduated from my program (partially because I was still in school for nursing and didn't have the greatest availability) but one...
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    NICU, PICU or Children's ER?? Need to choose for final practicum..

    cjcsoon2bnp replied to Shanlee79's topic in General Nursing

    I have this same dillemma so its interesting to see that someone else is thinking about going into the same areas. I actually work as a tech. in a Peds. ED so my manager and clinical educator have...
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    Nursing School Documents

    cjcsoon2bnp replied to itsme583's topic in General Nursing

    I think this is a good topic. I hope people are willing to share their resources but just make sure you try looking around the site using the search feature to make sure this topic wasn't already...
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    NICU- accidental extubation

    cjcsoon2bnp replied to nicu1_RN's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Any chance that we might be able to see a photo of this (maybe on a training model or something) I'm just having a really hard time imagining this setup that you guys are using.
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    Anyone ever use IV Glycopyrrolate?

    cjcsoon2bnp replied to SteveNNP's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Steve I know its a little OT but... Don't you worry about patient-nurse boundries when you allow parents to contact you outside of work (in this case Facebook). I realize that NICU is a world in its...
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    Anyone ever use IV Glycopyrrolate?

    cjcsoon2bnp replied to SteveNNP's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I'm not sure I'd be much help. I've only seen it when our Peds. ER does conscious sedations on kids, we use it for its anticholinergic properties.