cjcsoon2bnp MSN, RN, NP

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    Thinking of becoming a childrens nurse

    cjcsoon2bnp replied to jambonsambo's topic in Male Nursing Students

    I disagree with your friend completely. I'm a guy and I work as a tech. in a Pediatric Emergency Department and I have only had 1 patient so far that has asked to have a woman take care of them (I've...
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    Is it me, or is there a dichotomy for male nurses??

    cjcsoon2bnp replied to Mike32110's topic in Male Nursing Students

    Not to be a jerk but it's hard to take this question seriously when you spell the word feminine as "femanine". Spell check is your friend. With that being said, here is my opinion. I've had the...
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    New PCT offered a job at a large hospital for the night shift. Any advice??

    cjcsoon2bnp replied to lala_bee's topic in Patient Care Technician, Assistants

    First of all, congrats on the job offer but before you accept it I would consider the following. Ask the recruiter: 1. What is the patient-to-nurse ratio on this unit? 2. What are my job...
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    Rhode Island College School of Nursing-- BSN Program

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

    Ohh ok that's cool. I didn't get a chance to read the new nursing application form. I guess that's more of a fair way to choose applicants.
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    Rhode Island College School of Nursing-- BSN Program

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

    I agree with Fetta818 on this one. Get really good grades in the Chem 105 & 106, Human Development and Bio 108 (Take it even if you don't have to, its easy and gives you a good GPA boost). I would...
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    Four 10's or Five 8's? Which would you do?

    cjcsoon2bnp replied to mappers's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with the others, go for the 4 - 10's. But then again I really love 3 - 12's.
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    Rhode Island College School of Nursing-- BSN Program

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

    Lauren is our resident second degree girl and can answer all of your questions about that. Just a warning though, being a second degree student is like walking though a minefield because they make it...
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    Rhode Island College School of Nursing-- BSN Program

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

    1. Have you ever (or do you know of anyone who has) had to put off a certain clinical for a semester because there was no space? I'm not sure what you mean by this, if you mean that someone wasn't...
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    What Are THE Major Pediatric ER Points

    cjcsoon2bnp replied to All4Seasons's topic in Emergency

    Having worked in a strictly Peds. ED I find it really helpful when you approach young children to do an exam if you have some sort of toy or distracter with you so that they will let you touch them....
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    Malpractice insurance for RNs?

    cjcsoon2bnp replied to ecierra's topic in General Nursing

    Maybe we want to merge this thread with the other one Siri linked to about Malpractice Insurance since that one is a pretty big thread with a lot of info. on it already?
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    Rhode Island College School of Nursing-- BSN Program

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

    I have to agree with Lauren on this one, summer clinicals are usually not a good idea unless you are not working and have absolutely no other commitments so that you can focus your entire time during...
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    Would you apply regular barrier cream to a resident with a fungal infection?

    cjcsoon2bnp replied to CoffeemateCNA's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I would think that its ok to apply a nice liberal amount of Nystatin powder and then apply barrier cream on top to help keep out excessive moisture. If you can get an order for Nystatin cream that...
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    Pharmacy said no, conventional practice said yes

    cjcsoon2bnp replied to anon456's topic in General Nursing

    Perhaps I'm a bit confused but why couldn't the nurse do the following: + Stop the fluid (D5 1/2NS 20mEq KCL) + Flush the line with a 3 or 10 mL NS pre-filled syringe + Run the Flagyl as the primary...
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    Fall of '10 Here We Come!

    cjcsoon2bnp replied to Sarah'sRN'12-2b's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I know what you mean, I'm a senior level BSN student and I am really excited about the upcoming year. I want to learn everything that I can but I also really want to get this over so that I can just...
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    The trauma I cant let go of

    cjcsoon2bnp replied to ER_JEN_RN's topic in Emergency

    I'm not sure if this helps but I work in a Peds. ED and we have quite a few of "those" traumas where it really gets to you even after you leave work. There are a few that come to mind, the worst is...
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    BSN Required?

    cjcsoon2bnp replied to latebloomer74's topic in Pediatric

    I think a lot of it depends on the area where your trying to work. In some places (especially the bigger cities) it seems to be that larger hospitals require new grads to have a BSN or else be an ADN...
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    Vaccine Question - Mistake worth mentioning?

    cjcsoon2bnp replied to kaliRN's topic in Pediatric

    I agree with the other posters. You should call the office and ask to speak with the peditrician and let him/her be made aware of the error. Like everyone else said, just tell them that your not...
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    Where to take an infant's pulse

    cjcsoon2bnp replied to gfoster6993's topic in Pediatric

    I work in a Peds. ED and we always do apical pulses in all of our patients (newborns - 17 year olds) and we usually just confirm for the presence of the other peripheral pulses. In a trauma situation...
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    jobs dealing with reproduction or labor and delivery?

    cjcsoon2bnp replied to kiwibaby's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I'm thinking that this post might be better placed in the OB-GYN nursing forum.
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    Transfer from Stepdown to ED

    cjcsoon2bnp replied to SoilderofLove's topic in Emergency

    Its a little OT but I would think carefully before accepting a two year contract for a facility unless your getting some kind of huge benefit out of it (like them helping you repay student loans or...
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    new grad depressed and feeling burnt out already

    cjcsoon2bnp replied to LookForward's topic in General Nursing

    Personally I would try to hold onto both for a while and see if I could handle it. You might be able to handle the workload long enough for you to be able to transfer to a part-time position at work...
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    Help! Insubordinate Nursing Aides

    cjcsoon2bnp replied to yadda_yadda_yadda's topic in General Nursing

    Its hard to raise the standards of care when you aren't receiving any support from management. Its like trying to move a mountian all by yourself. Keep your head up and move on to a place that...
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    RIC - Fall Acceptance

    cjcsoon2bnp replied to mbutmore's topic in General Nursing

    I believe that SNA meets on Weds. from 12 - 2 which is the free period. I'm just not sure if its every Wed. or every other Wed.
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    RIC - Fall Acceptance

    cjcsoon2bnp replied to mbutmore's topic in General Nursing

    What's your first name by the way? As I mentioned, I'm Chris (cjcsoon2brn) and Lauren is (RhodyGirl-SN). Oh and might I recommend that you join the Student Nurses Association (SNA) when it starts up...
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    RIC - Fall Acceptance

    cjcsoon2bnp replied to mbutmore's topic in General Nursing

    Nice to meet you I'm Chris and I'm a senior at RIC. But just to let you know, on All Nurses you can't post the names of professors or any other identifying information. You might want to edit it....