cjcsoon2bnp MSN, RN, NP

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    Top 15 Reasons NOT to go into Nursing

    cjcsoon2bnp replied to Crystal112's topic in General Nursing

    Its interesting to hear you say that CNAs are the reason why you don't like your job. I will say as a CNA who is going to be an RN in just one year I've had positive and negative experiences with my...
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    Top 15 Reasons NOT to go into Nursing

    cjcsoon2bnp replied to Crystal112's topic in General Nursing

    You shouldn't go into Nursing if.... + You think your too good to clean up after someone! + You think that all you have to do is pass meds. all day! My personal pet peeve is nurses who think that now...
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    How to handle a patient asking for personal info

    cjcsoon2bnp replied to KTSNurse2b's topic in General Nursing

    I have had a similar type of experience with patients before and I usually say something like this: "Thank you Mr./Ms. So & So for the offer but I'm not allowed to share that information with...
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    RIH/Hasbro Critical Care Internships:

    cjcsoon2bnp replied to lei7's topic in General Nursing

    You need two letters of recommendation from professors/clinical instructors and a letter of recommendation from your clinical/department manager. It would be nice if you could get the two letters from...
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    Rhode Island College School of Nursing-- BSN Program

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

    That's a great idea! Study tips is an excellent idea for a station. We could come up with a whole list of options and see who would be willing to teach/review that area with the other students.
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    Will "doula" on a resume hurt me?

    cjcsoon2bnp replied to bluemorningglory's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I don't think that becoming a doula will hurt you at all. I will say that you need to remember as a doula you will be providing emotional support and being an advocate for the mother and unborn child...
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    Rhode Island College School of Nursing-- BSN Program

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

    That would be great. I was thinking like setting up stations and each would be manned by one or two of the juniors/seniors and they could be like "Assessing and Communicating with the Pediatric...
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    Pediatric Medication Tips

    cjcsoon2bnp replied to Blueorchid's topic in Pediatric

    Hello Blue! My name is Chris and I'm a nursing student as well. I work as a tech in a Peds. ER and as you might be able to guess I can't wait until I graduate so that I can become a Peds. RN. While I...
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    Summer externship in PICU - any advice?

    cjcsoon2bnp replied to Nepenthe Sea's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    I'm trying to set up my own internship type experience in the NICU of a hospital I live by and I am wondering as a nursing student what you would be doing in the NICU so that when I try to do this...
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    Rhode Island College School of Nursing-- BSN Program

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

    Leave it to you Lauren to have come up with the idea of starting a RIC School of Nursing thread on here (I never even thought of it to be honest.) But it really is a good idea because we can answer...
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    Chief of staff stood up for us ... a total "WOW" moment.

    cjcsoon2bnp replied to Meg88's topic in General Nursing

    That's really good that the Medical Director stood up for you although I would have preferred he didn't refer to the nurses as "his nurses" it kind of makes nurses sound like property or his pets or...
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    Did I use alcohol swab?

    cjcsoon2bnp replied to Sweetie2005's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    If using an alcohol swap to clean the port is something that you do regularly then most likely you did it without thinking and your just doubting yourself now. We all know that using the alcohol swab...
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    NSA positions at Lifespan

    cjcsoon2bnp replied to sleepingbeauty7's topic in General Nursing

    Here's the deal. While Miriam is a part of Lifespan just as RIH and Hasbro are (among other hospitals), Miriam's CNI program is exclusively their own. If you are accepted into Miriam's CNI program...
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    NSA positions at Lifespan

    cjcsoon2bnp replied to sleepingbeauty7's topic in General Nursing

    No you don't have to work on all three shifts. However, if you plan on working days then yes you will have to work an off shift (evenings, nights and weekends) on occation but if you work evenings or...
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    What do you hate most/love most about your job? List one of each.

    cjcsoon2bnp replied to AtACrossRoads's topic in General Nursing

    I work as an Tech/CNA in a Pediatric ER. What I Love: My patients and their families. Being able to be silly and funny to calm down a scared child so I can do whatever I need to do to help them. Being...
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    Chief of staff stood up for us ... a total "WOW" moment.

    cjcsoon2bnp replied to Meg88's topic in General Nursing

    Kudos to the chief!
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    Giving Nursing Students a Taste of NICU

    cjcsoon2bnp replied to SteveNNP's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    So on Friday I got to go to the NICU for maternity clinical and it was really fun. Basically, I'm missing one clinical day so to make up for it I had to come in on another day and since my professor...
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    RIH/Hasbro Critical Care Internships:

    cjcsoon2bnp replied to lei7's topic in General Nursing

    I go to the same school as RhodyGirl (my buddy Lauren) and although I didn't hear this particular speaker I have talked to the woman that is in charge of the internship because I am applying for it...
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    How hard do you press down on your stethoscope?

    cjcsoon2bnp replied to j_tay1981's topic in General Nursing

    Yes the pressure you exert on the diaphragm does matter, especially when you don't have a separate bell and diaphragm. Usually light pressure is best for heart sounds and firm pressure is better for...
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    which field of nursing is the most flexible?

    cjcsoon2bnp replied to johnnyDoGood's topic in General Nursing

    I think its a really tough question to answer to be honest. I agree with some users who say ICU although I definitely don't think all new grads. can handle the ICU straight out of school and I agree...
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    panic attacks

    cjcsoon2bnp replied to essie1's topic in General Nursing

    We can't offer any medical advice on this website but I will say that you should strongly consider speaking with a physician or other health care provider about your anxiety and panic attacks so they...
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    IV in the forearm = no BP??

    cjcsoon2bnp replied to Rocker's topic in General Students

    I don't take a blood pressure on a limb that has an IV in it with fluids running in it or not because there is a risk of dislodging the IV because of the pressure from the vein when you inflate the...
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    RIC-so confused

    cjcsoon2bnp replied to tamaraglennon's topic in General Nursing

    Its a personal choice of whether you work or don't work while your in the program. I know many people who work and just as many who don't work. Its up to you really because its what you can handle and...
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    Nobody Likes A Tattle Tail

    cjcsoon2bnp replied to sassyrn333's topic in General Nursing

    Ahh bureaucracy at its finest, a form for everything and everything has a form. Its sad that trees actually have to be cut down so gossips and troublemakers can waste paper to write about Nurse Jane...
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    do physical therapists make more money than RNs?

    cjcsoon2bnp replied to nurse~ashley's topic in General Nursing

    Maybe we shouldn't be comparing an RN (with an education ranging from a Diploma up to a Bachelor's degree) to a Physical Therapist (with a minimum of a Master's degree) in terms of salary and maybe...