cjcsoon2bnp MSN, RN, NP

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    Nobody Likes A Tattle Tail

    cjcsoon2bnp replied to sassyrn333's topic in General Nursing

    I think that there is a huge difference between being a "snitch" and reporting something unsafe that a nurse does to a manager (making a med. error, diverting meds. harming a patient etc.) Obviously...
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    Can you piggyback critical meds like IV Potassium or Mag at your hospital?

    cjcsoon2bnp replied to UM Review RN's topic in Patient Medications

    I'm a nursing student too so I'm no expert but when I think of Potassium I think first and foremost of Cardiac. With IV Potassium you are probably treating hypokalemia and one of the biggest risks...
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    NP Autonomy: Are MD's hating it ? ...feel stupid asking question

    cjcsoon2bnp replied to Laboratorian's topic in General Nursing

    Perhaps if you did a search about nurse practitioners and looked at what exactly they do and then you would have an idea of their level of autonomy. Nurse practitioners and physician assistants...
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    Good Press Ganey for ER. Possible??

    cjcsoon2bnp replied to 5n2_is4u's topic in Emergency

    I think there is only so much you can do to improve satisfaction scores in the ER but in the ER I work in we have really improved scores (especially over the past 6 months) and here is what I have...
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    What level of education do you need to have to teach LPN, medical assistant, RN, MSN?

    cjcsoon2bnp replied to wih02906's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    I believe that it varies from state to state but I believe that in my state Medical Assistants cannot teach a CNA class but they can teach Medical Assistant classes. To my knowledge you need to be a...
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    A Subtle Concept for Nursing Students, Nursing Majors and New Grad Nurses

    cjcsoon2bnp posted a topic in General Nursing

    I've been talking to other nursing students and nursing majors in my school and on this website and I'm hearing a lot of complaints about the job market and here is my issue. What I don't understand...
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    Job Offer--What do you think?

    cjcsoon2bnp replied to BChapp3182's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I would try to negotiate a higher base salary and hammer out some details surrounding this 24/7 coverage especially when they made a point of mentioning complaining/difficult patients and that the...
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    Which phone pda or PDA are you using in the ER

    cjcsoon2bnp replied to MOTOXRN2004's topic in Emergency

    I really like my iPod Touch (or in turn the iPhone.) I have Davis's Drug Guide and Instant ECG which are two really cool apps for nurses (and nursing students) but there are a ton more out their for...
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    Can NP do medical research?

    cjcsoon2bnp replied to rapidash425's topic in General Nursing

    Maybe its just me but if your becoming an NP then you should be focused on nursing based research and not "medical research".
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    What are the pros and cons of being all male nurse

    cjcsoon2bnp replied to Bono Rose's topic in General Nursing

    I think should be moved to the male nurses forum but I don't really get the question either. Are you implying that we can be "part male nurses" because your asking what are the pro's and con's of...
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    bad experience with a male nurse

    cjcsoon2bnp replied to bigd123's topic in Male Nursing Students

    I agree with the other users that have posted thus far. You had a bad experience with a nurse, the nurse's gender is immaterial. I am not going to call you a drama queen but perhaps you are...
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    PD home care CNA pay rate

    cjcsoon2bnp replied to k31kozumi's topic in General Nursing

    I worked for a home health agency and I made approximately $10.50/HR as a new CNA. I went to a hospital and started making $13.39/HR plus differentials. I would say that you should let them offer what...
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    A Subtle Concept for Nursing Students, Nursing Majors and New Grad Nurses

    cjcsoon2bnp replied to cjcsoon2bnp's topic in General Nursing

    I understand the point that your making and its a valid one. In terms of me speaking before I have graduated and have gotten a job I will say that because I have gone out and gotten an internship I...
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    Two step blood preasure????

    cjcsoon2bnp replied to newway's topic in General Nursing

    Not that I ever do it in real life but I would use the radial artery for taking the pulse. That's just me.
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    Drawing bloods through IV line

    cjcsoon2bnp replied to NYCRN16's topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    I was always told that you risk ruining the line if you draw from it once its been in the vein for a while but if you were going to try then you flush the line with saline and then use a syringe to...
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    So How Do I Get My Foot In The Door?

    cjcsoon2bnp replied to HappyMeNow's topic in General Nursing

    If I were you I would call every hospital in the area and ask about Nurse Intern positions, this type of job can be called many different names including "Student Nurse Associate" (SNA), "Nursing...
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    Performs Routine Plebotomy Services?

    cjcsoon2bnp replied to kristinahcna's topic in General Nursing

    The hospital I work at hires CNAs and trains every CNA to be a CNA II meaning that they can do EKGs and Phlebotomy. I came in already knowing how to do phlebotomy and EKGs because I was a phlebotomist...
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    books to help with better charting

    cjcsoon2bnp replied to anangelsmommy's topic in General Nursing

    I'm looking at "Chart Smart: The A to Z Guide to Better Nursing Documentation" By: Springhouse. There seems to be some pretty favorable reviews for it so I think I'm going to get it.
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    How do you deal with a crying child?

    cjcsoon2bnp replied to bambam1288's topic in General Nursing

    I work in an strictly Peds. ER and for painful procedures like IV starts or straight caths. we never have a parent be the one to hold the child because it is believed that the child will associate the...
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    if in doubt of code status should CPR be done ?

    cjcsoon2bnp replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Initiate CPR if you are unsure of code status. Check code status as soon as possible and then act accordingly.
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    How do you deal with a crying child?

    cjcsoon2bnp replied to bambam1288's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not sure how old this child is but most likely your going to need another set of hands to help you restrain the child. If the child is old enough then explain the procedure to them using age...
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    POC Testing in the ED

    cjcsoon2bnp replied to brysmit's topic in Emergency

    In my ER we do the following: Urine Dips (if positive we will send the urine off for a UA and/or Urine Culture), Accuchecks, Rapid Strep (we send off flu swabs) and all blood work and UPREG are sent...
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    UAP acting as "nurse" in doctors office!

    cjcsoon2bnp replied to cc01183's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    As most people have mentioned, this person is probably an MA and because in the primary care setting most LPN/RNs are not being used as much anymore and are being replaced with MAs the line between a...
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    A Subtle Concept for Nursing Students, Nursing Majors and New Grad Nurses

    cjcsoon2bnp replied to cjcsoon2bnp's topic in General Nursing

    Again I will say that I apologize for sounding rude, harsh or insensitive in my posts. I hope the new grads. out there are able to find jobs and I'm sorry if I sounded insensitive. I think my...
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    A Subtle Concept for Nursing Students, Nursing Majors and New Grad Nurses

    cjcsoon2bnp replied to cjcsoon2bnp's topic in General Nursing

    Let me first say that I'm sorry if my post sounded brash or insensitive. I didn't mean to come off that way, I guess I'm just frustrated having a lot of my new grads/nursing students friends saying "I...