cjcsoon2bnp MSN, RN, NP

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    I Got The Job!

    cjcsoon2bnp replied to cjcsoon2bnp's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    What's nice is that I'm working as a ER tech now while I'm in nursing school and I plan on working there as an RN when I graduate so I think it will definitely give me a leg up.
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    Am I being too sensitive?

    cjcsoon2bnp replied to AmericanChai's topic in General Nursing

    Your certainly entitled to feel how you do feel, I'm sorry if it hurt your daughters feelings or made you feel bad. When I saw the ads I personally thought of deflating a beach ball so I wasn't...
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    New Grads Who Are Having Trouble Finding A Job

    cjcsoon2bnp replied to cjcsoon2bnp's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Maybe this should be put as a sticky? It might be nice to have this at an easy place for users to find.
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    Diluting meds??

    cjcsoon2bnp replied to mamaRN-09's topic in Patient Medications

    I'm not sure about the rest of what your saying but to me it seems that if you have a med. that says "Dilute 50mg in 20ml" and your order is to "Give the patient 50 mg of the drug" then once you add...
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    struggling in Anatomy

    cjcsoon2bnp replied to tamaraglennon's topic in General Nursing

    Wow 100% that is amazing. I wonder if even two of my lab grades added together could equal 100% I did pretty well in lecture but didn't do so well in lab so my best advice is to keep doing whatever...
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    Pediatric ER CNA

    cjcsoon2bnp posted a topic in Pediatric

    Ok y'all so today I went on an interview for a per diem position as a CNA in the ER at a children's hospital (its a pretty big one too) and I'm really nervous. The children's hospital is a part of the...
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    struggling in Anatomy

    cjcsoon2bnp replied to tamaraglennon's topic in General Nursing

    Out of the those three courses (Anatomy, Physiology and Microbiology) I personally found Anatomy to be the most difficult. In my opinon, Physiology was very easy and Microbiology was somewhat...
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    You should NOT become a nurse if...

    cjcsoon2bnp replied to dani888's topic in General Nursing

    ... you aren't willing to get a little down and dirty. ... you think that nurses don't have to fight for fair pay and benefits like every other profession. ... you're going to use it to find a rich...
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    STILL don't have a job?? Vent here!

    cjcsoon2bnp replied to wonderwomanchels's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I'm sorry that so many of you are having trouble finding jobs, just remember how hard you worked and something will come up soon. Try taking a look at my post for some tips on how to help find a job...
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    "If you sit down and chart for more than 15 minutes, that's considered a break"

    cjcsoon2bnp replied to JomoNurse's topic in General Nursing

    I would call your union and if you don't have a union then I would speak to the director of nursing or the CEO of the hospital. Management is trying to bully you guys and someone needs to stand up to...
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    jobless: new honest advice

    cjcsoon2bnp replied to Big Smurf2007's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I'm sorry but I can't understand your post. It is a bunch of phrases peppered with abbreviations but it lacks grammar and punctuation. Would you mind rephrasing it and I think that more people will be...
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    Simulating arm veins for practice IV's

    cjcsoon2bnp replied to linda2097's topic in General Nursing

    Perhaps some schools do but not many schools that I know of have students practice on each other. In fact, from what I've been told not many schools teach inserting IVs or phlebotomy anymore because...
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    Simulating arm veins for practice IV's

    cjcsoon2bnp replied to linda2097's topic in General Nursing

    I think that for the price the Needlepoints products IVY Arm isn't too bad, I mean its not anywhere near perfect but its not bad to at least try a few times before you just go at it with a real...
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    A Patient Made Me Cry Today

    cjcsoon2bnp replied to flightnurse2b's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    You've given a dying man his dignity back. That is the very heart of nursing.
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    ER Experience

    cjcsoon2bnp replied to tishirajan's topic in General Nursing

    I think its a really good idea to write a letter (make sure to include the nurses name, date of the occurrence and all of the details) but if I were you I wouldn't mention or allude to any details...
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    Nursing Students Who Worry About Finding Jobs When They Graduate

    cjcsoon2bnp posted a topic in General Students

    Are you a nursing student who is worried about all of the horror stories you have heard on this website from new grand who just can't seem to find a job once they have finished school? You've probably...
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    Question about getting that 1st RN job

    cjcsoon2bnp replied to DolceVita's topic in General Nursing

    I'm sorry but I completely disagree. While all of those factors you listed are crucial in nursing and important for a new hire, the fact that you disregard any experience that a nursing student gets...
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    Cloth isolation gowns.

    cjcsoon2bnp replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    The facility I work at has both the cloth and disposable isolation gowns. To be honest I hate the cloth gowns! The wrists on them are too tight for me (and other people apparently since most of the...
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    How do you tell someone they smell bad?

    cjcsoon2bnp replied to Virgo_RN's topic in General Nursing

    I think that directly confronting the student about the issue will be embarrassing to them and should be a last resort. Perhaps you could speak with the preceptor in private about the situation and...
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    help with a cheater please!!!!

    cjcsoon2bnp replied to hollyandsky's topic in General Nursing

    Its not a matter of knit-picking. I'm certainly not a grammar nut or a spelling wiz by any means but when I read something and there is literally no punctuation at all it actually hurts my head and my...
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    How do I position myself to get hired in an ER as a PCT?

    cjcsoon2bnp replied to DolceVita's topic in Emergency

    DolceVita do you mind telling us what state your in? It might help because another user might be from your state and could offer you advice a little more specific to you. I'm from RI and I work at a...
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    help with a cheater please!!!!

    cjcsoon2bnp replied to hollyandsky's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with strong_willed. You need to contact your BON and let them know about everything, it could lead to unsafe practice and potentially harm patients. I would also suggest that next time you...
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    Can I still work as an aide after passing the boards?

    cjcsoon2bnp replied to dekagirlsRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    In most states the answer is no because once you have taken the NCLEX and are an RN it could cause issues for you to be functioning as a CNA as you could be held accountable for your knowledge and...
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    EKG on female patients

    cjcsoon2bnp replied to bill4745's topic in Male Nursing Students

    I work on a Med/Surg. floor that does EKGs fairly regularly and to date I have not experienced any problems performing an EKG on a woman. I come in with a bath blanket and I provide a brief but...
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    What would you have said to this CNA

    cjcsoon2bnp replied to zofran's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    What a perfect way to show an unprofessional, insubordinate CNA how an RN can stoop to her level and be equally unprofessional. I don't care if you have an whole alphabet soup of initials after your...