cjcsoon2bnp MSN, RN, NP

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    Will the NICU limit me in the future?

    cjcsoon2bnp replied to ToughingItOut's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Do yourself a huge favor. Go where your heart is! If the NICU is where you really want to be then go for it. I still think that if you can take a few per diem shifts a month in a related area...
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    Some of these students, jeez...

    cjcsoon2bnp replied to HumptyDumpty's topic in Male Nursing Students

    So your saying that this thread is not about him breaking the rule and leaving the hospital without the instructors permission? So what exactly are you so ticked off about? From what you have said I...
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    Just Got Fired, Need Interview Advice

    cjcsoon2bnp replied to MelissaPhoographerRN's topic in Nursing Career

    All I can say is that I'm glad I'm in a union... To the OP, keep your head up and always be honest about what happened, it will get better and you will find another job.
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    made a mistake, might get fired- thoughts/advice?

    cjcsoon2bnp replied to xariel's topic in Nursing Career

    As a nursing student and a CNA I'm a really surprised and somewhat offended at what your recommending for this new nurse. You seem to be advocating that she lie to her managers about what happened....
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    Some of these students, jeez...

    cjcsoon2bnp replied to HumptyDumpty's topic in Male Nursing Students

    It wasn't very smart of him to leave the clinical site without asking the instructor but going above and beyond for his patient isn't stupid at all.
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    Random Question: Phlebotomy Training?

    cjcsoon2bnp replied to MrsPeep's topic in General Nursing

    If your a nursing student in college right now and your looking for a CNA position its a lot easier to get a position at Lifespan. Once your done with your CNA class and your ready to find a job at...
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    Random Question: Phlebotomy Training?

    cjcsoon2bnp replied to MrsPeep's topic in General Nursing

    I was in the Phlebotomy program at CCRI (a great program I might add) but if you just want to learn phlebotomy to add to your CNA certification your going to have a hard time finding a class (they...
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    OB, Peds, and Psych Clinical Rotations

    cjcsoon2bnp replied to luvbug080688's topic in General Students

    I'm in a BSN program and here is how the nursing clinicals break down. Note that nursing clinicals start during the sophomore year. Sophomore Year Semester I - Foundations of Therapeutic...
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    Tough Clinical Instructor

    cjcsoon2bnp replied to backhill360's topic in General Students

    To the OP please take a breath and relax, its usually never as bad as you think its going to be. My next tip is to stop trying to impress your instructors, just do your best to study and be prepared...
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    "Your patient in 520 is in pain!"

    cjcsoon2bnp replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    Trust me when I say that I definitely understand where your coming from about those types of patients. I am thinking of one patient in particular (he's a frequent flier on our unit) who is always...
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    Blind in one eye...can I still be a nurse

    cjcsoon2bnp replied to tripleagraham's topic in General Nursing

    I don't see why you couldn't be a nurse. I guess that as an EMT your expected to be able to drive and moving patients (carrying patients down stairs and other similar obstacles) but I don't really see...
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    Any males out there tired of the drama?

    cjcsoon2bnp replied to HumptyDumpty's topic in Male Nursing Students

    Dude I totally know what you mean. I talk about school and clinicals quite a bit but I definitely make sure to balance it out with regular conversations too but its all drama with the ladies. I work...
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    New grad title?

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

    Yeah you have to check on your states BON, in many states they allow you to practice as a GN (graduate nurse) but that is certainly not the case for every state.
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    Floor to LTC

    cjcsoon2bnp replied to RN007's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    In LTC your going to get to know your patients because they will be at the LTC facility all of the time. Your patients are actually residents of that facility, it is there home and you need to...
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    "Your patient in 520 is in pain!"

    cjcsoon2bnp replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    I understand where your coming from but as a CNA I have a slightly different perspective... I know about that patient in 520, I know he is probably addicted to his narcotics. He watches the clock and...
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    The 10 REAL Reasons Men Don't Go to the Doctor

    cjcsoon2bnp replied to Anxious Patient's topic in Men in Nursing

    i'm going to have to agree with paco on this one. i think that some of the points made in this article are valid but that definately does not apply to all men. i think the reason why it is titled "the...
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    Men in Forensic Nursing (SANE Specifically)

    cjcsoon2bnp replied to cjcsoon2bnp's topic in Forensic

    Thanks for your help. I realize there are other aspects of Forensic Nursing but the area I think I would be more interested in is the SANE. I was just wondering if anyone knows of any male sexual...
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    Will the NICU limit me in the future?

    cjcsoon2bnp replied to ToughingItOut's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I'm a student too but I noticed no one seemed to mention this option. If you love the NICU then go for it but maybe you could do a little per diem work picking up shifts as a peds. nurse (maybe in a...
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    Does becoming a male nurse mean that you have to change your friends also?

    cjcsoon2bnp replied to hyalophora09's topic in Men in Nursing

    Once you've graduated I would suggest that you tell your buddies to come to your work to visit you one day and see how they feel about nursing. That'll shut um up... After that tell them off and find...
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    Would You Prefer a Male Nurse?

    cjcsoon2bnp replied to djc1981's topic in Male Nursing Students

    I can't think of perhaps a few (maybe 2 or 3 times) that I have ever been refused to provide care by a patient. I'm not offended by it in the least, I know that its usually not personal, its just a...
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    How do I request a CORI?

    cjcsoon2bnp replied to MrsPeep's topic in General Nursing

    I had to have a BCI for my CNA certification but never a CORI whatever that is. I had to go to the attorney general's office and pay a fee and I got it in like 10 - 20 minutes (depending on the line.)...
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    How do I request a CORI?

    cjcsoon2bnp replied to MrsPeep's topic in General Nursing

    A CORI?? What's that
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    Ativan for Everything?

    cjcsoon2bnp replied to smilesandstickers's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not a nurse I'm a CNA but I do know that on the med/surg. floor I work on Ativan is commonly ordered for quite a few patients (we have at least a 3 or 4 psych patients on the floor at any one...
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    "Nurse" entry on Wikipedia

    cjcsoon2bnp replied to Ginger's Person's topic in General Nursing

    Here are a few things that you need to keep in mind. A. You should avoid using Wikipedia as a source for any paper. Wikipedia is an online encyclopedia that anyone can edit at any time, that means...
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    4 Months before starting nursing school, what would you have done?

    cjcsoon2bnp replied to trryt4ssasfgb34's topic in Men in Nursing

    Its up to you, I know some people who have just chilled out for the summer and waiting for the hard work that's to come. I personally decided to get my CNA certification and get a job as a CNA (I did...