cjcsoon2bnp MSN, RN, NP

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    Study Tips/Academic Success from a Forever Student

    cjcsoon2bnp replied to cjcsoon2bnp's topic in Study Tips for Students's Share Tips

    I would also like to add that students should try out a few different study tools to see what works best for them. I like studying with flashcards and have found them helpful in the past but I'm not...
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    Study Tips/Academic Success from a Forever Student

    cjcsoon2bnp posted a topic in Study Tips for Students's Share Tips

    Like most students, I find balancing the commitments of education, family, and work a daily challenge. Currently, I'm a working graduate student with a growing family and so I have little spare time...
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    Working under an MD

    cjcsoon2bnp replied to Nurse-Nick's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    If you re-read the original post by BostonFNP it said that healthcare providers "should" collaborate and consult with one another. No one said anything about mandatory collaboration. BostonFNP, I...
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    FNP programs in MA?

    cjcsoon2bnp replied to RNcal21's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I second the recommendations of BostonFNP. I have a colleague that teaches at Simmons as well as a few peers who are in the program and I've heard some really great things but I think it's sorta...
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    New Grad Starts in ED !!!!!! HELP !!!

    cjcsoon2bnp replied to LouDogg's topic in Emergency

    I think that the other users have all posted some really great tips and at the risk of being repetitive, I will post the basics that I tell all new grads. and new nurses coming into the ED. 1. Always...
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    New grad in L&D. Are these things normal?

    cjcsoon2bnp replied to ColdHandsWarmHeart's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I can understand why the OP is concerned, it sounds like she is not being supported in this new role and it doesn't sound like a safe situation at all. Regarding the other staff and the unprofessional...
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    Administering opiates

    cjcsoon2bnp replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    This is a very interesting conversation, to say the least. In my practice, I tend to draw up narcotics or sedating medications with additional 0.9% NS because I find that it's easier to control the...
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    Is it bad that I can't work holidays?

    cjcsoon2bnp replied to alieu4's topic in General Students

    To the OP, I can understand that you're in a tough position because you're a student and are working two jobs (the one near your school campus primarily and the one back at home during the holidays)....
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    Username Change

    cjcsoon2bnp posted a topic in General Nursing

    Not that this is really newsworthy or anything but I have decided to change my username. I have been a member of this site for over a decade (that's crazy right?). I started as a nursing student,...
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    If You Could Only Give ONE Piece of Advice to New RNs

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

    I completely agree with the OP that this is probably the most important piece of advice for new nurses. I work as a clinical instructor and tell my students that we as faculty try to teach them...
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    How do you chart?

    cjcsoon2bnp replied to CrazierThanYou's topic in General Nursing

    I can see this both ways. I'm assuming your shift starts at 0700 right? When I was a floor nurse I would do a quick check (acute distress vs. no acute distress) and then circle back to make my full...
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    What Kind of Threads Do You ENJOY Reading?

    cjcsoon2bnp replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in General Nursing

    As an experienced nurse and nurse educator, I like posts from nursing students and new nurses that ask for advice, information, or support from experienced nurses after the OP has made a good-faith...
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    Pregnant, scared, emetophobe, nursing student

    cjcsoon2bnp replied to Zerocks's topic in General Nursing

    To the OP, hang in there and know that people in this world (even us as strangers) are supporting you and send our best wishes! With that being said, if you don't already, please establish both a PCP...
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    Do women find male nurses attractive?

    cjcsoon2bnp replied to Sykadia's topic in Men in Nursing

    To the OP, as a fellow nurse who happens to possess XY chromosomes and identify myself as a dude, I can understand that why you might be asking some of these questions. Let me see if I can offer you...
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    Psych NPs: Do you touch your clients?

    cjcsoon2bnp replied to resilientnurse's topic in Advanced Practice

    I have worked in psychiatric/mental health for my entire nursing career and at times consider obtaining my PMH-NP. I understand the no touching rule but I think that not shaking someone's hand is...
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    Accidentally told my coworker what I make, BIG ISSUES NOW

    cjcsoon2bnp replied to newrn93's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Not to beat a dead horse but I think the OP has gotten a lot of feedback and it seems to be divided into the two camps ("Sharing wage information is empowering for staff and forces employers to be...
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    New Nurse Having Bad Experience with Nursing - How can I get on track to ED Nursing?

    cjcsoon2bnp replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    To the OP, the experience/phenomenon you are describing is not uncommon for many newly graduated nurses and it sounds like it has taken a heavy toll on you mentally and physically. I agree with Nurse...
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    How do you deal with Doctors that insult nurses?

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

    I agree with other posters who recommend taking a deep breath and thinking about the context and severity of this behavior before deciding how you will react to it and if you report it. I work...
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    Choosing a FNP Program: USA vs. UC??

    cjcsoon2bnp replied to mmgRN's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    To the OP, the other question I would ask myself is in terms of clinical preceptor requirements for each school and how much support you will get from each program for finding clinical preceptors. The...
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    How to increase GPA for NP admission

    cjcsoon2bnp replied to Pearl2bNP2016's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I would identify a program to which you would like to apply and schedule a meeting with the department chair or head of the program. When you do that explain your situation and that you have grown as...
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    CNL

    cjcsoon2bnp replied to PatMac10,RN's topic in General Nursing

    To the OP, I think that HouTx made some very good points about the CNL role. I am currently in an MSN in Nursing Education program that also offers a CNL track and although the Nursing Education and...
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    Amber Does the Unthinkable

    cjcsoon2bnp replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    I don't see anything wrong with what Amber did because it is focused on patient safety and taking that 10 minutes to plan likely will improve the workflow in the minutes and hours following the...
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    CNS title

    cjcsoon2bnp replied to jrt4's topic in Clinical Nurse Specialists, CNS

    I know that some people have confusion between a clinical nurse leader (CNL) and a clinical nurse specialist (CNS). Both the CNL and CNS are graduate-degree prepared roles but the CNL is considered a...
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    Violating HIPAA by responding to Yelp

    cjcsoon2bnp replied to RiskManager's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    This is a very interesting article, I never really considered that replying to a patient's negative comment/feedback by even acknowledging that they were a patient would be a privacy violation. I...
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    Med error...what to do?

    cjcsoon2bnp replied to kh2013's topic in General Nursing

    So here is my opinion on this, in the ideal world you would write up an incident report detailing the situation because (a) you did in fact make a medication error and (b) the computer system (EMAR)...