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  1. Nonsupportive Friend

    jonorato posted a topic in Health, Stress Management

    I'm a new grad nurse on a BUSY Cardiothoracic Step-down unit. My 4th week of my 8 wk orientation I started falling apart d/t stress. I had to take an EKG rhythm interpretation class over 8 hrs (self...

  2. Duke Nurse Residency 2016! (feb 28th apps)

    jonorato replied to Rayray_RN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I STRONGLY recommend this site for practice on how to answer behavior based interview questions: The Master Guide to Behavioral Interview

  3. Duke Nurse Residency 2016! (feb 28th apps)

    jonorato replied to Rayray_RN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    i would say to those of you that are granted interviews to look over duke's nursing core values. if you can think about what those values mean to you, and how you embody them...you should NAIL your...

  4. Nonsupportive Friend

    jonorato replied to jonorato's topic in Health, Stress Management

    i do. i think i just needed to put it out into the echo chamber of the internet.

  5. Nursing Care Plan for LTC pt - Priority Interventions

    jonorato posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I have to do a nursing care plan for a Long Term Care (LTC) pt. I have submitted my work 2x and gotten it back each time saying that I need different interventions. I have exhausted my brain, text...

  6. Duke RN Residency 2016

    jonorato replied to GolferBSN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    @theophania i did my externship this summer on 4300. i stayed on as a "once a month" CNAII after. I can't speak highly enough of the manager and the unit. I got floated to their sister unit (8300)...

  7. Nursing Care Plan for LTC pt - Priority Interventions

    jonorato replied to jonorato's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    oh, just to clarify one other thing - daily wts & monitoring I/O are listed under "assessments". My professor is looking for something that I would physically

  8. CMA externship in renal/urology

    jonorato replied to catlady113's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    i worked as a CMA in urology and we did it all! straight cath, place foleys, draw blood, run UA's, assist with procedures (cystoscopy, prostate biopsy, vasectomy, etc). We did NOT do phone triage,...

  9. Straight cath in MD's office

    jonorato replied to delphine22's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    I'm a nursing student who spent her first 5 yrs as a CMA in a top 10 nationally ranked urology office. :) We ALWAYS used sterile technique. I do not think it's out of line at all to ask for an...

  10. Correct pt position for vomiting pt going into shock - PUD hemorrhage

    jonorato posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Currently studying Peptic Ulcer Disease. In discussing priority interventions for a hemorrhage complication where the pt is actively vomiting large amounts of blood and starting to go into shock my...

  11. Correct pt position for vomiting pt going into shock - PUD hemorrhage

    jonorato replied to jonorato's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Oh my gosh! I love you for posting that journal article & the added info! I saw the same thing on medscape. I'm such a hound for medscape and additional info. My clinical classmates always...

  12. Ekg Technician & Phlebotomy Tech or Medical Assistant?

    jonorato replied to Cloud-'s topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    do NOT get your CMA. I'm a CMA. It's all out pt private office settings. Being a CMA will NOT help you get a job at a hospital. CMA's do a lot of clinical work (especially if you land in a good...

  13. How to prepare for nursing school?

    jonorato replied to JACSN's topic in General Students

    ditto to everyone else. I'm 2 semesters away from graduating and my advice to you is beyond buying school supplies, ENJOY YOUR FREE TIME WHILE IT LASTS! If you just had to do something I would brush...

  14. Correct pt position for vomiting pt going into shock - PUD hemorrhage

    jonorato replied to jonorato's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    yes, reverse trendelenburg is head up feet down. trendelenburg (aka "shock" position) is head down feet up. pretty sure my prof. just

  15. RN dreams gone for now

    jonorato replied to Ms.futureRN's topic in General Students

    HANG IN THERE! when I started nursing school I had 5 years of experience as a Certified Medical Assistant (CMA) in out patient surgical practices. I also came from a huge physics and biochm...

  16. Correct pt position for vomiting pt going into shock - PUD hemorrhage

    jonorato replied to jonorato's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Thank you so much for the response! My program is in the US and we learned how to place NGT our first semester...so I was also confused why she said the provider would place it. I would've thought...

  17. NCLEX with generic med names only

    jonorato replied to LoveMeSomeLDL's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    yeah, the new rule that came out this year is generic names only on

  18. NCLEX with generic med names only

    jonorato replied to LoveMeSomeLDL's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    i'm 1/2 way through my program so I have time to back and re-memorize meds that I knew by trade name instead of generic. i'm really struggling with the rationale behind "generic only" test questions....