JentheRN05 RN

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    Are there any Illinois hospitals I should avoid?

    JentheRN05 replied to raindrop's topic in Illinois Nursing

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    Are there any Illinois hospitals I should avoid?

    JentheRN05 replied to raindrop's topic in Illinois Nursing

    I have been contacted repeatedly contacted by Provena out of Danville, anyone tell me anything about this facility. I am currently working, and I do NOT plan on giving up my current job. I just want...
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    Need help with APA format ... any free templates?

    JentheRN05 replied to jillzamo's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Anyone need an actual free one should go to http://citationmachine.net/index.php I used it all the way through nursing school, and each time I used a source again I just copy and pasted it. I also...
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    can gallstones return?

    JentheRN05 replied to DianeS's topic in Gastroenterology

    I had my gallbladder out when my daughter was 13 days old. Had been living the past 12 years (yes 12 years - since I was 11 or 12 years old) with gallbladder attacks, and toward the end of my pregancy...
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    How to get licensed in another state?

    JentheRN05 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I'm thinking of getting licensed in another state to make myself more available for travel. For example - I'd like to maintain a license in my current state (IN) and get licenses in both Michigan and...
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    Might be interesting to some of you......

    JentheRN05 replied to cydney7's topic in Travel

    You and I sound almost identical! We could be twins! I LOVE PP, but had extreme difficulty catching on in L&D! I was working at a small hospital where we did all three and then float to med/surg....
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    Most unforgettable nursing instructor

    JentheRN05 replied to CaseManager1947's topic in General Nursing

    Mine was J. Lanoue. Simply the most inspiring instructor I had in nursing school. My first year I was ready to quit. Family problems at home, which normally was NEVER of any instructors concern and...
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    Where were u 9/11/01?

    JentheRN05 replied to k_cole21's topic in General Nursing

    I was in Algebra class in college taking a final exam. When I walked out of the room and heard the news outside the classroom door, first thing I did was call my hubby on the cell phone, asked him if...
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    Question dilema

    JentheRN05 replied to bryandamatrix's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Bingo that's why. You NEVER read into the question. Go ONLY by what the question states, if it says laceration, it doesn't have to be bleeding, or even new for that matter, because it didn't say
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    WAS new HH RN now not, LONG but please advise

    JentheRN05 posted a topic in Home Health

    As recently as 1 month ago I got my first HH job, and as recently as last week I lost my case. Stupid reasoning too. I was taking care of a child with a dire diagnosis, who wasn't expected to live 6...
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    WAS new HH RN now not, LONG but please advise

    JentheRN05 replied to JentheRN05's topic in Home Health

    Funny thing she says NOTHING. I even WROTE an actual letter, so did the parents. She just avoids talking about it. I'm slowly dealing with it. But it's still
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    Help, strange marks..

    JentheRN05 replied to KeLs 37's topic in General Nursing

    course we can't diagnose, but looks like ringworm to me. but you can't really definitively tell from a pic, and your doctor is your best
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    BD instye autoguard angiocaths- difficulty

    JentheRN05 replied to enfermeraSG's topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    I don't know how many of these ended up with holes in the cath like a garden hose when I was using them! I never got ANY instruction on them, thank goodness I am a natural good stick (thanks mom :) )...
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    Weird Code

    JentheRN05 replied to EMSChild's topic in Emergency

    Just so you all know - I realized I was wrong in the same sentence. I just pushed submit because I was being stupid. It has been a while since I had ACLS but I do remember (obviously) that PEA is seen...
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    NCLEX with 78 questions

    JentheRN05 replied to koolvaguy's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I passed with 83, number means nothing, but as someone said, the odds are in your favor. When I took the test, I figured I must of failed, to get so few questions and most of them seemed easy (at...
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    Weird Code

    JentheRN05 replied to EMSChild's topic in Emergency

    Isn't that considered a PEA? Pulseless Electrical activity or something like that? It's been quite a while since I had ACLS and I think this is actually used with a monitor, NM
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    Failed nclex first time and took it again today

    JentheRN05 replied to hershey4's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I passed with 83 questions if that helps make you feel a little better :) Good luck were all pulling for you :) For some reason I have the gut feeling you passed :) Just a gut feeling though not sure...
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    WAS new HH RN now not, LONG but please advise

    JentheRN05 replied to JentheRN05's topic in Home Health

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    :confused: Ok..what happened...?

    JentheRN05 replied to spookynurse's topic in First Year After Licensure

    You know I'm passed the first year (by about 3 months) and I have been through 3.5 jobs already, I still haven't found what I'm happy with. When I first start the job, it feels great (with one...
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    WAS new HH RN now not, LONG but please advise

    JentheRN05 replied to JentheRN05's topic in Home Health

    Indiana requires an RN to oversee and LPN in all care settings. The biggest thing right this minute, is the possibility of seizures and possibility of shock at this point. Needs to be watched...
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    Your Worst Mistake

    JentheRN05 replied to aurora_borealis's topic in General Nursing

    My worst all time mistake was my very first diabetic patient after starting on the job with a preceptor. Not having worked with many diabetics during nursing school I did not recall the fact there was...
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    Third Shift Blues

    JentheRN05 replied to gracie05's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Found out myself that nights was not for me, the hard way. 6 months in I was so sick I couldn't function - especially after an on the job injury. My story is a mess and is located somewhere on these...
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    RN's w/chronic pain, using narcotics

    JentheRN05 replied to SRbear's topic in Pain Management

    I am also a chonic pain sufferer, and I also take narcs, AND I always disclose my use of them, and I have NEVER had a problem. In fact at my doctors office where i used to work, my doctor could tell...
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    RN's w/chronic pain, using narcotics

    JentheRN05 replied to SRbear's topic in Pain Management

    As mentioned before, when the pain is controlled there is NO incompetence at all. It is NOT a high they are looking for and they do NOT get one. It is relief they are looking for and should have a...
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    New RN and stressed out!

    JentheRN05 replied to alambert603's topic in Psychiatric

    I've been where you are. I know alot of us can say that. But where I'm at, the hospital psych ward will NOT accept any patients on IV's! That's just crazy, that means having IV supplies on the floor...