emmjayy BSN, RN

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    Nurse Case Management - Worker's Comp

    emmjayy posted a topic in Case Management

    I just applied for a nurse case manager position at an insurance company, dealing with worker's compensation cases. I am not totally clear on what this kind of job entails, but applied because it's a...
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    Nursing Staffing Post COVID Quagmire...

    emmjayy replied to Leonardo Del Toro's topic in General Nursing

    Covid combined with the way hospitals are run has made me hate nursing. I hate feeling like I exist to get taken advantage of. I am currently looking for a non-bedside job and as soon as I can leave,...
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    GCU RN-BSN 2019 Capstone

    emmjayy posted a topic in Online Distance Learning

    Hey, all. I don't know if we have any other folks struggling through the GCU capstone course right now, but what the heck! It seems like the most pointless busy work. I was under the impression from...
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    "The Calm Before The Storm" Laying Nurses Off To Prepare For A Pandemic Surge

    emmjayy replied to NurseB.MN's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Deleted b/c it's not worth the
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    COVID-19: NCLEX Changed!!

    emmjayy replied to Clover123's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Yiiiiikes. I remember having wicked high levels of anxiety about taking the NCLEX and now seeing people's testing dates getting pushed and testing centers being closed? I'd say y'all deserve a...
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    "The Calm Before The Storm" Laying Nurses Off To Prepare For A Pandemic Surge

    emmjayy replied to NurseB.MN's topic in Disaster Preparation

    There's certainly irresponsible sharing of statistics and models, with no context given to the numbers and sensationalized language throughout. For example, my local paper breathlessly reported two...
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    GCU RN-BSN 2019 Capstone

    emmjayy replied to emmjayy's topic in Online Distance Learning

    So basically, the hours you work on your project each week count as your clinical hours. Honestly, I don't know of anyone who could possibly spend 10 hours per week working on these project components...
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    "The Calm Before The Storm" Laying Nurses Off To Prepare For A Pandemic Surge

    emmjayy replied to NurseB.MN's topic in Disaster Preparation

    So.... I was laid off from my job in an elective procedural area a few weeks ago (I'm in NYS, for perspective). I was told at the time that we were going to get a massive surge of patients and that I...
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    GCU RN-BSN 2019 Capstone

    emmjayy replied to emmjayy's topic in Online Distance Learning

    WOW!! Sorry to everyone who asked me a question directly and I did not respond to - things have been kind of crazy over here, I switched jobs, then got switched back to work COVID ICU... just very...
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    GCU RN-BSN 2019 Capstone

    emmjayy replied to emmjayy's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Basically just organize as much as you can at the start and make sure you are very clear on what is due each week. And follow the rubrics exactly in order to get A's on all your assignments. There is...
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    GCU RN-BSN 2019 Capstone

    emmjayy replied to emmjayy's topic in Online Distance Learning

    They did! I am officially finished with school! Happy, happy day
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    GCU RN-BSN 2019 Capstone

    emmjayy replied to emmjayy's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Cross your fingers for me..... I apparently screwed up and didn't submit some B.S. documentation in the appropriate folder with one day to go in the class and no option to re-submit.... so am now...
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    MICU Report/Brain sheets

    emmjayy replied to GabbyMICURN's topic in MICU, SICU

    I don't know how to upload my sheet, but I like to know drips, lines, drains, vent settings, diet (usually a tube feed), skin issues, Tmax, blood sugar frequency, rhythm, lung sounds for previous...
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    What does the floor really think of nursing students?

    emmjayy replied to superduper's topic in General Nursing

    This student was on their very final clinical placement, for which this school of nursing does not require a clinical instructor's physical presence. They come up periodically during the week to see...
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    What does the floor really think of nursing students?

    emmjayy replied to superduper's topic in General Nursing

    I've had mixed experiences with the students I've gotten. Very rarely do I get a student that I enjoy and get to teach things to. Most of the time they are just lazy and on their phones constantly. I...
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    Saying No to extra shifts, is it bad if you're new?

    emmjayy replied to AngelaB236's topic in General Nursing

    Heck no, you should not work extra if you don't want to. I have been a nurse for 1 1/2 years and can count the number of times I've picked up extra shifts/overtime on one hand. I speak up about...
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    Interested in IR nursing

    emmjayy replied to BeatsPerMinute's topic in Radiology

    Awesome, thank you for this. I think it will help me to realize that I'm just giving them meds to take the edge off and make the procedure comfortable, rather than doing it to knock them out and keep...
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    Interested in IR nursing

    emmjayy replied to BeatsPerMinute's topic in Radiology

    Anyone have anything to add to this? I have gotten burnt out, absolutely fried to a crisp on ICU and am applying to IR (among other procedural areas). I don't think I mind the sound of taking call, am...
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    Preceptor is SO BAD!

    emmjayy replied to Guest606's topic in General Nursing

    I guess I count as a millennial, although I do recall not having cell phones (born in the early 90's haha!) My night shift preceptor was also a "cut the S***" kind of nurse, held my hand for one shift...
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    Tips for New Grad ICU Nurse

    emmjayy replied to bootsandcats's topic in MICU, SICU

    For patho - definitely sepsis. Differentiating the types of shock (cardiogenic vs. septic vs. hypovolemic). Liver failure (all aspects - from how it affects mental status to why these patients bleed...
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    Preceptor is SO BAD!

    emmjayy replied to Guest606's topic in General Nursing

    Wow. You're two shifts into your ICU orientation as a new grad and are upset that you aren't doing a lot? I think you need to understand that it is very normal for ICU nurses to have trouble trusting...
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    Social Media and Doxxing - Your Thoughts???

    emmjayy replied to traumaRUs's topic in General Nursing

    I went through a crazy long process getting rid of Facebook... first I downloaded a complete copy of my Facebook data for my own records. Then, I went through and used a script to delete every...
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    First-time ICU preceptor: any tips?

    emmjayy replied to coffee&scrubs's topic in Critical Care

    Here for the comments. I have just been tapped to precept a student during their capstone placement just before graduation. This is not quite the same as training a new hire but is still kind of...
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    Social Media and Doxxing - Your Thoughts???

    emmjayy replied to traumaRUs's topic in General Nursing

    I hate social media as it exists on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. I think people over-share, are addicted to the attention they receive on it, don't think through the consequences of their...
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    Regret after starting ICU?

    emmjayy replied to basic_b_pancakes's topic in Critical Care

    I went in as a new grad, am almost a year and a half in, realized about six months ago that this is not for me. I am sticking it out a few months longer because I want to get my CCRN (scheduled in...