emmjayy BSN, RN

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    Implied/actual 'Right' for nurses to 'Do' Hands-on Procedures.

    emmjayy replied to James W.'s topic in General Students

    this gets my point across so much more easily. Should have omitted needless words myself
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    Implied/actual 'Right' for nurses to 'Do' Hands-on Procedures.

    emmjayy replied to James W.'s topic in General Students

    Hi, James W.! I am an educated individual who has achieved two degrees (and counting!) with highest honors. With this in mind, I hope you will be open to my opinion regarding your posts - that they...
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    Burned out

    emmjayy replied to emmjayy's topic in MICU, SICU

    Thank you for your kind response! I felt much better after having a few days off and I'm in the middle of a stretch at work right now and doing okay. I've been assigned to some less challenging...
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    Why is it "legal" for patient to decline male nurses?

    emmjayy replied to carti's topic in General Students

    You seem awfully unable to grasp the difference between a person's right to REFUSE service (for any reason whatsoever) and a healthcare provider's duty to PROVIDE service regardless of the patient's...
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    Why is it "legal" for patient to decline male nurses?

    emmjayy replied to carti's topic in General Students

    Your logic is backwards. It would be wrong if YOU were the patient and your nurse refused to help you to the bathroom because of your sex, race, religion, etc. However, there is absolutely nothing...
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    Trigger Warning!

    emmjayy replied to hppygr8ful's topic in General Nursing

    I so very much agree with the bolded part of your post. It's sad, because encouraging people who've been traumatized to stay that way absolutely hinders their healing and progression towards...
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    I need my instructor

    emmjayy replied to SquatsNScrubs's topic in General Nursing

    We sometimes got permission from instructors to do things with our RN, but most of the time it was a game of waiting for the instructor to get there. I think this approach really hampered my class in...
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    Trigger Warning!

    emmjayy replied to hppygr8ful's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah... when my ETOH withdrawal patient called me a "f***ing b***h" and threatened multiple times to "punch [me] in the f***ing face," he didn't give me any trigger warnings! You are so right......
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    Trigger Warning!

    emmjayy replied to hppygr8ful's topic in General Nursing

    I'm getting my BSN right now and I have to cloak every sentence I write in useless euphemisms to satisfy my professors' relentless need to be politically correct. If I write a paper about the problems...
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    Failed NCLEX

    emmjayy replied to jsrnursing's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    You passed. I also got 75 questions. I only had 2-3 SATA'S and I know the conventional wisdom is that you need tons of SATA's to feel that you passed or whatever, but I got what I considered to be a...
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    Are Patients Cared for Equally? Challenges of the VIP Patient

    emmjayy replied to J.Adderton's topic in General Nursing

    We had a VIP in my hospital once when I was an aide. I was "technically" assigned to that room but told not to answer the call light, the nurse would take care of it. Well, the call light went off and...
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    How To Prepare for Last Semester Nursing

    emmjayy replied to Mlee81's topic in General Students

    Unfortunately, each program is different and you won't know what topics your program will focus on until you have the syllabus. If it helps at all, I can tell you the most useful topics covered in my...
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    Thinking of dropping out

    emmjayy replied to PianoTiles's topic in General Students

    I think the feeling of "oh god how will I ever keep someone alive" is really common after first semester. I know I saw nurses out on the floor and wondered how the heck they were so confident and so...
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    New Grads in the ICU

    emmjayy replied to Mr. Murse's topic in Critical Care

    I'm a new grad in the ICU - just came off my 20 weeks of orientation and have been on my own for a month on the floor. I'm painfully aware of how inexperienced I am... ALL THE TIME! I am very...
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    When family fails the patient... it breaks my heart

    emmjayy replied to Kharma711's topic in Critical Care

    Oh man. I can think of about a dozen patients I've cared for in the last couple of months who this post applies to. It is so heartbreaking and one of the most exhausting parts of my job. I do try to...
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    How To Prepare for Last Semester Nursing

    emmjayy replied to Mlee81's topic in General Students

    Wait until you get your syllabus for the last set of classes. Get ahead on any papers you're assigned and try to get a jump on whatever NCLEX prep they give you to do. Look at the topics being covered...
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    As seen on TV

    emmjayy replied to JBMmom's topic in General Nursing

    I cringe at the thought of even asking another nurse to help me start an IV, I can't imagine what a doctor would do if they had to throw an IV in my patient!!! Funnily enough, I have worked with some...
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    NCLEX to job, how long?

    emmjayy replied to JyRn18's topic in General Students

    Totally depends. I had a job offer in March, graduated mid-May, took the NCLEX at the end of May, and then had a nice month off from school/studying/work before I had to start my job. Most of the...
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    ATI Predictor Exam

    emmjayy replied to chavy21's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    There is literally no way to tell. How have you been doing on ATI so far? In my experience, you will do about as well on the Comprehensive Predictor as you did on any other ATI exam you've
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    Nurse Gives Lethal Dose of Vecuronium Instead of Versed

    emmjayy replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    Can't tell you the number of times that I've been able to calm down "problem" patients by sitting down and talking to them for a few minutes. I always try to go that route first, even though it's...
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    Survival guide for women of color

    emmjayy replied to dinah77's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Agree with previous posters, I don't really see how any of this information posted by OP specifically applies to women of color. I think all moms should be educated on the dangers of postpartum...
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    Reminder why the seven rights are important

    emmjayy replied to Triddin's topic in Nursing News

    I work in an ICU and over-ride the med cabinet very frequently when emergencies are going on. I know my meds well enough to know that a bottle of Versed looks very different from a bottle of...
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    Taking my NCLEX tomorrow... any last min advise?

    emmjayy replied to mic_imai's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    CONGRATULATIONS!!!!
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    Should I take my NCLEX sooner or not?

    emmjayy replied to Mshustler's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    You will never know if you've prepared enough until you actually take the test. No one feels good going into this test... the best way to end the uncertainty about it is to just take it! If you fail,...
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    Care Plan Help-Liver Cancer and Cardiogenic shock secondary to SVT.

    emmjayy replied to ericamarr's topic in General Students

    With liver patients, keep an eye on the CBC, particularly H&H/platelets. See if there's an ammonia level checked as well. Those numbers might lead you towards more applicable nursing