JerseyTomatoMDCrab BSN

JerseyTomatoMDCrab has 13 years experience as a BSN and specializes in med-surg, IMC, school nursing, NICU.

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   Who should call family during ICU transfer? (did I goof up?)

   JerseyTomatoMDCrab replied to Ioreth's topic in General Nursing

   Yup. Same here. If the physician is ordering an upgrade they should be at the bedside to assess the patient and calling the family is their responsibility. I have found that families usually would...
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   Help! Why is switching specialties so difficult?

   JerseyTomatoMDCrab replied to EDNurse07's topic in General Nursing

   It might have something to do with your location/the culture in the hospitals where you applied. I switched from adult telemetry to NICU and several other nurses on my unit came from the adult world...
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   What is your "favorite" procedure?

   JerseyTomatoMDCrab replied to NewRN'16's topic in General Nursing

   Favorites when I worked with adults: foley insertions, mouth care on REALLY crusty long term trach patients who clearly hadn’t had good mouth care in a while, smooth IV insertions, accessing ports....
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   If you are currently still employed, are you giving money to family members or relatives laid off or furlouged?

   JerseyTomatoMDCrab replied to A Hit With The Ladies's topic in Disaster Preparation

   I have Venmoed my 50% laid off sister some money several times since this all started. She gets mad and protests but I tell her if she sends it back, I’ll just give it to her again plus interest ? I...
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   Where to go as a nurse if you dont want to work with patients at ALL?

   JerseyTomatoMDCrab replied to guest1074618's topic in General Nursing

   This is a helpful way to respond to most situations
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   Bill Approved to Limit Treatment for Transgender Youth

   JerseyTomatoMDCrab replied to J.Adderton's topic in Nursing News

   Using the term “enhance one’s appearance” implies these are cosmetic procedures which they are not. They are gender reaffirming procedures, not plastic surgery. Two different things. Individuals...
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   Instructional certified school nurses

   JerseyTomatoMDCrab replied to JerseyTomatoMDCrab's topic in School

   LOUDER FOR THE PEOPLE IN THE BACK! I know when I was a SN out of state I couldn’t even leave my office to eat lunch let alone teach classes. It seems so
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   Instructional certified school nurses

   JerseyTomatoMDCrab replied to JerseyTomatoMDCrab's topic in School

   It’s actually not although that would make a lot of sense lol. It’s one extra class that I am taking concurrently with another course that is required for graduation. From what I can gather they...
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   What Is One’s Opinion If You See A Man Wearing a Dansko Shoes?

   JerseyTomatoMDCrab replied to Ben_Dover's topic in General Nursing

   I have never been less concerned with a topic than I am with the footwear a fellow healthcare worker chooses. My dermatologist is a man and he wears
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    Instructional certified school nurses

    JerseyTomatoMDCrab posted a topic in School

    Hi everyone, I’ve been out of the school nursing game for a few years since moving to a state (Jersey) where a certificate was required. I am in my second to last semester of earning said...
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    Potential new employer trying to rush me into accepting job offer.

    JerseyTomatoMDCrab replied to sjukskoterska2020's topic in General Nursing

    The worst job I have ever accepted had an interview that felt like what you’re describing. I lasted 6 wretched
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    Reaching my breaking point with middle schoolers

    JerseyTomatoMDCrab replied to nursex23's topic in School

    I shadowed a middle school nurse this past fall as part of earning my certification. She told me her students enter the school with their thumbs in their mouth and leave the school with the middle...
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    a-hem...

    JerseyTomatoMDCrab replied to JerseyTomatoMDCrab's topic in School

    My classic friends! Thanks for all the warm
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    a-hem...

    JerseyTomatoMDCrab replied to JerseyTomatoMDCrab's topic in School

    How about "vintage" or "original"? It wasn't even that long ago lolol it just feels like forever! I'm glad to be
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    a-hem...

    JerseyTomatoMDCrab posted a topic in School

    Hi. For those of you who don't know, I used to be *kind of* a big deal around here. Not really. Anyway then I went back to the hospital and fell of the face of the AN Earth. But for the COBs and...