espritjolieRN

espritjolieRN has 4 years experience and specializes in Med-Surg, Peds.

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1. ALF RN nursing skills

   espritjolieRN replied to espritjolieRN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

   Thanks for your reply. I work in a clinic as RN. Most of my position involves telephone triage and handling walk in patients with medical complaints. I feel like my assessment skills and pathophys...

2. ALF RN nursing skills

   espritjolieRN posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

   Hi all, I'm looking into a position as an ALF RN. I'll be honest... I'm not a big fan of doing a lot of clinical skills. Don't like IVs or caths at all. For those of you who have done this...

3. What's It All About, ALFie?--Help and Support for Assisted Living Nurses

   espritjolieRN replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in Geriatric, LTC

   I'm curious, are caths expected/common in an ALF

4. Is one year of med/surg necessary?

   espritjolieRN replied to Lpn1997's topic in General Nursing

   My feeling is if you're doing overflow, you're getting your experience with med surg. If you like what you're doing, I wouldn't switch. If you decide later you want to make a switch and feel like...

5. AZBON newsletter- medical office employees calling themselves "nurses" busted.

   espritjolieRN replied to Hellllllo Nurse's topic in General Nursing

   In the clinic where I work, the doctors refer to their assistants as nurses. The receptionists refer to the assistants as nurses. Even the licensed and registered nurses refer to the assistants as...

6. fellow nurse always "too busy" to help

   espritjolieRN replied to jam2007's topic in General Nursing

   When I worked the floor it was that way with almost all the nurses. Always too busy. Well, yeah, it's true we're busy... but come on! People don't seem to realize that when we take a few minutes...

7. it is depressing and dissapointing

   espritjolieRN replied to tryingtobecome's topic in General Nursing

   I've solved my situation to my satisfaction, found an RN job that suits my strengths and personality more than hospital nursing. Doesn't change the fact that if I knew then what I know now ABOUT...

8. I know I will be given negative feedback for this ...

   espritjolieRN replied to iamhere's topic in General Nursing

   I worked as a tech in a pathology lab for 10 years prior to entering nursing school. I have always loved the "intellectual" side of nursing more than the "skill side." I work in a clinic where I do...

9. Saw something that really disturbed me tonight

   espritjolieRN replied to flightnurse2b's topic in General Nursing

   One option... Call the police with the license plate number and a report of what you witnessed. Kicking someone in the jaw is a form of assault... and if that's pushing it, this isn't: the entirety...

10. I can't cath to save my life!

    espritjolieRN replied to espritjolieRN's topic in General Nursing

    Makes sense. This is what one of the other RNs thinks is my problem. She's seen me cath and she says I use a lot of lube. Can I flush a straight cath from the

11. I can't cath to save my life!

    espritjolieRN replied to espritjolieRN's topic in General Nursing

    I know there's no absolute with women, but "usually" it's right above the lady partsl opening isn't

12. I can't cath to save my life!

    espritjolieRN replied to espritjolieRN's topic in General Nursing

    I used to work in a hospital where they had us inject lidocaine into the urethra prior to cathing a male... then come back in 5

13. I can't cath to save my life!

    espritjolieRN replied to espritjolieRN's topic in General Nursing

    Alright, I feel stupid. It's a brand new cath, why did you get return when u flushed

14. I can't cath to save my life!

    espritjolieRN replied to espritjolieRN's topic in General Nursing

    I'm doing both. The straight caths aren't in a kit, so they're using the KY. I haven't been inserting almost to the hub though... there's part of the problem I

15. it is depressing and dissapointing

    espritjolieRN replied to tryingtobecome's topic in General Nursing

    If I could go back and do it all again, I'd go for accounting. Some nice little desk job where the numbers all add up and nobody dies... or poops on