JMA-RN2B

JMA-RN2B specializes in Psych,Labor and Delivery, Long Term Care.

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1. Funniest/strangest dementia patient stories

   JMA-RN2B replied to Angie O'Plasty's topic in Humor

   Best story I've got. Super sweet 80 something patient who had some OCD. Things on the floor irritated her, like lint, paper scraps, etc. We had a gold pipe covering on the carpeted area that she would spend hours each day picking at. Well, one m...

2. need in contact with psyciatric nurse practitioner

   JMA-RN2B posted a topic in NP

   Hello! I am currently in school working for my BSN and I have an assignment to interview someone who has the career I am working for- family psych practitioner. I need to interview someone and ask them some questions about their practice, education,...

3. Psych patients

   JMA-RN2B replied to Lunah's topic in Emergency

   I also work in a geri psych unit and we have been staying full and having to refer out. It has been crazy. We also have seen a lot more adults in our er recenty. Unfortunately, we don't have an adult unit yet, but the demand is increasing more and mo...

4. I violated HIPAA while talking about the news!

   JMA-RN2B replied to KarynicaRN's topic in General Nursing

   Did you care for the victim or the people tried for the crime? What medical relationship did you have to these people? I you didn't violate HIPPA if it is published knowledge and you didn't give medical details that were not in the court records.

5. Nursing school help

   JMA-RN2B replied to jmaier's topic in General Nursing

   I live in the Springfield MO area and all the hospitals around here offer 2-3,000 a semester in exchange for 1 year. Call the hospitals. The ones around here had stuff all over school to fill out the scholarship forms and a recruiter come talk to u...

6. pregnant with large fibroid?

   JMA-RN2B replied to rachelgp's topic in Ob/Gyn

   We had a patient a few months ago with this same issue. This pregnancy turned out great with healthy baby girl, delivered c-section because the fibroid prevented pelvic progression. She had a previous still birth a couple years before that though. ...

7. Colour-coded hospital bracelets

   JMA-RN2B replied to talaxandra's topic in General Nursing

   We just had a new policy with colored arm bands in place. We have a yellow-ish typenex band for the blood, just like before. We just added a yellow band which represents fall risk, a purple band which indicates a DNR status and red which is of cours...

8. Needing Study Help for Cardiac Dysrhythmias!

   JMA-RN2B replied to JMA-RN2B's topic in General Nursing

   Thank you for the suggestions!! So far, all I know about is the text book as far as suggested materials. The semester starts in a couple weeks, so I'll know this week for sure what other material we'll be using.

9. Needing Study Help for Cardiac Dysrhythmias!

   JMA-RN2B posted a topic in General Nursing

   Hello everyone! I'm a senior nursing student about to begin my cardiac/respiratory rotation and I need some tips and suggestions. I've heard from recent grads that the dysrhythmias are difficult to learn and I was wondering if there were any helpfu...

10. Change room, staff room, gym, locker room?

    JMA-RN2B replied to woknblues's topic in General Nursing

    My unit (L&D) has both a break room and a locker room. The break room has a table, microwave, fridge, 2 couches and a chair. It also has a tv, and the makings for coffee, tea and hot cocoa. All the other units on the hospital where I have ever...

11. I am being written up!

    JMA-RN2B replied to uscstu4lfe's topic in General Nursing

    It seems silly to me that you're being written up for this. So you were supposed to do chart checks and missed it. Obviously the nurse behind you wasn't using their "5 rights" when it came time to give meds. That is one of the first things we've l...

12. Consent to drug test OB/L&D Patients

    JMA-RN2B replied to JMA-RN2B's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for all your input. To answer some of your questions. They run the simple 7 test when we ask and yes. Yes, they are charged for the test. I would guess 75% or more of our patients are Medicaid so they probably don't care too much about that....

13. Consent to drug test OB/L&D Patients

    JMA-RN2B posted a topic in General Nursing

    Currently, the hospital I work at performs urine drug tests to patients who meet certain requirements like no prenatal care, questionable appearance or behavior, low birth weight, still birth or miscarriage, any hx of use...you get the point. The pa...

14. Being Rushed through Orientation!!!!

    JMA-RN2B replied to RedhairedNurse's topic in General Nursing

    I understand completely! I took a new job as an OB Assistant in the hospital where I have my clinicals for school. I had one day of training for the floor and one day as unit secretary then I was thrown to the wolves and on my own. I am still conf...