jenrn6282

jenrn6282 has 4 years experience and specializes in Telemetry.

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1. Learn To Say It Correctly!!

   jenrn6282 replied to SheriLynnRN's topic in General Nursing

   my favorite is : my patient takes that white pill for water....Latex instead of Lasix O2 STAT will always be a favorite instead of SAT "My father was just diagnosed with old-timers disease" umm....it's Alzheimer's

2. Colour-coded hospital bracelets

   jenrn6282 replied to talaxandra's topic in General Nursing

   I am 50/50 on the idea....what about these pts that are DNR's one day and family changes them the next and then they are chemical code on the 3rd day. What happens if this band is forgotten to be cut off. Also a patient with 4 or 5 bands is now a s...

3. christmas card exchange 2008

   jenrn6282 replied to rn-jane's topic in General Nursing

   thanks for all my cards so far... i sent mine out yesterday all of them including canada, uk, and australia.... you should be receiving soon!! jen .p.s. loving my new pen!

4. Cleaning up vomit

   jenrn6282 replied to caliwannabenurse's topic in General Students

   YUP now i am definitely nauseated from that last post just the thought of the sound makes my mouth a little watery! ugh!

5. fear of vomit?

   jenrn6282 replied to maggijo's topic in General Nursing

   your ematophobic like me ! LOL ......isnt it awful!!!!!!! I WISH I COULD JUST GET OVER IT....BUT REALLY I CANT!

6. Cleaning up vomit

   jenrn6282 replied to caliwannabenurse's topic in General Students

   lol i have the same fear i work in telemetry very rarely do i see vomit or hear vomit, and if i do one of my co workers deals with it for me.... i am a bad emetophobic....but i made it as a nurse i have been a nurse for 4 years, progressive care cert...

7. Tote bag?

   jenrn6282 replied to Sue Damones's topic in Uniform/Gear

   i have my pocket book and my messenger bag, though sometimes i jjust throw some money and my kepys in my messenger bag......in the bag pens pens and oh yeah more pens, my 2 stethoscopes....you never know who is going to forget theirs at home my clip ...

8. I wish sombody would have told me......

   jenrn6282 replied to Xcited 2B-N-RN's topic in General Nursing

   WOW!!!!yes yes and yes.....that post sums it up nicely.....especially! - --AND MOST IMPORTANT: You can do everything wrong, and they can still live; you can do everything right, and they can still die. There's only one Person in charge of that, an...

9. Tote bag?

   jenrn6282 replied to Sue Damones's topic in Uniform/Gear

   I went to nike on line and designed my own can pick the colors and everything....i love it! it is sturdy and everything and cleans well.....it has 4 pockets total and little hidden pockets, it is a messenger bag/lap top bag. CHECK IT OUT....awsome c...

10. benzos...important question!

    jenrn6282 replied to sweetieann's topic in General Nursing

    10 , 14 , 18 , and 22.....hello does anyone else feel those are odd times? wew those times patient requested? 4x day i'd do 6, 12, 18, 24.....or at least 8, 12, 18, 22 i wouldnt worry about withdrawl they were going all night 12 hours prior,,,,but as...

11. BP question....

    jenrn6282 replied to Kiringat's topic in General Nursing

    is the person in afib sometimes our automatic bp cuffs dont read a persons bp well if they are in afib secondary to the irregular pulse. and will give falso low or high or get no reading at all....anyway i would always do a manual to be sure

12. Ways I have heard Metoprolol pronounced...by medical personnel.

    jenrn6282 replied to stillpressingon's topic in General Nursing

    ugh me too HUGE pet peeve!!! but i have always had a problem saying colchacine it seems to always come out: Coal-ka-seen.....even though i know that is wrong LOL

13. Ways I have heard Metoprolol pronounced...by medical personnel.

    jenrn6282 replied to stillpressingon's topic in General Nursing

    i am with you it saves your tounge!

14. *Weird* Patient Allergies

    jenrn6282 replied to cherrybreeze's topic in General Nursing

    recently had a patient allergic to: mayo mustard ketchup pickles fresh fruits and a list of other meds

15. Best department for new RNs

    jenrn6282 replied to anneles's topic in General Nursing

    i started off on a telemetry unit which was funny because all through nursing school i wanted L&D, i didnt want nursery and didnt want postpartum i like the adreniline rush of L&D...but where ia pplied they do rotations to delivery, postpartu...