JerzeeMike
specializes in Emergency Department, Rehabilitation.
Living the American dream in central Jersey as a registered nurse at the nation's largest acute care rehabilitation hospital system. In my previous profession I was a Pararescue Jumper for the USAF in the Gulf War.
JerzeeMike replied to Been there,done that's topic in General Nursing
Glass thermometers sitting in an emesis basin of alcohol to be reused. Speaking of reused, stainless steel bedpans, urinals and emesis basins that got sent down to SPD to be cleaned and autoclaved after the patient was discharged and returned to the ...
Do what is right for you. If you work yourself to exhaustion and breakdown they won’t even give you time to recover without pestering you about coming back. If there’s one thing we, as nurses, have learned from COVID is that employers could care less...
JerzeeMike replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Nurse Beth
I don’t agree with Nurse Beth about the getting into acute care after a year. I currently work in SAR and I do the exact same job I did in acute care but with a higher patient load. Patients get discharge from the acute care hospital a lot quicker th...
Hell yes, of course you did the right thing for your patient. What if he was in a SNF and the family came in to find him restrained and with new bruising? The state would be called in a heartbeat. As nurses, it’s our duty to advocate for our patients...
I'd have lost my job because if ANYONE, including doctors, called me or anyone I worked with "monkeys" I'd have gone ape-sh*t on his a$$. The last time a doctor was anywhere near that inappropriate I has his butt pulled into the Chief of Staff's offi...
JerzeeMike replied to Julie Reyes's topic in General Nursing
1)__ Do you take the flu vaccine yearly? If you do not, what is the reason you do not participate (if you don't mind answering this question)?
Absolutely!
2)__ Does your employer have a mandatory influenza vaccination policy as a condition ...
JerzeeMike replied to diamondp17's topic in Relations
Patient rings the bell for so I can get her visitor a soda. I directed the visitor to the vending machine in the dayroom and told her it cost a dollar and, no, I don't have a dollar.
JerzeeMike replied to Birdy2's topic in Medications
Call and tell someone, like the charge nurse or the nurse who took over the cart (if he/she is still there) and tell them. I can't even count how many times I've found meds meant to be wasted in my cart. If I have the time I usually will call or text...
JerzeeMike replied to nurseywifeymommy1's topic in Relations
Good answer!! I actually told a patient, "I'm sorry but massage therapist is a licensed profession in the state of New Jersey. I don't give massages & massage therapists don't give you your medications." End of conversation.
JerzeeMike replied to jtfrizzell's topic in Rehabilitation
Hey Sewbusy, hope you had a great holiday season. I ran into the same question on injection site absorption for insulin the other night at work and my understanding was that so long as there's subQ fat to inject into that other sites besides the abdo...
Because really, who hasn't been told "You're so smart, why didn't you do medicine?".... [i say "well, because then I'd end up being a doctor"] LMAO! Classic.
JerseyGir1--They ask you about any past experience you've had in healthcare. What brought you to nursing and how you feel about patient care. The HealthSouth I work at is very concerned with nurses working with mutual respect and professionalism towa...
I recently took a position as a staff RN at HealthSouth Rehabilitation Hospital in Tinton Falls, NJ and I have to say I'm so glad I found this place. The facility is under 10 years old, it's pretty well staffed by nurses but we run short of CNAs when...
JerzeeMike replied to JerseyGir1's topic in New Jersey
Patience, girl! I got my letter about 2 weeks after passing the boards then my license in the mail about 3 weeks after that. NJ is notoriously slooooow but you'll have your license in no time. The BON license listing takes even longer to update but y...