jkaee

jkaee has 15 years experience and specializes in Gerontological Nursing, Acute Rehab.

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1. What is it with nurses and cell phones? Just a vent.

   jkaee replied to fakebee's topic in Professionalism

   I'm sure they do, and the reason they probably have to is because most people lack common sense and will use their phones inappropriately and inconsiderately (exception: areas where cell phone use can interfere with electronic monitoring). That doesn...

2. What is it with nurses and cell phones? Just a vent.

   jkaee replied to fakebee's topic in Professionalism

   Have to disagree with BlueDevil.... I am on call frequently for work. I have 6 children, half of whom go to school. I have a stay at home hubby who has 2 children under 3 yrs old at home. If my cell phone beeps during an appointment, I'm checking it...

3. Being an ugly nurse

   jkaee replied to mofomeat's topic in Relations

   Let me tell you a little story.... I had just delivered my 7th child, and that labor was by far the worst one. I was pre-eclamptic, delivering at 34 weeks. I was in labor for over 30 hours with mag and pitocin running the entire time. I finally had a...

4. SCALE DRAMA

   jkaee replied to GitanoRN's topic in General Nursing

   I agree....scales are evil. So are numbers for that matter. I can relate...my primary MD's scale always, ALWAYS has me about 8 lbs heavier than any other scale I step on. I tell them their scale is off, but they don't believe me....

5. Do foley bulbs work?

   jkaee replied to Double-Helix's topic in Ob/Gyn

   I had the procedure done with my last pregnancy (had to be induced at 33 weeks due to BP issues turning into pre-eclampsia) and, as Heather mentioned above, it got be to 4 cm and then I stopped progressing. Considering that I had Pit and Mag and PCN...

6. Phasing out alarms?!?

   jkaee replied to al586's topic in Geriatric

   My facility has just gone thru the process of phasing out alarms. We have a couple of residents with alarms on our Dementia unit, but the rest of the building is pretty much alarm free. The units are so much quieter, the residents are less agitated,...

7. *Easy* things I just hate doing

   jkaee replied to SolaireSolstice's topic in General Nursing

   I really don't mind doing any of those things. But I hate doing routine vitals. I don't know why, I just do. Mind you, I do them, and most often I do manual BP's because I don't trust our electric cuffs, but even in nursing school it was something...

8. I'm not sure if this is the right place for it.

   jkaee replied to Tippy-ta-ta's topic in Geriatric

   Short, sweet, succinct, and RIGHT ON! I'm sorry, I know you are in a difficult position, but why are you even concerned with your CNA license? What does that have to do with the fact that you've witnessed an elderly woman who cannot defend herself b...

9. Temple University Hospital, is it a good place to work?

   jkaee replied to Saranya101's topic in Pennsylvania

   I agree...I lived in a Philly suburb growing up, and my husband went to Temple University. It is not in a safe neighborhood. I was offered a job at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, and declined it, due to the fact that I did not want to be dri...

10. Cna bonding too much with me...

    jkaee replied to nd deb's topic in General Nursing

    Does your facility offer an Employee Assistance Program? They offer counseling/therapy free of charge. Refer her to Human Resources. Or, if you feel that her personal problems are interfering with her ability to do her job, you might want to go to ...

11. just want an answer please!!

    jkaee replied to kiwibaby's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Well, it's like this....how the heck are we supposed to know what's going on with you/other women? If someone is missing their periods, take a PG test and/or call your doctor. Just like if someone who is pregnant comes to my office and reports spot...

12. Patients and the race card

    jkaee replied to CanadaEh's topic in Relations

    Thank you, Leslie, very well put. It does exist, and acting indignant towards the OP is only another form of "sweeping it under the rug." A few years back, I had this happen to me big time at work. It was horrible. And there is nothing more detri...

13. Just got my BSN, but I don't feel any smarter

    jkaee replied to Le-Lee_FNP's topic in General Nursing

    What I took away from this post is this (and correct me, OP, if I'm wrong)...I think we are conditioned to want "instant gratification". Meaning, immediately after graduation with our brand spanking new degree, we expect to reap the rewards of our h...

14. Just like Pig-Pen from Charlie Brown

    jkaee replied to KarmaComesAround's topic in General Nursing

    Coffee filters....put them in every fold the patient has to help control the yeast infection. I learned this at a Skin Care seminar and tried it at work. It works when nothing else does.

15. Can your employer call you back after you called off sick and demand you come in??

    jkaee replied to princessnurse1's topic in General Nursing

    You do not legally have to give any reason to your employer as to why you are calling in. And they can't demand that you tell them. If you choose to tell them, that's one thing. But they can't ask. (Unless you are using FMLA, then you do have to ...