JennNJ83

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1. Newer Nurse trying to follow heart

   JennNJ83 replied to kota110's topic in Hospice

   What about an office position? If you do home hospice, good clinical judgement is important, because often times you are by yourself in the home. You'll drive yourself crazy second guessing all the little things that come up. If you're heart is in ho...

2. Patients still wanting a lot of treaments

   JennNJ83 replied to JennNJ83's topic in Hospice

   I feel like it's more, they don't want to continue to see their own doc, they just want us to treat all other conditions, usually because they aren't ambulatory. It's easy to keep within the mindset of " only treating and managing the hospice diagnos...

3. Patients still wanting a lot of treaments

   JennNJ83 posted a topic in Hospice

   I'm a new hospice nurse, and I'm finding a lot more patients than what I had anticipated are wanting a lot of treatment for things unrelated to their hospice diagnosis. Or wanting ct scans, pet scans to r/o symptoms. A lot of people being discharged ...

4. New Grad, 8 patients. HELP!

   JennNJ83 replied to circularstaircase's topic in Med-Surg

   8 on days is a lot, but like others have said you will start to be faster and more efficient, hang in there you will get the hang of it, I felt the same way, got sick every day before work, but you will get through it!

5. New nurse, first job starts in a few weeks....

   JennNJ83 replied to JKohler0206's topic in Med-Surg

   Definitely focus on time management and organization, it's the biggest challenge for most new nurses

6. Ativan...ETOH History...7mg IV last night? Too much?

   JennNJ83 replied to Jomo1994z71's topic in Medications

   our protocol goes up to 3 mg IV or PO q2 hours, so over a 12 hour shift that's 18mg, don't worry you did fine!

7. NG: Got a job after 3 months (experience & tips)

   JennNJ83 replied to Florence NightinFAIL's topic in General Nursing

   thanks for sharing, and congrats!!

8. Nervous about test results!

   JennNJ83 replied to WannabeNurse(:'s topic in General Nursing

   If you already took the test all you can do is just sit back and wait, try not to think about it, at this point there isnt anything you can do now, given the test is the only deciding factor. Good luck!!

9. Need quick advice re job interview!

   JennNJ83 replied to MJB2010's topic in General Nursing

   I'd love to hear what you ended up doing and what happened??

10. Snow Days....

    JennNJ83 replied to Kareylea's topic in General Nursing

    I think if they wanted you there bad enough they would have made suggestions or assisted you in getting there, if it's as bad as you say, major roads are closed, etc, and it is literally IMPOSSIBLE to get there, what are you suppossed to do? I unders...

11. What's your favorite lip product for work?

    JennNJ83 replied to Kitty Hawk's topic in General Nursing

    I really like Blistex Strawberry Lemonade and the Chapstick shimmer!

12. why not red blood cells transfusion?

    JennNJ83 replied to neurontin's topic in General Nursing

    Usually a patient in sickle cell crisis they will infuse fluids, put them on O2 and give pain meds. Red blood cells won't help, the problem is the occlusion of the vascular spaces caused by the sickling. What do you mean by 13 months pregnancy?

13. gallbladder disease and reflux

    JennNJ83 replied to trmr's topic in General Nursing

    The opposite happened to me, once I had the gallbladder out I began having reflux. I'm soo happy I did though I'd much rather pop a Nexium than to have the unbearable pain I was having with my dysfunctional gallbladder :)

14. Do you tell your family members you visit patient in the bad neighboorhood.

    JennNJ83 replied to Blackheartednurse's topic in General Nursing

    I used to work in the school system as a behavioral modification assistant. I accepted a job in a pretty poor neighborhood school, my family was against it obviously, but I kept with it, until I was threatened and then I made the decision to put my...

15. Nursing Students Unite

    JennNJ83 replied to Alexis4's topic in General Students

    Take time for yourself to relax and have a good time, or you'll become like some of my classmates, cranky, sleep deprived and obsessed :)