jena5111

jena5111 ASN, RN

Tele, Interventional Pain Management, OR

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About jena5111

jena5111 has 9 years experience as a ASN, RN and specializes in Tele, Interventional Pain Management, OR.


I love being an RN!

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  1. Thank you for your comment. I joined All Nurses back in July 2010 when embarking upon my nursing prerequisites was a gleam in my eye. Now I've been an RN for 4.5 years. No one reviewing my 10-year post history on this site would come to the conclusi...
  2. Passed NCLEX - but felt like you failed?

    I took my NCLEX in January 2016 having graduated from my ADN program December 2015. My cohort took a live Hurst Review the Summer prior to our last semester. So that (along with studying the Hurst workbook) was pretty much my official NCLEX prep. Sid...
  3. Age vs Years Nursing

    Age 40. Starting my fourth year as a nurse. ZERO healthcare experience prior to my first clinical rotation in nursing school circa 2014. Graduating with a BSN on August 7th (will complement my BA in English, I guess).
  4. Covid-19: The Guilt of the Work From Home Nurse

    As a neurosurgery clinic nurse, I (intermittently) feel that same guilt for not being on the front lines. I don't delude myself for one second that my currently work-from-home butt, who sees a few in-person fresh post-ops one day weekly in clinic for...
  5. Need advise regarding uncomfortable, disrespectful situation

    THIS. In my brief time as an RN circulator, I took my (abbreviated) pre-op interview seriously. That was most definitely time to catch details that had fallen through the cracks--which didn't happen often, but happened often enough to make me realize...
  6. Totally agree. If there's some legit/above-board arrangement I'm not privy to, then cool--I am done talking about it and won't bring it up again. I don't care about getting this specific person in trouble. I want to make sure patient privacy is respe...
  7. I hear you, but a surgery scheduler/clerk who schedules elective cases in the OR should not need to witness in-office procedures to do his/her job better.
  8. I don't know tons of specifics. It sounds like a combination of a "life happens" story (husband and kids) combined with difficulty passing entrance exams. Regardless, a surgery scheduler/clerk, who arranges elective surgeries in the OR, doesn't need ...
  9. I really appreciate the responses and perspective here. I don't care about trying to get anyone into trouble, but I want to make sure rules around patient privacy are being followed. I hear what a couple of you said about shadowing being relatively c...
  10. I'm an RN in a hospital-based surgery clinic. Other hospital-based surgical specialties share our suite and hold clinic as well. Across our outpatient organization, there is a black-and-white policy that only clinical staff wear scrubs. However, a su...
  11. Need advise regarding uncomfortable, disrespectful situation

    Yes, the OR circulator is supposed to do a separate/independent pre-op interview/assessment to include meds, allergies, implants, previous anesthesia experiences, understanding of procedure to be performed (site/side), and etc before wheeling the pat...
  12. I Was Fired...for Being Abrasive and Having Attitude

    THIS! I came here to say this. Lack of filter and/or having a "big personality" does not help someone become a competent nurse. Especially as a new grad without a solid nursing knowledge base. OP and those with similar thinking--keep the big per...
  13. Why do I always look high at work?

    I agree with the recommendation to see another eye doctor. In the meantime, have you tried Lumify eyedrops? They are a bit pricey (around $20 for 2 mL) but pretty widely available and, for me, quite effective at knocking out redness. Good luck!
  14. Taking a sleep aid when on call?

    Ehhhh... a sleep aid while on call. I'd say no. But then I'm the person who lapses into a semi-comatose state after a 3 mg melatonin, so...
  15. Agree that the pressure to pursue "higher education" in nursing when one already has a bachelor's degree can feel ridiculous. Like...my documentation is on point because of the degrees I already have. My reasoning skills are on point because of the s...