jl_nurse

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1. Quirky Habits?

   jl_nurse replied to dorisc1981's topic in General Nursing

   LOL. My son says, "mom, you are silly for setting that alarm for 6:04, etc.." Glad there are other kindred spirits out there!

2. I need to hear from the real nurses!

   jl_nurse replied to FuturoEnfermera's topic in General Nursing

   Always remember, each person is born with a heart and a brain and needed to be treated as whole real people.You must have compassion, a listening ear, and caring heart to truly succeed in this profession. REmember this, a patient may not remember or ...

3. What's your story? Why did you take up nursing?

   jl_nurse replied to Joe V's topic in General Nursing

   I have never ever wanted to be anything other than a nurse. My great aunt told me that when I was 3 , I told her I was going to be a nurse. I started nursing school when i was 18, met a guy, dropped a guy, ruined my life or so it seemed. I continued ...

4. Nursing School Bloopers

   jl_nurse replied to Jabber964's topic in Humor

   Oh boy, the memories!!! We were practicing code blues one day and I was the "IV/med nurse." We wereusing fake arms down by the legs just for practice, well I am so OCD, I was on the right side of the body,during the mock code, I lifted the arm and sa...

5. Q re: Home Care Orientation

   jl_nurse replied to New2HomeHealthRN's topic in Home Health

   No,that is in no way a proper orientation, no matter how long you have been a nurse and where you have worked prior.If you are new to home health, you needa proper length orientation, there is so much to learn. I was a supervisor over the local hospi...

6. What to wear for Home visits

   jl_nurse replied to NewEnglandRN's topic in Home Health

   Wow, to be able to have such a choice of what to wear. We HAVE to wear all white and the uniform tops have to be button down not the v-neck preferably. I have begged to wear a colored uniform just one day a week, but no luck!!! Wear the colors for me...

7. PICC Line care + flushing

   jl_nurse replied to grandolecat's topic in Home Health

   Hi there, and Picc lines, oh I just love them and central lines and ports. Procedure as I was taught, flush your red line with Ns 5 ml, then aspirate 5-10 mls then discard. then draw 10 ml syringe or can be 5ml depending on how many tubes you need an...

8. Question about ER from new nursing graduate

   jl_nurse replied to LSUGIRL's topic in Emergency

   I have been in the nursing field for almost 14 years. The last 2 years I spent as a RN, for the last year and a half I have been the charge nurse on the Med-Surg unit. I went where my heart and mind wanted to go. I wouldn't give it up. Go where you f...

9. Is it 5 or 7?

   jl_nurse replied to nurse4theplanet's topic in General Nursing

   Just to refresh everyone's mind: Right patient Right medication Right dosage Right route Right time/date and Right to know and Right to refuse! There you go all seven. hope that helps!

10. what do you do all day?

    jl_nurse replied to Nathalie's topic in General Nursing

    I am currenylt packing and moving this weekend, and taking care of my five year old pretty much had my days full when I am not working. I usually am on here after my little one is off to bed.

11. nursing student baptism by fire

    jl_nurse replied to leopold's topic in General Nursing

    It is something you will never ever forget, but you did SAVE him. Remember that is why we became nurses...to help people!!! Congrats on graduating. I called my first code before my patient actually coded, she was intubated and put on the vent. Two da...

12. Would you have called the doc? (LONG)

    jl_nurse replied to SierraN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Don't doubt yourself- you DID the RIGHT thing. You are there for your patients, they are our priority.I had a md yell at me this weekend, and then come in and apolgize. He was upset because he is always on call when his partner's patients are crashin...

13. How many Pt do you take care of?

    jl_nurse replied to Franlpntorn's topic in General Nursing

    Med-Surg 6a-6p 4-6 pts, g is our max on days. I usually have 3 and am charge nurse. When our census is high, I sometimes have 5-6. Say there are 21 patients on the floor, there will be 5 licensed (3 rn's, 2 lpns or vice versa) , two techs, and a unit...

14. west tn

    jl_nurse replied to butterfly524's topic in Tennessee

    I am in McMinnville, Tennessee. Was born in Michigan, raised in Philadelphia,PA, my husband brought me here. :rotfl:

15. Your opinion on HOSPITALISTS.

    jl_nurse replied to estrogen's topic in Med-Surg

    We have five wonderful, caring, intelligent, dedicated hospitalists. Its nice to know that all I have to do is pick up the phone ans say I am very concerned due to my patient's respiratory status, etc and the hospitalist is there in 1 minute, sometim...