jujuseah RN

jujuseah has 3 years experience as a RN and specializes in med-surg, ID, #, ED.

Latest Activity

1. Not hired if you smoke?

   jujuseah replied to havehope's topic in General Nursing

   In Singapore, there is a certain hospital that doesn't hire obese nurses. If your BMI is above like 25 or smth, you will not be hired.

2. pet peeves when nursing students arrive

   jujuseah replied to sandanrnstudent's topic in General Nursing

   I think the best is to be useful.

3. Med error? help im going to loose ky mind thinking about this!!!!!!

   jujuseah replied to avenellpn82's topic in General Nursing

   what? IM everyday? Tell your MD to stop torturing that poor patient.

4. question about vanc, trough, and holding the dose

   jujuseah replied to avidhunter3's topic in General Nursing

   Ask the doctor to write down in his notes when to restart vanco. Usually they will check vanco trough again before starting. It is important to ask him to restart when and check if bloods are needed! It is annoying because usually we do vanco trough ...

5. Do you answer your phone on your day off?

   jujuseah replied to Leelee2's topic in General Nursing

   Yeah kinda so we have to pick it up. But learn to say no, that's the point if you don't want to work!

6. Do you answer your phone on your day off?

   jujuseah replied to Leelee2's topic in General Nursing

   Hate calls like this. But unfortunately we have to pick it up in Singapore if not verbal warnings will be given. We have a call-tree exercise incase of national crisis we have to be activated immediately so any call from the hospital could be the exe...

7. What kind of clamp to use in clamping a foley catheter? (for bladder training )

   jujuseah replied to alysronz's topic in General Nursing

   Or.. kink it and tape it with micropore. works like magic too :)

8. Discharge times

   jujuseah replied to mnbrn's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Our official discharge timing is about 1-2pm. I try to get them out before 1pm so that I don't have to pass over. But sometimes the house officers are seriously slow in discharging pts and causing the ED to be flooded with patients who are waiting fo...

9. Deathbed visions **UPDATED**

   jujuseah replied to ag_man's topic in General Nursing

   I had dreams about patients saying good bye to me in them and the next day when I returned, they were gone.

10. Will I ever feel confident?

    jujuseah replied to Scared GN's topic in General Nursing

    you can try googling guide to a newly graduated nurse

11. How to become a nurse in Singapore?

    jujuseah replied to mikes511's topic in Registration

    This is so true. Even for me a local Singaporean nurse, I can prove her words. It is really sweat and hard work for peanuts. Maybe to some Pinoys the money is good but the living standard is way too high. It is MF tough working in Singapore unless yo...

12. How to become a nurse in Singapore?

    jujuseah replied to mikes511's topic in Registration

    Yes there is a chance but a slim chance because you have to work for at least 3-5 years before they want to CONSIDER to send you for RN classes as they need more ENs right now.

13. IV Flagyl

    jujuseah replied to NurseRackett's topic in Med-Surg

    Some joker put it in right?

14. IV albumin

    jujuseah replied to rileygrl11's topic in Med-Surg

    Spike it! Free flow!

15. Cutting VAC foam

    jujuseah replied to islandnursemama's topic in Wound

    Just as long your foam, field and techniques are sterile, put in and taking out the black foam is fine. Like what Shermbrn suggested, to draw the template out with the plastic cover after dropping your black foam on your sterile dressing pack. It is ...