Jaimie.RN

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1. Things you'd LOVE to tell coworkers...and get away with it!

   Jaimie.RN replied to General E. Speaking, RN's topic in Relations

   Also, don't chat with other people during giving me report or counting narcs or whatever, it's rude and not helping, it can cause a mistake or omission of important information, plus it wastes my time and makes me mad.

2. Things you'd LOVE to tell coworkers...and get away with it!

   Jaimie.RN replied to General E. Speaking, RN's topic in Relations

   I am never late for my shift, barring unforeseen acts of God (which actually has never happened but it could, I understand) so I would appreciate if you didn't waltz in here at 1 minute until I have to clock out then act like I'm a jerk for having to...

3. If There Was A Major Epidemic / Pandemic Would You Report For Duty?

   Jaimie.RN replied to DoGoodThenGo's topic in General Nursing

   Well, the thing about kids, that it true. Don't call of and stick us working short cause "your kid is sick and you can't find a babysitter." But to fault people for wanting to spend time with family or something like that, no, not every nurse should ...

4. If There Was A Major Epidemic / Pandemic Would You Report For Duty?

   Jaimie.RN replied to DoGoodThenGo's topic in General Nursing

   Cutting us slack because we want to spend holidays with a family? I gave up being with a dying family member to report to work and care for someone else's dying family member. I sacrifice EVERYTHING for my job, but the one thing I will NOT sacrifice ...

5. What it means to be in an "outbreak"

   Jaimie.RN replied to Aeterna's topic in Safety

   Yuck, I wear gown and gloves anytime it's necessary, not just for patients but for myself. Why spread nasty germs around? But I can completely relate to where the OP is coming from. Had a lady with mrsa and c diff on vanco, family would come in, craw...

6. If There Was A Major Epidemic / Pandemic Would You Report For Duty?

   Jaimie.RN replied to DoGoodThenGo's topic in General Nursing

   If there were a fire, I'd try to save as many people as possible until I felt I were going to die, then I'd get out. If there were an explosion and I was going to die trying to get someone out, like building was crumbling, I'd get out myself. If ther...

7. If There Was A Major Epidemic / Pandemic Would You Report For Duty?

   Jaimie.RN replied to DoGoodThenGo's topic in General Nursing

   I'm exposed to potential infection daily, however, if it was some new illness that was spreading and can't be stopped, no, I would stay home. Sorry. My job isn't worth my life. If it was something known and that can be prevented with protection but p...

8. Working nights, tons of work meetings scheduled during my sleep hours?

   Jaimie.RN replied to Jaimie.RN's topic in Safety

   The meetings are mandatory, but we do get paid for them. However, I cannot drive home, sleep for 1 hour, then drive right back, and coming in on my days off makes me REEL with anger lol. I just am so exhausted. I skipped the meeting this morning. I w...

9. Thinking of switching out of LTC to something else

   Jaimie.RN replied to Catch22Personified's topic in Geriatric

   I feel the same way, I have been working in LTC (working on 6 months) and I don't care for it. Too many patients and everything that happens, the nurse is expected to deal with, and youg et yelled at when you don't finish things on time, like it's ev...

10. Working nights, tons of work meetings scheduled during my sleep hours?

    Jaimie.RN posted a topic in Safety

    I am so exhausted. I get like 5 hours of sleep tops. They forced me on nights now I gotta come in at 7, at 9, to go to meetings and stuff when I am normally asleep. What can I do? I already get no sleep with this schedule and am always tired cause ni...

11. How many residents is too many for one nurse?

    Jaimie.RN replied to arabstarRN's topic in Geriatric

    It does get easier with some time and adjustment, you learn what needs to take priority. I feel a little better now, but, it still is too much work and too many patients. And God forbid a fall (like my night last night) or something else happens, you...

12. What should the nurse-patient ratio be in long-term care facilities?

    Jaimie.RN replied to Jaimie.RN's topic in Geriatric

    Yeah, there's people I poke 3 times in one shift for no reason. One lady has never had to get sliding scale insulin except once, why am I poking her every 4 hours?

13. What should the nurse-patient ratio be in long-term care facilities?

    Jaimie.RN replied to Jaimie.RN's topic in Geriatric

    Wow, only 32 and you have a TMA? I have 45 with no TMA and my aides don't do sugars or foley care or anything.

14. LTC incident, what are your thoughts.

    Jaimie.RN replied to wearyLPN's topic in General Nursing

    The real problem is probably that state thinks it's okay that you have 61 residents ( i have 44 myself) but get upset that the one who is flipping out got some ativan. Big deal. Maybe if you had a safe patient assignement you'd have time to sit and g...

15. LTC incident, what are your thoughts.

    Jaimie.RN replied to wearyLPN's topic in General Nursing

    How you supposed to get an agitated person to take a tylenol without getting your fingers bitten off? Or kicked or smacked? Were you supposed to have your 3 cnas hold them down and give it rectally? You did the right thing. It's stupid.