jenna_rn

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1. grounds for breaking contract?

   jenna_rn posted a topic in Travel

   I am on my first travelling assignment. I must say that my recruiter and the company have been great. Generally a very positive experience...The issue is that I signed a "day/night 12 shift "contract and the hospital has scheduled me for all nights...

2. ran out of O2

   jenna_rn posted a topic in General Nursing

   I work in a busy 30 bed ER. I came on shift yesterday and there was one portable full 02 tank for the ENTIRE ER. The current policy is we have 4 portable tanks for 30 beds.RT is suppose to be paged when the tanks are empty and will only fill empty...

3. recycling- seriously

   jenna_rn posted a topic in General Nursing

   OK everyone. Hospitals are one of the greatest energy consumers of any institution.. I am very serious about these questions. I really really really want to know if any of you work for a organization/ hospital that has POLICIES and PRACTICES around r...

4. dcotor asked me to leave room

   jenna_rn replied to jam2007's topic in General Nursing

   I have never run across this. The position where I work is you are there to witness and assist the md.For example, a nurse IS ALWAYS PRESENT during a pelvic exam and other similar procedures.You are not only there to assist the physican but to act as...

5. er nurse retreat day

   jenna_rn posted a topic in Emergency

   I am just wondering if any of you have ever had a "retreat day" with any of your fellow members of your staff and if you did what did you do? If you never have had one what activities what do you think you would be interested in doing... and I a...

6. I'm Being Disciplined for Looking Up My Own Labs

   jenna_rn replied to daisybaby's topic in General Nursing

   I work in a busy ER.. I had the Unit Clerk telephone for them, then they were faxed over. Staff do it all the time.. and no computer trail.Slightly unethical...

7. temporal artery thermometers

   jenna_rn replied to adrienurse's topic in General Nursing

   we use them, they have taken away all the other thermometers and state these are the most accurate when used properly. we, as usual , didn't have a chouce in the matter. the patients seem to like them. i just say " when we get the holographic docto...

8. What's Your Best Nursing Ghost Story?

   jenna_rn replied to steffck's topic in General Nursing

   We had moved to a new unit and a particlar room was said to be haunted. A patietn I had cared for had passed away ( another nurse was taking care of him when he passed on nights ). I went in to the room and saw that she had left him naked on the bed ...

9. Funniest injury you have ever seen.....

   jenna_rn replied to MrsWampthang's topic in Emergency

   This isn't really funny.. but somehow it fits. We had a woman come in who ended up having a vag tear....apparently she and her husband we experimenting with sex toys and things got a little out of hand. she never would divluge what they "toy" was!

10. Physician bullying/sarcastic comments to nursing staff

    jenna_rn replied to carachel2's topic in Relations

    Ok, I have to answer to this one. We have a CODE PINK. If a MD is berating a RN in out department the nurses will call a code pink and gather around the nurse that is being yelled at ( if available). This is quite effective....the code would go CODE ...

11. cell phones

    jenna_rn posted a topic in General Nursing

    I am looking for info re patient/ family members use of cell phones. We have a policy against it as it interfears with some cardiac moniters. We have LOTS of patients who refuse to give up their phones, and I have often caught family members crouched...

12. BC Northern Hospitals are SCARY

    jenna_rn replied to Danianne's topic in General Nursing

    I would also agree, statments like that should not be made on websites like this.Anyone can be a critic of anything, it takes someone with brains to figure out how to make it better. Do they have a protocol that all labs must be back before patie...

13. ER Pet Peeves

    jenna_rn replied to ERERER's topic in Emergency

    OK The 10 allergies....LOL.... I SO AGREE WITH YOU!!!

14. Letter Grades for Clinical?

    jenna_rn replied to JenNJFLCA's topic in General Students

    We had letter grades.... a B is still respectable. You can't really compare yourself with someone else...we all have our "unique gifts" and " areas to grow".

15. looking for travel nursing expereinces

    jenna_rn replied to jenna_rn's topic in Travel

    I have experience with thorascic sx, and general medecine. I am also finishing an advanced certificate in ER at the moment. I am looking for a good travel company and want to hear some of the pitfalls and benifits of the travel experience. I am look...