SherriJones

SherriJones has 20 years experience and specializes in ER Nursing, ER Psych.

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1. Common nicknames for hospital items.

   SherriJones replied to LifesAJourney's topic in Humor

   Phrases used wherever I've worked Brain = report sheet where you took notes at shift change and plotted out your day Christmas tree = green O2 adapter Code Brown = incontinent bowel movement overwhelming in either amount, odor, or runniness Du'av kee...

2. Common nicknames for hospital items.

   SherriJones replied to LifesAJourney's topic in Humor

   In the Air Force, where we have lots of fit, handsome soldiers as patients, it was customary for PACU to give us med-surg nurses report and include the code words "E.O.E." or "E.C." E.O.E. was a 9 and E.C. was a 10, if you get my drift. (Easy on the ...

3. Toxic Nurse

   SherriJones replied to jenrak's topic in Humor

   I believe the category my last ER unit jokingly told me I was in, was "Sh*t Magnet." Pardon the implied swear word, but that always cracked me up and let me know they understood.

4. Triage complaints- the good, the bad, and the shocking.

   SherriJones replied to canoehead's topic in Emergency

   Welcome to Canada!

5. Everything is our responsibility. Rant.

   SherriJones replied to dudette10's topic in Relations

   Another nurse once pointed out to me that there is such a thing as the difference between a nurse-run hospital and a doctor-run hospital. Nurse-run hospitals do better. The nurses are happier, empowered, and the patients do better. There are fewer er...

6. Everything is our responsibility. Rant.

   SherriJones replied to dudette10's topic in Relations

   Patients and family can't really leave a cash tip, but as a general rule, anything that starts with a "C" is a great appreciation gift for your nurse. Cake, especially cheesecake Candy, especially CHOCOLATE Champagne COFFEE, or even coffee creamer H...

7. Nervous/Anxious about starting Nursing Program!

   SherriJones replied to nursingstudentjess's topic in General Students

8. Nervous/Anxious about starting Nursing Program!

   SherriJones replied to nursingstudentjess's topic in General Students

   This poem, mounted as a decent size poster right above the desk where I studied each night, kept me going, kept me from quitting the program, and got me through all four years no matter what happened in school or life, or in the past: [h=3]When thing...

9. Getting burnt out with non urgent patients

   SherriJones replied to Lisa9090's topic in Emergency

   The United States Air Force used to teach a certain nursing fundamental to its nurses; that even if you were lower ranking, if someone of higher rank was making your job harder or impossible, it was expected of you to take back control for the good o...

10. IV insertion problems

    SherriJones replied to nursing_problem's topic in Emergency

    An ER nurse at the VA missed her first try on me. She knew I was a retired captain RN, and an ER nurse at a much larger ER than hers that saw heavy trauma; I think that made her nervous. I have a large, visible enough vein in each arm despite my few ...