jannjul76

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1. Joint Commission is a Joke...

   jannjul76 replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

   This photo was taken to show how filthy the floors were im my unit. It is a wet jet swiffer pad used on a area the size of a small closet. Joint Commission did their survey and apparently did not ding hospital because management hasn't felt compelle...

2. The Worst Hospital Visitor I've Ever Seen

   jannjul76 replied to Ruby Vee's topic in Relations

   Thanks for your story. It can be so frustrating when no matter how hard you work, families still feel like you're not doing enough.

3. What did you get for nurses week?

   jannjul76 replied to BSNbeauty's topic in General Nursing

   A tee shirt that if we wanted it we had to pay for it and a flyer advertising businesses that were giving nurses free things like a cinnamon roll.

4. Quitting: is it okay to say....

   jannjul76 replied to Zuzu's Petals's topic in Career Support

   I am experiencing horrible management too. I transferred to another floor because of poor management only to be in a worse environment than before.

5. Blood transfusion

   jannjul76 replied to NewlyGradBSN's topic in Med-Surg

   Four hours is the max

6. For those who have been called shy or quiet by your instructors

   jannjul76 replied to mereship's topic in General Students

   I, too, was told by my first clinical instructor that I was "too shy" to be a nurse. I have since been an acute care nurse for 10 years. I learned that it takes all kinds of personalities to care for patients.

7. What Is Your Most Gross, Yucky, Disgusting Nursing Horror Story?

   jannjul76 replied to yazisizit's topic in Humor

   I had a patient who had a very active GI bleed and was using the bedside commode because he was so weak. Even though he had toilet paper he must have used some wipes that shouldn't be flushed but there was so much blood I didn't know. When I dumped t...

8. Silly random nursing thoughts, one sentence, NO JUDGMENTAL FOLKS ALLOWED

   jannjul76 replied to wooh's topic in Humor

   I was a brand new nurse and ran into a patient's room I had never seen before after hearing a loud crash and saw the patient trying to get out of bed who pointed at me and yelled "and you, PALE FACE, you lie most of all!!"

9. Silly random nursing thoughts, one sentence, NO JUDGMENTAL FOLKS ALLOWED

   jannjul76 replied to wooh's topic in Humor

   Discovering the following items in a patient's dufflebag: a disgusting plastic bag of rotten shrimp that was leaking through the plastic bag, a homemade knife, a mouthwash bottle with filled with vodka, several pieces of rotten fruit, several lighter...

10. Would you be insulted by this?

    jannjul76 replied to jannjul76's topic in General Nursing

    It is not a well made shirt but rather a standard tee shirt with the hospital's logo. If ordered in bulk each tee shirt would be a lot less than $10. Could the hospital actually make a profit if enough nurses buy the tee shirt?

11. Would you be insulted by this?

    jannjul76 posted a topic in General Nursing

    In the past, the hospital where I work would give all the nurses a gift for nurse's week. Usually the hospital would give things like pens, candy, notepads, etc. This year, however, they are offering a tee shirt with the hospital's logo but are cha...

12. New nurse just doing screening, frustrated!

    jannjul76 replied to Bikernurseof3's topic in Career Support

    I agree!

13. guidance needed!!!

    jannjul76 replied to joejacktor's topic in Connecticut

    Wow! I;m really surprised!

14. guidance needed!!!

    jannjul76 replied to joejacktor's topic in Connecticut

    I would be shocked if you are correct about St. Vincent's pass rate. When I graduated and passed in 2003 we had a 100 percent pass rate. I have worked in acute care since 2003 and I feel St. Vincent's prepared me well. In terms of transferring credit...

15. "I'm going to smash your face in"

    jannjul76 replied to jannjul76's topic in Safety

    Thanks for your feedback. Even if they are in the process isn't it irresponsible to have them work together when they have been told that the nurse is still talking about violence