jamieRN

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1. What good is it to be a GN?

   jamieRN replied to Jo Dirt's topic in New Nurse

   I worked as a GN doing the work of an RN and getting RN salary while being supervised by a preceptor. If I hadn't passed the NCLEX I would have gone back to being a nurse tech and having nurse tech salary until I passed. -Jamie

2. Hep C needlestick injury - please help!

   jamieRN replied to gilda's topic in Safety

   Gilda, I'm so sorry this has happened to you, and I really think what you're feeling right now is not symptoms of Hepatitis C (if you are even infected). Stress can make you feel bad, and it's probably just psychosomatic right now. The CDC says that ...

3. Needle Stick on myself, Oops

   jamieRN replied to Adam D. RN2005's topic in New Nurse

   Gilda, I'm so sorry this has happened to you, and I really think what you're feeling right now is not symptoms of Hepatitis C (if you are even infected). Stress can make you feel bad, and it's probably just psychosomatic right now. The CDC says ...

4. Pt complaint - frustrated

   jamieRN posted a topic in New Nurse

   Hi again, I know all I do is vent, and I'm sorry about that. Today I left work early crying. From my other threads, I know it's obvious that I'm not "comfortable" yet as a nurse. It's gotten alot better, but I don't have the confidence I would l...

5. Needle Stick on myself, Oops

   jamieRN replied to Adam D. RN2005's topic in New Nurse

   I'm not flaming anyone, and I do agree needle sticks can be dangerous. However, the chance of a contracting a life altering disease from one needle stick is very low. Yes, there's a chance but it's not as dramatic as I think it's made out to be somet...

6. Being Non-judgemental

   jamieRN replied to jamieRN's topic in New Nurse

   Thanks so much for the advice. I do hope with time it rolls off my back a little better.

7. Being Non-judgemental

   jamieRN posted a topic in New Nurse

   Hi, I just wondered if some experienced nurses could give me some tips on how to handle this. I work on regular med-surg floor, and this weekend I worked 3 12hr. shifts. It seemed like the majority of my patients all 3 days were s/p MVA with ETOH ...

8. Made a big mistake

   jamieRN posted a topic in New Nurse

   Hi everyone, First of all, thanks so much for answering my last thread and easing my mind a little. I've been doing pretty well up until yesterday. Ok so here's what happened: I had a patient that I was taking care of and a doctor called askin...

9. New RN - introducing myself/advice

   jamieRN replied to jamieRN's topic in New Nurse

   Thanks for the encouragement and advice! I really appreciate the kind words. -Jamie

10. What's the trick to putting in Foleys in women?!!

    jamieRN replied to christvs's topic in New Nurse

    I had the same fear about starting one!! My preceptor taught me a good trick to use though and it worked really well. She said instead of speading the labia with your fingers, take the back side of your hand and gently push the labia majora up. It wo...

11. New RN - introducing myself/advice

    jamieRN posted a topic in New Nurse

    Hi, My name is Jamie and I just graduated from nursing school this past August. I recently just took RN boards and passed. I graduated with a BSN and am currently working on a Medical/Surgical unit. To be honest, I'm really really feeling overwh...