JimmyDurham9

JimmyDurham9

Ambulatory Care, LTC, OB, CCU, Occ Hth

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About JimmyDurham9

JimmyDurham9 has 6 years experience and specializes in Ambulatory Care, LTC, OB, CCU, Occ Hth.

I started my professional life wanting to be a Clark Kent type at some major daily newspaper reporting on people and events affecting the world and winning Pulitzers. I wanted to travel the world and tell the story of what I encountered. I wanted to be in the front row of any major press conference for any major news story asking hard hitting questions for the public. I was certain I would be the thorn in the side of many a corrupt businessman/politician/dictator as I hounded them for the truth, something to which I felt the public had a right. But then I did a story on volunteer work in retirement homes. I met the residents, the volunteers, the CNAs, the nurses, and doctors, and I was awestruck. Seeing these awesome people connect with and care for the sick and elderly, and witnessing the difference it brought to them made me realize there was something bigger and greater than myself, and I could be a part of it. So, I went to nursing school. I use my writing and communication skills to spread the word about healthcare and empower people to take care of themselves. My awesome research and investigation skills, once used to sniff out stories like corruption in public offices, now assist me in locating information, organizations, people, tools, and more to help patients in maintaining optimal health. I am a Nurse Educator at a skilled nursing facility. I love teaching and helping nurses and ancillary team members be the best they can be. I have also worked in OB, critical care, occupational health, community health nursing, primary/urgent care, and diabetes education.

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  1. Do women find male nurses attractive?

    JimmyDurham9 replied to Sykadia's topic in Men

    Career is just one aspect of a person, and while it possesses a certain significance in choosing a person with whom to spend one's life, in the grand scheme the nature of your inquiry is centered on shallowness. At the end of the day, attraction is ...

  2. Nurse Innovators Hub - Our Latest Addition

    JimmyDurham9 replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in Announcements

    Udemy and Coursera are two sites that have awesome classes that are also free.

  3. How To Get Started As A Nurse Writer

    JimmyDurham9 replied to Elizabeth Hanes's topic in Entrepreneurs

    I'd like to clarify if it is against the rules to mention resources you consider useful by name. If there's something that has helped you out and you have vetted as a resource that isn't a waste of time or a scam, then that would be amazingly helpful...

  4. LTC's are a joke

    JimmyDurham9 replied to baygrl11's topic in Geriatric

    Yes, I work in LTC, and am familiar with survey inspections. And yes, I have been in some of the most God forsaken situations having to juggle critically ill patients, pass meds, and sometimes even get caught up in a tsunami of a code, and still be e...

  5. Bored in ambulatory care

    JimmyDurham9 replied to Lizabeth1115's topic in General Nursing

    I can see where you're coming from, but like it was said before, you may be underestimating the value of critical thinking skills. I may be in the minority, but I think a nurse with strong critical thinking skills can easily overcome a perceived lack...

  6. LTC's are a joke

    JimmyDurham9 replied to baygrl11's topic in Geriatric

    Does that mean that the meds just didn't get passed? Or if you didn't meet the 2 hour time frame that you were penalized? When I worked critical care, there were periods of consistently being short staffed and I have to tell you, my eMAR flagged me a...

  7. LTC's are a joke

    JimmyDurham9 replied to baygrl11's topic in Geriatric

    Those of you who discovered LTC was not a fit for you and left it, bravo. Bluntly speaking, you have no business working the specialty if you had such a powerfully negative response to it. Others still working in LTC and sharing similar adverse respo...

  8. Safe staffing in clinics/office setting?

    JimmyDurham9 replied to BDOGGRN's topic in Ambulatory

    Thank you for your comment! I LOVE that you would not commit the patient oversights I have seen in my experience! I agree that experience plays a large part in it as I have seen RNs commit similar and sometimes worse errors and not blink twice; only...

  9. Average time to administer flu shot?

    JimmyDurham9 replied to JimmyDurham9's topic in Medications

    That's been my experience too. The documentation. I'm dealing with cajoling from management to administer more vaccines an hour even though I think our nurses are going an appropriate amount of time. They are being encouraged to use the patient's co...

  10. What's it like being a nurse?

    JimmyDurham9 replied to timeedson's topic in General Nursing

    Hard work and taxing some days. Fulfilling always despite the taxing days if you're lucky and truly want to be a nurse.

  11. Safe staffing in clinics/office setting?

    JimmyDurham9 replied to BDOGGRN's topic in Ambulatory

    Primary care models are in a state of change currently. Unfortunately, the norm tends to be the idea "least number of staff that maintains the bare minimum of quality care." If a clinic sees approximately 50 patients a day on average, it's not unreas...

  12. Average time to administer flu shot?

    JimmyDurham9 posted a topic in Medications

    I'm curious about what an appropriate average amount of time to safely administer a flu vaccine is while still making the patient feel unrushed. Certainly there are exceptions if the patient has questions or the nurse assesses some patient need that...

  13. Dealing with pediatric patients

    JimmyDurham9 replied to JimmyDurham9's topic in Pediatric

    Thank you for your advice and words of encouragement! I've found I do best with school age kids because I find it easy to be silly and banter with them. I tended to take more of an authoritative role with adolescents, particularly when I would have t...

  14. People really need to stop coming into nursing

    JimmyDurham9 replied to DUDERNGUY's topic in General Nursing

    I had to read this multiple times because I couldn't believe my eyes. There are sentences in this post that are absolutely out of line and disrespectful. You should be ashamed of yourself for this: "Do we want someone taking care of us who is forgetf...

  15. Dealing with pediatric patients

    JimmyDurham9 posted a topic in Pediatric

    I'm starting a new job on pediatric floor, and the only peds experience I have is in primary care. I'm nervous as all get out, and reading up pediatric nursing, which is only making me more nervous. What I'm most curious about is dealing with pediatr...