jmeador

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1. What's your favorite type of patient?

   jmeador replied to GardenDove's topic in General Nursing

   Oldies but goodies with a good sense of humor. I like when pts teach me as much as I teach them. The "true" cooperative pt. Also, I like the ones who make me work for a smile.

2. Whats to Enjoy about Nursing?

   jmeador replied to sissyboo's topic in General Nursing

   You post really disgusted me. Please try to find a job where you work with paperwork. You seem burned out. "Negativity drags everyone down, and it seems like there are plenty of people who don't need a lot of encouragement to feed off it when a busy...

3. Do you trust automatic "vitals" machines??

   jmeador replied to Fairlythere's topic in Uniform/Gear

   I worked at a University Hospital as a Senior Nursing Associate. When we were checked off in the lab (at school) and checked off 3 times with direct supervision by a nurse. We were allowed to be delegated blood draws, catheters, dressing changes, sug...

4. Calling all cath lab RNs

   jmeador replied to 2real's topic in Cardiac

   I met my preceptor today. She was in the ICU for 20 years before working in the Cath Lab. I will be completing 320 hours this semester- Do you think that would qualify me for a Cath Lab position apon graduating? At this Cath Lab all the nurses are v...

5. Is there REALLY a nursing shortage?

   jmeador replied to ShimmaShimma0304's topic in General Nursing

   I invite you to become part of your state's nurses association- You seem to share the same ideas that nurses collectively share. Last year I attended the Kansas State Nurses Association (30th Annual Day at the Legislature), it inspired me to be an a...

6. You Know You're an Old(er) Nurse If . . .

   jmeador replied to hollyvk's topic in General Nursing

   I worked at a small long term care home (8 pts). The owner/operator was maybe 50. She thought I was stuck up for wearing gloves "just to clean up pee":idea: Maybe, I should have given her less attitude considering the stance just a couple of decades...

7. Is there REALLY a nursing shortage?

   jmeador replied to ShimmaShimma0304's topic in General Nursing

   So many of us, yet very few write congressmen (...) Isn't there something we can do to secure our profession wages and workload at a prudent nurses ability.

8. Nursing students and new nurses.....about injection sites

   jmeador replied to TazziRN's topic in Medications

   :balloons: The second semester of nursing school we had to give our trusty lab partners deltoid, glute, and SQ injections. We also started IVs, and drew blood. BUT because of sparse flu shots over the last 2 years our Drive-Thru Flu Shot Clinic had ...

9. Most RN's first borns?

   jmeador replied to lvs2nrs3535's topic in General Nursing

   2nd girl born. Mom and Dad both abuse ETOH.

10. What's your holiday bonus?

    jmeador replied to Meerkat's topic in General Nursing

    :monkeydance: Once when I was a CNA at a nursing home, they gave us all butterball turkey or ham gift certificates. It would be even funnier if I were a vegan.

11. Croc shoes Worth it? Or forget it??

    jmeador replied to RNSacht's topic in General Nursing

    My facility does not allow crocs. Any suggestions to keep my feet happy?