jeanrnurse

jeanrnurse has 40+ years experience and specializes in Prof. Development, New Grad. Residency.

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1. 10 year old died after I performed CPR

   jeanrnurse replied to MjHudd's topic in General Nursing

   My heart goes out to you, but all of the others who commented are correct. You did everything right, and you could not have saved him. You MUST get counseling from your employer's EAP, or your minister/private counseling, in order to be at peace w/ t...

2. LTC's are a joke

   jeanrnurse replied to baygrl11's topic in Geriatric

   I'm sorry your experiences in LTC are so negative, but not all are like that. There are good facilities in every field. I worked as a Staff Development Educator in acute care settings for over 37 years of my 44 year career. I had misconceptions that ...

3. Nursing Educator Salary

   jeanrnurse replied to fbhopern's topic in Educators

   You can use your love of teaching as a hospital-based Staff Development Educator and make very good money. All the comments about academic teaching positions are correct. Salaries will be different depending on the part of the country you are in, of ...

4. Staff development coordinators

   jeanrnurse replied to klhmom's topic in Educators

   I agree with all of llg's comments. I got started many years ago, when I worked as a resource for nursing students in my hospital, beginning when I had only been a nurse for 2 yrs. I found I liked teaching them, and when one of the existing "Inservic...

5. Question on Staff Dev

   jeanrnurse replied to NYSNOWBUNNY007's topic in Educators

   "Premium Member" has given a great answer. I got started by becoming a Preceptor many years ago, as a staff nurse. I had my BSN. I was lucky enough to get hired as an Instructor in Staff Dev., in a community hospital with my BSN and 5 years experien...

6. House, MD last night.....AAAGH!

   jeanrnurse replied to SteveNNP's topic in General Nursing

   Revenge may be sweet, as in this case, but the only way these shows MIGHT look at nurses in a proessional light is if we write the networks and tell the how these comments are demeaning. I also watched Grey's Anatomy enough to know that the overall v...

7. Your employer's policy re: *snow and ice*?

   jeanrnurse replied to nervousnurse's topic in General Nursing

   I agree with "elkpark". If you live in Canada, and you are still new to driving under these conditions, I would suggest 1) make sure your tires are in good condition, and they are the right type of tire for the location. Should you have chains? Talk ...

8. Traumatized by nursing - advice needed

   jeanrnurse replied to kcsun3's topic in General Nursing

   I can't say I agree with Hellllo Nurse, that this is the way nursing is everywhere. I agree with some of the other posters, Steph, that you should hang in there, find a hospital with at least 12 weeks of Orientation, because, considering your 2 terri...

9. CPR after rigor mortis

   jeanrnurse replied to HealinghandsRN's topic in Geriatric

   Let's use a little common sense here.

10. old skills that we do not use anymore

    jeanrnurse replied to sassykitkatt's topic in General Nursing

    You might not want to forget that skill of calculating the IV drip rate. What do you think we would have to do if the power goes out? I bet our friends in Florida would speak to that! :chuckle Jean

11. Overuse of opiates?? Opinions?

    jeanrnurse replied to NiteShiftNut's topic in Safety

    Reply to Rapheal: As a Staff Development Educator, I am discouraged that nurses and MDs continue to be misinformed about Demerol, which is VERY over- and misused, as in the example you gave. Many hospitals have eliminated it from their Formulary or ...

12. Q about HIV tainted bloodspill

    jeanrnurse replied to wonderbee's topic in General Nursing

    Hi, I am a Nurse Eduator, & the appropriate response to this is: You should have done the following at the time, (even if you were on clinical): thoroughly washed any exposed skin with soap and hot water. Made sure no mucus membranes (i.e., eyes...

13. Smoking

    jeanrnurse replied to jadednurse's topic in General Nursing

    Relating to the choices of response in the survey: I wouldn't choose to describe it as "unprofessional", but I think it impairs the nurse's credibility, teaching pts. about a healthy lifestyle.! And, as far as smoking being the only way you can deal...

14. staff development certification

    jeanrnurse replied to jhin's topic in Educators

    QUOTE=Tim-GNP]Jean--- are you an NNSDO member? I was considering it.... but I am just not sure. I wonder if they are very 'acute care' only oriented, or if they balance between various staff development settings. Yes, I have been since 1995. They a...

15. staff development certification

    jeanrnurse replied to jhin's topic in Educators

    Yes, the website that time referred to is your best source for ALL Staff Dev. resources. The organization NNSDO is a national group that is for US! NNSDO has over 2K members and has many publications available, as well as an annual convention. Dues ...