cjan

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1. Why do so many nurses seem to dislike working in Med/Surg

   cjan replied to LovePeaceJoy's topic in General Nursing

   On our med surg floor we never have more than six pt. usually. This is still tough. With admissions, d/charges, total cares, alcohol withdrawal you never know what to expect, and it can fall apart quickly. Med pass can take forever some days. Or...

2. Shocked and angry. Need new job.

   cjan replied to jrring1019's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Just wait till they find out what they are in for. Bariatric patients are high risk surgical patients. Many tend to be non-compliant. They will need all new bariatric equipment. The patients are very intensive post-op with many spending a few day...

3. Shocked and angry. Need new job.

   cjan replied to jrring1019's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Just wait till they find out what they are in for. Bariatric patients are high risk surgical patients. Many tend to be non-compliant. They will need all new bariatric equipment. The patients are very intensive post-op with many spending a few day...

4. Challenging Hospital Dress Code

   cjan replied to jaycieRN's topic in General Nursing

   I'm not sure where you live, but you can check the local laws pertaning to this. When I lived in PA a work place decided everyone need to purchase the same pants and tops. We had to buy them at the same place, and they were not cheap. Well, a y...

5. Challenging Hospital Dress Code

   cjan replied to jaycieRN's topic in General Nursing

   I'm not sure where you live, but you can check the local laws pertaning to this. When I lived in PA a work place decided everyone need to purchase the same pants and tops. We had to buy them at the same place, and they were not cheap. Well, a y...

6. When they call you in to work extra shifts...

   cjan replied to purseOnalityRN's topic in General Nursing

   answering machines, caller ID best invenions ever made. I try to remember that my family comes first. If I have time to go in extra fine, if not I don't answer the phone. At our hospital it goes both ways, they either try to call us off or call us...

7. dec grads, when r u taking the nclex?

   cjan replied to SpecFuz's topic in New Nurse

   take it soon, you would not believe how quickly you start to forget things, I mean your still in the testing state of mind right? go for it..if you have studied hard all along it will be a breeze. good luck

8. Big Bonus offered

   cjan replied to barefootlady's topic in Tennessee

   Hi. can anyone tell me the bonus they are offering? Just curious to find out. thanks

9. Blatant Nursing "No-No's"........what's your worst???

   cjan replied to anndoodle's topic in General Nursing

   This is not to horrible but I think it happens a lot MY husband was recovering from majoe surgery on a step down unit in a major nearby hospital. The second post-op day, I had been there for 8 straight hours and noticed that no one came in to check...

10. Any tips for making it thru Pharmacology?

    cjan replied to luv4nursing's topic in LPN/LVN Students

    luv 4 nursing---hey, I live very close to johnston city. Moved here 5 years ago from a big city..boy things are different. Johnston City is the happen place around here. There is one associate program here. It is over satelite and has a big long ...

11. Any tips for making it thru Pharmacology?

    cjan replied to luv4nursing's topic in LPN/LVN Students

    Hey Kay, I went to TN Tech in Elizabethton Tn. Highly rated program. Very hard though. we went to class every day 8-4. It was very fast paced. our instructor was very hard, but I'm glad she was. I came out with what I needed to know. I could on...

12. Soon to be new Grad LPN looking to move to Tennessee

    cjan replied to lionfish's topic in Tennessee

    I moved to east tn from up North 5 years ago. I will tell you one thing..The pay scale is much less. The cost of living is the same. I don't know why people think it is cheaper to live here. Actually electric, and phone are much more. I make mu...

13. Any tips for making it thru Pharmacology?

    cjan replied to luv4nursing's topic in LPN/LVN Students

    When I was in school, I memorized the calculations. I also practiced all the time. I did'nt like our book, so I went to the college bookstore, and found one that could help. It had more examples and extra practice problems. I think I bought it wh...

14. Been thinking am I too old?

    cjan replied to tnstudentnurse's topic in General Students

    I feel real old right now....I finished lpn school at 43, and am working toward my rn right now. I am 44 and the oldest in my english comp class. I had always been a waitress with a dream to be a nurse. My kids got older and more independant so I we...

15. How do you handle that "crazy" patient?

    cjan replied to DutchgirlRN's topic in Med-Surg

    Sound like the majority of my patients..I would not let her out to smoke ...If she wondered off and got lost, or something happened to her you could be held liable. If she persisted I'd have her sign ama papers before going out. I'd also call the d...