1JerseyCCRN

1JerseyCCRN specializes in ICU, Corrections.

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1. When your the patient, do you tell the nursing staff your a nurse?

   1JerseyCCRN replied to DemonWings's topic in General Nursing

   I never tell unless they ask me, or if it becomes relevant for some reason. I agree starting and IV without gloves is not something I would want done to me, and wiping the blood off on her scrubs? :eek:Yuk, I wonder how many other people she does th...

2. Assessing pupil size - Sounds simple, but...

   1JerseyCCRN replied to in2ICU's topic in General Nursing

   I check the pupils without the pen light, say they are a 4, they constrict to a 3 with the pen light, so I will say pupils reactive 4->3

3. Too attached

   1JerseyCCRN replied to Double-Helix's topic in General Nursing

   My neice suffered a bleed after falling from large slide at a playground when she was 5, she was in PICU for 4 weeks recovering, there was one PICU nurse who my brother and I grew close to and she would call us everyday that she was off just to make ...

4. What phrases do you use?

   1JerseyCCRN replied to JBudd's topic in Emergency

   Um for ICU we "intubate, sedate, and constipate" L&D " admit 'em and pit 'em"

5. What was the funniest/crazy thing you have heard another Nurse doing?

   1JerseyCCRN replied to madwife2002's topic in General Nursing

   Not too long ago, there was a nurse explaining the diagnosis to a patients family, she said the lab tests indicated that the patient had a bacterial virus of some kind, I was like wow, that must be some infection;)

6. Ever accepted a position knowing it was a mistake?

   1JerseyCCRN replied to Gratefulprn's topic in General Nursing

7. How soon is too soon to ask for a raise?

   1JerseyCCRN replied to Jenni811's topic in Career Support

   All the nurses at my hospital get raises 3 times a year, not a whole lot probably about 50 cents-a dollar but its union raises, hopefully your manager will mention it in your yearly evaluation.

8. Defining nursing with a single word...

   1JerseyCCRN replied to tgyles's topic in General Nursing

   organized chaos

9. Unhappy in Job

   1JerseyCCRN replied to Unhappy RN's topic in General Nursing

   Most feel this way, especially in the high paced areas such as L&D, there were many times when I was a new grad in ICU that I thought what did I get myself into?? This too shall pass, let your preceptor or manager know how you are feeling, and lo...

10. Too old for ICU?

    1JerseyCCRN replied to eyeball's topic in Critical

    There are a lot of us old birds in my unit :)

11. Fake Nurses

    1JerseyCCRN replied to Girlygirl69's topic in General Nursing

    Personally I would mind my own bee's wax..... Honestly who made you the license police?

12. First day as an RN tomorrow...sick to my stomach

    1JerseyCCRN replied to Peerless's topic in General Nursing

    Realize that you will Never be alone, you will hopefully be with a preceptor for a while. Speak up and let them know if you are unfamiliar with a procedure or medication. Remember you are only ONE person, you can only do what you can do. Its very sca...

13. Had to bite my tongue and....

    1JerseyCCRN replied to cherrybreeze's topic in General Nursing

    I was definitely one of the "i want to be" students. I really thought I was going to graduate, get accepted into an NP or PA school...ya didnt go that way. I was also under the impression that I could work any day of the week I wanted And go part tim...

14. Hmmm...maybe not the right career choice

    1JerseyCCRN replied to blondy2061h's topic in General Nursing

    I think all those things she does not want to deal with were in my job description....

15. Typical benefits at hospitals?

    1JerseyCCRN replied to windinmyhair's topic in General Nursing

    I get free HMO for my family and I, death benefits for me and the husband, vision premium for $14 a month for all 6 of us, free HMO dental, 401K, short/long term disability (i think I pay about 43 cents a month?) They even have a pet benefit option, ...