jasia52

jasia52 has 30 years experience and specializes in Psychiatry.

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1. Do these scrubs make my butt look big!?

   jasia52 replied to mrcleanscrubs's topic in Men

   I wore Dickies scrubs with multiple pockets as a male nurse for about 10 years before retiring and found them comfortable, durable and available in dark solid colors. I didn't have a "butt" issue as much as finding a long enough inseam!

2. If not nursing what other career would you have done?

   jasia52 replied to nurse2bnoob101's topic in General Nursing

   Archeologist or Geologist

3. Don't Risk Your Job Over Social Media

   jasia52 replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

   My philosophy about social media posts is to always be professional (if even tangentially related to one's workplace), never post in anger or impulse, try to be positive, and always remember that there is no privacy! Anonymity is an illusion. Would I...

4. Increasing Press Gainey Scores

   jasia52 replied to karlamparo's topic in General Nursing

   Thank you for posting these article links. The community hospital where I worked as a psych nurse for 13 years made great efforts to improve patient satisfaction scores using many of the interventions described in the "Atlantic" article, with only fa...

5. Question about weekend schedules

   jasia52 replied to melc0305's topic in General Nursing

   Every other weekend is the expectation for staff nurses at both hospitals where I've worked. Mostly 8 hour shifts Sat-Sun, often with Friday or Monday added. When I did 12 hour shifts, it was usually Fri-Sat-Sun or Sat-Sun-Mon. Some RNs do a 36 hour ...