jschut

jschut BSN, RN

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  1. I hate it when people say this...

    jschut replied to Shotzie's topic in General Nursing

    I hate the....."oh, you're just a LPN...." Then, the..."you can give shots and pills for real?" And the..."are you going back to school soon to be a RN?":stone

  2. Are you a member of the NSNA?

    jschut replied to nursepearl's topic in General Students

    No, not yet, but I would love to be. Maybe if I get accepted in the fall, I can. When I was a LPN student, I belonged to the NFLPN, but I didn't see anything that really kept my interest. Didn't get...

  3. Please Read

    jschut replied to FranEMTnurse's topic in General Nursing

    Fran~ How beautiful... So many of us wouldn't know how to act without you!:kiss Love, Julie

  4. Eureeka!!!!!! It has finally come to me :)

    jschut replied to IloveSnoopy's topic in General Nursing

    I think it's a great idea! I'm behind you! Go for it and learn all you can.... Hugs~

  5. Great Expectations?!

    jschut replied to SarahCeleste's topic in General Nursing

    Hmmm....I have only worked in LTC since I have been a nurse. I am going back to school soon to further my education, and I feel comfortable there. But I would like to work in Med/Surg after I...

  6. What a way to ring in the new year

    jschut replied to PMHNP10's topic in General Nursing

    Wow! I think that's great! (I got NOTHING from my company for Christmas!)

  7. Need Helllllpppppp!!!

    jschut replied to Diamond88's topic in General Nursing

    I had 3 different CD's to work with ... Mosby's, Davis' and.....ummm...can't rememebr! But just keep working with them until you feel comfortable, and you'll get it! Best of luck to you! Hugs!~ Julie...

  8. Changed my major to surgical tech..

    jschut replied to LPN-n-2005's topic in General Nursing

    That's my goal.....to eventually work in surgery. Congrats! I think it's great!

  9. First LPN job, here I come...

    jschut replied to StephMSeattle's topic in General Nursing

    I was already working in the facility as a CNA, then just automatically got "bumped" up to LPN. Am just now getting ready to leave that job for "new waters" as I go forward to get my BSN. (New place...

  10. Question concerning Grandson.....

    jschut posted a topic in General Nursing

    On his right thigh, he has a small pimple-like area that has a large amount of purulent drainage. It's yellowish, light-brown in color. No odor. When I first noticed it, it had a "head" on it, almost...

  11. That is it, I am becoming a Walmart greeter!

    jschut replied to huggietoes's topic in General Nursing

    As a nurse, I always thought that nurses would pick up after themselves. WOOBOY! Was I ever wrong! The nurses I work with are the laziest, messiest bunch of creatures ever to "grace" this earth! Let's...

  12. any nurses out there who LOVE their jobs?

    jschut replied to pie123's topic in General Nursing

    I do love who I am working with (my patients in LTC), but not who I am working for (So I am changing jobs VERY soon). But I would suggest looking elsewhere until you find something you enjoy doing.......

  13. Hubby has to go for a Stress Test....

    jschut posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hubby just went last week for an Upper GI... SX: Almost constant heart burn (spicy foods make it worse) and pain right below his sternum. The Upper GI just came back normal, and Dr wants him set up...

  14. I Found A New Job!

    jschut posted a topic in General Nursing

    Today, I found a new job. Still in LTC, but I am scheduled 6p-6a on Fridays and Saturdays, and I am allowed to even work 4 hour shifts in addition to that to make a little extra money! And...I'll be...

  15. Please help me get motivated

    jschut replied to angelbear's topic in General Nursing

    NRSKarenRN~ Thanks! Geez! You motivated me! LOL! Anyhoo~ Here's my 2 cents....I want to return to RN, so I can continue to work till I'm 70 (like Social Security says I have to!). I work in LTC and I...

  16. The Final Stab.....

    jschut posted a topic in General Nursing

    I am returning to school in January to work toward my BSN. I spoke to the Admininstrator about working around my schedule, and she agreed, that since I have been there a while, that they would work...

  17. The Final Stab.....

    jschut replied to jschut's topic in General Nursing

    Ahhh....no. No written agreement between admin. and I. It's a small place. Only a 100 beds or so.... And RN (schedule person) DID know about me talking to administrator, heck~ Admin. gave her a copy...

  18. The Final Stab.....

    jschut replied to jschut's topic in General Nursing

    I have no idea when they were planning on telling me....when the next schedule came out maybe? I have been full time for over 2 years. An I have no idea if I am supposed to be "guaranteed"...

  19. The Old Grey Mare

    jschut replied to FranEMTnurse's topic in General Nursing

    YES!!!!!! :balloons: :balloons: I had been praying for you! God bless you Fran! Merry Christmas! Love and hugs~ Julie

  20. Uncooperative visitors (rant)

    jschut replied to mattsmom81's topic in General Nursing

    Bless your heart... I haven't had to deal with anything of this caliber since I work in LTC, but I have an issue with family members who come in demanding this and that, acting like i am some sort of...

  21. Question about posting?

    jschut replied to samcat's topic in General Nursing

    Just wanted to say hello and

  22. Nurses, Would you go into nursing if you had to do it all over again?

    jschut replied to 4everpeace's topic in General Nursing

    Yep, yep....I would be a nurse all over again. Just would've done it sooner.

  23. Please Reply If You Love Your Watch.

    jschut replied to EyesForward's topic in General Nursing

    I have a plain ol' Timex. Indiglo, date, second hand.... works fine for

  24. unhappy nurse

    jschut replied to nurse unhappy's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Thanks Ida~ This is only the tip of the iceberg that I have found. Once, I even found an entire page of my nurses notes in the trash.... But that's neither here nor there anymore. Yes, through it all,...

  25. When little old ladies attack.....

    jschut replied to IloveSnoopy's topic in General Nursing

    :chuckle :roll :chuckle Sorry~ I had to laugh when I read your post..... No, you are no where near a bad nurse, you are simply fed up with it! I have some patients that way, who actually tell me I...