jschut

jschut BSN, RN

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  1. lpn-rn...same difference

    jschut replied to reyna's topic in General Nursing

    Plato~ For your information, you are not and will not intimidate me (and hopefully no one else) with your little catty remarks. I AM a nurse, and I do just as much as the RN's I work with (if not...

  2. emotional breakdown!

    jschut replied to chestahcheetah's topic in General Nursing

    Bless your heart... I wish I could have had an orientation as long as yours! I work in LTC, but my orientation consisted of the nurse (who was supposed to be orientating me) tossing me the keys to the...

  3. Nursing Students: Shut up and color

    jschut replied to Plato's topic in General Nursing

    Wow... Somebody need a hug? I do agree, to some extent, that certain nursing students do exhibit an amount of "I-know-it-all" attitude, there is no need to generalize all of them into a "shut up and...

  4. lpn-rn...same difference

    jschut replied to reyna's topic in General Nursing

    itsme...what a blessing you

  5. @#%*!! (long.....sorry)

    jschut replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in General Nursing

    Wow...Although you are being written up, I am glad it wasn't any worse... Bless your heart and hang in

  6. a good medical excuse

    jschut replied to rdtyu7's topic in General Students

    You have GOT to be kidding!?!? Try studying? Now THERE'S an original

  7. Incident reports

    jschut replied to CapeCodMermaid's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Wow! We have one page to fill out and of course, need to chart on it in the nurses notes. We too are to ask to see if anyone knows what happened. If injuries, we need to do a set of vitals q shift 24...

  8. The Morning After: Migraines

    jschut replied to Zee_RN's topic in General Nursing

    I don't have the headaches anymore, but when I first started nights....OMG! Was it ever awful...I felt like I wanted to die. Hubby bought me some nighttime cold stuff, but I didn't really want to take...

  9. Any advice for newRNstudent

    jschut replied to newRNstudent's topic in General Students

    Advice on books? No. Can't give you any there... But advice on survival? Make time for study a little EVERY night! Even if you make notes on index cards and carry them with you wherever you go (I...

  10. Treatment nurse VS no treatment nurse

    jschut replied to LPNtoBSNstudent's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Hmmm.... we DO have a TX nurse. and isn't it interesting that just last night at work, I changed 3 skin tear bandages that were last changed BY ME over 3 days ago, when I last worked! (Suposed to be...

  11. Reporting unethical behavoir

    jschut posted a topic in General Nursing

    I'm hoping I don't get slammed for asking, but I would like to know to what agency/ and or person would I report unethical behavoir in a nurse? Can I write to the State Board of Nursing? The...

  12. I hate microbiology

    jschut replied to twarlik's topic in General Students

    I'm in Micro too. AND boy, are we ever loaded up on the homework! I think she's literally trying to kill us! (So we can be examined to see what type of microorganism an over abundance of homework...

  13. do grades determine how good of a nurse you will be?

    jschut replied to 3kidsmomma's topic in General Students

    No. Grades don't mean diddly as to how good or bad you will be. What makes a difference is what's in your heart, and how well you care for your patients. I got mostly C's in nursing school because of...

  14. 2 Nurses needed???

    jschut replied to BrandieRNq's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Oh my goodness....we have never had anyone double check (although I think it woud be a wise idea). Heck! I can't even get the nurse going off duty to count narcs with

  15. Does anyone follow weight watchers and work nights?

    jschut replied to peaceful2100's topic in General Nursing

    Hey Tonya~ I have been on WW since Jan. and have lost 30 pounds to date. I work 12 hour shifts, and do my points midnight to midnight. Seems to work for me. And for my exercise? I do that on my days...

  16. Bad Eyesight

    jschut replied to military wife's topic in General Nursing

    I have worn glasses since I was a little girl, just yesterday grauated to my first pair of invisible line bifocals. No. Wearing glasses will not stop you from being a nurse. You go on and become what...

  17. Let's talk about acrylic nails ...

    jschut replied to SC RN's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I think as long as they are of a decent length and kept nice, why

  18. Quit nursing school due to head games.

    jschut replied to BioRN's topic in General Students

    I PM'd

  19. Pinning ceremony

    jschut replied to Marlo2bRN's topic in General Students

    We had one. It was held in a nearby town, in their gymnasium. My Mom came from northern Ohio, my best friend came from northern Ohio, and the biggest most wonderful surprise of all...my brother came...

  20. Websites...

    jschut replied to FutureRN~Pookie's topic in General Nursing

    LOL!:) Sandra~ you've always got the goods,

  21. No holiday pay!!??

    jschut replied to jessjoy's topic in General Nursing

    I was chosen to work Thanksgiving, Christmas AND New Year this year.... We get 8 hours pay for holiday pay, in addition to our regular pay. I work 12 hour

  22. Sewing your own scrubs

    jschut replied to obeyacts2's topic in General Nursing

    I've made my own in the past, but just don't have the time or the energy anymore. Maybe will again someday

  23. How Soon Should APS Be Called?

    jschut posted a topic in Patient Safety Issues

    We have a lady in our LTCF who has a trach and a G-Tube. She is fully aware of what is going on around her. Her mind is still sharp as a tack, just her body is falling apart due to cancer. (Very...

  24. Pre-setting meds....

    jschut replied to mtgirl63's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Guilty here also. I preset them, and mark their names on the cups and keep them locked in the drawers. If I didn't, I couldn't pass them all in time. I personally think that it saves mistakes...

  25. Pre-setting meds....

    jschut replied to mtgirl63's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Guilty here also. I preset them, and mark their names on the cups and keep them locked in the drawers. If I didn't, I couldn't pass them all in time. I personally think that it saves mistakes...