Jelli_Belli

Jelli_Belli

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  1. I hate it!!!

    Jelli_Belli replied to luckylucyrn's topic in Emergency

    I think that in order to pick up your welfare check every month you should have to get a Depo shot. No Depo shot...no free money. I don't know about you guys but I am sick to death of paying for other...

  2. Meltdown moment...when was yours?

    Jelli_Belli replied to ChocoholicRN's topic in General Nursing

    Oh honey, so sorry! No this is not, I repeat, NOT normal. If it was I believe I would have to look for a new job. Thankfully my unit is actually usually very well staffed. We usually have 2-3 licensed...

  3. Meltdown moment...when was yours?

    Jelli_Belli replied to ChocoholicRN's topic in General Nursing

    My meltdown moment came about 2 weeks after I got my license. I was working as a nurse on the same psychiatric unit that I had worked on as a tech through school. Actually I was still orienting (I had...

  4. So Who Runs Your Floor, You or the Aides?

    Jelli_Belli replied to bollweevil's topic in General Nursing

    I was a tech at my prn job not to long ago (like 3 mon.!), so when I am the charge nurse it can feel a little weird. Lucky for me though, the techs and LPN's I work with are great, we work together...

  5. Alternate formatted questions?

    Jelli_Belli replied to HeartJulz's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    When I took my NCLEX I had at least 10 SATA, 2 med calcs, one question with several pages of documentation you might find in a patient chart, and one one with a picture that you had to type in the...

  6. I'm trying to settle a feud.

    Jelli_Belli replied to SpiltMilk's topic in General Nursing

    Why should your boyfriend have to prove anything to your father about his health issues? Maybe he is embarrassed to discuss his testicular issues with your father, especially if your father has made...

  7. Med Prepouring Question (CNA)

    Jelli_Belli replied to shadchan's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    You are absolutely right about this one. I NEVER allow my techs to pre-pour meds and advise them against giving the residents anything that they did not pop out of the blister packs themselves. No one...

  8. Med Prepouring Question (CNA)

    Jelli_Belli replied to shadchan's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Actually it is perfectly legal for "med techs" to give ROUTINE meds to residents in assisted living or group home settings. I work as a community outreach psychiatric nurse and I supervise the...

  9. Are psych nurses safe to float?

    Jelli_Belli posted a topic in General Nursing

    I'm a new graduate that started orientation on a behavioral health unit about 2 weeks ago. Things are going pretty well and I am actually enjoying my new position. My preceptor is great, my reviews...

  10. Nursing Judgement...A thing of the past?

    Jelli_Belli posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi all, I'm a new grad and I have been orienting to my new RN position this week and something just keeps bothering me. As a student I spent so much time in school working on critical thinking and the...

  11. Registered nurse vs Registered Psychiatric Nurse?

    Jelli_Belli replied to bigtoque's topic in General Nursing

    I'm graduating with my RN in 3 weeks and have accepted a job at a psychiatric inpatient facility as a graduate nurse. I also have a BA in psychology, but that really has no bearing on psychiatric...

  12. Don't wanna always give baths, clean up feces, etc., where to work?

    Jelli_Belli replied to WannaBCRNA's topic in General Nursing

    I'm going to say something not so popular but here goes anyway. I graduate in 3 weeks from nursing school and I just accepted a position at an acute care psychiatric facility on a unit that only...

  13. ICK! I destroyed my GPA and can't get in now!!!!!!

    Jelli_Belli replied to 2blackcats's topic in Nursing Career

    Do you have any schools around you that accept students from a wait list and not by GPA? If not you may just have to buckle down and retake some courses to get a higher grade. Check with your school...

  14. Can we still be friends?

    Jelli_Belli posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi all!!! I am graduating nursing school in 3 weeks and just received the great news that I have been hired as an RN on the same psych unit that I have worked on for 3 years as a tech. Although I am...

  15. Dumbest rule in your hospital?

    Jelli_Belli replied to AngelfireRN's topic in General Nursing

    I work on a psychiatric unit too, and we also those "nifty" little grievance reports and we now have an interim manager that has no psychiatric experience. So now we keep getting called in to her...

  16. Psychiatric Patient's triaged through ER?

    Jelli_Belli replied to retro-active's topic in Emergency

    I work at a free standing inpatient psychiatric facility. We send all of our patient's through the ER at a nearby hospital to be cleared medically before admission. That doesn't mean that they still...

  17. Cat Scratch Fever!

    Jelli_Belli replied to banditrn's topic in General Nursing

    About five years ago I the right side of my neck starting swelling up. When I went to the doctor they ended up diagnosing me with cat scratch fever. I was on antibiotics for over 2 months but the...

  18. Why don't hospitals advertise new grad posistions?

    Jelli_Belli posted a topic in Indiana Nursing

    Okay guys, let's see if ya'll can help me out. I will be graduating in Dec and I've heard from several sources I should start looking for a graduate nurse position sooner than later. My problem is...

  19. Pet Peeve: Poor Grammar by Nurses

    Jelli_Belli replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    Regarding the use of "et" for "and"... I work on a psych unit and SOAP note on paper. Everyone (and I mean everyone) uses et instead of and when writing. I had never seen this before when I started...

  20. MD orders Viagra for pulmonary hypertension?!

    Jelli_Belli replied to CaLLaCoDe's topic in General Nursing

    Viagra does not cause a man to get an erection, it only allows a man, who was physically unable due to ED, to achieve an erection when aroused by something. Unless the nurses on the floor are exotic...

  21. Do you envy 1:1 sitters?

    Jelli_Belli replied to Sassybottom's topic in General Nursing

    I personally HATE sitting on a medical floor. I work on a psych unit and I sit 1:1 all the time there due to psychotic, suicidal, or restrained pts. but that I don't mind because they are medicated...

  22. Psychiatric Correctional Nursing... Is there such a thing?

    Jelli_Belli posted a topic in Correctional

    Hi all!, I'm a RN student set to graduate this December. I have my BS in psychology and I have been working as a Case Manager\Tech on an acute care psychiatric unit for the past 5 years. I live in a...

  23. No Maternity (or peds) rotations in my school

    Jelli_Belli replied to Sarah LnDHopes's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Wow, this should raise some serious red flags about your school. Is it accredited? How do they expect you to know the OB\Peds questions on the NCLEX? From my understanding there is quite a few...

  24. Maxed out on loans- now what?

    Jelli_Belli replied to kukukajoo's topic in General Students

    I'm not trying to sound like a smart-ass here, but is getting a job an option? I know it sucks to have to work and go to school but there are lots of perks. I work full time and attend school full...

  25. Nurses - Leading your subordinates (Nurse Aides, Nurse Techs, Med Aides)

    Jelli_Belli replied to brotherbear's topic in Nurse Management

    Wow, Is it just me or is the tone of this post extremely patronizing and condescending towards primary care workers?:angryfire As far as I am concerned nurses and techs work as a team to provide...