jannrn

jannrn has 14 years experience and specializes in Med/Surg, Perinatal, Float.

Latest Activity

1. Small Hospital and Ratio Law

   jannrn posted a topic in California Nursing

   How does a small hospital maintain it's ratio of 1:5 during breaks? I am curious what other small hospitals do and looking for ideas that may be different from what we do. I work night shift so if we...

2. Can we talk about MRSA?

   jannrn replied to AmericanChai's topic in General Nursing

   Just yesterday the local paper had the front-page story about this. the hospital here is implementing a new policy that says all admissions to ICU are on a 24 hour isolation and swabbed and tested...

3. need help--husband died at home

   jannrn replied to pyseymo's topic in Cardiac

   We recently had a situation where the mom of 3 kids (6,9,12yr) was vacationing in Jamaica when her husband collapsed and died. She did everything, and in that country they did an autopsy (wouldn't...

4. Shift Times

   jannrn replied to steelersRN's topic in General Nursing

   Nobody can MAKE you take a night shift job, however at the time you are looking in the area that you want to live and the specialtiy you want to work in, that may be the only shift to get your foot in...

5. Too much protein?

   jannrn replied to RNOTODAY's topic in General Nursing

   I believe it can, especially if it goes on chronically. Have you read the China Study? Interesting book. It talks alot about protein and also how not all protein sources are equal, but not...

6. Low census?

   jannrn replied to miko014's topic in General Nursing

   We have been pretty low census too but when we are full it is 14 pt so we are usually 10 pt or under. I just checked to day and this last month the day shift people all had almost 40 hours of...

7. On call PICC nurse? Does such a thing exist?

   jannrn replied to KEVIN88GT's topic in General Nursing

   I am in California and the small hospital I work in (we don't have phlebotomy or IV services) we contract with an outside company, one that also supplies medical supplies to homes. They have RN's who...

8. Silvadene-HELP

   jannrn replied to Irishgirl's topic in General Nursing

   Just so you know it's not just nurses who sometimes make mistakes, yesterday an MD used silvadene-soaked gause to vag pack a pt I had. Apparently the PACU nurse noticed and he came back and repacked...

9. Working moms and daycare

   jannrn replied to lizzyberry's topic in General Nursing

   I was writing to the original poster, and not passing judgement on those who find separation from thier children easier than

10. Working moms and daycare

    jannrn replied to lizzyberry's topic in General Nursing

    Unless you really need the money, or to get out and do something for yourself, your kids are only little for a short time (make a timeline and see) and soon enough you can work out a little early care...

11. CVD prevention in women

    jannrn replied to mousesn's topic in Cardiac

    "The China Study is a very, very good book if you can get your hands on it." I recently read this book and couldn't put it down, fascinating info, and hard to dismiss. Research like this is being...

12. Will I need a female RN with me every time????

    jannrn replied to PHLEBOTOMIST_TO_RN's topic in General Nursing

    To answer your specific question: no, you don't need a female nurse with you when you give a female pt personal

13. I have patient gown dyslexia

    jannrn replied to GardenDove's topic in General Nursing

    I always ask my pt if they brought their own jammies to wear and that they don't have to wear ours if they don't want to. Many do wear thier own and I think it is beneficial to be more comfortable...

14. My job has no meaning

    jannrn replied to PHLEBOTOMIST_TO_RN's topic in General Nursing

    wow, I have tons of respect for phlebotomy! I consider them the experts in what they do, and quite often they bail me out of a difficult 'stick'! (we don't have them, but one comes in from the lab...

15. Pain relief options during labor

    jannrn replied to RNPamP's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Just to give you another side of the story, take a read at some of the birth stories on this website, and where some women see labor very differently than most in America. You'll be guaranteed to...