jenny031

jenny031 has 13 years experience.

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1. What's Your Best Nursing Ghost Story?

   jenny031 replied to steffck's topic in General Nursing

   Had always heard ghost stories but never had my own until I had been nursing about 6 years. We had a bed tower in the hospital where I worked the night shift as a float nurse. It was a pretty quiet...

2. Jcaho Medication Reconciliation

   jenny031 replied to SEOBowhntr's topic in Patient Medications

   We've been doing it for a few months too, but I work in the ER so we just start the sheet. Well, actually we give it to the patient or family and have them write all their meds and doses down and then...

3. Alaska Emergency Rooms

   jenny031 posted a topic in General Nursing

   Wanting to find out information about the ERs in Anchorage/Wasilla area. I believe there are 3 hospitals in Anc. Does anyone know how many beds they have, nurse/pt ratio, what is the morale/staff...

4. Share Your Funniest Patient Stories...

   jenny031 replied to Trvln Nurse's topic in Nursing Humor

   I was working on an ortho floor one night about 7 years ago and the call bell went off. I answered it and got some garbled reply, so I went to check it out. Ther was a elderly fellow in nothing but...

5. another "ob pt in er" question...

   jenny031 replied to scrmblr's topic in Emergency

   In our ER we get first dibs...if it's not an obvious OB-related issue, we medically clear them first (ASAP) and then they go upstairs. Isn't it funny, I worked in the Birth Center my second year out...

6. Leaving the Profession!

   jenny031 replied to chrispicritah's topic in General Nursing

   Hear,Hear!! I've only been at it for 13 years, but with 4 tacked on prior as a CNA, I'm done!! Mentally anyway...unfortunately I think I'll be here for 2 more years but I'm carefully planning my...

7. What if you can't hit a vein to draw blood?

   jenny031 replied to Jo Dirt's topic in General Nursing

   Ports are scary the first time, but they are easy to access. If you feel comfortable using the directions you were given, and the hesitation is because it's sore, then numb the port site with a...

8. Best places for scrubs?

   jenny031 replied to PhoenixGirl's topic in Arizona Nursing

   www.uniformadvantage.com and www.lifeuniform.com are 2 places that I've bought scrubs from that are reasonable. They have small

9. Nursing with a Southern Accent

   jenny031 replied to natron20's topic in General Nursing

   HI! As long as you work in the south you won't have a problem! haha. I'm from Louisiana and came to New England as a traveler. Huge complaints from the geriatric population. One man asked me if I...

10. balloon testing prior to insertion of foley

    jenny031 replied to URO-RN's topic in Wound, Ostomy, Continence

    When we started using silicone caths and stopped using latex, we were told they didn't have to be tested. Of course we never really got an explanation

11. Familiar with Excelsior?

    jenny031 replied to StudentNurseOH's topic in Online Distance Learning

    I finished with Excelsior, although it was Regents at the time. I had been an LPN for 9 years, so I found the clinical weekend pretty easy. Out of 6 of us there that weekend only 3 passed. 2 of us...

12. Domestic Violence Survivor.

    jenny031 replied to Spritenurse1210's topic in General Nursing

    As a victim of physical/sexual abuse from a sig other, I completely agree with the others who said see a therapist. I had a couple of bad years after mine, not realizing how important that was. I...

13. Alaska?

    jenny031 posted a topic in Travel

    Looking for information from anyone who has done travel jobs in Ak. I'm an ER nurse wanting to travel there this coming fall. Can you give me any advice on a good company to chose or advice on...