jrbl77 RN

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    what career is the hardest to work in?

    jrbl77 replied to jrbl77's topic in General Nursing

    I wonder about the stay at home mom dilemma also. When I had kids- yrs ago, I worked almost full time and still had to do the cooking, cleaning, laundry and the dreaded helping with homework. But my...
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    what career is the hardest to work in?

    jrbl77 replied to jrbl77's topic in General Nursing

    I do have a pension form a larger hospital that I worked at for 29 yrs. Trying to hold out for as long as I can, because the longer I wait the more money I will get. I have always felt that God looks...
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    what career is the hardest to work in?

    jrbl77 replied to jrbl77's topic in General Nursing

    I really do deep down in my heart love being a nurse. I guess as I am getting older and see friends retiring from non nursing jobs at 55, it just is hard to take. I know what my body has gone through...
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    volunteer vs paid status as camp nurse

    jrbl77 posted a topic in Camp

    I have worked at a church based summer camp for the past few years. The camp would prefer that you work as a volunteer rather than as a payed staff member. I have worked in both situations. I was...
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    57 and need to start over YET AGAIN!

    jrbl77 replied to Bailey246's topic in Nursing Career

    Please know that you are not alone. It makes me feel better to know that others are in the same boat that I am. I am considering taking a non direct pt care job, pay would be about 1/2 of what I make...
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    Old car guys in nursing home

    jrbl77 replied to Brian's topic in Nursing Humor

    yeah, I could see my dad, a farmer, up until shortly before he died, doing something like what is happening in the picture. just don't make them like that
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    safety and the upcoming babyboomers

    jrbl77 posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I work in a small unit, mostly rehab type beds. We have many of the hi low beds, but not always enough to go around. Apparently, the management has gathered and decided that all pts 65 and above will...
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    safety and the upcoming babyboomers

    jrbl77 replied to jrbl77's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I agree, they are great, but I don't want to be put in one just because I'm
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    Old car guys in nursing home

    jrbl77 replied to Brian's topic in Nursing Humor

    I think when my uncle was in the nsg home with late stages of dementia, he would take the sink off the wall. He had worked with his hands all his life. probably in his mid to late
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    Forced to Take an Assignment You Can Not Handle

    jrbl77 replied to 1RN4Christ's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Most of my days are fairly close to the day you describe. I did have a really great day the last time I worked. I went home feeling great. But back to the problem at hand. I Have found in my years of...
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    Tired of it all

    jrbl77 replied to DSkelton711's topic in General Nursing

    I'm right there with alot of you. 56 y/o old, RN for 35 yrs. I have a diploma in nsg and do not plan to go back to school at this point in my life. I work 2 - 12 hr shifts per week and that is what I...
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    Nurses, how are you going to vote? 2012 US Presidential Election

    jrbl77 replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    I already voted as was supposed to work 12 hr day shift. Am home sick instead. Didn't like either choice but voted for what I felt was the best choice. Obama. Romney is to uncertain to me. My feelngs...
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    I want to be a nurse with a 9-5 job w/ weekends and holidays off

    jrbl77 replied to Joe V's topic in Nursing Humor

    I did that for 18 months. The on call was a killer some nights out all night and then work all day. I spoke with a hospice nurse recently who put 500 miles on her car in 1 day. Thats alot of time on...
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    I want to be a nurse with a 9-5 job w/ weekends and holidays off

    jrbl77 replied to Joe V's topic in Nursing Humor

    How many years and years? 35 yrs and still working every other holiday and every other weekend! Along with most of my nurse
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    New Customer Service Initiative

    jrbl77 replied to Guest219794's topic in Emergency

    Sounds like this is the problem today. Too many folks taking too many unneeded meds,espically narcs. How come whenever I have pain I'm not offered a narcotic? Maybe I don't go to the right
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    Nursing: Then and Now

    jrbl77 replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in General Nursing

    Very interesting posts. We did peritoneal dialysis on our floor back in the 70's. MD would come and put a temporary cath in place in the "treatment room" and then we would hang the large glass...
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    What is the nurse-patient ratio where you work?

    jrbl77 replied to kaliRN's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I work on a combo med/surg- tele- rehab unit at a small hospital. Our census has been low- less than 10 lately. sometimes we work with 10 pts and 2 RN's, may have 1 cna, depends. The problem is...
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    Head Lice - Protocol at camp

    jrbl77 replied to Liddle Noodnik's topic in Camp

    I have worked at a week long camp for the past few years. We do a lice check on all the campers when they arrive. Most arrive with their parents. I don't think we have had any lice, but if we did the...
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    Patient Care And Customer Service Are Not The Same!

    jrbl77 replied to TheCommuter's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I couldn't agree more with the above comment. Somedays when I am being told what to say and how to act, I feel like a 2 yr old. I have been a Nurse long enough to know how to care for a sick person. I...
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    Patient Care And Customer Service Are Not The Same!

    jrbl77 replied to TheCommuter's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    As I read the quoted article, I had to laugh to myself. The part about staff having phones and the call bell goes directly to the nurse phone. I can only imagine being in the middle of removing a...
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    Patient Care And Customer Service Are Not The Same!

    jrbl77 replied to TheCommuter's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    AHMEN! well said. I have noticed this trend over the past few years. If the pt doesn't want to get up and walk, that is good customer service, give them what they want. But when their MD comes in, you...
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    Don't you just hate it when you are scheduled to work on a holiday?

    jrbl77 replied to Brian's topic in Nursing Humor

    I have worked every other holiday for the last 35 yrs. You could say I'm use to it by now. When my kids were little, they knew that on Christmas Santa would come when mom said he would. They grew up...
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    Happy Nurses Week Cards...

    jrbl77 replied to Joe V's topic in Nursing Humor

    for the past 2 years, we have had a clown come to the floor to bring us cheer and a few pieces of candy. she usually arrives during morning med pass- alot time to chat and have fun then! I am fine...
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    Iv site labeling, instant removal for no date

    jrbl77 posted a topic in General Nursing

    At my hospital, we were recently informed that any IV site found without a date would be removed at the moment of discovery. By that I mean, management making pt rounds. I believe in labeling tubing,...
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    Great moments in bad judgement

    jrbl77 replied to emtb2rn's topic in Emergency

    I am sitting here laughing out loud! love some of these " accidents" Another accident that I am aware- young man decides to light farts - match to butt, burnt shorts. Luckily no