jrbl77 RN

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    Do nurses age more quickly than average?

    jrbl77 replied to Crystal112's topic in Health, Stress Management

    I'm 53, been a nurse for almost 33 yrs and people usually can't believe that I'm 53 when I tell them my age. They usally say I look much younger- or started working at
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    You know you're Old School when...

    jrbl77 replied to snoopy29's topic in General Nursing

    Ahh the good old days- Drawing up chemo drugs in the back med room like they were any other meds. 4 nurses caring for 64 plus pts on the evening shift and 3 on the night shift. Pts coming in on Sunday...
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    I am burning out..

    jrbl77 replied to RN1982's topic in General Nursing

    Take it from someone who has experienced burrnout- take some time off. Money is not everything. Check to see if your hospital offers am employee assistance program. If they do, call and see a...
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    I have Shingles

    jrbl77 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I need some help or advice. I started the new year off with a case of the shingles. Woke up yesterday morning with a quarter size rash on the back of my neck- it is hard to examine that area yourself....
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    I have Shingles

    jrbl77 replied to jrbl77's topic in General Nursing

    thanks for all the responses. Can't go back to work until the shingles are crusted over, probably later this
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    For Burned out nurses who are leaving the profession...

    jrbl77 replied to GaMBA's topic in General Nursing

    I suffered a bout of burnout this past summer, crying at work, not able to focus etc. I took 7 weeks off and sought treatment for depression and got counseling. I am now back at work and things seem...
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    Merry Christmas from...

    jrbl77 replied to RNnbakes's topic in General Nursing

    merry christmas from southern illinois. cold with rain and some snow here. I had a espically good christmas this year because another RN and I split the 12 hr shift. We each did 6 1/2 hrs. There fore...
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    Do you actually wear gloves/gowns/masks ?

    jrbl77 replied to Nepenthe Sea's topic in General Nursing

    I would have to say that I wear ppe 99% of the time. If I need to stick my head in the room to ask a question, I may not gown up. Otherwise if I'm going to provide any type of hands on care I wear...
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    How does a nurse refrain from weight gain? ;)

    jrbl77 replied to caffeineRx's topic in General Nursing

    I really understand where you are coming from. I now weigh more that I ever did. I have been trying to go to the Y at least 3 times a week- doesn"t always happen. I find that there is rarely time...
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    help, I have burnout bad!!

    jrbl77 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I really don't know what to say,but that I have lost my ability to work as the nurse I once was. I find my self with little to no com,passion or empathy. i have always given 110% to nursing and my job...
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    help, I have burnout bad!!

    jrbl77 replied to jrbl77's topic in General Nursing

    Just wanted to let all know that I have been off work for 7 weeks, treated for depression and will be going back to work on Monday. I am hoping that I can get back to my old self. I hope to be able to...
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    We've all heard "staff according to acuity" long but want opinions

    jrbl77 replied to I<3H2O's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I know this an:banghead: old post, but wanted to add my 2 cents. Recently I had 6 pts on a med/ surg- swing bed floor. I had 5 isolation pts- how much time do you think I spent changing gowns etc. The...
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    Sad day in the USA

    jrbl77 replied to rickkijo's topic in Emergency

    "Any thoughts on where the increasing cost of health care is coming from" it is not coming from increased wages for health care staff. In my humble opinion part of the problem is care that is given...
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    Sad day in the USA

    jrbl77 replied to rickkijo's topic in Emergency

    As said before, not everyone can go to school - college, and just because you do doesn't guarntee a job and or health insurance. On the other side of the coin, we need people in this country to do all...
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    I lost my passion for nursing..how do I get it back?

    jrbl77 replied to Harlene's topic in General Nursing

    I, too had lost my passion for nursing. I am in a little different time in my life than you are. However, I found that I was really depressed. I took time off work- withoput pay as I was new to my...
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    Physical Assessments: Do Any Nurses Do Them

    jrbl77 replied to romie's topic in General Nursing

    I am one of those" older nurses", and I do an assesmant of each pt that I care for every day. It may not be in the first 15 mins after report, but it does get done. I have learned to determine which...
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    Would you encourage someone who was considering nursing school?

    jrbl77 replied to Joe V's topic in General Nursing

    I have to say that I agree for the most part with Suanna. I don't thnik that this is a good time for RN's.Some staff members that I have worked with in the pat few years are in for money- you can tell...
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    help, I have burnout bad!!

    jrbl77 replied to jrbl77's topic in General Nursing

    thank you for all the suppport. I am seeing a counselor through the employee assist program and saw a pysch dr today. i am going to take about 6 weeks off work, try some meds and hopefully get back to...
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    help, I have burnout bad!!

    jrbl77 replied to jrbl77's topic in General Nursing

    i hope to be able to move to a prn or part time position in the future. i have already talked with the don about this. i am going to see a psych md later this week. he may suggest time off or tell me...
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    help, I have burnout bad!!

    jrbl77 replied to jrbl77's topic in General Nursing

    i work in a small med surg unit that has 13 swing beds- so it is ltc mixed in with a few surgery pts. yes most of the pts need their meds crushed and have multiple drops, lotions and potions to apply...
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    help, I have burnout bad!!

    jrbl77 replied to jrbl77's topic in General Nursing

    i have been very organized in the past. unforntunatley, i can't get back to that spot. i know what i need to do and how to do it. i can't get past the fact that i would not want to be laying in a...
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    stressed..other nursing options??

    jrbl77 replied to LovePurple's topic in First Year After Licensure

    i understand exactly how you feel, even though i am an experienced nurse. i have come to the understanding- and it was hard- that if you are not happy in what you are doing it is not worth it. i never...
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    help, short staffed, at wits end

    jrbl77 posted a topic in General Nursing

    help. it is now 5 am and I have been awake almost all night after my last 7a to 7p shift. I am now crying. I have heard that things are only going to get worse at my hospital- shutup , smile and don't...
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    help, short staffed, at wits end

    jrbl77 replied to jrbl77's topic in General Nursing

    just wanted to let everyone know that i have a job interview with a smaller community hopsital tomorrow. they sounded very interested in me on the phone and i have a friend who works there and...
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    help, short staffed, at wits end

    jrbl77 replied to jrbl77's topic in General Nursing

    regarding on call at night for hospice, when someone is dying or dead they are told not to call 911. the management at first told us we didn't have to go to this area at night, but changed their minds...