jrbl77 RN

Med Surg, Parish Nurse, Hospice

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    You Know You're an Old(er) Nurse If . . .

    jrbl77 replied to hollyvk's topic in General Nursing

    peritoneal dialaysis done with glass bottles after the doc put the cath in on the floor in the exam room. drawing up chemo in the med room, no gloves etc. when tpn started, this was a very big thing....
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    Merry Christmas!

    jrbl77 replied to danissa's topic in General Nursing

    merry christmas to all. i am celebrating the fact that the first time in 30 yrs {except for 2 maternity leaves} i am off for three days in a row at christmas. how did i do this- switched jobs. yes i...
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    It's that time again! Working Christmas?

    jrbl77 replied to scrmblr's topic in General Nursing

    i have been a staff nurse in a hospital for the past 29 yrs and have worked every other holiday for all those years. when my kids were little i told them that i had a direct line to santa and he would...
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    What is the major reason nurses leave?

    jrbl77 replied to saguaro13's topic in General Nursing

    another reason is too many chiefs and not enough indians. there are too many administrators telling staff nurses how to do their jobs when they themselves haven't gotta a clue. when joint commision is...
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    What is the major reason nurses leave?

    jrbl77 replied to saguaro13's topic in General Nursing

    i agree with all that i read, i know that earlier this year i considered leaving nursing because of all the pressure- work faster and harder than you can even imagine. what you do is never good enough...
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    what else can an rn do that does not want to work as a nurse anymore

    jrbl77 replied to jodidax's topic in General Nursing

    i was just were you are a few months ago- i was ready to quit nursing and work at walmart or something similar. i had been a med surg nurse for 29 yrs. i had always been interested in hopsice. a job...
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    Will I Find Another Nursing Job?

    jrbl77 replied to needrn's topic in General Nursing

    most hospitals will only give dates of emplyment and not any other info. do you have a former co worker that could serve as a reference for
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    last day on the job

    jrbl77 posted a topic in General Nursing

    today was the last day at my old job, the one i have had for 29 yrs. i can't believe all the wonderful things that have been said to me espically by all the md's- how much i will be missed. i'm off...
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    last day on the job

    jrbl77 replied to jrbl77's topic in General Nursing

    i had posted last month regarding my job- same job for 29 yrs. i had grown tired and burned out. the job enviroment had changed and i no longer felt comfortable. i was ready to quit nursing and work...
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    pneumococcal vaccination

    jrbl77 replied to golfnurse's topic in Quality Improvement

    each pt is assessed on admit, all pts over 65 are asked if they have had the vac in last five years, if not they are scheduled to get vac at 0800 the next morning. so far we have had great complience...
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    'Unhealthy' nurses...bad examples?

    jrbl77 replied to fifi2323's topic in General Nursing

    i haven't read all the replies on this subject, but i for one am an overweight nurse and i feel that my job hasn't helped this at all. eating on the run if at all and exhausted when i go home from...
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    southern illinios

    jrbl77 replied to curlysin's topic in Illinois Nursing

    i have lived in soutern il all my life. i don't know about rent, but homes are usually pretty afordable here so i assume rent would be similar. we are very close to st louis mo and there is metro link...
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    I Got Accepted To Chamberlain Nursing Program For Oct. 2006!!!!

    jrbl77 replied to carolyn2180's topic in Online Distance Learning

    congratulations on your acceptance. i am an old deaconess grad- when it was still call a school of nursing. i have very fond memories of the 33 mos i spent there. good
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    Catholic hospitals-yes or no?

    jrbl77 replied to texascowgirl's topic in Nursing Career

    i have workewd in a catholic hospital my entire nsg career and i have had no problems at all. i am not catholic and religon has never been an issue.our health insurance doesn't cover sterilazation...
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    peripheral dopamine...eek!

    jrbl77 replied to cvryder's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    on our med surg floor we run dopamine for renal perfusion thru peripheral iv lines all the time. usually these pt's don't have great veins and or code 3 and cannot go to tele for monitoring. our...
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    I want to be a hospice nurse.....

    jrbl77 replied to laurel38's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    i will be starting a new job with a hospice program in the next few weeks. i have had plenty of med surg expeience and i feel that will help me alot. as far as pay- i was making top nurse pay at my...
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    grrrrrrrrrr.........

    jrbl77 replied to luvkitties's topic in General Nursing

    i had a clinical instructor tell me 31 yrs aog that i was the worst student she had ever seen. meanwhile, i have been a nurse for the past 29 yrs and think i am a pretty good
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    Where were u 9/11/01?

    jrbl77 replied to k_cole21's topic in General Nursing

    i was at work waiting to go to employee health for a back injury i suffered picking a pt up off the floor the day before. i can still remember watching the tv in the lounge with a co worker and a md....
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    Question about jewelry and ESU

    jrbl77 replied to IsseyM's topic in Operating Room

    i am not a surgery nurse, but i do come from the hot bed of malpractice caes. that is one of the reasons i believe that all jewelry has to be removed prior to surgery. decrease any chances of any...
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    is anyone else stressed out?

    jrbl77 posted a topic in General Nursing

    recently i have found it harder and harder to go to work. i find myself not wanting to be a nurse anylonger, but i still need to work to support my family and don't have any job skills other than...
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    does anyone really like nursing?

    jrbl77 replied to karenne40's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    i have said in the past that i love being a nurse, but have been in a slump lately. i am in the process of changing jobs and i feel much better. at the current hopsital i work at, we are going thru...
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    Question about jewelry and ESU

    jrbl77 replied to IsseyM's topic in Operating Room

    at the hospital i work at all pts going to surgery must have all jewlry removed prior to going to the or. as floor nurse we are expected to take care of this problem prior to surgery. i have had to...
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    Magnet status?

    jrbl77 replied to colleennurse's topic in General Nursing

    we just started shared goverance- a step toward magnet status at our hospital with in the past few months. shared goverance is supposed to be nurses making decsions for nurses- what a joke. what they...
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    very stressed med surg rn gets a new job!

    jrbl77 posted a topic in General Nursing

    last week i wrote that i was max stressed out and didn't really want to be a nurse any longer. i managed to be in the right place at the right time and am going to start working in a hospice program...
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    RN Report Sheets

    jrbl77 replied to skye1571's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    As an experienced RN, I have developed my own report sheet- I do pt care on a med surg unit- I include name,code status, iv site and date inserted, iv fluids and bag number, diet and activity and o2...