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  1. OK, Cultural question here, please forgive the stupidity.

    jzkfel replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Alabama Nursing

    I think those are really good questions. I work with muslim patients in my job, and one of my fellow nurses is Somali. Our child life specialist did a research project on muslim religion and culture....

  2. Time for a Title Change

    jzkfel replied to breastfeed's topic in General Nursing

    May be so, but of all the problems facing health care today, this isn't where I would

  3. Interesting blog Describes view from family's eyes

    jzkfel replied to Whiskeytown's topic in General Nursing

    I have to say I am with you on this one. I don't think its heartless. The family strikes me as angry and coping by micromanaging, trying to split staff, and setting themselves up for conflict. I think...

  4. How do you measure it?

    jzkfel replied to MaraG.'s topic in General Nursing

    I guess the part I try to avoid is predicting what I am going to do at 2130, or promising a particular dose at 2130. Doesn't it depend on how the patient looks, what your assessment is at 2130? If the...

  5. How do you measure it?

    jzkfel replied to MaraG.'s topic in General Nursing

    I don't think I've ever given more than 5mg of morphine in a single dose, but I work in peds. Here is how I would do it I'd give the additional 8mg at 1910 if the patient was in pain, and was...

  6. pro life to work in ER OR OB

    jzkfel replied to Beebop25's topic in General Nursing

    It strikes me when I read this how murky things get when you try to draw a line in the sand. For me it reinforces my belief that having an abortion or not having one is a personal decision that needs...

  7. frustrated with volunteer work

    jzkfel replied to adpiRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I don't blame you for being frustrated. It doesn't sound like you gave unsolicited advice, anyway. They asked you. If part of the goal is to teach these girsl to be assertive and speak up for...

  8. Need help with priming PCA tubing

    jzkfel replied to Soneshine's topic in General Nursing

    I would look in your policy and procedure manual, and do it with another nurse. We use PCAs a lot. "Prime to the y and your patient won't die" (just prime to the Y where the PCA tubing meets the IV...

  9. Leech therapy

    jzkfel replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Nursing

    I work on a peds floor for post surgical and trauma patients. We occasionally have kids on leech therapy, for traumatic injuires. I don't mind it, but it can be traumatic for the patient. They are...

  10. New Grad RN - Planned Parenthood

    jzkfel replied to missjmeRN's topic in General Nursing

    My first reaction would be to take the job if it doesn't conflict with your own beliefs and values, and if you are ok dealing with all of the controversy around abortion, and if you want the job. In...

  11. My significant other doesn't "get" what I go through on a daily basis.

    jzkfel replied to voraciousj's topic in General Nursing

    I haven't found venting to be very helpful in making me feel better when my job gets stressful. Sometimes I think it just prolongs the stress, and encourages you to demonize the people (coworkers,...

  12. Med Errors- would you report one?

    jzkfel replied to country mom's topic in General Nursing

    I think you're missing the reason for reporting errors - its to identify patterns of errors and to improve systems to reduce them. You aren't "turning in" an error or a person. And everyone at some...

  13. BSN RN & Certifications not allowed on my badge: I am outraged!

    jzkfel replied to Simba2241's topic in General Nursing

    Re: RN credentials/edu not allowed on my badge: I am outraged! Calliotter...in additon as far as having a "hard time in the workforce" It is that attitude that continues to keep RNs from turuy being...

  14. medical mission

    jzkfel replied to pm2rn's topic in General Nursing

    Check out Operation Smile. http://www.operationsmile.org . They go all over the world, are non denominational, the cost is reasonable ($500) per mission, includes airfare and housing, and their time...

  15. 24 Things ER Nurses Know All Too Well

    jzkfel replied to RN_in_SC's topic in Emergency

    I really don't care who you are, where you work, or how difficult your patients are (and by the way, you have no idea what my experience is). Writing in a post that you would falsify a narcotic dose...

  16. 24 Things ER Nurses Know All Too Well

    jzkfel replied to RN_in_SC's topic in Emergency

    You may call it venting - I think its unprofessional and a bad reflection on all nurses. As for wasting 1/2 of a prescribed medication and charting it as given, I think that's called malpractice, and...

  17. 24 Things ER Nurses Know All Too Well

    jzkfel replied to RN_in_SC's topic in Emergency

    What a bunch of

  18. Who worked during nursing school?

    jzkfel replied to hnt1987's topic in General Nursing

    Of course I worked during nursing school - full time. My family and I needed to eat, we had bills to pay, etc. I did a two year community college degree, where most of my peers were in similar...

  19. Hourly Rounding/pain management?

    jzkfel replied to locolorenzo22's topic in General Nursing

    I think that posting when pain medicine was given might be a good idea, and frequent evaluations are definitely a good idea, but posting when medications are "due" is a bad practice. If a patient is...

  20. Is floor nursing the best start? How much of nursing is bedpans?

    jzkfel replied to HopingtobeNP's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Wow, what a question! I guess whether or not you change bedpans or sheets depends on where you work. I can guarantee you that you will do that in nursing school. Nursing is about taking care of people...

  21. Did You Settle for Nursing?

    jzkfel replied to sarahrn2be's topic in General Nursing

    I know quite a few people who have started in nursing, and gone on to be Nurse Practicioners. I know one who is going to medical school. More power to them, but I am happy being a nurse. I have the...

  22. I Dislike Nursing:

    jzkfel replied to Barlan's topic in General Nursing

    If your present hospital has a lot of back stabbing, I would look elsewhere for work. Period. Nobody wants to work in those kinds of condition. Also, I would ask yourself what it was about nursing you...

  23. Any males working in Pediatric Med/Surg or PICU?

    jzkfel replied to Lericalpoet's topic in Men in Nursing

    I work on a surgical floor for school aged kids. There are several other male nurses that work there as well. I think its a great job. Maybe once or twice a year I excuse myself from caring for female...

  24. "but doctors are better than nurses"

    jzkfel replied to AussieJack's topic in General Nursing

    Hey, I'd be glad if more doctors acted like the ones on House. They draw their own labs, bring patients to procedures, take time to get to know