jill48

jill48 ASN, RN

Med/Surg, Geri, Ortho, Telemetry, Psych

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  1. Pulmonary Toilet? Huh???

    jill48 replied to kukukajoo's topic in General Nursing

    OMG! I have never heard of pulmonary toilet. It sounds so funny! But there is one phrase that I use quite often in my own charting that others think is funny: rectal vault. As in, "Upon digital...

  2. Should I Have Stepped In??

    jill48 replied to leesespieces's topic in General Nursing

    You should be ashamed of yourself; and so should all of the posters that supported your cowardness. That was someone's child, brother, or father. And you said you are sure the amulance was only...

  3. Admits after 6:00 pm? Does your hospital do this?

    jill48 replied to PickMePlze's topic in General Nursing

    I didn't know there was some 6pm cutoff; or a cutoff at any time for that matter. Nobody is even thinking about the patient here; everyone is thinking about the nurse. Admits come at all hours and...

  4. What is the main difference between LPN and RN

    jill48 replied to dayzee1975's topic in General Nursing

    In my state, Missouri, there are only 2 things that an LPN cannot do. IV pushes and spiking the blood for a blood

  5. 10 things you say at work lay people could get arrested for

    jill48 replied to sharann's topic in Nursing Humor

    I'm going to put this in your butt and I need you to lay on your side and try to hold it in for as long as you

  6. Tips for nurses in their first year of nursing

    jill48 replied to Brian's topic in First Year After Licensure

    organize, organize, organize. Good organization starts with your report sheet when you are first coming on

  7. Advice about a teacher....

    jill48 replied to JDLAStew's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Different culture has nothing to do with it. Rude is rude in any culture:nono: . Have you given any thought to writing an anonymous letter to your local

  8. Offended by pt- how to react?

    jill48 replied to LDJRN's topic in General Nursing

    Let us not forget that they also have the right to be stupid. Okay, I don't know why this isn't working for me tonight - stupid

  9. Offended by pt- how to react?

    jill48 replied to LDJRN's topic in General Nursing

    Ms. unproffessional again here.... but I believe in stucking up for ourselves. My mexican friend was told by a white patient "I don't want you as taking care of me because you are Mexican" So she said...

  10. Offended by pt- how to react?

    jill48 replied to LDJRN's topic in General Nursing

    I don't agree with this at all. Why should she switch assignments? I think she handled it perfectly. I would have used the opportunity to educate the man a little. He probably tried to compliment...

  11. baby sleeping in same bed as parents

    jill48 replied to SaderNurse05's topic in General Nursing

    My husband and I let both our sons sleep with us when they were babies. As a matter of fact, they didn't sleep in their own beds until almost 5. I loved it and so did they. My babies never had to...

  12. MD's professional handwriting skills

    jill48 replied to hppynurse2's topic in General Nursing

    :yelclap:

  13. Orientation leaves me flustered....

    jill48 replied to TigerGalLE's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I always felt the same way when on orientation. It's even worse when you do know enough and have no more questions and still have to walk around following other nurses like a dope. You just have to...

  14. What are some cool nursing shoes?

    jill48 replied to GottaGetIn's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I like a good pair of Nikes. I haven't been working since the crocs craze came about, but I will probably get some of those when I

  15. MD's professional handwriting skills

    jill48 replied to hppynurse2's topic in General Nursing

    I think it's because we are doing everything rushed and that is how the handwriting looks when we do it too fast. I once had a new manager bring me into her office with the narc book and accuse me of...

  16. Nursing school didn't prepare me for reality

    jill48 replied to jjjoy's topic in General Nursing

    Well as usual I'm the lone freak who experienced the other side of the story:bugeyes: . I felt completely prepared and was surprised how well my school had prepared me. I went to a community college;...

  17. Nurses targets for IRS?

    jill48 replied to rnmommy23's topic in General Nursing

    No practicing whatsoever until I get a letter of compliance from the Missouri Dept. of Revenue and send it to the state board of nursing. Then I have to wait for them to approve it, and then I will...

  18. Nurses targets for IRS?

    jill48 replied to rnmommy23's topic in General Nursing

    The only way to prove I filed was if I had the copies of the returns. But I could not find them anywhere, plus I moved since then. It was seven years ago for gosh sakes! Federal said they had them,...

  19. Important Message For All Nurses!

    jill48 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Make sure you file your tax returns somewhere that you can find them; don't just toss them somewhere in a pile like I did. I don't know how many states do this, but mine (Missouri) suspended my...

  20. Important Message For All Nurses!

    jill48 replied to jill48's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you,

  21. Nurses targets for IRS?

    jill48 replied to rnmommy23's topic in General Nursing

    I wasn't audited, but my license has been suspended for 3 years because they IRS said I didn't file 7 years ago, which I did. So for three years I have been fighting to get my license back. So yes,...

  22. I could have strung up my teammate yesterday

    jill48 replied to TazziRN's topic in General Nursing

    Oh, I see. Yeah, that really

  23. Shadowing

    jill48 replied to CrazyMommy's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    When I was pregnant I just wore white pants and shirts, no one ever gave me any lip because they weren't real scrubs. They were just white, and most important,

  24. I could have strung up my teammate yesterday

    jill48 replied to TazziRN's topic in General Nursing

    I don't understand what you are saying. Are you saying that the other nurse left the IV bag on the patients lap when they went out to smoke and never put it back on the pole when they came back

  25. med administrations via GT/NGT

    jill48 replied to travel4ever's topic in General Nursing

    Real world: crush all the meds together. Text book: one at a time. I always assumed that the flush after each med was to prevent the tube from