jill48

jill48 ASN, RN

Med/Surg, Geri, Ortho, Telemetry, Psych

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  1. Why dont we get respect as LTC nurses?

    jill48 replied to lvs2nrs3535's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Excuse me, but I worked in med/surg and in long term care and guess what? I recieved more patients without paperwork when I worked long term care than med/surg. Nothing burns my butt more than...

  2. Things Patients Have Taught Me NOT To Do

    jill48 replied to Trixxy's topic in Nursing Humor

    Never spread contaceptive jelly on toast and eat it. Never get romantic with a frozen hot dog. Never assume that sticky stuff on the bedrail was snot. lady partss are not pockets. Cow tipping might be...

  3. This can not possible be true!

    jill48 replied to Coloradogrl's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I'm an LPN with eleven years experience. I work three twelve hour shifts a week and anything over that is time and a half. So yes, I make a pretty decent living on

  4. co-worker stealing narcotics

    jill48 replied to starbin's topic in General Nursing

    Lacie, sometimes I think we share a brain or we were separated at birth. I agree with you

  5. Criminal or just Bad Judgement?

    jill48 replied to Meerkat's topic in General Nursing

    What are you talking about? As an LPN I have always done my own initial assessments which INCLUDE the skin assessment. This is true not only in long term care, but also when I worked med/surg. Is...

  6. What are you ??

    jill48 replied to Keepstanding's topic in General Nursing

    LPN for eleven years. Presently RN and BSN student. Mom. Sister. Daughter. Wife. Babysitter. Referee. Overweight.

  7. Criminal or just Bad Judgement?

    jill48 replied to Meerkat's topic in General Nursing

    Trust your intuition. If it feels like something is wrong, then it probably is. And since when do we feel around on

  8. Policy on IV tubing/bag change?

    jill48 replied to climberrn's topic in General Nursing

    96 hours seems too long. I've never heard of that before. I have always changed bags q 24 hrs and lines q 72hrs. Alot of the times I would just change the tubing along with the bag; I think that is...

  9. Back-handed compliments

    jill48 replied to EmerNurse's topic in General Nursing

    The worst one, by far, is when I'm called "flexible". What does that mean? I'm not a gymnast, I can't do splits:monkeydance: . If I really were flexible, my husband would sure appreciate it. I...

  10. How embarassing (LONG)

    jill48 replied to Nightcrawler's topic in General Nursing

    Could have been worse. You could be working an OB unit and have a gynecological emergency:lol2: . Your coworkers will understand. I would if it was me you snapped at. If anything, I would probably...

  11. jefferson community college nursing program

    jill48 replied to JAKH's topic in General Nursing

    I got my LPN from JeffCo in 1994. I was so prepared for state boards that it only took me 20 minutes to take and pass them. In my jobs I felt (and so did the other nurses and supervisors) that I had...

  12. Sanford Brown College of St. Peters, MO LPN to ADN RN

    jill48 replied to lapriajanae1's topic in General Nursing

    I'm going to try not to offend you, but I feel I need to be honest with you. 11 years ago when I went to nursing school at Jefferson College in Hillsboro, every facility that we did clinicals at said...

  13. Hypochondriac Nurses

    jill48 replied to HillNPStudent's topic in General Nursing

    Not only am I a hypochondriac, but I think I turned my 15 year old son into one also. Let me explain. I had him when I was 17 and lived at home with my parents. Nursing school at 18. After school...

  14. Did I over react??

    jill48 replied to donegal1's topic in General Nursing

    You did overreact, but it is quite understandable, especially if the other nurse is experienced (which it sounds like she was). When I first went to nursing school, I wanted to be a baby nurse, most...

  15. Shocked At Nurses Actions Tonight

    jill48 replied to PMFB-RN's topic in General Nursing

    OMG everybody! Settle down! This thread is getting out of hand. Now here is my two cents:twocents: . 1. The LPN was wrong:nono: . 2. She did NOT abandon her patient; I know she refused to care for...

  16. 'Uniform' Dress Code

    jill48 replied to fromtheheartRN's topic in General Nursing

    I have been saying for years that I'm all for the dress code. I think nurses should wear all white. Not that white looks good on me, considering i'm chubby, but I would do it. Now I don't want to...

  17. Chemically Dependent Nurses

    jill48 replied to lisa41rn's topic in General Nursing

    I would love to give you some information but apparently this is a subject that no one wants to talk about:nono: ; I asked some questions a couple of days ago concerning this topic and got only one...

  18. Changing orders?!

    jill48 replied to prettypaws's topic in General Nursing

    This is what I do also. I treat it like writing a check; put a line at the end of what I write and sign it. If it's a really short order and only takes up a tiny bit of space (like one or two...

  19. I Hit A Bone!!

    jill48 replied to breakin_moon's topic in General Nursing

    :kiss

  20. I Hit A Bone!!

    jill48 replied to breakin_moon's topic in General Nursing

    I don't take offense to your questions. I would question that too. To answer your question, I have 11 years experience in both med/surg and geriatrics. I'm also in school now getting my RN and BSN....

  21. Z-track

    jill48 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I'm just curious if anyone else has ever given a Z-track injection. I gave one many years ago in school and never forgot how cool it was, but I don't even know anyone else who has ever given

  22. Shocked At Nurses Actions Tonight

    jill48 replied to PMFB-RN's topic in General Nursing

    OMG what a terrible situation for everyone involved. I understand she is from a small town and may not have had much interaction with people of other races or religions, but that's no excuse because...

  23. Welcome to the Missouri State Forum!

    jill48 replied to suebird3's topic in General Nursing

    I grew up in Oakville and attended Jefferson College in Hillsboro at that time. Got my LPN 11 years ago. Now I live in Imperial and go to Maryville University. Getting my RN and BSN. I am 33 years...

  24. I Hit A Bone!!

    jill48 replied to breakin_moon's topic in General Nursing

    :kiss

  25. I Hit A Bone!!

    jill48 replied to breakin_moon's topic in General Nursing

    Alot of things ARE done differently in the real world, and you will only be able to find those out by experience, as we all do. But some things really are textbook:studyowl: for a reason, some of the...