jill48

jill48 ASN, RN

Med/Surg, Geri, Ortho, Telemetry, Psych

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  1. Share Your Funniest Patient Stories...

    jill48 replied to Trvln Nurse's topic in Nursing Humor

    A few years back I had the pleasure of working with my best friend. And if any of you have ever got to work with your best friend, you know how fun it can be. Well it was the end of the shift and...

  2. Adult ICU or peds ICU---How did you know

    jill48 replied to sunshine32's topic in General Nursing

    I don't work ICU. But I do work geriatrics. When I first went to nursing school, I had this idea in my head that I wanted to work with babies. Alot of us did. But after clinicals, after seeing...

  3. RN's who cover an LPN

    jill48 replied to yumaRN1990's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know where you all work, but not only do no RN's supervise me (except the DON), even the nursing supervisors are LPN's. As a matter of fact, I got kind of tired of training new RN's out of...

  4. Halloween

    jill48 replied to Nightcrawler's topic in General Nursing

    2 years ago I was working on halloween and had on a big pink punk-rocker wig. One of my patients coded and I worked on him for what seemed like hours. The family was right outside. I had totally...

  5. What's your Littmann stethescope of choice?

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

    I love the Littman stethescopes. They are so light and work so much better than the cheaper ones. If I may offer one piece of advice, don't get it in black. I have had more doctors steal my black...

  6. What do you do/use at work that keeps you organized?

    jill48 replied to Lisky90's topic in General Nursing

    I start each shift off the same way. On my assignment sheet, I write down the report I get from the offgoing shift, plus I have extra places for any labs or tests that have to be done on my shift,...

  7. Why did you take up nursing? What's your story?

    jill48 replied to Joe V's topic in General Nursing

    I was 16 and pregnant. I knew I was done partying and had to grow up real quick. I sat down and tried to figure out what I wanted to be when I grew up (which would be in 7 months). I did what we...

  8. Maryville University

    jill48 replied to lydiasmom's topic in General Nursing

    I'm attending Maryville right now. I got my LPN in the early 90's from Jefferson College in Hillsboro. Now that my kids are a little bit older, I'm back at school on evenings and weekends, getting...

  9. Sunset Hills Health & Rehab

    jill48 replied to crikitrn's topic in General Nursing

    I worked there! One time they hired this new D.O.N., and she called me into her office. She showed me the narcotics book where I signed out all my meds all day. She wanted to know why I wrote my...

  10. Desperate For Help

    jill48 posted a topic in General Nursing

    i desperately need help with my license. it has been on the house bill suspension list for over a year, probably close to two years. all of the sudden, out of the blue, i recieved a letter from the...

  11. What's your favorite pair of nursing shoes?

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

    Nikes and Sketchers. They have good arch

  12. Would you let your hospital treat your loved one?

    jill48 replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    Without a doubt YES. In fact, I had both of my kids

  13. Nurse Uniform Study: All Opinions Welcome!!!

    jill48 replied to koala15's topic in General Nursing

    I just have to say that there is nothing better than wearing jammies to work! I love wearing scrubs. I think the softer the better. The only thing I don't like is that I can't really wear a jacket,...

  14. How often do you take a break?

    jill48 replied to Alex3's topic in General Nursing

    i'm sure you have probably noticed that smokers are always sure to get their breaks. I'm a smoker and have been hearing other nurses ***** about that for years. I never take a full lunch or dinner...

  15. How many Pt do you take care of?

    jill48 replied to Franlpntorn's topic in General Nursing

    Missouri when i worked med/surg it was 6-7 patients when i worked geriatrics it was up to 35 (nursing

  16. nursing caps

    jill48 replied to biker nurse's topic in General Nursing

    We didn't wear caps in clinicals, only on graduation, and we recieved stripes. I was always taught that they were an infection control issue, and that they had a tendency to get caught on things,...

  17. How did you find your first nursing job?

    jill48 replied to jimd59's topic in General Nursing

    I had already been working at the facility for years. Started out at the bottom working in the cafeteria, then as a unit secretary. After passing the LPN boards, I was in like