jennyfyre

jennyfyre has 13 years experience.

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1. Is there any relation b/w glaucoma and no PERRLA?

   jennyfyre replied to kooko's topic in General Nursing

   Just from my own experience... my left pupil no longer reacts to light and is fixed at mid dilation... ever since I had closed angle glaucoma. :wink2: It does kinda freak people out when my pupils...

2. Unit Secretary....Answer the call light for pete's sake!!!

   jennyfyre replied to abbaking's topic in General Nursing

   Vito, I fear you have the wrong impression of what I was trying to say. I do everything I can for our patients in order to free up the nurses to do their work, including unplugging the iv pumps from...

3. Unit Secretary....Answer the call light for pete's sake!!!

   jennyfyre replied to abbaking's topic in General Nursing

   I am a HUC and I answer call lights maybe 60% of the time since it IS right near my desk and I can't stand listening to them go off. If there is no response when I answer, I consider that an...

4. WANTED: smokers and smokers that have successfully quit!

   jennyfyre replied to annful24's topic in General Nursing

   1. how long have you been a smoker? i smoked from age 16 until 43. 2. how often and how much to you generally smoke cigarettes? anywhere from a pack to two packs a day. 3. what is your reasoning for...

5. Cats + Diabetes

   jennyfyre replied to Pepper The Cat's topic in General Nursing

   My friends cat has been diabetic for years now. She gets her shots twice a day. She also has her glucose checked every day and when she seems "funny". My friend uses a regular meter, can't...

6. Wife demands test for MRSA

   jennyfyre replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

   The hospital I work at tests all admissions for MRSA in the nares. If it comes back positive, they are put in iso and moved off my unit (peds/gyn) unless they are actually a peds patient. So far, we...

7. I made an "Oopsie", need some pointers

   jennyfyre replied to RNcDreams's topic in Emergency

   I am a unit coordinator on a peds/gyn floor.. and believe me.. this is NOT the end of the world. You'd be surprised at how many times orders, for whatever reason... need to be tracked down or get new...

8. Side business besides being a nurse?

   jennyfyre replied to buff nurse's topic in General Nursing

   I am not a nurse, but a unit coordinator... and for the last ten years, I also worked as a server at a bowling alley. It certainly balanced the stress of the hospital. Absolutely no one die if I...

9. Minnesota nurses please, please check in! Bridge Collapsed

   jennyfyre replied to pannie's topic in General Nursing

   I work in a Minneapolis Metro hospital and when the bridge collapsed, we went to Operation Orange standby, as I'm sure all hospitals did. I was amazed when I started to call everyone on the list to...

10. Minnesota Nurses Please Respond!!!!!!!!

    jennyfyre replied to mollyz's topic in General Nursing

    oops, posted in wrong

11. Geez, I'm glad I'm not working right now

    jennyfyre replied to TazziRN's topic in General Nursing

    Good Luck with the weight loss Tazzi! I have to drop about 40 lbs... if I want to walk without pain, that is. Have a bone spur on my femur that's pretty painful... hard to exercise much if I can't...

12. Have you called off work for a sick pet before?

    jennyfyre replied to L&DRNJenn's topic in General Nursing

    When I had to have my cat put to sleep I was allowed to leave early. She was 17 and had advanced kidney disease we chose not to treat because of her age. There was no way she would have made it much...

13. Did I miss the memo???? (rant)

    jennyfyre replied to Cmariehart's topic in General Nursing

    We need many more nurses like you!! When I was a CNA years ago and worked in a LTC, I can't tell you how many time I had a resident that I needed help with, and was told by several nurses "I didn't...

14. Gardasil: has your daughter had this vaccine?

    jennyfyre replied to Morgan314's topic in General Nursing

    I have two daughters ages 20 and 17. Our family physician suggested it for both of them... the 20 year old declined it and the 17 year old decided it was a good idea, so she just got her second dose...

15. lost and in need

    jennyfyre replied to Leilah75_RN's topic in General Nursing

    Leilah75, Tazzi's right... you can make excellent extra cash in the serving field. I just stopped being a lane server at a bowling alley. Did that for 10 years, in addition to being a unit...