jmtndl

jmtndl

NICU,ICU,ER,MS,CHG.SUP,PSYCH,GERI

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  1. What did you do before you were a nurse?

    jmtndl replied to CAPPYBARA BREAKFAST's topic in General Nursing

    I was a

  2. Why aren't nursing homes doing 12 hour shifts???

    jmtndl replied to GRAB1's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Probably because 12 hours in a nursing home is too

  3. How much of a yearly increase in pay do you see?

    jmtndl replied to missie988's topic in General Nursing

    $0.71 this

  4. Do you have a system for making fair pt assignments?

    jmtndl replied to findingmywayRN's topic in General Nursing

    I have a simple system that everyone thinks is really stupid, but it works for me. I have a diagram of the unit...the halls with room numbers in blank spaces. No names. I highlight total cares in...

  5. Is putting 'BSN' on badge snobbish?

    jmtndl replied to funmom's topic in General Nursing

    I would really like to see these studies. Do you have a reference for any of them for review?

  6. One entree per person,please

    jmtndl posted a topic in General Nursing

    I have a dear friend who went to work for an HCA hospital, despite my warnings. The hospital we were working at was doing a lot of cancelling and she needed not to be cancelled a lot....

  7. Is leaving the premises and coming back considered job/ patient abandonment?

    jmtndl replied to lashuna1028's topic in General Nursing

    If you are not getting paid for a lunch break, then you can take 30 minutes and do whatever you want to with them. Common sense says to tell another nurse that you are taking your lunch break,inform...

  8. Should I wash my hands before I pee????

    jmtndl replied to Misslady113's topic in General Nursing

    Why

  9. Is there a doctor/nurse on board? Would you/have you answered?

    jmtndl replied to steelydanfan's topic in General Nursing

    I did answer. It was on a flight from Tampa to Houston and I am terrified of flying. The plane got up and I felt it begin to descend. I immediately became tachycardic and sweaty. "Is there a nurse or...

  10. How does this happen??

    jmtndl replied to mustlovepoodles's topic in General Nursing

    I've been a nurse a looong time...an RN. Nowadays it is not just nursing. It is Press-Gainy,JCAHO, repetative and redundent care plans,committees,scripting,computers designed by IT types who never...

  11. Concerned about bias/predjudice when seeking home health services

    jmtndl replied to DLKeys's topic in General Nursing

    My brother is gay and several years ago his lover...a beloved member of all of my family..died of AIDS. He was very ill towards the end and my brother found a Home Health agency thru the Gay community...

  12. Most trivial complaint ever?

    jmtndl replied to iNurseUK's topic in General Nursing

    I was working a busy ER...had the Extended Care Unit and was at a dead run. I got a lady who was waiting for some lab results a supper tray. She was basically healthy and in no distress. I carried the...

  13. I'm trying nursing, but I'm hardheaded..will I last?

    jmtndl replied to PopeJane3rd's topic in General Nursing

    Here I go with anther can of worms...you must be a

  14. I'm trying nursing, but I'm hardheaded..will I last?

    jmtndl replied to PopeJane3rd's topic in General Nursing

    Stay where you are then. Nursing doesn't need

  15. I'm trying nursing, but I'm hardheaded..will I last?

    jmtndl replied to PopeJane3rd's topic in General Nursing

    No, you won't even make it past first base. Don't waste your

  16. how to be a great supervisor?

    jmtndl replied to *bettie*'s topic in Geriatric, LTC

    What is wrong with asking a CNA to change a patient? I did this very thing the other morning. I had a lady who had soiled her bed, two patients with critical labs that had to be called and an IV to...

  17. Relocate to Texas- a foreign Chinese nurse

    jmtndl replied to rabbitbowchou's topic in Texas Nursing

    Sorry. I didn't realize there were time constraints on replying to a

  18. Relocate to Texas- a foreign Chinese nurse

    jmtndl replied to rabbitbowchou's topic in Texas Nursing

    Welcome to Texas. Try to enter an internship program with one of the larger hospitals. And seriously work on making sure your English is understandable...it will improve you chances of acceptance...

  19. Best Pediatric Hospital in Texas?

    jmtndl replied to 1john4:10's topic in Texas Nursing

    I vote for Driscoll Childrens in Corpus Christie! Worked there 5 years and would not have left except that they quit using travelers.It is an impressive place!And I loved living in the

  20. Making Nurses Happy

    jmtndl replied to mstere's topic in General Nursing

    It would make me happier to not be assigned to "write a paper" as if I were in gradeschool

  21. Need comments and support for hysterectomy

    jmtndl replied to supernatural's topic in General Nursing

    I had a total lap hyst/ooph a year ago. I was off work for 2 weeks, then went back. Loved that PCA, and get someone to stay with you in the hospital! Take care...I was scared too but it was not

  22. ? Fine for chewing gum?

    jmtndl posted a topic in General Nursing

    I just heard that a nurse was fined by OHSA for chewing gum at the nurses station! A $500 fine! Is this just a management-induced urban legand, or can anyone out there confirm

  23. If it's such a horrible job, why not quit?

    jmtndl replied to sunnycalifRN's topic in General Nursing

    The thing is that nursing doesn't have to be horrible! If there were just some support and some management with even a little bit of a brain it could be a pleasent job. The culture today is that a...

  24. A&O - orientated or oriented?

    jmtndl replied to mom2cka's topic in General Nursing

    There is no such word as "orientated". There never has been. It has always sounded so odd to me to hear nurses say a patient is "orientated" or a nurse is being "Orientated". There is "orientation",...

  25. So, who is working for the holiday?

    jmtndl replied to DLS_PMHNP's topic in General Nursing

    The Turducken was a big hit! I got one that fed 25 in the hopes of saving some for the crew on Christmas night, but it was All Gone by 0600. Now, everyone have a Happy New