jmtndl

jmtndl

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  1. Hardest Thing to Learn

    jmtndl replied to Okey Foley's topic in General Nursing

    The patients are the best,easiest part. I love them,figure out what they need, get more brains involved if I can't figure them out, and document with excellence. The hardest part has been discovering...

  2. Toxic,bully manager

    jmtndl posted a topic in General Nursing

    We have a new very toxic bullying manager and I am at a total loss what to do. She changes routines that work and feels it is appropriate to make people "move out of their comfort zone", which I have...

  3. Nurse Charged With Homicide

    jmtndl replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    She should be charged with involuntary manslaughter and lose her license. Her careless action resulted in a nightmarish death for a patient. I feel for her, but I feel more for a lady who laid in a...

  4. Is it like this everywhere now?

    jmtndl replied to Forest2's topic in General Nursing

    Um, I'm in the day now with my ADN at a job I've worked at for 5 years. They are still hiring

  5. GA Teen Contracted HIV from a hair weave? Really?!?!

    jmtndl replied to JustBeachyNurse's topic in General Nursing

    you know a virgin in Texas got pregnant from a flu

  6. Can I get hep C without a needle stick?

    jmtndl replied to futurerntho's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    TB mask and negative air flow for Hep C? When did Hep C become

  7. Night Shift Group Hug =)

    jmtndl replied to CamillusRN's topic in General Nursing

    I'm about to shoot myself in the foot here but....does the hospital close down if you don't work 10 12-hour shifts in a row? Is that even safe? Does your manager not arrange for enough staff because...

  8. new device...a little rant

    jmtndl posted a topic in General Nursing

    inservice on new device is anxiety

  9. new device...a little rant

    jmtndl replied to jmtndl's topic in General Nursing

    I just attended an inservice on a new device. It is an LVAD pump on a catheter that must be placed exacxtly between the left ventrical and tha aortic root and sucks blood from the ventrical and...

  10. Medication test Kindred

    jmtndl replied to moni777's topic in Long Term Acute Care

    It's a basic med test, not difficult, but has some trick questions on it. Read all questions completely and think a minut before

  11. Do you clean bedpans or throw them out?

    jmtndl replied to RNdynamic's topic in General Nursing

    I put the bedpan in the trash then remove the trash from the room so I'm not leaving a stinky bedpan in the patient's room. Housekeeping doesn't even

  12. Quality of life VS. quantity of life.

    jmtndl replied to ElaineSmith's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Dying with Dignity is for those with a condition that prevents them from an expectation of life,not for those who are so depressed they don't want to live,even tho they may not be overtly...

  13. Has being a nurse changed your outlook on...

    jmtndl replied to richardgecko's topic in General Nursing

    Nursing has totally changed how I view physicians. You can't bill a dead person.I have seen orders "Place feeding tube Monday then discharge to nursing home Tuesday on Hospice." I have seen Stage 4...

  14. pre-employment drug screen...too dilute?

    jmtndl replied to laurascasey's topic in General Nursing

    Happened to me and freaked me out! Got a call-back...questioned veeery suspiciously about why I drank so much water before the test (...??because I had to pee for them??) Went back after walking...

  15. what items could you not go a nursing shift without?

    jmtndl replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    lipstick and reading

  16. What is the weirdest thing someone has been admitted to the hospital for?

    jmtndl replied to SweetsRN522's topic in General Nursing

    I saw a 26 year old healthy young man admitted for a bug bite on his hand.He got an MRI of the hand,an ID consult, and Dilaudid q 3 for pain.The ID doc wrote that there was minimal erythema,no...

  17. cdiff death?

    jmtndl replied to purple10's topic in General Nursing

    How cute! I think it is spelled prophylactic, but I'm not sure. It sounds like you did everything right! Pls don't

  18. care plan priority diagnoses

    jmtndl replied to clearblue3's topic in General Students

    Wow...I'd just make sure she had effective pain med,something for nausea,maybe an IV antihypertensive,an air mattress, and some emotional support!Oh yeah,some anti-thrombolytic measure too.Sounds like...

  19. How well does misogyny work out in your facility?

    jmtndl replied to UserG's topic in General Nursing

    Malice and poor character ...the choice of words used by this man certainly indicate malice to

  20. Diversity

    jmtndl replied to BABYJADE06's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    How do you "encourage racial diversity"?

  21. Preconcieved ideas about doctors

    jmtndl replied to MKS8806's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    You know wht? Be hateful and demeaning to me one time and that's all it takes. I am never rude or demeaning to anyone for any reason...ever. It is just fine for me to expect the same. And when someone...

  22. night shift dilemma

    jmtndl replied to earthbound's topic in General Nursing

    Part of your responsibility as a night shift worker is to get enough sleep.You are endangering your patients coming to work groggy and sleep-deprived. If you cannot arrange to get enough sleep...

  23. Phrase of the Night

    jmtndl replied to ErinBSN's topic in Emergency

    When I was the trigae nurse, I would ask what was different about the sympton...pain...year-old rash that prompted them to come in tonight. They usually had an answer and no one got offended.It helped...

  24. The dreaded pregnancy test

    jmtndl replied to psu_213's topic in Emergency

    How does an IUD help stop

  25. The kiss of death: when you know you are about to get fired

    jmtndl replied to fallinnstyle's topic in General Nursing

    You can COBRA your insurance untill your new benefits kick