JennyMac

JennyMac has 9 years experience.

Latest Activity

1. Would you let a relationship affect your job advancement?

   JennyMac replied to purplegal's topic in General Nursing

   OP, forgive me if I am making incorrect assumptions, but based on your description, this relationship sounds very unfulfilling. Does the man refer to you as his girlfriend, or is the relationship not...

2. Guess what I did today?!

   JennyMac replied to momto5RN's topic in School

   Ugh! I've had to check up to 5 classes in one day what with siblings and switching classes (and they wanted me to do 3 more

3. Seasonal allergy saga........

   JennyMac replied to Riley RN's topic in School

   I recently put this on another thread, but I have two seond-graders whose eyes are very irritated now. After a few interventions and some rest time, I said, "Try to go to class, I cant keep you here...

4. Patients Say the Darnedest Things

   JennyMac replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

   I'm a school nurse, and this week has been rough on the kiddos with allergies. Two second-graders have been spending the better part of the school day with me for a few days. Me: "You look much...

5. Patients Say the Darnedest Things

   JennyMac replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

   Older lady who had received a certain medication earlier in her stay with positive results. Wants same medication, but it is now contraindicated for this patient, for reasons I can't remember....

6. My laugh for the day

   JennyMac replied to JennyMac's topic in School

   Kid came back to me three times today. "My tongue touched my tooth, now my tongue hurts." Not so amusing

7. Math requirement for RNs?

   JennyMac replied to llg's topic in General Nursing

   I've always been the same. I struggled with math in elementary/high school, despite doing very well in every other subject. As I got older, I improved a lot. But I still have trouble using the...

8. My laugh for the day

   JennyMac posted a topic in School

   A second-grade boy came running into my office looking very distressed, breathing heavily, calling out, "Nuurrsseeee!!!" Even though this child is starting to become a FF, the sense of urgency about...

9. Manners....are they obsolete ?

   JennyMac replied to Keepstanding's topic in School

   P.S. I LOVE this

10. Manners....are they obsolete ?

    JennyMac replied to Keepstanding's topic in School

    Hi all, I'm new to school nursing this year and have been lurking forever. I started working in an elementary school this year in what you would call a semi-urban area, just miles outside of NYC. I...

11. Help choosing-Home Health or Dialysis?

    JennyMac posted a topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    Hi all! I am an RN with 7 years' experience in a hospital, and now I am looking for a new job. I have two offers that I'm having trouble deciding between. One is in homecare with Visiting Nurse...

12. Help choosing-Home Health or Dialysis?

    JennyMac posted a topic in Home Health

    Hi all! I am an RN with 7 years' experience in a hospital, and now I am looking for a new job. I have two offers that I'm having trouble deciding between. One is in homecare with Visiting Nurse...

13. Help choosing, Homecare or Dialysis?

    JennyMac posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi all! I am an RN with 7 years' experience in a hospital, and now I am looking for a new job. I have two offers that I'm having trouble deciding between. One is in homecare with Visiting Nurse...

14. Are shy and quiet people not allowed to be nurses?

    JennyMac replied to sunnyskies2's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Please don't listen to her! I was so shy in my teens and college years that I would be sick before going into a social situation, never talked to anybody at school...practically stopped breathing and...

15. "If they really cared about their mom, they wouldn't of put her in a nursing home"

    JennyMac replied to Bruce_Wayne's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    btw, jacksoncare, Just how are your SISTERS paying in the upper 5-digits for home health care??? Why on earth are these WOMEN out working? Shouldn't they be in their places at