JennieO

JennieO

Clinic, formerly ED, ICU, PACU, ortho

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  1. Why is SEIU 1199 doing so little for Harborview?

    JennieO posted a topic in Washington Nursing

    Have you noticed how much SEIU is doing for the Swedish negotiations? The Harborview contract expires in July 2011 as well. SEIU has done ABOSLUTELY NOTHING except to take our union dues. I hope...

  2. What is the best agency to work for in Seattle?

    JennieO posted a topic in Washington Nursing

    I am interested in picking up 2-3 shifts per month as a PACU RN. Does anybody know which nursing agency in Seattle pays the

  3. Can nurses with MRSA work?

    JennieO posted a topic in General Nursing

    An RN friend I work with, was just diagnosed with MRSA from a nasal sore. Can she still work as an ICU RN? Can the hospital make her take a leave? She is debating whether or not to tell our...

  4. ASPAN certification

    JennieO posted a topic in PACU

    Does anybody know which book is the best study guide for the ASPAN (PACU) certification?

  5. Is nursing for me?

    JennieO replied to CherryB's topic in General Nursing

    Nursing is a field with many areas--everyone seems to find one that they like. Many areas, you never see a bedpan or start an IV. You do get used to doing things, rather quickly, like drawing blood,...

  6. Tired of impaired nurses

    JennieO replied to epipusher's topic in General Nursing

    I appreciate all your replies. Unfortunately, I do not have absolute proof of this, so I will keep quiet at work on this issue. I will let someone with more "clout" on the unit raise the alarm. I...

  7. Tired of impaired nurses

    JennieO replied to epipusher's topic in General Nursing

    Dear Heron and Jolie, I am not "covering uP" anything. This is exactly the inappropriate nursing behavior I have written about. It was not I who jumped into the Pyxis or diverted narcotics....

  8. New admits at shift change

    JennieO replied to megananne7's topic in General Nursing

    I work in the recovery room. Like the ED, the top excuses for not taking the pt. on the floor/ICU are 1)It's shift change (let's make this an hour ordeal) 2) the room is not ready (call housekeeping,...

  9. No Work And Sitting By The Phone

    JennieO replied to Aviationurse's topic in General Nursing

    Dust off your resume. You will be better able to care for your father if you are not worried about $$ and whether you "get" to work tonight, probably after sleeping all day. The ship is sinking, bail...

  10. Tired of impaired nurses

    JennieO replied to epipusher's topic in General Nursing

    Dear Embarrassing, I do not know how getting a DUI is the same as diverting narcotics at work, working impaired and potentially ruining the careers of other RNs. Let's not compare talking on...

  11. Tired of impaired nurses

    JennieO replied to epipusher's topic in General Nursing

    Hello, I am the original poster and I think all of us have had our opinions formed by personal experience. Seven years ago I had the experience of reporting an extemely impaired RN after several...

  12. New admits at shift change

    JennieO replied to megananne7's topic in General Nursing

    I am not in support of NOT transferring pt. at report time. Let's be real, the receiving unit wants to count the 20 minutes before report and 20 minutes after report as report. This works out to be...

  13. Tired of impaired nurses

    JennieO replied to epipusher's topic in General Nursing

    Should drug addicted nurses be allowed to return to practice when their rate of relapsing is incredibly high? Should they be allowed to potentially harm pts. and compromise the careers of innocent RNs...

  14. I can smell poop...

    JennieO replied to Michelle123's topic in General Nursing

    The odour is not in your mind. I had an ICU pt. with the worst breath ever. It would curl your eyelashes. The next day when I got in my car I was hit with the stench from this pt's breath that...

  15. Work Schedule Favoritism

    JennieO replied to pinoy_guy's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Do you have a union? About 15 years ago the major union in my city made it illegal for a hospital to send anyone home involutarily. I believe almost all of the hospitals around here do NOT engage in...

  16. Harborview or Swedish?

    JennieO replied to Icess64's topic in Washington Nursing

    I have worked at both Harborview for 12 years and Swedish for 7 years. I have never met a nurse personally who has been assaulted at HMC, nor have I met a nurse who has left HMC for Swedish. On the...

  17. Harborview or Swedish?

    JennieO replied to Icess64's topic in Washington Nursing

    I have worked at both Swedish and Harborview. I do not have anything bad to say about Swedish, but I far prefer Harborview. I worked at Swedish for 7 years in many areas and have been at HMC for 12...

  18. Would you call in because you didn't get any sleep?

    JennieO replied to Elvish's topic in General Nursing

    Absolutely. We all know our judgment is impaired when we are exhausted. You could make a serious error that could harm a pt. or ruin your career. It is less about your being tired, as that you...

  19. How much notice to give?

    JennieO replied to brookesbuddy's topic in General Nursing

    Do you mean three

  20. Prayers for the Families of the Virginia Tech Massacre!

    JennieO replied to chase4myheart's topic in General Nursing

    I was sad all day about this. I have a 19 year old son who lives in the engineering dorms of his university. It really hit home. These kids are just kids and so vulnerable. Your freshamn year of...

  21. Question Please! Icu Nurses

    JennieO replied to l.rae's topic in MICU, SICU

    Well, if your hospital allows two patients per bed and allows pt to go to ICU without orders written yet, perhaps. Where I work, the is only one body per bed and if you EVER bring a pt. to the ICU...

  22. Why do you like PACU nursing?

    JennieO replied to Lefty26's topic in PACU

    PACU is great. It is where you go after ICU. We are a level one trauma center and always have two RNs on at night. We never leave an RN alone--I actually think that would be illegal. People do NOT...

  23. Report time

    JennieO replied to NPRoseMona's topic in General Nursing

    Let's face it, with some nurses it is like the Grand Inquisition and they can locate the information themselves but do not want to. A cure to this is to give a very long, very detailed report with...

  24. What would you do?

    JennieO posted a topic in General Nursing

    I work in a critical care unit that has 2-3 RNs at night. There is an employee, ancillary staff, who quit our area a few years ago. My dilemma is, she is on our unit at night 5-7 hours/night surfing...

  25. Question about documentation

    JennieO replied to midcom's topic in General Nursing

    A&P. I do not think so. We are rapidly losing our abbreviations yearly. Unfortunately, many instructors are far removed from the act of