JailRN

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  1. JailRN

    What if the Boston bomber was your pt

    JailRN replied to imintrouble's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I work for the police department in a local jail. I'm always professional, but not warm and fuzzy. That will get you hurt. I see murderers, rapists, child molesters, drunk drivers, child abusers, etc....
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    What Type of Nursing is Right for Me?

    JailRN replied to abeccone's topic in Nursing Career

    The beauty of nursing is that you can switch 'specialties'. Go where you're pulled. I've been in nursing since 1972, most of it psych. Most pts have some underlying psych dx. Plus, if you know your...
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    Pulled from floor by "Men in Black"

    JailRN replied to mikala3's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Why would you discuss ANY pt with ANYONE without knowing who they were? You've put yourself in a jam! Hope you have a good lawyer and malpractice insurance!! Even a good lawyer will tell you to keep...
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    Was I at fault? the nurse embarrassed me in front of others.

    JailRN replied to crunchytaco's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    She's lazy. Plain and simple! It drives me crazy when RN's have time to complain about something that we could have taken care of ourselves. It would have taken a few minutes to answer the light and...
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    Bullies at the work place.. vent

    JailRN replied to ohmeowzer RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I think there's one like this in every facility. I wouldn't tell her anything! She sounds like she'd cover it up or just lie. Your responsibility is to your patients and yourself. You don't want to...
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    10th Nursing Caption Contest - Win $100

    JailRN replied to Brian's topic in News, Announcements

    What part of 'apply sparingly' did you not understand,
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    Is there a proper way to chart what a patient/resident says?

    JailRN replied to black_widow192's topic in General Nursing

    "The truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth". Sounds like you have more on your hands than an ugly, foul mouth pt. You have co-workers who 'yell at you'. I wouldn't put up with it. You were...
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    New Grad Interview Help!

    JailRN replied to kasianna's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Congrats! Just breathe, pause and think before you answer. Find out about the facility and what they offer to pts before you go. You'll be fine. Let us
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    Working as a nurse and pregnancy

    JailRN replied to loveishope's topic in General Nursing

    Unless they ask, don't volunteer information. Years ago, I oriented a RN from a registry who was hired to work weekends. When she was scheduled for her first shift 3 days later, the registry called...
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    Allowing Pt's Parent to Take Meds Home

    JailRN replied to Juan-RN's topic in Patient Medications

    Wake him up. He'll eventually fall asleep again. Like was said before, you're responsible for giving the meds ordered. If there's a problem, how does it look in
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    Office nurse or LTC?

    JailRN replied to scrublifenurse10's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I wouldn't compromise my values for any price. If the MD's aren't docs that you would go to and take your family to, I wouldn't work for them. It's not worth putting your license at
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    The New Alphabet

    JailRN replied to madwife2002's topic in Nursing Humor

    :rotfl::rotfl: Cute, very cute I needed that today
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    Terms we will not admit to using

    JailRN replied to gwenith's topic in Nursing Humor

    The jail nurses' favorite "Adam Henry"--police terminology for the initials "A.H." is (how can I say this and not get into trouble) 'bottom hole', (uncoop, out of control, loud, cursing, gassing...
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    lac+usc or kaiser panorama city

    JailRN replied to kim.marie's topic in California Nursing

    LAC+USC!!!! The benefits of being a government (any govt--city, county, state, federal) employee are the BEST!!! If I had known then what I know now, I could retire TOMORROW (I'm 55) and collect...
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    30 Unit Option - California LVNS

    JailRN replied to NurseGiaCA's topic in California Nursing

    I did the 30 unit option program a LONG time ago through a community college. (I was an old lady in a hurry and this seemed to be California's answer to the growing nursing shortage). Our class of 40...
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    Owning a home in California

    JailRN replied to love-d-OR's topic in California Nursing

    Buy it!! It's not going to get cheaper. You will have tax writeoffs. You will own it. You will not waste money on rent. You will be settled. We bought our home in 1976 for $90,000. 4 bedrooms, pool,...
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    Reading, PA area?

    JailRN replied to sunfirebsn's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    I grew up there and went to nursing school there. Reading Hospital is a good place, they seem to be on top of their game and patients get good care. There is also St. Joseph's Hospital which is also a...
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    Had something interest happen this past weekend

    JailRN replied to MadisonsMomRN's topic in Correctional

    Again, good for you...the nurses are the ones with the license to loose, not the security staff..they need to learn about liability, liability, liability.............you trust your judgement and your...
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    Had something interest happen this past weekend

    JailRN replied to MadisonsMomRN's topic in Correctional

    Good for you!!! We nurses need to trust our 'gut' feelings and not back down just becaues the detention satff doesn't like it or is inconvenienced by our
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    Private Companies and Correctional Nurses

    JailRN posted a topic in Correctional

    Well, I knew it was too good to be true. Looks like the job that I love so much may be contracted out to a private company. Anybody have experience with any of these folks?? I really don't want to...
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    Acceptance letter for El Camino in Torrance

    JailRN replied to dienne's topic in California Nursing

    have you completed your pre
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    Do you think you are adequately compensated in your job as a nurse?

    JailRN replied to *TK8's topic in General Nursing

    Not no, but, HELL NO!! 1. An associates degree nurse needs more credits than any other major, and makes less money, 2. most facilities don't compensate for a BSN, let alone a MSN, unless you're in...
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    PICC lines and ?Infecton

    JailRN posted a topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    OK, nurses..I need opinions, facts, experiences How long, would any of you say, it takes for an infection to start in a PICC line??? I recently had a newly arrived inmate with a PICC line, he had no...
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    PICC lines and ?Infecton

    JailRN replied to JailRN's topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    I couldn't jusify putting him on suicide precautions for possibly pulling out the line--plus, where he was housed is where they would have put him for SP anyway, and they are checked q 15 minutes. I...
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    Nursing Union questions

    JailRN replied to strider14's topic in California Nursing

    1. Can't figure out any benefits. 2. No, because they haven't helped when I needed them to. 3. I'm not sure what you mean, "don't like your job"?? don't like your assignment, don't like what??? If...