JailRN

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  1. JailRN

    PICC lines and ?Infecton

    JailRN replied to JailRN's topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    Thanks-- I do examine wounds, etc. when an IM arrives..I can't remember a time that we have ever had a PICC line here..occ. we get a heparin lock that wasn't removed at the local ER..we remove it and...
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    touched inappropriately by patient

    JailRN replied to newohiorn's topic in General Nursing

    File the reports--you might find out this isn't the first time with this jerk. Around here, when there is a murder, serial rapist, or pedophile, there is more than one victim. Then comes the TV...
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    touched inappropriately by patient

    JailRN replied to newohiorn's topic in General Nursing

    :angryfire:angryfire:angryfire:angryfire:angryfire:angryfire:angryfire:angryfire This is sexual battery (243.4 California Penal Code) don't know about the state you live in Wait, wait...your hubby is...
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    how much should i ask for?

    JailRN replied to BaadFornRN's topic in Correctional

    Usually, it's less $$ than the private sector. It's made up for with benefits, which are fabulous!!! Also, it depends on your experience, credentials, certificatons, etc. We have several tiers here....
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    How many females are "peeking" in this forum?

    JailRN replied to caliber's topic in Men in Nursing

    Guilty!!! I'm here cause Doug can't be. The guys are great!!:yelclap: I don't care WHAT they call
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    my love of nursing is gone...husband died of medical mistake

    JailRN replied to Neveranurseagain's topic in California Nursing

    BIG HUGS TO YOU AND YOUR BOYS! :scrying::scrying::scrying::scrying: Sent you a private e mail. I DO know what you're going through. Please contact me. Your loss is profound. And I understand the...
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    What to do?? IM won't come out of the hole!

    JailRN replied to docpsychrn42's topic in Correctional

    First and foremost, protect your license!!! You will be cricified if he does carry out his threat. Let him stay in the hole. Does he have ANYTHING that points to autism?? (Usually, they don't play...
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    This aughta be fun: List the terms/slang/correctional nursing lingo for us newbies

    JailRN replied to Monica RN,BSN's topic in Correctional

    K11=gay guys, we separate them from GP, or they'd be
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    Any nurses here date the officers?

    JailRN replied to Monica RN,BSN's topic in Correctional

    NO!! NO!! NEVER, NEVER!!! Most of them are fine to work with, but, on a personal level, I wouldn't have COFFEE with them, let alone anything
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    Inmates and lawsuits!

    JailRN replied to docpsychrn42's topic in Correctional

    I hear that all the time. Here, in California, we're lawsuit happy. I just follow the policies of the institution. I can't give what I don't stock. I can't give what the MD hasn't ordered. I just...
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    coworkers who never say no

    JailRN replied to afteralltheseyears's topic in Correctional

    I try not to get into a #%@@&^# contest with the IM. I also follow the policy of the institution. If it's a short while, or they have a decent reason, I'll give it. What I hear a lot is, "well,...
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    successful RN test takers! How long did it take to see your name on the board web?

    JailRN replied to belka8's topic in California Nursing

    I bet that if you check, you'll see something today--when my husband took his (the second time), it was on a friday, results were posted tues. stopped at 75 questions. I took mine in the days of the...
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    Does size matter.

    JailRN replied to mommie2bodie's topic in Correctional

    Ah, don't worry. I'm 5'4", 110# AND 54 years old!! With a problematic IM,in a very quiet voice, I tell them, "don't let my size or my age fool you, because I will stomp you into the ground and mail...
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    Direct admits and "Stat" orders -- if it's that urgent why not call 911?

    JailRN replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    Well, I know, in my Dad's case, the doctor wanted him to be admitted to the ER from his office (not with chest pain) via ambulance--my Mother, however, wanted to "take him home first and call...
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    I think I failed.

    JailRN replied to PolandM's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    When Doug retook his boards, he did so on a friday..it took until Tues, but he did pass....do you remember how many questions you answered?? Good luck and even if you fail (Doug did the first time)...
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    Irritating coworker -RANT

    JailRN replied to Monica RN,BSN's topic in Correctional

    OUR booking fee is $122.00 Trustees, earn $2.00/$3.00 a day. We don't charge for medical, psych, and the dental is only extractions, no dentures, hearing aids, sex changes, heart transplants, etc....
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    Calling All Mothers

    JailRN replied to rnmomtobe2010's topic in General Nursing

    Boy, do I feel your pain!! When I would take a class and not be able to study, I would teach my son what I was trying to learn. 1988, he was 6 and I was taking my ACLS classes. I taught him the...
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    Passed or not?? FREAKING OUT!!!!

    JailRN replied to WonderBeam's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I hate to say it, but, I TOLD YOU SO!!! "Wonderbeam, RN" does have a nice ring to it!! CONGRATS!!! (doing the happy dance)
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    I passed!!!!

    JailRN replied to Kristi Lee's topic in General Nursing

    CONGRATS!!! (doing the happy
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    What is the nicest thing a patient has ever said to you?

    JailRN replied to AngelfireRN's topic in General Nursing

    Well, I had an elderly patient, a "Grumpy Old Man", who kept telling his family that he was dying.... every day for 6 months... I kept telling the family that I didn't have a crystal ball, but, that...
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    Passed or not?? FREAKING OUT!!!!

    JailRN replied to WonderBeam's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    You did fine---my hubby was in the same spot, failed 1st time, second time-shut off at 75 questions..he, too, freaked...keep checking the BRN web site for your state--he found out about 6 days later...
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    BON wants my adoption decree!

    JailRN replied to brookorrn's topic in General Nursing

    Very wierd....I too, am adopted, and don't remember even seeing my decree..I never had to send it to anyone...BUT, my birth certificate does look different than that of my late husband's...his has...
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    Medical Puzzle Or Duped Again?

    JailRN replied to RN.38SPCL's topic in Correctional

    Thanks--I never knew that--saw it a time or 2, figured the IM was jerking our
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    Certification exams

    JailRN replied to Monica RN,BSN's topic in Correctional

    Should get one...some places won't even hire you without
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    Thanks to the guys here

    JailRN posted a topic in Men in Nursing

    :balloons::balloons::balloons:My husband, Doug, (aka "harleyman") was a student nurse when I introduced him to this site. I'd been here for awhile, being the 33year veteran of nursing. He took great...