Jennyw45013

Jennyw45013

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  1. Passing out in the OR

    Jennyw45013 replied to Carrie_MTC's topic in General Students

    :) I am suprised that they were not more supportive. It has happened to plenty of people, one of my classmates passed out, knocking into a sterile cart and knocking a bunch of stuff over :) The...

  2. Which laxative to use?

    Jennyw45013 replied to avatar78's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    LOL good q. Well, sennokot is a PO stool softner, probably easiest on system. Then PO dulcolax (PO and PR are kind of a different story, PR is more effective obviously :) Then MOM and miralax, Mag...

  3. large bore needles

    Jennyw45013 replied to MariaCarter06's topic in General Nursing

    agree with above. If you can get an 18, then why not. What cracks me up is when squads bring in a toe hurts with a 14 gauge

  4. Eat Before You Get Here!

    Jennyw45013 replied to NurseJacqui's topic in Emergency

    I didn't get to read this whole thing b/c it was long, but this is a HUGE pet peeve of mine!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! We have gross food too! Why do people not eat at home? Do they think we are a five...

  5. Most likely a stupid question...

    Jennyw45013 replied to needsmore$'s topic in Emergency

    I agree with above, especially for insertion of central lines. I had a trauma patient with mult attempts for a central line, developed bilat pneumos and had to be tubed on arrival to recieveing...

  6. What was the MOST ridiculous thing a patient came to the ER for?

    Jennyw45013 replied to JUSTYSMOM's topic in Emergency

    Oh, and one guy had some plastic thing in his member right underneath the skin, I guess to make it more pleasureable for her. It was in the shape of a money sign. Well, new girlfriend didn't like it...

  7. Life and ED Nursing

    Jennyw45013 replied to tigerlilyinci's topic in Emergency

    I feel ya sister :) I have 2 kids, work 32-36 hr/week, and am in school. It is tough!!! It took awhile to find my area of comfort though, that did not happen straight out of school. Does someone...

  8. Code blue nurse's/ rapid response team

    Jennyw45013 replied to p123's topic in Critical Care

    Well what are the first things you would do? Vital signs, Check JP, asess patient, put page into surgeon What are your common postop complications with abd surgery? Is JP working? Is there a large...

  9. Coronary angioplasty....

    Jennyw45013 replied to stephynic21's topic in General Students

    I agree, They would go back in and recheck to be sure there was no restenosis. Usually when the blockage is cricital, it is deemed necessary to put in the stent. Where I am from ususally at 60-75%...

  10. How to thank an ED RN?

    Jennyw45013 replied to Heceasib's topic in Emergency

    That is very nice :) Usually a note to administration gets passed on to our nurse manager and filed in our employee file. Any thank you card we recieve gets hung up on a community bulliten board....

  11. prehospital EKG transmission

    Jennyw45013 replied to quickcath's topic in Emergency

    At our hospital, they put age, last name, and gender on the EKG before they transmit. When the patient arrives, we stamp it with pt. information and put in the

  12. how do you take the BP in this scenario?

    Jennyw45013 replied to mashamontago's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    You can point the cuff to face the femoral (outer portion of leg) This will be upper thigh. It is quite

  13. Rules for the ER (long)

    Jennyw45013 replied to EDValerieRN's topic in Emergency

    Okl, so I didn't get to read this all, but what I have read is hilarious!! Here are a few rules I am adding: 1. If you plug in your cell phone charger into the wall when the ambulance drops you off...

  14. Public Service Announcement

    Jennyw45013 replied to ThrowEdNurse's topic in Emergency

    Ahh.. A sandwich would have been nice :) An award for my charge nurse would have been great. I'm suprised she wasn't hiding in our lockdown psych room

  15. Public Service Announcement

    Jennyw45013 replied to ThrowEdNurse's topic in Emergency

    I am almost positive most people in here are my coworkers or are all ER nurses this fantastic?? My worst shift was in Sept. when Hurricane Ivan (? i think that is what it was) hit us in southwestern...

  16. Nurses & Emergency Scenes

    Jennyw45013 replied to rnffemtguy's topic in General Nursing

    LOL This makes me laugh. I am an ER nurse, but feel much more comfortable handeling situations after EMS takes care of the important stuff for me. I am not an EMT, nor would I ever pretend that I...

  17. Cincinnati Hospitals

    Jennyw45013 replied to oreo84's topic in Ohio Nursing

    Everyone here has touched on most of what I would say. If you want hospital nursing, Trihealth, Mercy and Health Alliance are your best bet. I work for Ft. Hamilton in Hamilton which is about 40 min...

  18. A little advice please for Cincinnati

    Jennyw45013 replied to srae0608's topic in Ohio Nursing

    The major three health providers in this area are Trihealth, Health Alliance, and Mercy Hospitals. http://www.health-alliance.com http://www.ehealthconnection.com/regions/mercy_cincinnati/...

  19. ER nurses wear "biggirl panties"

    Jennyw45013 replied to TraumaNurseRN's topic in Emergency

    I came to ER from ICU. Both are challanging in their own way, but lemme tell you, in ICU I had the luxery of saying I can't take that patient right now. Not in ER :) It is one heck of a job and I...

  20. Miami RN to BSN program...dirt wanted!

    Jennyw45013 replied to js142430's topic in Ohio Nursing

    I am currently doing the RN to BSN at Miami University. I went to Miami for my ADN so it was a pretty smooth transition. I take one to two classes a semester. I am from hamilton, and i work at ft....

  21. HEY GOP: Attacking Hillary Isn't a Health Plan

    Jennyw45013 replied to lizzyj's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    wow, you must have never had it bad huh??? i had my first child at 18, in nursing school full time with academic scholorships and grants. I worked on the weekends as a waitress to barely make ends...

  22. Controversial Michael Moore Flick 'Sicko' Will Compare U.S. Health Care with Cuba's

    Jennyw45013 replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    again, has anyone seen the movie??? i will not criticize until i

  23. Controversial Michael Moore Flick 'Sicko' Will Compare U.S. Health Care with Cuba's

    Jennyw45013 replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    has anyone on here even seen the movie? It doesn't matter what is thought of MM. My thought is, whatever puts the topic out there and starts dialouge. We are nurses and we deal with the...

  24. Say What??????!!!!!!!!!!

    Jennyw45013 replied to gt4everpn's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    that is hilarious! did you keep a straight face for

  25. Crazy stuff can happen

    Jennyw45013 replied to gt4everpn's topic in General Nursing

    the worst thing that has ever happened to me: I was working on a step down and i just walked out of report. One of my four patients was a woman who had a thoracotomy the night before. uneventful...