Jennerizer ASN, RN

Jennerizer has 13 years experience as a ASN, RN and specializes in PCU, Critical Care, Observation.

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   First patient fall...

   Jennerizer replied to Shawn4455's topic in General Nursing

   Shawn - stop beating yourself up. Patients are going to fall. It's a fact of life. The only reason administration cares now is because Medicare won't pay for any costs associated with it. Go back...
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   Miserable nurses

   Jennerizer replied to FutureNurse0201's topic in General Nursing

   Sounds like you both had a bad day. My best advice is to not dwell on it. Not every nurse likes being assigned a student. Don't take it personally. And don't allow one person to get to you the way...
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   Getting yelled at by a doctor for the first time....

   Jennerizer replied to NewbieNurse93's topic in General Nursing

   You are not a horrible nurse. Some doctors are big babies that have social deficits. You are an advocate for your patient. Not for the lazy doctor that forgot to write a script. I think what you...
4. 

   Does it ever stop?

   Jennerizer replied to YoungRN93's topic in General Nursing

   I don't think you did anything wrong at all. We don't d/c the drip just because they convert to NSR. There should be parameters within the initial order...like notify MD when heart rate less than 70...
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   Med error

   Jennerizer replied to Nurselisa12's topic in Patient Safety Issues

   It happens to the best of us, but I'm sure it won't happen again. Let the guilty feeling go. You're not a robot, you're human & the patient is
6. 

   Irreplaceable

   Jennerizer replied to Elfriede's topic in Patient Safety Issues

   I'm not even sure what you are talking
7. 

   I don't know how I could've handed this differently

   Jennerizer replied to remotefuse's topic in General Nursing

   You can't even really blame admin because it's our govt that came up with these unrealistic patient satisfaction surveys in which the hospital always loses money because it is impossible to achieve...
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   No Respect.

   Jennerizer replied to CardiacDork's topic in General Nursing

   I get what you're saying. I see it all the time. Nurses these days are viewed as personal assistants rather than medical professionals. I was admitting a patient last night and during the...
9. 

   What is a reasonable starting salary to expect?

   Jennerizer replied to dinobiceps's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

   New nurses in Florida make around $20/hr...sometimes more, sometimes less depending on the county. Keep in mind though...we have no state income tax. The tourists pay that.
10. 

    Florida LPN pay rate

    Jennerizer replied to RAYNAJ's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Volusia county/Daytona Beach is one of the lowest paid counties in the state for
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    What are some of the most ridiculous requests you have heard?

    Jennerizer replied to Joe V's topic in General Nursing

    Had a male patient ask me to wipe his butt clean while he was on the toilet. He was perfectly capable of doing this himself, but he seemed to enjoy having a female do it. I told him I would get our...
12. 

    Hospitals illegally firing nurses for refusing flu vaccines

    Jennerizer replied to AQEELSMOM's topic in Disaster Preparation

    It's another one of those things that looks good on paper because JCAHO is pushing for 80% of hospital employees to be vaccinated. These hospitals that are firing employees for not complying...makes...
13. 

    Is it possible to get the holidays off?

    Jennerizer replied to Joe V's topic in Nursing Humor

    My hospital only pays 10% more to work on a holiday. I'm sure if it were time & a half, they'd have more than enough volunteers. I managed to get all of Thanksgiving & Christmas off, but am...
14. 

    MD Present to Defibrillate?

    Jennerizer replied to Music in My Heart's topic in General Nursing

    The hospital I'm at doesn't have much of a code team. An ICU nurse and a respiratory therapist. Your fellow nursing staff is the team & it is run by the charge nurse. No doctor ever shows up....
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    Nurse Educator without nursing experience.. (?)

    Jennerizer replied to bsnwnab's topic in Nursing Career

    My first semester professor had approx 6 months floor experience before it overwhelmed her & she went running into the education dept for a job. Regardless, she was a good teacher even though she...