jayne109

jayne109 RN

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  1. Question about Jackson Pratt Drains & retention sutures

    jayne109 replied to hoolahan's topic in General Nursing

    HI ya'll! I work at a very small-47-bed-hospital and we do TKR, THR and numerous surgeries (no heart) We dc the drains on orthos(hemovac) and abdominal and whatever else come through. WE even dc art...

  2. Post Transfusion Labs

    jayne109 replied to Tweety's topic in General Nursing

    We wait 2 hours usually. It depends on the doc. Occasionally, if it is close to the 5 am draw, the doc will have an hhduring the transfusion. How weird is that?

  3. Low census days (whine)

    jayne109 replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in General Nursing

    I kinda wish we were called off by seniority. We have an order: travelers, then double-time staff (people who sign up for extra shifts) the prn staff, then pt sstaff then full time staff. we have...

  4. Desktop vs laptop

    jayne109 replied to Gampopa's topic in General Students

    Back in my third semester of nursing school, I had an instructor who talked really fast, Since I type a lot faster (and neater) than I wwrite so I wentt out and bought a laptop without researching....

  5. What is your best tips for new grads starting on med-surg

    jayne109 replied to peaceful2100's topic in Medical-Surgical

    My best advice to you (graduated Dec 2002) do not be afraid to ask questions. Most Nurses don't mind answering questions and no question is a stupid one. I know. My favorite question is "Why?"...

  6. What do med surg nusres do?

    jayne109 replied to nluvsj's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I am a new grad ( graduated in December 2003) and I work at a small community hospital. WE have L & D, Med-Surg (where I work) outpatient surgery and ICU as well as A geriatric wellness unit. To...

  7. 2 Nurses needed???

    jayne109 replied to BrandieRNq's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Some of the nurses don't like getting verified but we all do it with insulin. We don't with heparin, though at our hospital. I like getting verified because our syringes are hard for everybody to...