espritjolieRN

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  1. ALF RN nursing skills

    espritjolieRN posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Hi all, I'm looking into a position as an ALF RN. I'll be honest... I'm not a big fan of doing a lot of clinical skills. Don't like IVs or caths at all. For those of you who have done this...

  2. ALF RN nursing skills

    espritjolieRN replied to espritjolieRN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Thanks for your reply. I work in a clinic as RN. Most of my position involves telephone triage and handling walk in patients with medical complaints. I feel like my assessment skills and pathophys...

  3. What's It All About, ALFie?--Help and Support for Assisted Living Nurses

    espritjolieRN replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I'm curious, are caths expected/common in an ALF

  4. Is one year of med/surg necessary?

    espritjolieRN replied to Lpn1997's topic in General Nursing

    My feeling is if you're doing overflow, you're getting your experience with med surg. If you like what you're doing, I wouldn't switch. If you decide later you want to make a switch and feel like...

  5. AZBON newsletter- medical office employees calling themselves "nurses" busted.

    espritjolieRN replied to Hellllllo Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    In the clinic where I work, the doctors refer to their assistants as nurses. The receptionists refer to the assistants as nurses. Even the licensed and registered nurses refer to the assistants as...

  6. fellow nurse always "too busy" to help

    espritjolieRN replied to jam2007's topic in General Nursing

    When I worked the floor it was that way with almost all the nurses. Always too busy. Well, yeah, it's true we're busy... but come on! People don't seem to realize that when we take a few minutes...

  7. it is depressing and dissapointing

    espritjolieRN replied to tryingtobecome's topic in General Nursing

    I've solved my situation to my satisfaction, found an RN job that suits my strengths and personality more than hospital nursing. Doesn't change the fact that if I knew then what I know now ABOUT...

  8. I know I will be given negative feedback for this ...

    espritjolieRN replied to iamhere's topic in General Nursing

    I worked as a tech in a pathology lab for 10 years prior to entering nursing school. I have always loved the "intellectual" side of nursing more than the "skill side." I work in a clinic where I do...

  9. Saw something that really disturbed me tonight

    espritjolieRN replied to flightnurse2b's topic in General Nursing

    One option... Call the police with the license plate number and a report of what you witnessed. Kicking someone in the jaw is a form of assault... and if that's pushing it, this isn't: the entirety...

  10. I can't cath to save my life!

    espritjolieRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    What am I doing wrong?? I have the hardest time finding the right location on women. I suppose nothing's going to help me there but practice. But this is really puzzling me: I've done 2 males now...

  11. I can't cath to save my life!

    espritjolieRN replied to espritjolieRN's topic in General Nursing

    Makes sense. This is what one of the other RNs thinks is my problem. She's seen me cath and she says I use a lot of lube. Can I flush a straight cath from the

  12. I can't cath to save my life!

    espritjolieRN replied to espritjolieRN's topic in General Nursing

    I know there's no absolute with women, but "usually" it's right above the lady partsl opening isn't

  13. I can't cath to save my life!

    espritjolieRN replied to espritjolieRN's topic in General Nursing

    I used to work in a hospital where they had us inject lidocaine into the urethra prior to cathing a male... then come back in 5

  14. I can't cath to save my life!

    espritjolieRN replied to espritjolieRN's topic in General Nursing

    Alright, I feel stupid. It's a brand new cath, why did you get return when u flushed

  15. I can't cath to save my life!

    espritjolieRN replied to espritjolieRN's topic in General Nursing

    I'm doing both. The straight caths aren't in a kit, so they're using the KY. I haven't been inserting almost to the hub though... there's part of the problem I

  16. it is depressing and dissapointing

    espritjolieRN replied to tryingtobecome's topic in General Nursing

    If I could go back and do it all again, I'd go for accounting. Some nice little desk job where the numbers all add up and nobody dies... or poops on

  17. Is nursing the best job ever?

    espritjolieRN replied to heatherwood's topic in General Nursing

    No...

  18. salary range 2007

    espritjolieRN replied to cab6e3's topic in Telephone Triage

    Networking. The DON's life partner was a nurse on the peds floor I worked at. She told me about the position. The clinic sent me to several seminars and gave me more training time than I ever had...

  19. Medication Errors-Why?

    espritjolieRN replied to ERGirl83's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, and once again, WHY is there a lack of attention??? Because they're willfully careless?

  20. How to stay positive as a nurse....

    espritjolieRN replied to alab49's topic in General Nursing

    Want to stay positive? Find an area of nursing you love. The ones who are negative and cynical are that way because they're burned out and hate where they're

  21. Medication Errors-Why?

    espritjolieRN replied to ERGirl83's topic in General Nursing

    IMO they occur primarily because the staff is overworked and overloaded with way too many responsibilities. Think about it, when you're moving as fast as you can to try to keep up with everything you...

  22. I have a job interview tomorrow....

    espritjolieRN replied to AtHomeRN's topic in General Nursing

    I interviewed for positions last September. Before going in I googled something like "common interview questions," picked out what I thought i could get asked and prepared & practiced answers for...

  23. When do you NOT want people to know you're a Nurse

    espritjolieRN replied to Nurse_Newbie's topic in General Nursing

    I don't care who knows. If they want to talk about their medical problems I'm game - I like the medical field, it's all interesting to me. If they ask me something I don't know, I say "I don't...

  24. Sterotypes of Nurses Continues and Is Getting Worse

    espritjolieRN replied to nursinginga's topic in General Nursing

    Title of this thread is ironic considering it's sitting on the same page as the Doctors Are Bullies

  25. info on apnea

    espritjolieRN replied to catnip's topic in General Nursing

    My husband was dx'd last year. I'd been harping at him for a couple years to have a sleep study as he had some of the signs including snoring and incredible fatigue. He mentioned it to his doc who...