jnrsmommy

jnrsmommy

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  1. Co-workers doing your work behind your back?

    jnrsmommy replied to RachelRN25's topic in General Nursing

    I know that it can seem a little annoying when that happens, but I would be really grateful. I've worked in places where co-workers will let a pump beep for 10 min while I'm doing something else. At...

  2. Do you have a Mosby's dictionary?

    jnrsmommy replied to coopman712's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    When I went through nursing school, our Mosby dictionary came w/ the A&P book. Even though I've been out of school for a few years now, I still buy a new one whenever it comes out. Even my kids...

  3. blood

    jnrsmommy replied to sweetieann's topic in General Nursing

    Just curious, why isn't a pump used for platelets? I've always given them wide open, but never thought about why we don't use a

  4. silly little question

    jnrsmommy replied to sweetieann's topic in General Nursing

    I was also taught in school that two degrees above baseline can indicate a fever, especially in the geriatric pop. I know that my so temp is always low 97s, so when he starts hitting above 99, I know...

  5. help with discharge-newborn

    jnrsmommy replied to nurselala33's topic in General Nursing

    Homeschool Mom, I wish you the best of luck on your project. It's been a loooong time since I've worked post-partum, so I really don't feel comfortable giving you advice. Besides, these other...

  6. Unbelievable, what do you think?

    jnrsmommy replied to Lylesmom's topic in General Nursing

    :yeahthat:

  7. Hours problem

    jnrsmommy replied to doggybour's topic in General Nursing

    As far as lacking hours go, I'd say that's a rarity. I thinks it depends on where you work. My old job, I routinely worked 4-5 12s per week (I had no life and I LOVED the money ). The place that I...

  8. I was fired!!!

    jnrsmommy posted a topic in General Nursing

    Well, I found out yesterday that I was fired. To make a long story short and without going into specifics, I've been sick and not able to afford going to the doctor (btw, after nearly 2 weeks of this...

  9. I was fired!!!

    jnrsmommy replied to jnrsmommy's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks a bunch for the support and the advice. When I talked to my co-worker, she read off the schedule sheet "jnrsmommy is no longer an employee as of such and such date". I have put in calls to the...

  10. Military pt not allowed to refuse tx???

    jnrsmommy posted a topic in Government, Military

    I'm hoping someone can answer a question for me. I'm a relatively new GS employee (just over 6 months), but have been around the military all my life (born a brat then married into it ). I've heard...

  11. add your funny TRIAGE complaints from pts

    jnrsmommy replied to er nursing's topic in Emergency

    I got to hear this one from one of our ER nurses: The mother brought her 9 y/o son in, middle of the night mind you, because she thought his member was too small for his age. I felt sorry for that kid...

  12. The Night Shift

    jnrsmommy replied to Oncnurse86's topic in General Nursing

    The floor I work on has 8 and 12 hr shifts. I prefer working 3-4 12s, but lately, I've been scheduled to work 11P-7A. While that's not my preferred schedule and I do have to work more days a week, I...

  13. funny things Phleb's hear when with a p.t

    jnrsmommy replied to PHLEBOTOMIST_TO_RN's topic in General Nursing

    8) just get it from the vein in my member there is nothing in my arms. (drug user)

  14. "Funny Codes"?

    jnrsmommy replied to burn out's topic in General Nursing

    OMG!!!! I'm sitting here, about to code myself from laughing so hard!!! I was getting report on a pt that was due for discharge the next day. He had been w/ us for about two weeks, and we were ready...

  15. Lost in a sharps box

    jnrsmommy replied to MSN_Ed's topic in General Nursing

    Didn't lose anything, but I did work in a facility where they were cracking down on the type of items allowed in there. One night, my manager came up and had myself and a co-worker get into one...

  16. 'Unhealthy' nurses...bad examples?

    jnrsmommy replied to fifi2323's topic in General Nursing

    The last time I had to go to my docs office, I was 317 lbs, and by far, the heaviest employee at the hospital. My bp is always low, my good and bad cholesterol is low, I don't have diabetes, I don't...

  17. Where were u 9/11/01?

    jnrsmommy replied to k_cole21's topic in General Nursing

    I was in nursing school at the time, some of us had just finished taking a test, waiting around for the others to finish. Could tell that there was some kind of commotion going on in the instructor's...

  18. Pica

    jnrsmommy replied to KnarfKS's topic in Nursing Humor

    It's strange what cravings people will have with pica. My sister has three kids (5, 4, & 2) and with each one of her pregnancies, she craved sand. Couldn't be just any sand either, had to be...

  19. You know you work nights when.......

    jnrsmommy replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in General Nursing

    OMG... There have been so many times where've I stayed over to help day shift and walked in my patient's room (whom I had the night before and had not seen in about an hour) and not know who in the...

  20. Kids talking like nurses

    jnrsmommy replied to LydiaNN's topic in General Nursing

    My 7 y/o dd told me one day "My apical heartbeat is fast, I think I should stop playing for a little bit." Could have knocked me over with a feather after I heard her say that. When my 6 y/o daughter...

  21. LPN/LVN rate of pay in your area.

    jnrsmommy replied to Couture_Honey's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Here in SW LA, range goes from 9 and change up to 18, depending on if it's the hospital or nursing home. Something I found out the other day that just ticks me off:angryfire :angryfire :angryfire...

  22. RN's who cannot insert IV's being Fired???

    jnrsmommy replied to maidy's topic in General Nursing

    I have to agree, there's a BIG difference between not being able to and not wanting to. I have plenty of days where I can hit every vessel in sight, and others where I couldn't hit the broad side of a...

  23. Pet peeves!

    jnrsmommy replied to ADN 2002's topic in General Nursing

    Just to clarify, Warpster, I DON'T withhold pain meds if somebody's sleeping. I withhold pain meds if someone is sleeping/snoring so soundly that they do not rouse after I: knock on the door, turn on...

  24. signing meds as you pop to give??

    jnrsmommy replied to nursedawn67's topic in Michigan Nursing

    I put a dot on the MAR next to each med that I pull, but I don't pop any until I get to the bedside and gone over every med. I've had pts refuse or question meds too many times to just pre-pop them....

  25. Pet peeves!

    jnrsmommy replied to ADN 2002's topic in General Nursing

    1. I hate the doctor that sneaks in to dictate progress notes, proceeds to write half a page on orders on these pts that he hasn't set eyes on, puts the charts back in the rack, then gets seriously...