JB2007

JB2007 ASN, RN

LTC, Med-SURG,STICU

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  1. Advice

    JB2007 posted a topic in Nursing Career

    I am considering changing jobs. I currently work in an outpatient setting that is very fast paced and stressful at times. Most of the stress is due to the culture of the facility not due to the work....

  2. I've been terminated from a position

    JB2007 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I have not been active on here for some time but I need some good advice. 3 years ago I was terminated from a nursing position. It was a very small hopital and there was a lot of bullying from...

  3. I am thinking about becoming a travel nurse. Advice Please

    JB2007 posted a topic in Travel

    I am a RN with over nine years of experience. The past 4 years of which has been in the Surgical, Trauma, Neuro, ICU. I am divorced and my youngest child recently graduated high school. I am about to...

  4. Dr. placing added stress on nursing staff

    JB2007 replied to JonBobby's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    It is the same around this area as well. The admitting Dr puts orders in for the consult and it is the nurses job to call the consulting Dr. The admitting Dr usually does not even talk to the Dr that...

  5. RN total patient care...

    JB2007 replied to julz68's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I work in the ICU so I only have 2 patients. We do total care on our unit and I love it. I usually plan the baths around the assessment times and I can get a good look at the skin. Do my wound care at...

  6. No rapid response for a DNR?

    JB2007 replied to AlphaPig's topic in General Nursing

    DNR does not do not treat. The doctor was wrong and the nurse did tjeright

  7. Float Pool Nurses

    JB2007 replied to Capco56's topic in Medical-Surgical

    When I was in the float pool I would let who ever was in charge of my assignment know that I was taking my break before I went to my second assigned unit. I knew once I got to that unit for my last 4...

  8. What would you have done?

    JB2007 replied to eileeny21's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I would have done just what you did. The pts pain was not out of control and I would say that the loading dose was not needed at that time. I would start at the 1 mg dose and increase up to the 4 mg...

  9. How to say no when someone asks for your stethoscope?

    JB2007 replied to emt... rn student's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I am sorry but I was getting ready to go in and assess my patient in another room. I am sure there is one at the nurses station that you can

  10. Have you ever lost it with a patient?

    JB2007 replied to notjustanurse's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Oh yes I have lost it with not only a patient but with family members as well. They need to be told and I was doing the telling. Why on earth do people have to act like idiots is beyond me but they...

  11. Loners?

    JB2007 replied to breezy7's topic in General Students

    I am not a very social person myself and I did fine in nursing school. Graduated with high honor to boot. I made one or two close like minded friends and we studied together. It is better not to get...

  12. New Grad interested in Trauma

    JB2007 replied to BlueSunRise's topic in Critical Care

    Sorry to be a downer here, but personally I would start out on a good med-surg unit first. Being a new grad is very stressful and you have ALOT to learn. I have been a nurse for 5 years now and I only...

  13. Rejection Galore

    JB2007 replied to CP1983's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I would be thinking of moving if it was a possiblity at all. There are hospitals in Northeast Indiana that will hire new grads and the cost of living is less than NYC. In addition, it is close enough...

  14. Thinking of transitioning to LTC from hospital acute care...

    JB2007 replied to fireball78's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    It is lots and lots of paperwork. More than the hospital from what I found. You do not have time to sit and chat with the residents. When I worked LTC there was some residents that the only time I saw...

  15. Are any of you loyal?

    JB2007 replied to MzTayTay's topic in General Nursing

    I am another person who is only as loyal to my employer as they are to me. I have seen how loyal most places are and I will watch out for myself. I go in, I do my best, and then I leave. If they...

  16. Methotrexate??

    JB2007 replied to Nrsstudent09's topic in General Nursing

    I feel so bad for the pt and for you. That would be one of the most difficult situations to be in. However, you did nothing wrong and there was really nothing else you could have done. Do not beat...

  17. Am I ever going to get this?

    JB2007 replied to jlynn2303's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Yes you will eventually get it. You have been doing this for only 3 months now, so be kind to youself. Nursing school only gives you the basics and you are expected to fill in the rest throughout the...

  18. Do you shower right after your shift?

    JB2007 replied to CharlieTaco's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, I take a shower when I get home. I stink and I know it after working all night

  19. What is the one thing you will absolutely not tolerate from a patient?

    JB2007 replied to Yiggs's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Like the the other posters stated hitting, spitting, and all the rest will really get my blood boiling (except the confused pts). I am nobody's punching bag. The other thing that will have me counting...

  20. going from a hospital to a nursing home

    JB2007 replied to lattegirl's topic in General Nursing

    Personally I would try to go back to a hospital if at all possible. Going to a nursing home is not easing back into nursing. There was many times that I had multiple full code residents that were...

  21. Did I Do Something Wrong?

    JB2007 replied to rnccf2007's topic in General Nursing

    I usually do not take my patient's BP before giving diuretics. The only reason I would is if there was a reason too. You did nothing wrong as far as I could tell. It was just one of those things that...

  22. HIPAA Violation-Jane Doe

    JB2007 replied to rescugirl's topic in General Nursing

    Just paranoid people going overboard like they do oh so often anymore. Don't they realize how easy it is to click on the wrong

  23. How are things normally handled when census is low?

    JB2007 replied to Mia_2011's topic in General Nursing

    Where I work they rotate who they call off. They always call off the PRN and then they go by the longest downstaffed date of the full and part time employees. The employees can request to be put on...

  24. Stupidest comlaint of the night award...

    JB2007 replied to JDougRN's topic in Emergency

    Are you serious? These are the moments that I get the strong urge to smack someone upside the

  25. how to be invisible in nursing

    JB2007 replied to nightengalegoddess's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    There is no way to avoid all of the cattiness. It is just there to some extent at every job I have ever had. You can avoid most of it by ignoring the gossip. My method is just walking away when my...