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  1. Responsibilities and tasks when receiving a new patient to the unit

    jodispamodi replied to Jyj5050jyj's topic in General Nursing

    My hospital does not have the sending nurse call report anymore, just the patient is coming and check the sbar (another of the 200 million reasons I hate epic, but I digress), which gives you...

  2. Service Dogs Allowed in ISO?

    jodispamodi replied to NPbyDay's topic in General Nursing

    I was referring to both service dogs and "therapy(not the visit sick people type)/assistive dogs in my original reply, and in my second I was referring to actual service dogs, seeing eye, deaf, etc...

  3. Service Dogs Allowed in ISO?

    jodispamodi replied to NPbyDay's topic in General Nursing

    Agree, this why I believe there should be a state or licensing requirement for "service" dogs that includes a state issued ID card. I've encountered plenty of people who play the "my dog is a service...

  4. Service Dogs Allowed in ISO?

    jodispamodi replied to NPbyDay's topic in General Nursing

    When I worked in humane LE, facilities would call us and we would take the animals, to a private kennel if the owner had one they used, or to the "pound" kennel, in some cases the owner was charged...

  5. January 2018 Caption Contest - Select $100 Winner!

    jodispamodi replied to Joe V's topic in News, Announcements

    "Doctor, Doctor! I keep telling her to do her Lamaze breathing, but all she does is

  6. First jobs as nurse?

    jodispamodi replied to Bentleysmama's topic in General Students

    Totally depends on where you are living. Urban areas generally its very competitive. In my area I knew quite a few new grads who couldnt find jobs, some worked as cna's, some worked fast food while...

  7. What's the shortest time you stayed at a job and why did you leave?

    jodispamodi replied to sweet sunshine's topic in General Nursing

    Not including orientation which was a week, 2 days. I smelled the unit before I saw it-not good. Said to myself maybe their just having a bad day, when giving care and helping cna's noticed they...

  8. Nursing pay..Check this out!

    jodispamodi replied to FrankRN2017's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, it actually does. The costs of a community hospital in a small rural area are vastly different then those of a major hospital in a large urban area, the population of a large urban area has much...

  9. Loosing hope

    jodispamodi replied to Mtac32's topic in First Year After Licensure

    read other posts, nothing new to

  10. How far to push a high profile reference.

    jodispamodi replied to guest940422's topic in Nursing Career

    Here are some suggestions for the next interview: Be genuine, be sincere, be humble, and be yourself If you are asked about accomplishments, in one sentence say I was on x committee and through our...

  11. Cdiff odor?

    jodispamodi replied to rubensa's topic in General Nursing

    Its like seeing all your friends smoking, and wanting to smoke too. Just say NO!,

  12. Cdiff odor?

    jodispamodi replied to rubensa's topic in General Nursing

    But Davey Do, do you think people would buy it?

  13. Cdiff odor?

    jodispamodi replied to rubensa's topic in General Nursing

    I've had 2 patients who didn't have a c.diff odor but were c.diff +, but both of those were caught really

  14. Cdiff odor?

    jodispamodi replied to rubensa's topic in General Nursing

    lets put it this way: Once you smell it, you won't forget

  15. How far to push a high profile reference.

    jodispamodi replied to guest940422's topic in Nursing Career

    just a suggestion but I wouldn't go to an interview with "examples of projects" that just says to the interviewer that you don't want to be a staff nurse but a manager or administrator, the cno...

  16. Can a Med Tech administer medications without a RN present?

    jodispamodi replied to BillCitywide's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Depends on the state. med techs where I live don't have to have a nurse present, but attend a training course and nurses audits mar and make spot checks. Narcotics are only allowed in very specific...

  17. Want a puppy, but live alone/working days

    jodispamodi replied to aubsn's topic in First Year After Licensure

    just to add... "toys for entertainment won't work with a puppy or likely adult dog, usually the dog needs someone to stimulate him to play with the toys, intelligent breeds, working breeds, herding...

  18. Want a puppy, but live alone/working days

    jodispamodi replied to aubsn's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I worked nights when my current dog was a puppy, and I worked about an hour away from where I lived. I made arrangements with a local boarding kennel(not doggie daycare) to keep her there on the...

  19. What's the most desperate thing you've ever done to advocate for your patient?

    jodispamodi replied to MECO28's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I once called the director of my unit at 2am to advocate for a patient, he was a sundowner hadn't slept at night for 15 years but family wanted to bring him home on the condition he sleep at night, So...

  20. Intrusive application questions!

    jodispamodi replied to Scorchednurse's topic in Nursing Career

    They ask the questions about health for insurance and workers comp reasons. One of the places I worked changed insurance companies and they wanted a health questionaire filled out by everyone so they...

  21. Intrusive application questions!

    jodispamodi replied to Scorchednurse's topic in Nursing Career

    I know, it happened right here in the US, people still ask the "illegal"questions, theres virtually nothing you can do other than wipe the shock off your face. This person also would call and leave a...

  22. Intrusive application questions!

    jodispamodi replied to Scorchednurse's topic in Nursing Career

    Yup, I knew they were illegal questions, it was the 20teens, and good old

  23. I need to know if I have the right to refuse care

    jodispamodi replied to Penguins11's topic in General Nursing

    just a suggestion, but if she is scratching you and drawing blood fill out an incident report. You never know where their fingers have been and I'd suggest making sure you cover yourself for

  24. Why do recruiters do this?

    jodispamodi posted a topic in General Nursing

    Just need to vent. I got an email from a recruiter looking to set-up a phone interview(in response to a resume/application I submitted). I was agreeable to the day and time, moved some of my stuff...

  25. Why do recruiters do this?

    jodispamodi replied to jodispamodi's topic in General Nursing

    I agree, and about 30 seconds was my phone time too.