NurseJacqui

NurseJacqui

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  1. Nursing Process in ER Documentation

    NurseJacqui replied to RN4HIRE's topic in Emergency

    Whatever happened to Airway Breathing and

  2. Ummmm..are they ALLOWED to do that?

    NurseJacqui replied to NurseJacqui's topic in Emergency

    Thats what I said...if they cant accomadate the number of ICU pts then they should transfer some people out or throw a little money at the problem and bring some nurses in. Do you think it was any...

  3. VIP Triage

    NurseJacqui replied to mannurse65's topic in Emergency

    But dont you know that some people are more important than others? You shoulda thrown the little ol lady in chf back out into waiting room to accomadate VIP. Come on, everyone knows

  4. phone calls no outsider would believe

    NurseJacqui replied to JBudd's topic in Emergency

    I received a phone call asking the " clinical term for ass-crack" I yelled at the caller for being stupid and wasting my time but I realized I DIDNT know the clincial term for ass crack. I asked one...

  5. Press Gainey AARRGGHH

    NurseJacqui replied to susi_q's topic in Emergency

    I just don't think Press Ganey is fair ...at least not in ED because it doesnt take into consideration what may have been going on in ER at the time. Unless of course, feedback is good....then it...

  6. Press Gainey AARRGGHH

    NurseJacqui replied to susi_q's topic in Emergency

    One problem is that in the places I have worked in NJ, the admitted patients don't receive a survey from the ER. The non-urgent pts are receiving them and they are usually the ones who complain...

  7. would you be a RN for $11.00/hr?

    NurseJacqui replied to PHLEBOTOMIST_TO_RN's topic in General Nursing

    HELL no! I made more than that as a nurses aid. I don't think I make enough now for the stuff I have to put up with and I make a lot more than

  8. Ever Walked Out On An Assignment????

    NurseJacqui posted a topic in Travel

    I have 2 weeks left on my current assignment and even that seems unbearable. I have been working at what has to be worst ER in country since April. I thought it would get better but it hasn't. It is...

  9. Agism in nursing???? (furious rant potential)

    NurseJacqui replied to chris_at_lucas_RN's topic in General Nursing

    How do you know about the qualifications of the other people they hired? You still dont have much nursing experience. I understand this is upsetting to you but I would just let it go and apply...

  10. Agism in nursing???? (furious rant potential)

    NurseJacqui replied to chris_at_lucas_RN's topic in General Nursing

    Also too ..you are 52 and maybe they are looking for a 20 year old who is not going to be retiring in the next 15 years. Maybe not fair to you, but sometimes in the minds of an employer its more...

  11. Agism in nursing???? (furious rant potential)

    NurseJacqui replied to chris_at_lucas_RN's topic in General Nursing

    You are also a brand new nurse. Some hospitals are looking for someone with more experience. It may not necessarily be a personal thing.It seems to me that nowadays if people don't immediately get...

  12. Why are emergency nurses not considered critical care nurses?

    NurseJacqui replied to JessicRN's topic in Emergency

    A friend of mine is pursuing her masters degree and is an ER nurse. The masters program requires one year critical care experience and says ER " doesn't count" So she had to change departments to...

  13. Assignment Nightmare

    NurseJacqui posted a topic in Travel

    I have almost completed my first assignment and it has been a nightmare. My housing is ghetto, in an extended stay hotel which is basically a room with a little kitchen area, no place to put anything...

  14. They Tricked Me!

    NurseJacqui posted a topic in Travel

    I just started a new job in the ER of a major university medical center. I was told by my agency how wonderful it is and how all the travelers love it and the nurse to pt ratio was 1:8 at worst and...

  15. question about subsidy and taxes

    NurseJacqui replied to angelamarieRN's topic in Travel

    I was told that if you will be working more than 50 miles from your permanent residence that your subsidy will not be taxed. I am from South Jersey but work in NYC and was told that if I stay in NYC...

  16. They Tricked Me!

    NurseJacqui replied to NurseJacqui's topic in Travel

    I know they say you can file a complaint without reprecussions but they can always find a way to get you somehow. Can you complain anonymously? I am truly concerned for patient's safety. I am usually...

  17. They Tricked Me!

    NurseJacqui replied to NurseJacqui's topic in Travel

    No this is a new agency. The agency itself has been fine... but I am pissed about this assignment because every nurse I have met with this agency or any agency for that matter hates this ER and they...

  18. They Tricked Me!

    NurseJacqui replied to NurseJacqui's topic in Travel

    I want to file a complaint but am worried about reprecussions. Scary thing is that this is a

  19. They Tricked Me!

    NurseJacqui replied to NurseJacqui's topic in Travel

    I spoke with someone who WAS sympathetic but then told me that another traveler recently got fired from same hospital for speaking up. This hospital is part of a system so if I leave on bad terms with...

  20. They Tricked Me!

    NurseJacqui replied to NurseJacqui's topic in Travel

    I did call them and basically what I got was, " I'm sorry to hear that, " I worry about my license every time I am there. Another thing that worries me is that the pts do not receive discharge...

  21. what is your nurse to patient ratio?

    NurseJacqui replied to paphgrl's topic in Emergency

    The techs where i work now dont do much of anything. I dont even know why they are there. In another hospital I worked in, the techs drew blood, did EKGS, transport, assisted the doc with sutures and...

  22. what is your nurse to patient ratio?

    NurseJacqui replied to paphgrl's topic in Emergency

    4:1?!!! I am in a travel position right now in NYC where a GOOD day is 11:1. On MOnday the nurses were up to around 17:1. Acuity isnt even considered. I obviously will NOT be returning to this...

  23. Advice on NYC Hospitals

    NurseJacqui replied to sadstudent's topic in New York Nursing

    Whatever you do, if you plan on working in ER stay far FAR away from Columbia

  24. Discharge orders you'd LIKE to write!!!

    NurseJacqui replied to LoriAlabamaRN's topic in Emergency

    Oh please...there will always be plenty of legitamitely sick people to keep us in business. People are living to be 90-100 nowadays. Our jobs aren't going anywhere. When the morons tie up the ER with...

  25. Discharge orders you'd LIKE to write!!!

    NurseJacqui replied to LoriAlabamaRN's topic in Emergency

    I work with an ER doc who firmly believes that everyone over 70 should be required to wear a