LeahJet

LeahJet ASN, RN

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  1. Babies cut during c-sections?

    LeahJet replied to rbytsdy's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Yep....Dr. J. Guess he is not so steady w/ the knife. And thanks...she is the JOY of my life. She will be walking any day now and then my work will really be cut out for

  2. Babies cut during c-sections?

    LeahJet replied to rbytsdy's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Wow. I didn't realize that it was that uncommon. Most of you are saying only once or twice in many years and then most of those were emergency sections. As far as I know, mine was pretty uneventful....

  3. Babies cut during c-sections?

    LeahJet replied to rbytsdy's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Hey Pam, Was it Dr. J

  4. Babies cut during c-sections?

    LeahJet replied to rbytsdy's topic in Ob/Gyn

    My one year old still has 2 scars on her back from getting cut during the C-section. It's really no big deal. She is healthy as a horse and I'm sure she doesn't remember it a

  5. Sleeping on the job..acceptable or not?

    LeahJet replied to travelnurse63's topic in General Nursing

    I once worked at a facility in Indianapolis that encouraged you to leave the unit for an hour for your break. They even had a sleep room if you wanted it. I never used it because such a short sleep...

  6. Giving pain meds.

    LeahJet replied to banditrn's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I once had a 88 y/o lady who was admitted to the hospital (forgot the exact dx) but the daughter decided that Mama needed to be "detoxed" from pain meds that she had been taking for years and years....

  7. kids and being Nurse

    LeahJet replied to Otessa's topic in General Nursing

    I work two sixteen hour shifts a week (32 hours) which is the minimum for full time and benefits. My one year old stays with her grandparents on those days. The 16 hour shifts in the ER can...

  8. subQ narcotics?

    LeahJet replied to khine2mn80's topic in Patient Medications

    In all honesty, aren't a lot of supposed "IM" meds given SQ? I mean, the longest IM needle we stock is 1 1/2 in. and I'll just tell ya, 1 1/2 inches isn't enough for a lot of

  9. What is your favorite flip-flops?

    LeahJet replied to Sammi15's topic in General Nursing

    I really like a brand called Yellow Box. They are sparkly and just adorable.....and comfortable too. The sole is a foam rubbery material that 'gives' with your

  10. The War with the Floors

    LeahJet replied to zima60's topic in Emergency

    wow. settle

  11. Do you ever have patients that you know?

    LeahJet replied to Lurksalot's topic in Emergency

    Yep...I did not want to go

  12. Do you ever have patients that you know?

    LeahJet replied to Lurksalot's topic in Emergency

    A few weeks ago, a male coworker in the ER asked me to "straight cath the person in room 7". I am sooo glad I looked at the chart first. It was my boyfriend's ex wife.

  13. The War with the Floors

    LeahJet replied to zima60's topic in Emergency

    Wow, MississippiRN.......so ironic that the most professional and polite interactions between floor and ER I have experienced is here in Mississippi...lol. If you and I work in the same facility,...

  14. The War with the Floors

    LeahJet replied to zima60's topic in Emergency

    I would like to pipe in here and say that I really appreciate the "floor" nurses where I am currently employed. I have worked in many ER's over the country and have been involved in these silly "us...

  15. Ambulance Personnel and wait times

    LeahJet replied to Kince's topic in Emergency

    Yep....and it's even more funny when they get hauled in, then sent back to the waiting room.....losing their place in line.~evil

  16. Now I've heard it all!!

    LeahJet replied to TazziRN's topic in General Nursing

    OK, my fellow ER nurses........ and what is the answer to the million dollar question..."What made it an emergency now?".................... "Because I just can't take it ANY

  17. Pleasing the "customer"

    LeahJet replied to magz53's topic in Ob/Gyn

    As a patient, I would be offended if I were called a customer. Imagine calling someone on the Oncology floor a cancer customer. It just diminishes every aspect of the healthcare field.....for...

  18. Sexual Harrassment?

    LeahJet replied to burn out's topic in General Nursing

    You know, you are exactly right. If someone whipped their business out in front of a Walmart employee or a waitress at Denny's, the cops would be called immediately. We are about the only group that...

  19. Paramedics who 'put down' nurses

    LeahJet replied to NurseguyFL's topic in General Nursing

    Insecurity...plain and

  20. Hello, I'm your nurse today: get off the darned phone!

    LeahJet replied to HappyNurse2005's topic in General Nursing

    Then you just politely and professionally tell them that if they want their urgent need tended to, then now is a good time....otherwise, it may be a while. Assertiveness.......... more nurses need

  21. Hello, I'm your nurse today: get off the darned phone!

    LeahJet replied to HappyNurse2005's topic in General Nursing

    I have been in the middle of triaging someone when the phone rings and they just carry on a conversation. I just continue asking my questions...only louder... they usually get the hint. I once had a...

  22. Nursing with a Southern Accent

    LeahJet replied to natron20's topic in General Nursing

    too cool.

  23. Nursing with a Southern Accent

    LeahJet replied to natron20's topic in General Nursing

    I think that is against the TOS....if not, then it is bad manners. You have made generalizations about an entire region of the country and whether you realize or like it, are as close minded as the...

  24. Nursing with a Southern Accent

    LeahJet replied to natron20's topic in General Nursing

    I didn't know that this thread was about rascism. I thought it was about southern accents. If people want to equate rascism with the south, well, THAT seems to be narrow minded and bigoted. I have...

  25. Nursing with a Southern Accent

    LeahJet replied to natron20's topic in General Nursing

    wow. calm down....lol. sounds like you have some