LeahJet

LeahJet ASN, RN

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  1. Share Your Funniest Patient Stories...

    LeahJet replied to Trvln Nurse's topic in Nursing Humor

    When I first became a nurse, I worked on a med/surg floor night shift. And as most night shifters, I became used to seeing in the dark. At about 5:30am, I was hunched down at the foot of the bed...

  2. What Exciting Thing is Your Management Doing For 'Nurses Week'???

    LeahJet replied to Mystery5's topic in General Nursing

    Our hospital was actually very nice last week. :) The VP of the hosp. (head honcho nurse) was in the cafeteria from 12:00am til 3am to pass out desserts. They gave us clipboards and pens and a...

  3. In Trouble With The Bon!!! Please Advise Me...

    LeahJet replied to LadyBugLass's topic in General Nursing

    Hi Ladybug, I, like most others that have responded to your post, am very sorry about what happened. You are going through some very hard times. There is not a nurse out there that hasn't held their...

  4. Any Pregnant ER nurses out there?

    LeahJet replied to LeahJet's topic in Emergency

    Thanks..... I do use a maternity support sometimes when I'm having a "bad back night". Even though I am planning on delivering here, I sure hope I don't go into labor at work like your wife...

  5. What is your biggest nursing pet peeve?

    LeahJet replied to ferfer's topic in General Nursing

    OkOK.....maybe I was a bit too harsh. And I do know inspiration. I absolutely love my job and have that rare experience that few do of actually looking forward to going to work. I guess I just...

  6. What is your biggest nursing pet peeve?

    LeahJet replied to ferfer's topic in General Nursing

    Well, my my.....aren't you special? :chuckle I know that you don't mean to come off as a self righteous pollyanna type, but well....you sound like a self righteous pollyanna type. As far as nurses...

  7. Any Pregnant ER nurses out there?

    LeahJet replied to LeahJet's topic in Emergency

    Thanks for the input........I'm seeing my doctor tomorrow and we'll discuss the whole 12/8 hour shift toward the end of pregnancy thing. My co-workers have been great. They actually scold me if they...

  8. What is your biggest nursing pet peeve?

    LeahJet replied to ferfer's topic in General Nursing

    Press-Gainey and the Studor Group..... For those of you that have no idea what I am talking about, count your

  9. Fetal Demise less than 20 weeks

    LeahJet replied to SC RN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Z, I can totally relate. I had a stillborn at 37 weeks last year and I remember the tightness in my chest and the stinging tears when well meaning family members of other patients asked me what I...

  10. eating at the desk

    LeahJet replied to dkarlin's topic in General Nursing

    I know all of you will think I am making this up.....but when I was a traveler a couple of years ago, I worked at a hospital that gave you.....are you ready?....ONE HOUR lunch breaks. I worked on a...

  11. pins....what do you think?

    LeahJet replied to rach_nc_03's topic in General Nursing

    OMG.....Office Space....there are a few of us at work that drive everyone else crazy quoting it. =) Our favorite is Lumberg (the boss)...."Ummm...yeah...I'm gonna need to you to ahead and put that...

  12. Hateful ER Docs

    LeahJet replied to MrsWampthang's topic in Emergency

    ~~Well, I'm not so sure that it's backbone as much as it is a coping mechanism. The way I look at it, you'll never change him (or any other difficult people you encounter in life). So, I just do what...

  13. Funniest injury you have ever seen.....

    LeahJet replied to MrsWampthang's topic in Emergency

    When I was working in a small rural hospital ER in Mississippi many years ago, one of my co-workers was a meek little thing ( I know, hard to believe she was in the ER). Well, it was a busy Saturday...

  14. Hateful ER Docs

    LeahJet replied to MrsWampthang's topic in Emergency

    "DR.S"??? ~too funny~ hey pam