LeahJet

LeahJet ASN, RN

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  1. Fibromyalgia

    LeahJet replied to veetach's topic in Emergency

    I actually had a patient tell me once that she was in "End Stage

  2. Fibromyalgia

    LeahJet replied to veetach's topic in Emergency

    Let's see.... white female....30's or 40's....pale, overweight.... dramatic behaviour...... Nahhh.... I have NO idea what you are talking

  3. Er

    LeahJet replied to vonxojn's topic in Emergency

    Like others here, I try to extend professional courtesy to co-workers..... provided that it doesn't interfere with other pts that need to go back sooner. I am in triage tonight and about an hour ago,...

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

    LeahJet replied to PHLEBOTOMIST_TO_RN's topic in General Nursing

    no FA-reekin' way. Sometimes I wonder why I am still a nurse and I am making over twice as much as that. For the crap we put up with, it should be

  5. Feeling Cold Hearted

    LeahJet replied to ertravelrn's topic in General Nursing

    Nursing is a profession. Other professionals don't feel guilty about wanting to get paid more, so why should a nurse? I'll tell you real quick that I wouldn't put up with the stuff that we do if I...

  6. any comment?

    LeahJet replied to unwanted RN's topic in General Nursing

    Tazzi, I very much agree with you. I traveled for a couple of years and found that the facilities I worked in were GREAT. The staff was very nice and my assignments were no different than theirs. To...

  7. What would your ER do?

    LeahJet replied to charebec65's topic in General Nursing

    Straight back......... I would have to "see" the pt., but probably would give them a Level 2 triage

  8. Guess this chief complaint

    LeahJet replied to ernurse61's topic in Emergency

    There was something someone posted on another thread a while back but I thought it was hilarious. "I be disappearin' and $hit" Also, I had a man tell me that he took "GlueControl" for his

  9. Why does Nursing put up with short staffing?

    LeahJet replied to elfinM's topic in General Nursing

    Wow. You just said a

  10. Hey ER, what takes so long???

    LeahJet replied to RunningWithScissors's topic in Emergency

    In our ER, the docs change shifts right before we do. So if there is a pt. that has been in the ER and to be admitted, the doc usually takes care of other immediate problems and sees other pts. (In...

  11. Nurse tracking devices

    LeahJet replied to PattonD's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Oh, I don't doubt that it makes things easier. I don't doubt that nurses like it. I am just pointing out that there is more to it than people realize. Your management won't "fix" your broken...

  12. Nurse tracking devices

    LeahJet replied to PattonD's topic in Ob/Gyn

    mmhmm...so the hospital spent mega-bucks so you won't have to push a cancel button, make it easier for you to take calls, and take your messages? The manufacturers of the tracking system have two...

  13. Nurse tracking devices

    LeahJet replied to PattonD's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Sorry, I'm probably going to get flamed..... but the all the posters that are saying the tracking system is "handy" or "neat" or whatever.... is buying into what upper management wants you to. It is...

  14. The fatting of America.

    LeahJet replied to tgibson3770's topic in General Nursing

    I know I'm going to sound like a freak, but I actually like counting calories. I am keeping it between 1200-1500/day and I have lost 19 pounds since Jan.2nd. I know that's kind of fast but I am never...

  15. If you are drunk, don't drive!

    LeahJet replied to chuck1234's topic in General Nursing

    Sorry if this is Off Topic.....but I've always wondered..... What does a person's credit rating have to do with

  16. Why must all docs bathe in cologne?

    LeahJet replied to kessadawn's topic in General Nursing

    In my 11 years as a nurse, I can think of maybe 3 doctors that smelled strong. I don't really think that can be classified as "all" docs.... not even "most" or even "a lot". I can think of several...

  17. Nurse tracking devices

    LeahJet replied to PattonD's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Exactly. Why are only nursing staff required to wear these things? They are putting this system in our ER right now. I have a feeling it's not going to go over so well. You know how we crotchety ER...

  18. Wrote up for being negative?!?!

    LeahJet replied to RNLisa's topic in General Nursing

    I imagine slave owners reacted about the same with an "uppity" slave. Don't want them all to get in an uproar, you

  19. FELLOW Nurses please help with this dilema. I am so upset!

    LeahJet replied to sweetnurse2006's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with the poster that said do not do her work for her. I have seen her type come and go. Trust me, she will go. But probably the best advice would be to get out of that envirnonment completely....

  20. Nurse tracking devices

    LeahJet replied to PattonD's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Why don't they just tag our ears like cattle and be done with

  21. Emergency Nurses, what is it about ER that you love?

    LeahJet replied to Razorbacks's topic in Emergency

    A little bit of this..... a little bit of that........ nothing lasts too long. It's great. If you are an ER nurse and you love it...then you really can't fully explain why you love it. But one thing...

  22. Helping the goof offs

    LeahJet replied to SCRN1's topic in General Nursing

    Is there any way you can chart somewhere else? Like maybe put the nurse's notes part of the chart on a clipboard and take to a pt's room. Preferably a pt. that is sleeping or "out of it". This way,...

  23. Posters that are not nurses

    LeahJet replied to Cattitude's topic in General Nursing

    It gets really tiring because there are a couple (or a few) posters that always chastise us on vent threads. You know it's coming.... I find myself thinking....."I wonder when ole so 'n' so is going...

  24. Pt demanded a stronger pain med

    LeahJet replied to AstrosFan's topic in Emergency

    Does anyone else see the irony here?

  25. Theme of the day....

    LeahJet replied to TouchstoneRN's topic in Emergency

    What about "Vaginomegally Day"? You know, when you have a bunch of grown men crying and whining. Case in point: A tattoo laden 250 lb. man with multiple piercings freaking out over an IV. Or a 35 year...