ajessrn

ajessrn BSN, RN

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  1. Birthdays in School

    ajessrn replied to Flare's topic in School

    my dude has a bday this Friday ? I almost missed the cut off to get a treat package ordered. they want you to order 2 weeks in advance. I am sure some items may need to be ordered in but we chose rice...

  2. Birthdays in School

    ajessrn replied to Flare's topic in School

    our district has a birthday package that can be purchased from the school. It's 20$ for individual treats for the class. you can add on a drink for 5$ more. It goes through the cafeteria. there...

  3. Med Surg Staffing Standards - Are there any?

    ajessrn replied to Ginger35's topic in Nurse Management

    No standards that I am aware of. Depends largely on your patient population. I work on a med-surg floor that sometimes feels more like a step down unit, so our patients can be pretty acute and require...

  4. Have you/would you refuse certain patients while pregnant

    ajessrn replied to dawngloves's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Actually from what I have been reading and from what my co-workers have been telling me it is common for pregnant women and pregnant nurses to avoid people with shingles and chicken pox. Been reading...

  5. Have you/would you refuse certain patients while pregnant

    ajessrn replied to dawngloves's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    wow. that was definately wrong to have you take care of a patient with an implant. I think that my coworkers will be supportive about certain patients, such as anyone who has an implant or has had...

  6. Have you/would you refuse certain patients while pregnant

    ajessrn replied to dawngloves's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    very cool to see all the info from people who have experienced pregnancy and working the floor. there are definately many things to consider and know about. as i have said before i am not pregnant,...

  7. Have you/would you refuse certain patients while pregnant

    ajessrn replied to dawngloves's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I am not currently pregnant, but plan to in the future so i am trying to educate myself as much as i can ahead of time. I work on a med-surg unit. I know that we recently had an RN working while...

  8. What was your 1st day like??

    ajessrn replied to Sl1011's topic in General Nursing

    first day was probably not typical because i did a special program where i got to do three weeks on different medsurg floors and pick which one i liked. but at the end when i was truly working on the...

  9. do you ever just wanna yell..."Would you SHUT UP already???"

    ajessrn replied to coltsgrl's topic in General Students

    oh yes, there is always at least one person who you know is just talking to be talking. and they take up way too much lecture time talking about a work related incident they know about that really...

  10. The Patient I Failed

    ajessrn replied to nerdtonurse?'s topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    It is difficult to let go, but sometimes it is what is best. recently my grandmother had to have emergency surgery for a perforated ulcer. she did fine with the surgery, but two nights later had a...