jlmb214rn

jlmb214rn BSN, RN

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  1. Has any dr tried to get you to do something outside of your scope?

    jlmb214rn replied to NurseyPoo7's topic in General Nursing

    Your profile information says that you are an RN. As an LPN, I know you are not authorized to handle blood transfusions, so I can see why you wouldn't be able to obtain a consent for one. But unless...

  2. Has any dr tried to get you to do something outside of your scope?

    jlmb214rn replied to NurseyPoo7's topic in General Nursing

    Holy Crap!!! Thats insane! Sure, just pull that big honkin tube out of his carotid ARTERY!!! And put a BANDAID on it??? It's hard to say what would be worse for the patient in that situation. Sure,...

  3. Most Embarassing Nursing Moments

    jlmb214rn replied to Jessiedog's topic in Nursing Humor

    There was an elderly gentleman admitted to my floor with a TURP. The doc wanted his three way foley removed. I went into the room where he and his son were watching tv. I let them know what I was...

  4. I Need A Tubex!!!

    jlmb214rn replied to jlmb214rn's topic in General Nursing

    All of the prefilled syringes in my facility are compatible with both the carpuject and the tubex injectors. I understand my alternatives, as far as a regular needle/syringe and a carpuject. My whole...

  5. What is the dumbest most degrading, most unprofessional thing...

    jlmb214rn replied to Chico David's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    That hat would have went straight to the shred box. MANDATED my a**! What does that say about how much time they have on their hands to sit there and come up with these brilliant "ideas" for us to do?...

  6. I Need A Tubex!!!

    jlmb214rn replied to jlmb214rn's topic in General Nursing

    Ohhhhhhh!!! Would you??? I'd pay you to ship them! They are the light blue ones?? Tubex. Not Carpuject. Twist grip that only grips the bottom of the cartridge?? I would be your friend

  7. I Need A Tubex!!!

    jlmb214rn replied to jlmb214rn's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks!! Gotta have my little blue plastic one tho!! Call me OCD, picky, or whatever...

  8. I Need A Tubex!!!

    jlmb214rn replied to jlmb214rn's topic in General Nursing

    I'm sure that there are people who have tons of them... But we just got new lockers... otherwise, I could probably have hit the jackpot

  9. I Need A Tubex!!!

    jlmb214rn replied to jlmb214rn's topic in General Nursing

    I'd be huntin' that mother DOWN! You can have my truck... but lay off my TUBEX!!! haha! Mine just got lost... you know... the little elf that runs around and steals all your crap as soon as you lay it...

  10. I Need A Tubex!!!

    jlmb214rn replied to jlmb214rn's topic in General Nursing

    Ah, a fellow Tubex lover! Once you twist and pop, you just can't stop!! No policy on how to deliver meds (as far as the Tubex vs Carpuject). The pharmacy just got cheap on us. The almightly dollar,...

  11. I Need A Tubex!!!

    jlmb214rn replied to jlmb214rn's topic in General Nursing

    Well I am a firm believer in keeping the things I need in a hurry on me at all times!! Thats what those nifty pockets that they put on the front of your scrubs are for !! So it is easily accessible to...

  12. I Need A Tubex!!!

    jlmb214rn replied to jlmb214rn's topic in General Nursing

    Good idea. Same sort of concept. But I still would prefer to find one! I like my little "T" finger grips. Makes it easier to push! Thanks

  13. I Need A Tubex!!!

    jlmb214rn replied to jlmb214rn's topic in General Nursing

    I googled it. I found other people who use them and whose hospital stocks them but no one who knows how to get them or order them. I love them. They eliminate waste (the extra blunt needle and...

  14. What is the dumbest most degrading, most unprofessional thing...

    jlmb214rn replied to Chico David's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    THANK YOU... my sentiments exactly... you tell me how a nurse taking care of anywhere from 6-12 patients on her own is supposed to find the time to get down and dirty cleaning?? I mean, there's times...

  15. Dumbest thing you've done in nursing??

    jlmb214rn replied to lisa41rn's topic in General Nursing

    I haven't really goofed TOO big yet.... knock on wood. But I have a problem with forgetting to unclamp the roller clamp on my piggybacks. I've done it a few too many times and then have to document a...

  16. What is the dumbest most degrading, most unprofessional thing...

    jlmb214rn replied to Chico David's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Thankfully, my facility has not tried to script us ..... yet. Sounds like HR's next "big idea" tho. Gawd, I hope not. But... my hospital has given us some pretty crazy stuff to do. Administration cut...

  17. You want what????

    jlmb214rn replied to Kingbandit's topic in Nursing Humor

    In nursing school we had clinical rotation in the local health department. A guy came in to have his genital warts burnt off and he consented to student observers. I went in on the procedure and he...

  18. Strangest thing you've heard a co-worker or patient say?

    jlmb214rn replied to SaraO'Hara's topic in Nursing Humor

    Here's a couple more good ones.... This one was my flub... There was an elderly gentleman admitted to my floor with a TURP. The doc wanted his three way foley removed. I went into the room where he...

  19. Strangest thing you've heard a co-worker or patient say?

    jlmb214rn replied to SaraO'Hara's topic in Nursing Humor

    Only a nurse.... :) Thats a good one that I will definately remember and use in the

  20. Strangest thing you've heard a co-worker or patient say?

    jlmb214rn replied to SaraO'Hara's topic in Nursing Humor

    Wow... I had to cath a 15 year old boy once whose mother insisted that she stay in the room... the poor kid was so embarrassed but he wouldn't tell his mom that he preferred she leave the room. I even...

  21. Strangest thing you've heard a co-worker or patient say?

    jlmb214rn replied to SaraO'Hara's topic in Nursing Humor

    I was receiving report on a patient who had just undergone a LAH with BSO. The reporting nurse, who has never really been strong in her medical terminology, informed me that the surgeon had accidently...