jenrn6282

jenrn6282

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  1. Learn To Say It Correctly!!

    jenrn6282 replied to SheriLynnRN's topic in General Nursing

    my favorite is : my patient takes that white pill for water....Latex instead of Lasix O2 STAT will always be a favorite instead of SAT "My father was just diagnosed with old-timers disease"...

  2. Colour-coded hospital bracelets

    jenrn6282 replied to talaxandra's topic in General Nursing

    I am 50/50 on the idea....what about these pts that are DNR's one day and family changes them the next and then they are chemical code on the 3rd day. What happens if this band is forgotten to be cut...

  3. christmas card exchange 2008

    jenrn6282 replied to rn-jane's topic in General Nursing

    thanks for all my cards so far... i sent mine out yesterday all of them including canada, uk, and australia.... you should be receiving soon!! jen .p.s. loving my new

  4. Cleaning up vomit

    jenrn6282 replied to caliwannabenurse's topic in General Students

    YUP now i am definitely nauseated from that last post just the thought of the sound makes my mouth a little watery!

  5. fear of vomit?

    jenrn6282 replied to maggijo's topic in General Nursing

    your ematophobic like me ! LOL ......isnt it awful!!!!!!! I WISH I COULD JUST GET OVER IT....BUT REALLY I

  6. Cleaning up vomit

    jenrn6282 replied to caliwannabenurse's topic in General Students

    lol i have the same fear i work in telemetry very rarely do i see vomit or hear vomit, and if i do one of my co workers deals with it for me.... i am a bad emetophobic....but i made it as a nurse i...

  7. Tote bag?

    jenrn6282 replied to Sue Damones's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    i have my pocket book and my messenger bag, though sometimes i jjust throw some money and my kepys in my messenger bag......in the bag pens pens and oh yeah more pens, my 2 stethoscopes....you never...

  8. I wish sombody would have told me......

    jenrn6282 replied to Xcited 2B-N-RN's topic in General Nursing

    WOW!!!!yes yes and yes.....that post sums it up nicely.....especially! - --AND MOST IMPORTANT: You can do everything wrong, and they can still live; you can do everything right, and they can still...

  9. Tote bag?

    jenrn6282 replied to Sue Damones's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I went to nike on line and designed my own can pick the colors and everything....i love it! it is sturdy and everything and cleans well.....it has 4 pockets total and little hidden pockets, it is a...

  10. benzos...important question!

    jenrn6282 replied to sweetieann's topic in General Nursing

    10 , 14 , 18 , and 22.....hello does anyone else feel those are odd times? wew those times patient requested? 4x day i'd do 6, 12, 18, 24.....or at least 8, 12, 18, 22 i wouldnt worry about withdrawl...

  11. BP question....

    jenrn6282 replied to Kiringat's topic in General Nursing

    is the person in afib sometimes our automatic bp cuffs dont read a persons bp well if they are in afib secondary to the irregular pulse. and will give falso low or high or get no reading at...

  12. Ways I have heard Metoprolol pronounced...by medical personnel.

    jenrn6282 replied to stillpressingon's topic in General Nursing

    ugh me too HUGE pet peeve!!! but i have always had a problem saying colchacine it seems to always come out: Coal-ka-seen.....even though i know that is wrong

  13. Ways I have heard Metoprolol pronounced...by medical personnel.

    jenrn6282 replied to stillpressingon's topic in General Nursing

    i am with you it saves your

  14. *Weird* Patient Allergies

    jenrn6282 replied to cherrybreeze's topic in General Nursing

    recently had a patient allergic to: mayo mustard ketchup pickles fresh fruits and a list of other

  15. Best department for new RNs

    jenrn6282 replied to anneles's topic in General Nursing

    i started off on a telemetry unit which was funny because all through nursing school i wanted L&D, i didnt want nursery and didnt want postpartum i like the adreniline rush of L&D...but where...

  16. Lab draws after IV start

    jenrn6282 replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    i was told to draw blues last off a picc or port because by then you will not have compromised the blood, because the line has been previously flushed with heparin per protocol but other then the blue...

  17. What is the most serious problem facing the bedside nurse today?

    jenrn6282 replied to leosasha's topic in General Nursing

    i think the most serious problem in health care is the organization is too hyped on profit, i obviously realize money talks and to have more equipment we need to be in the + zone, but they really need...

  18. RN husband addicted to opiates

    jenrn6282 replied to joker2's topic in Nurses Recovery

    does he go to work high? because in this case it is a safety issue to the patients if he cares? i worked with an older women who after years of nursing became addicted to narcotics, she came to work...

  19. nursing shortage? how about equipment shortage?

    jenrn6282 replied to MagnesiuM's topic in General Nursing

    first off i agree with you here.....i work nights so yea the patient load is a bit more...but i dont even know where to begin with the paper work any more there are so many new forms...these people in...

  20. Grossest Thing You've Ever Seen

    jenrn6282 replied to sicushells's topic in General Nursing

    yup def with you on that, i will take poop, bugs, wounds, sputum, trachs, anything BUT VOMIT! IT IS AWFUL.....i dont know how i made it this far in nursing but thank god i have great co workers who...

  21. Who worked during nursing school?

    jenrn6282 replied to hnt1987's topic in General Nursing

    yup i worked too i actually had 3 jobs at one point but then cut back to 2, i did pharm tech and CNA many if not all my classmates worked....we have to is there a choice? not many parents today would...

  22. Pt signed out AMA then died! what do you think?

    jenrn6282 posted a topic in General Nursing

    i recently worked a shift monday and walked in to a patient who wanted to sign out AMA, his INR was 4.5 and explained to him that i didnt think it was a good idea and to stay one more night, so we can...

  23. Pt signed out AMA then died! what do you think?

    jenrn6282 replied to jenrn6282's topic in General Nursing

    OH YES!!!! and remember to include in your note....pt aware of risks related to signing out AMA including

  24. Pt signed out AMA then died! what do you think?

    jenrn6282 replied to jenrn6282's topic in General Nursing

    no the physician isnt giving the order for discharge and the patient wants to leave the facilty for whatever reason he legally can sign a form that says he is leaving again medical

  25. Pt signed out AMA then died! what do you think?

    jenrn6282 replied to jenrn6282's topic in General Nursing

    i want to thank all of you for your posts, a lot of my worry came from the fact that this has never happened before to me or any nurse i work with so i had no one to go to. i know you can fix stupid...