JKL33

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    How to handle covid exposures from other staff

    JKL33 replied to LibraNurse27's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Clearly this is not correct. I would ask them for reference materials so you can better understand. Whether they are going to have people work after a possible exposure or not, they...
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    doctor thinks I should administer med based on "telephone game"

    JKL33 replied to lincoln77's topic in Patient Medications

    In general, the specification of all of this within the order has been relatively recent, and directly associated with widespread CPOE. With CPOE they click a box that includes the pharmacy-related...
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    Switching from part time to per diem during pandemic

    JKL33 replied to RNthereyet?'s topic in General Nursing

    Would not count on making a ton of money. You might or might not. Would not count on the available assignments being tolerable. They might be or they might not. Most of all, would not breathe a word...
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    New Nurse having trouble with CNA

    JKL33 replied to Lyslys's topic in General Nursing

    Noted. Take
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    A Staffing Perfect Storm

    JKL33 replied to J.Adderton's topic in Disaster Preparation

    My huge regional system has made similar pleas involving various media. I understand and don't think it's wrong to do so. I wish the general public would cooperate. But it isn't the whole...
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    Nurses and other staff refusing to Treat COVID patients

    JKL33 replied to Mena2015's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I have been saying things along these lines all along. One of the first things I read here about new grad contracts, for example, was that they were necessary because of the huge investment that was...
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    Hailed as heroes, hospital workers for years have been bitten, hit, kicked. And ignored.

    JKL33 replied to TheMoonisMyLantern's topic in General Nursing

    Yes. ....Same reason they they are still flying the hero flags and using that verbiage. There were more hero worship posts and articles on my employer's sites and social media very recently,...
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    New Nurse having trouble with CNA

    JKL33 replied to Lyslys's topic in General Nursing

    Your (normal) feelings of inadequacy may be significantly coloring your interactions with others. In fact, I would wager to say that it's practically a certainty that they are. It's a big deal...
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    Dealing With Traumatic Patient Deaths

    JKL33 replied to holyroyd's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Oh, if I understand what you're saying I think we completely agree. Or at least I agree with what you're saying even if that's not what I said. Ha. I was just thinking about the additional...
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    Dealing With Traumatic Patient Deaths

    JKL33 replied to holyroyd's topic in Health, Stress Management

    A little amateur-ish psychology here, I realize, but I think there could be something to it or I wouldn't bother you with it: 1) You know that the family's accusations were/are not true but...
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    Organizational strategy struggles!

    JKL33 replied to 2020newgrad's topic in General Nursing

    Oh thank gawd. I thought this was going to be about someone giving you some kind of nursing school assignment on organizational strategies. In which case I was going to say drop out now. As to...
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    "CENTI"meter vs "SONO"meter

    JKL33 replied to itiswhatitis's topic in General Nursing

    Well a portion of this thread is cringe anyway because it was never "sono"-meter that anyone was trying to say, any more than those who say it the other way are saying "senna"-meter. Some are...
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    JUST finished school

    JKL33 replied to Guest 1064378's topic in General Nursing

    Eh, no one's perfect. You're a good sport, though!
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    JUST finished school

    JKL33 replied to Guest 1064378's topic in General Nursing

    ?? One of the reasons you are loved
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    Last Question! I Swear

    JKL33 replied to LibraNurse27's topic in General Nursing

    I prefer to avoid appearing as if I'm making excuses, but in the right circumstances I have no problem reporting that there was an emergency, a patient with a critical situation, or that a message was...
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    Last Question! I Swear

    JKL33 replied to LibraNurse27's topic in General Nursing

    The problem is that by the point you start thinking like that, it's already been a long time; 45, 60, 90 min. The alternative would be if, after 15 minutes, you feel like your critical situation...
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    Does it feel to everyone else that many newer nurses glamourize the ER and ICU?

    JKL33 replied to The0Walrus's topic in General Nursing

    I know. My whole point is that the ED isn't where one might want to go to make sure they don't get used and abused or to avoid endless rough days where there's nothing but running around with little...
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    Does it feel to everyone else that many newer nurses glamourize the ER and ICU?

    JKL33 replied to The0Walrus's topic in General Nursing

    In part because the ED is no posh place where there are tons of resources either. It's chaotic and can be at least as demoralizing as any other area of nursing has the potential to be. As to why...
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    Should I Quit or Give up? Glucometer Failure ?

    JKL33 replied to cj_94's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, I think probably. You are a very good writer, though. Maybe look for some way to use that skill since you're not good at machines. [My apologies if this is a serious post].
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    Diluting Ativan?

    JKL33 replied to Guest838984's topic in Emergency

    I would ask this individual to provide sources of information supporting her professional opinion that you can review. Because when I call my pharmacist for things like administration specifics (such...
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    Covering 1:1’s in the ER

    JKL33 replied to Ryan William's topic in Emergency

    I know what it all stemmed from. OSHA addressed this way before it came on my radar, although that hasn't stopped administrators from still making it an issue even in the past 3-5 years....
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    New grad from online RN program with ZERO CLINICAL EXPERIENCE

    JKL33 replied to angel1312's topic in General Nursing

    @londonflo, I often enjoy your comments because they remind me of the way clinicals were not very long ago. But things are going down the tubes, fast. You think Wuzzie has taken your...
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    New grad from online RN program with ZERO CLINICAL EXPERIENCE

    JKL33 replied to angel1312's topic in General Nursing

    @Wuzzie, I was thinking of that too, but I've seen worse IRL. Like dumping the students off, then showing up to check on them, which consisted of walking into a Code where the student was observing,...
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    Do you ever feel undeserving to be called a nurse?

    JKL33 replied to mtanner's topic in General Nursing

    This statement represents a very glamorized view of nursing. I couldn't give a numeric estimate, but a very good percentage of what nurses do on a daily basis are not life-saving activities....
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    New grad from online RN program with ZERO CLINICAL EXPERIENCE

    JKL33 replied to angel1312's topic in General Nursing

    It has most definitely become a problem. There is no doubt about it. I would guess that you are not accustomed to dropping your students off on the floor to be paired with staff nurses who will...