JKL33

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    Allergies? Nope! Covid

    JKL33 replied to Ioreth's topic in Disaster Preparation

    That's a big part of the problem and it isn't your fault: That ^ is practically meaningless as far as I can
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    New Grad RN: Lost and Hating My First Job. NEED Advice?

    JKL33 replied to newgradrn20205's topic in General Nursing

    I would have walked that instant, dead serious. The treatment you tolerate is the treatment you will [continue to]
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    Betrayed by Management

    JKL33 replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    I thought that too, even as I was calling the "train your replacement" move classy. It's also perfectly classy to make good decisions for oneself, take care not to burn bridges, and go about...
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    Constantly Making Mistakes

    JKL33 replied to Blueb's topic in General Nursing

    Have you identified any common thread in the types of errors you have made? E.g. are you becoming too rushed, distracted, looking without really looking? Is there some aspect of the EMR that trips you...
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    Med Surge 2

    JKL33 replied to Marilyn's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    It won't hurt to have a general wellness check-up and an opportunity to discuss this with your doctor. It's imperative to understand the "how"s of answering questions, but what you are saying is that...
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    NICU babes dress-up for Halloween

    JKL33 replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in General Nursing

    ? Nah. You aren't. Well, actually I don't think it's messed-up per se, I just have exceedingly little interest in these types of things. I'd be the one doing some kind of nursing chores or rounds...
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    Preceptor is a bully....

    JKL33 replied to Hardhands's topic in General Nursing

    I like it! Pretty much same except that my line sounds like it's just a little further out than yours, which wasn't always that way. I feel overall it has been very worthwhile for me to learn to...
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    Betrayed by Management

    JKL33 replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    Agree. There is zero good reason not to kindly talk about this with the would-be interim nurse manager: "I have an opportunity for you, but I need to be clear that it is an interim position and there...
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    Preceptor is a bully....

    JKL33 replied to Hardhands's topic in General Nursing

    This may be one of those things that is dependent upon how one sees it. It's hard to feel over a barrel when one's mindset is that this troublemaker is soon going to be in the rearview mirror.**...
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    Question about time management

    JKL33 replied to dinobiceps's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Sure, but understand this is my unauthorized opinion only: I suppose it goes as a little algorithm in my mind: 1) Is it directly related to my patient's well-being or my ability to...
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    Preceptor is a bully....

    JKL33 replied to Hardhands's topic in General Nursing

    I get it. It would have been nicer to say she is unpleasant, inappropriate, purposely tries to insult new nurses by telling them that people who aren't even nurses are smarter about nursing than they...
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    Preceptor is a bully....

    JKL33 replied to Hardhands's topic in General Nursing

    I vote for playing it cool but not because I wouldn't "risk" confronting her. I simply think that s/he who controls her/himself is the one who ultimately wins. Who wins when you worry more...
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    New grad ED woes.. advice appreciated

    JKL33 replied to NewGradEDRN's topic in General Nursing

    I'd be out of there. Just me. Life is too short to put up with utter
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    Domestic Violence Screening

    JKL33 replied to Nurse Mack's topic in Patient Education

    You are not performing an office visit. I would follow your employers' policies on this. If you feel that IPV screening should be taking place in this setting then you need to take this through...
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    Hard to choose

    JKL33 replied to ThursdayNight's topic in General Students

    Well, my answer is that when beginning ACEIs like lisinopril the patient should have follow-up labs, metabolic panel specifically. A couple of main reasons are to keep track of kidney function...
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    New grad ED woes.. advice appreciated

    JKL33 replied to NewGradEDRN's topic in General Nursing

    Mixed thoughts: Was this significantly into your orientation, like beyond half-way through? If so, I would defend yourself. Say that it is probably not appropriate to judge your time...
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    Friend diagnosed with cancer but can't get surgery?

    JKL33 replied to Juniper83's topic in General Nursing

    Agree. I was going to post something similar, I.e. it can be difficult for patients to know what's really falling through the cracks as opposed to appropriate triage of cancer surgeries and/or just...
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    Hard to choose

    JKL33 replied to ThursdayNight's topic in General Students

    You posted some good thoughts. It can be really difficult to know what is important, what applies and what the question is trying to ask. I believe it's probably best to answer as if everything...
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    New Grads and Acute Care Hiring

    JKL33 replied to CardiTeleRN's topic in General Nursing

    Oh bull. I mean, I suppose you could say all that as long as you use enough clarifications such as "some," "sometimes," etc. and admit that the exact opposite of all of that could be true in any...
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    Nursing teacher caught calling students "dirty little liars" and "dirty dirty dogs"

    JKL33 replied to healthcareforall's topic in General Students

    I really wouldn't focus on this. There's no point to it and in general I wish people would move on from it and pleasantly-assertively expect the best from others instead of beginning with a negative...
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    Hard to choose

    JKL33 replied to ThursdayNight's topic in General Students

    I do think it is kind of a poor question, but there is probably one better answer in some ways (lisinopril). Can you give your rationale for choosing glipizide, or did you guess? Can you...
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    Suspicion About Med Error

    JKL33 replied to Sharmilagrg00's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I suggested you ask her about this because it is an easy and collegial way to bring up the topic; to inquire about whether she is having any problems giving him his medication. It is not...
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    Suspicion About Med Error

    JKL33 replied to Sharmilagrg00's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    This situation first and foremost begins with a full assessment of the patient. Numerous medical conditions could cause such a change; there are the classic things like some sort of infection and many...
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    Vertigo

    JKL33 replied to Davey Do's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for showing us your vertigo, now I have it too. No, seriously, hope you are better ASAP. It seems like a miserable thing to have to deal
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    New grad, first week off orientation.. need some encouragement to get through this week :(

    JKL33 replied to Swirl531's topic in General Nursing

    Understandable. You are thinking too far ahead, though, and catastrophizing. Instead of, for example, saying that since driving a car can be stressful you are probably going to get in an...