TNnursejane

TNnursejane BSN, RN

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  1. is this child abuse?

    TNnursejane replied to bronxRN's topic in General Nursing

    I was 20yrs old and made some very crummy decisions regarding childcare. :angryfire I have been through that with my oldest child. I was very lucky that he didn't get hurt or nothing ever happened to...

  2. Burned Out and Quit Today!!!

    TNnursejane replied to CseMgr1's topic in General Nursing

    I am so sorry you had to quit to make someone pay attention. I'm feeling very frustrated with my job as well. At least you gave 3 weeks notice. You have 3 weeks to look for another job or figure out...

  3. staffing tried to trick/bully me in today!

    TNnursejane replied to hock1's topic in General Nursing

    I work in a small town just north of a metropolitan area. The hospitals are all so competative that nurses would go PRN and have two or three different hospitals they would work at . Float pools used...

  4. I have a question about humor etiquette

    TNnursejane replied to gentlemother's topic in General Nursing

    Hon, it's called survival! Yes sometimes you will laugh at things that the general public would not consider funny! As a critical care nurse, it is how you get through those harrowing days! :roll...

  5. I made a med error

    TNnursejane replied to southern_rn_brat's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I work in Risk Management. Everyday we hear someone threatening to sue but if a lawyer takes this case, he's probably doing it pro bono! He's not going to make any thing off of it and neither is the...

  6. Qualities of a Good Nurse?

    TNnursejane replied to cn2007rn's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I really like the comments about being non-judgemental. This day and time you run up against so many different lifestyles. I live by the opinion that I treat my patients with as much respect and...

  7. staffing tried to trick/bully me in today!

    TNnursejane replied to hock1's topic in General Nursing

    Caller ID!!!!! It makes me so angry that they try to bully you or GUILT you into coming in! That's been going on since the beginning of time! It never

  8. Qualities of a Good Nurse?

    TNnursejane replied to cn2007rn's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    :balloons: Qualities of a good nurse! That's a great question! The number one quality I believe makes a good nurse is that the patient is your priority! Keeping them safe and being their biggest...

  9. middle TN

    TNnursejane replied to nursefiggy's topic in Tennessee Nursing

    :balloons: Congratulations! I would love to have done something like that when I got out of school but I stayed at home in Kentucky and worked at the local hospital there. Good

  10. middle TN

    TNnursejane replied to nursefiggy's topic in Tennessee Nursing

    I worked at Vandy for a year about 5 yrs ago. I worked in the Heart clinic. Cardiac nursing is my true love! I learned so much from the cardiologists there. I loved my job but there were some issues...

  11. If you passed on the SECOND try...

    TNnursejane replied to blkdawn's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I'm a seasoned nurse (20+ years) but the art to taking your boards hasn't changed. What I did was finally RELAX! What I did was not take any notes with me to study and just had fun! We went out the...

  12. Patient Safety Concerns and Ideas

    TNnursejane posted a topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Do you have any ideas on how patient safety could be enhanced? JCAHO has given us the 7 patient safety goals and expect compliance. These days things are scary. We hear all of the horror stories and I...

  13. In One Sentence; if you weren't a nurse, you'd be a ________

    TNnursejane replied to OCCHCanada's topic in General Nursing

    Oh, I like the Walmart app in my desk! Going to get me one today!:roll :roll

  14. Bad Apple HELP!!!

    TNnursejane replied to mybuddycat's topic in General Nursing

    I worked in a clinic setting with a person like this! OMG she figured out how to wrap our administration and docs around her finger. We'd complain about things she did and it did no good. But if we...

  15. In One Sentence; if you weren't a nurse, you'd be a ________

    TNnursejane replied to OCCHCanada's topic in General Nursing

    A lawyer Or a greeter at

  16. Nurses pay

    TNnursejane replied to ChristineG's topic in General Nursing

    I have been a nurse for 20+ yrs. I'm in Tennessee making around 40,000-42,000/yr. I do not work as a clinical nurse though. I love nursing but due to "kid" care, I needed a job with "bankers hours"....

  17. Medication Errors/ Medication Management Advisory Committee

    TNnursejane replied to NEWSTART's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    You can do a search on medication errors on Google. Some good websites are: http://www.ahrq.org http://www.mederrors.com http://www.npsf.org Do a Google news search on medical

  18. transgender nurse (transvestite)

    TNnursejane replied to nursecathy's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I don't think this is an issue of cultural diversity! It's an issue of sexuality. I've worked with several gay nurses....good nurses. Maybe I don't agree with their lifestyle, but as long as they...

  19. Is it appropriate for Risk Management to discipline?

    TNnursejane replied to iiwdn's topic in Legal

    I work in Risk Management and it sounds like the Risk Manager went WAY out his/her job description. The RM manages risk! They don't make determinations of discipline! That would be the Nursing...