jadelpn LPN, EMT-B

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    PPD Wrong dose

    jadelpn replied to Dadam89's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    As a complete aside, here is what seems really, really "off" to me. Ya'll count syringes, however, you do not document the lot number and expiration date on any PPD you give? That is a huge process...
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    Your insight wanted

    jadelpn replied to waiting4ivpush's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Ok, so, I get that you are interested in lots of things. Good for you! That is exactly what needs to happen when you are starting a secondary education. But get a piece of paper, and start writing...
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    Have you noticed...

    jadelpn replied to joe_mulligan88's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Not to get completely off topic here--however----what is so wonderful about being a CRNA?? If I had to sit for hours on end maintaining an airway I would be just about all set. Anyways, OP, I think...
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    Have you noticed...

    jadelpn replied to joe_mulligan88's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Hater-aid, kool-aid......some just need to be drinking something. Why not choose to just not indulge? Just say no to aid, drink
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    AMS

    jadelpn replied to cbeeny's topic in General Nursing

    Here is the interesting thing about ETOH and chronic use/abuse and what results--a great deal of the danger of ETOH happens as the patient's blood alcohol level DROPS--so in other words, the bad...
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    CA Paramedic to BSN

    jadelpn replied to Eric_Medic's topic in Men in Nursing

    Have you thought about Physical Therapy? You can do a Medic to RN course of study at any number of bridge programs. But your love of being fit, exercise, etc and PT may be a better fit. Also, have...
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    Talky Nurse

    jadelpn replied to HappyWife77's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    "Why bless your heart, you are just too funny!! Thanks for sharing that with me, but I HAVE to get this charting done or my butt will be on a plate. But hee, hee, ha, ha....thanks for making me...
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    New nurse and feeling discouraged by older nurses?

    jadelpn replied to x28y31's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    You will get your groove, but some things to remember. ALWAYS do a thorough assessment head to toe of your patients. Before you do said assessment, look at your orders, your medications, and a brief...
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    med surg

    jadelpn replied to aleena23's topic in General Nursing

    Have a professional look at your resume, and I would focus on your years as a supervisor. Also highlight any of your clinical experience you may have. I would look at some of the hospitals that have...
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    First Job

    jadelpn replied to joe_mulligan88's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I always say get a really good baseline. One in which focuses on your assessment skills, the "whole" picture, learning how and why people present the way they do, the course of care. This can be...
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    strangest question a friend or acquaintance has ever asked you?

    jadelpn replied to AQEELSMOM's topic in General Students

    HAHAHAHA!! I would then launch into a statistical and long winded discussion on why molly is the gateway to hell, brain damage is irreversible, poor life choices, and the number of a couple of...
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    Third Shift VA Opportunity, but HUGE homelife change

    jadelpn replied to FreshRN41's topic in General Nursing

    Best wishes to you in your endevours. This is an amazing opportunity!! 3rd shift is the night shift, no? I think that if you think about your routine--clothes, backpack, lunch packed everything...
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    Devastated on First Write Up

    jadelpn replied to RNtoThe3rd's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    THIS. And remember, after 6 years as a critical care nurse, OP, they can hire 2 of you for what you are being paid. Always have in the back of your mind that, in fact, sometimes they are less...
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    Devastated on First Write Up

    jadelpn replied to RNtoThe3rd's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    OP, this is a process error. Repeat it, THIS IS A PROCESS ERROR. You were set up to fail, plain and simple. You did not cause patient harm. You realized your error. Speak with your union rep...
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    Regretting charge nurse training...

    jadelpn replied to ama3t's topic in General Nursing

    There may be a chance to move to days again when your child is a bit older and starts school. In the meanwhile, you will get experience as charge, and this could open up other doors for you in the...
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    TV ad has no one from my hospital

    jadelpn replied to Emergent's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I dunno--it may backfire. Nothing like a "thriving" ER when everyone looks 100% perfect. Well, it could be worse "heyyyyyy aren't you that nurse on the side of the bus???" Stalkers.....(No, I am not...
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    Mandatory flu shots????

    jadelpn replied to 45whenimdone's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I really get where the pp is coming from. I did not get the vaccine for a long time--I can't give a reason why, exactly, other than I always thought my body could do the work. Then I got the flu...
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    I Want to Be an RN; I Am Bad at Math.

    jadelpn replied to MysticTopaz's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Here's a thought--Do you have the choice of "virtual classroom"? If you do, I would go back and take basic algebra on an online forum and see how you do at your own pace. Also, tutors are a viable...
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    Could Be Fired for IV skills.

    jadelpn replied to Caffeine_IV's topic in General Nursing

    Go to your local fire department, and/or the local ambulance company, and see if you can sign up to take some courses/ audit some classes from Medics on IV starts. They often require large bore IV's...
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    When does it get better?

    jadelpn replied to RNBuggers's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Deep breath. Use a paper brain (lots of examples on here to look at and use--check on the search function). Know where your resources are, and how to use them. If there is an order that is unclear...
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    Bringing up negative press in nursing interivew

    jadelpn replied to Appleripe's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I am not sure I would bring it up. I would research the facility's mission statement, other information about the facility--and phrase a question "your mission statement states that you xyz, how do...
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    So fed up

    jadelpn replied to miNmyBay's topic in General Nursing

    There are many, many nurses who can not find employment, period. I would go back to the unit where you completed the new grad program, reach out to them, and ask if they are hiring at this point, if...
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    Did I do him a moral favor?

    jadelpn replied to tattooedrn's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    ALS is one of those disease processes where a patient has very little control. What they can control, however, is their wishes prior to deteriorating to the point of total care. And some choose to...
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    Seasoned Nurses Looking To Tattle?

    jadelpn replied to PCnurse88's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Eh, let em look. It is hard to prove if someone is "auditing" or if someone is doing something else entirely that would be a HIPAA violation. And if it is the nurse that is taking over your patient,...
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    Criticism

    jadelpn replied to Katniss88's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Your evaluation went well, I think. You also noted that there were things YOU realized you needed to work on. And we all have them. You can ask for specifics as far as how you can go about improving...