jjensen

jjensen

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  1. Nights to days...

    jjensen replied to acuariaRN's topic in General Nursing

    You will adjust I am sure. I have no trouble working nights and that is what I prefer. The pace and seeing my family more during the day is nice. I am home when they get off the bus and my husband his...

  2. 12 hour shifts and weight loss calories

    jjensen replied to Tait's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Working nights is very hard... I don't eat at all during the day and snack at night when working. I try to not eat when I get home but that does not work sometimes. It is a juggling act for sure......

  3. Bedside Reporting

    jjensen replied to nightshiftnut's topic in General Nursing

    I do not like the idea of giving report in front of the patient... For one thing, there might be things we need to tell each other and not let the patient know... That they are difficult, family...

  4. Froedtert New Grad

    jjensen replied to nurseme3's topic in General Nursing

    I used to work at Froedtert and the experience was great. I saw such a vast majority of patients... The 7/70 was great in the beginning, however I could not handle it the longer that I was there......

  5. Has Nurse's week been changed to "hospital week"?

    jjensen replied to PICNICRN's topic in General Nursing

    I work tonight, so I will see what we

  6. which shift do you prefer 3-11 or 11-7?

    jjensen replied to changeofpaceRN's topic in General Nursing

    Hate PM shift... I work 7p-7a and love it... I don't like being gone from 3-11 and when I work 11-7, I feel like I dont' know my patients at all... I like only working 3 nights and it works out best...

  7. URGENT! prolapsed uterus or bladder?

    jjensen replied to rnto?'s topic in General Nursing

    This happened to me... I was going to the bathroom and something fell out of me... ;( I went to work and kept pushing this thing up... After work, I went to the ER and it was my uterus... I ended up...

  8. New To Night Shift

    jjensen replied to PennyNickelDime_RN's topic in General Nursing

    I work two to three 12 hour night shifts and it works for me. I try to take an hour or two nap on my first night and then I come home and sleep from about 10-3... Then I go to work and do it again. On...

  9. How many hours do you work?

    jjensen replied to feralnostalgia's topic in General Nursing

    I am casual but usually work 2-3 12 hour nights... I find that I can be a wife, mom and RN and get all the things done that I need too... I love the 12 hours shifts... I did work 8 hours at one point...

  10. Strange job interview...thoughts on this?

    jjensen replied to RNpandoraRN's topic in General Nursing

    This was my last interview... I was all ready with case studies and how I handled certain situations etc... I was not asked one question... BTW, I got the job and love it... Good luck to

  11. How do you stay so organized?

    jjensen replied to *Butterfly8*'s topic in General Nursing

    I write down everything and it does take time... Think of learning anything new and how it took time to become proficient... Even riding your bike... Don't fret, you will get

  12. ethics issue - $$ gifts

    jjensen replied to perianmellon's topic in General Nursing

    The card did freak me out... That was back in the day when we had our full name on our badge and I was the only one in the phone

  13. Doctors with poor English Skills

    jjensen replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    This is such an issue... Half the time, I don't even know what Dr. I am talking to... Thankfully at my hospital we are all computerized, so the Dr's put in their own orders... I call and give my info,...

  14. ethics issue - $$ gifts

    jjensen replied to perianmellon's topic in General Nursing

    We are told to not accept any gifts in our hospital... However, I have gotten cards mailed to my house from patients and there has been money in them and I did not tell anyone... When I do get money,...

  15. Criminal history and success stories

    jjensen replied to reneemannenlpn's topic in General Nursing

    I have a DUI on my record... Not a proud moment at all... My first husband died from a brain tumor 4 years ago and I did not deal well with that... Got drunk and drove... I am not proud of this and...

  16. Are you aware of how you conduct yourself in public?

    jjensen replied to rkitty198's topic in General Nursing

    I like to go out and have some fun, but only if I don't have to work the next day. When I was young, I used to be able to go out all night and work, but now that I am older and wiser, I leave the fun...

  17. Hi, I'm Thunderwolf and I am a Smoker

    jjensen replied to Thunderwolf's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I love to smoke... I am not ready to quit and just find it relaxing to me... Someday I will be ready and then I can do it... I just enjoy it too much... At 34, I still cannot smoke in front of my...

  18. Mispronouncing medications

    jjensen replied to californiaRNstudent's topic in General Nursing

    I will spell the drug to the patient and show them the package if I cannot pronounce it correctly and say this is your heart pill or whatever it is... I have been a RN for almost 10 years and still...

  19. Night shift nurses

    jjensen replied to CABG patch kid's topic in General Nursing

    I work 2-3 12 hour shifts a week... On my first night I take about a 2 hour nap before my shift... I will go home and sleep as long as my body lets me then I go to work again... If I don't have to...

  20. Viterbo University

    jjensen replied to admorn03's topic in General Nursing

    I am a Viterbo graduate and the program was great. Very expensive, but the class size is small and I did enjoy that... Good luck to

  21. LPN and RN: What are the differences?

    jjensen replied to dRkazN's topic in General Nursing

    We actually don't have any LPN's at the hosptial where I work... They cannot do assessments, hang IV's or give IV push meds... I have not worked with LPN's since a nursing home when I first started...

  22. starting IV "blind stick"

    jjensen replied to chenoaspirit's topic in General Nursing

    That is awesome... I love starting IV's too and am one of the best on the floor... I sometimes take the blind stick too when I cannot see anything... What a feeling to get it, ha?? Good for

  23. Can"t make up my mind

    jjensen replied to tbellkitchens's topic in General Nursing

    RN all the way... Where I work we don't have one LPN at the hosptial, so I would jump right in and not take a side step to LPN... Good luck in whatever you

  24. Using words like honey, sweety a no-no?

    jjensen replied to bee212's topic in General Nursing

    I am guilty of this at times... I work on a pediatric floor

  25. What do you do to cope with sleep cycles being all messed up

    jjensen replied to Vtachy1's topic in General Nursing

    I work 12 hour nights... 2-3 a week... I am lucky in the fact that I don't require much sleep. I try to take a nap for about 2-4 hours on the day that I work... I will come home in the AM after work...