jjensen

jjensen

Cardiac, Hospice, Float pool, Med/Peds

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  1. Do You Regret Becoming A Nurse?

    jjensen replied to ladylou88's topic in General Nursing

    I have never regretted becoming a RN... In fact, I beleive it was my calling. I am a RN all the time; not just at work... Love being a RN... Where else can you work 3 days a week and have tons of...

  2. Curious About the Nursing Career..............

    jjensen replied to TCLA's topic in General Nursing

    I am terrible at math... In college I had to take a statistics class and barely got a C... That was the only math that I needed for my BSN... I am great at all other subjects and did not let my poor...

  3. Most disgusting thing you have witnessed or taken part of on the job?

    jjensen replied to Solid Snake's topic in General Nursing

    When I worked in cardiovascular surgery we were prepping a patient for open heart and I lifted up the folds of her belly and found a moldy sandwich... I was actually gagging...

  4. 3 dui's in mi

    jjensen replied to lifeistweet's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    I, myself, have one DWI and will not ever get behind the wheel after a drink... My first husband died at age 30 and I was 29... Not an excuse, but I was in a bad bad place and should have never driven...

  5. Medical Uniforms

    jjensen replied to twoheartbeats's topic in General Nursing

    I have 4 sets, but only work 2-3 days a week... Our hospital makes us use the same company and we have to buy them though this venu... This is so that we all look uniform and the families can tell the...

  6. Have you ever broken your contract???

    jjensen replied to Jean1313's topic in General Nursing

    I have never had a contract and guess that I don't understand what will happen if you 'break' it... If your health and well being is suffering and you cannot "hang in there" then I would get another...

  7. Not sure where to post this

    jjensen replied to palmpalm's topic in General Nursing

    I personally don't know anyone who was a RN and became a MD; however, if that is what you want to do than who cares? I beleive that anytime we further our education it is benefical and no one can take...

  8. switching to bedside report

    jjensen replied to justjRN's topic in General Nursing

    We give person to person report outside of each patient's room and somedays it takes forever, but I do prefer it to taped report where you listen for half an hour on all your patients and still have...

  9. First Accident Scene

    jjensen replied to mia98's topic in General Nursing

    I always keep a pair of gloves in my glovebox for this reason... I too stopped at an accident years ago and got covered with blood from head to toe... Nothing came out of it; but I am now prepared......

  10. Do hospitals in your area still hiring? I want to relocate.

    jjensen replied to niceone's topic in General Nursing

    I live in Wisconsin and people are still needing the hospital... There is always a shortage of RN's... Schools are great... I have a 11 and 9 year old and could not be happier... Good luck in your...

  11. Fess Up! How much HSP stuff is in your drawer???

    jjensen replied to CaLLaCoDe's topic in General Nursing

    I have a basket that I empty my pockets in every time that I get home... I have found the tape and the alcohol pads most useful... The saline flushes are not... lol... I just fill up my pockets the...

  12. Lighting at night

    jjensen replied to miko014's topic in General Nursing

    At 2300 our lights go down... There are bed lights that do help... It is important for patients to get sleep if they are able... We are in enough bothering them with vitals and assessments for sure......

  13. Getting tired of working 12 hour shifts......

    jjensen replied to raindrop's topic in General Nursing

    I like my 12 hour shifts and only working a few days a week. I have done both and prefer the 12 hour shifts. When I work, I usually just work, sleep and eat... But I do get more days off than working...

  14. when do you call in sick??

    jjensen replied to massrn116's topic in General Nursing

    I hate this dilemma too. I have come to work coughing and just really sick and patients have said to me that I am too sick to be at work for sure... But, I feel so bad calling in sick... Now, if I am...

  15. how do you keep your sexy??

    jjensen replied to healthcarefome's topic in General Nursing

    Why the need to be sexy at

  16. tie a note

    jjensen replied to suni's topic in General Nursing

    Hang in

  17. Froedtert Hospital Insight Request

    jjensen replied to krazykev's topic in General Nursing

    I worked at Froedtert and felt it was a great place to work. They treat the RN's great and having every other week off has its pluses for

  18. night shift depression

    jjensen replied to gonzo1's topic in General Nursing

    I guess that I am lucky in the fact that I don't need much sleep and when I do sleep, I can sleep well... Maybe nights is not for you... I don't have much advice here...

  19. Does any1 work on a unit

    jjensen replied to soulofme's topic in General Nursing

    I hate nurses like this... Why did they become a nurse if not to help

  20. Do Away with LPN's What will LPN's Do?

    jjensen replied to Angela.RN2B's topic in General Nursing

    In my hospital when we phased out LPN's they were offered to go back to school and could become a RN... Some of them jumped up on this and finished and work at RN's now... Others took offense and I...

  21. Vent re: Charging and staff being "Pulled" or Floated

    jjensen replied to mjjlRN's topic in General Nursing

    Why do nurses hate to float? I like to see what is new on each floor. You had every right as charge nurse to pull the nurse and do what was needed... Don't feel bad, you are the correct one

  22. Nursing, the field of medicine or customer service?

    jjensen replied to jalvino1's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I have many times said that this is not a hotel, but we have room service and are to meet the needs of the patients... Where do you draw the

  23. What is your opinon of the nursing shortage?

    jjensen replied to SierraN's topic in General Nursing

    I think that people will always be sick, need surgery and by dying... There is not going to be a shortage of

  24. Where in Wisconsin????

    jjensen replied to javawren_23's topic in General Nursing

    I live in Wausau and make $25.25 an hour... I have been a RN for 10 years and by far make more than the new grads... Good

  25. Where to Job Search?

    jjensen replied to MeganAK's topic in General Nursing

    I have worked for Ministry at both Marshfield and at Weston and could not be happier with the way that they treat the nurses... I grew up in MFLD and it is a good place to raise a family. I just moved...