jjensen

jjensen

Cardiac, Hospice, Float pool, Med/Peds

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  1. NO LUNCH? NO BREAKS? Is that common in nursing?

    jjensen replied to CleveRN2008's topic in General Nursing

    I usually eat on the run and am lucky to ever get a full 30 minute for lunch... Even then, I keep my phone and am answering calls all the time... I am lucky to pee most days

  2. Contaminated Scrubs..do you wear scrubs to the stores

    jjensen replied to Nurseismade RN's topic in General Nursing

    I wear mine out. I wear my shoes home too... We don't have a laundry service at my hospital and no locker room to change... I wash my hands often and I am sure that I am already carrying MRSA...

  3. If you could ask a GENIE...

    jjensen replied to holisticlady09's topic in General Nursing

    1. All patients be walky/talky 2. All staff treat others as they would like to be treated 3. All supplies to be in my pocket at all

  4. Wow, some nursing homes...

    jjensen replied to azcna's topic in General Nursing

    One place that I worked at 5 years ago still sends me the news letter... I guess that they don't update files often

  5. Do You Wear Gloves When...

    jjensen replied to chevyv's topic in General Nursing

    I am a bad nurse in the fact that I don't wear gloves like I should. I usually feel that the patient would feel tainted if I wear gloves... It is up to you and your practice for

  6. OR nurse has some questions

    jjensen replied to Shannon777's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I worked in the OR at one point in my career and it is a different type of nursing for sure... But you did take the same boards as the rest of us and you can easily jump into floor nursing for sure......

  7. Hospitals cutting back??

    jjensen replied to Abbi4155's topic in Medical-Surgical

    People will still get sick and go to the hospital. People will still need surgery and go to the hospital... RN's will still have jobs... My hospital goes through phases where we are low census and get...

  8. New nurse OVERWHELMED

    jjensen replied to leapof faith's topic in Medical-Surgical

    There is school nursing and real world nursing... I have been an RN for 10 years and believe me, I felt that way that you did. I would wake up from a sound sleep in a panic and worry all day and night...

  9. Stress related near breakdown

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

    That is why I work casual... If you are financially able to go casual... I can pick the hours I work and if I need a week off, I take one... This way I can balance being a mom, wife and nurse... Take...

  10. Nurses' handwriting

    jjensen replied to rph3664's topic in General Nursing

    We have all computers in our hospital for this reason... There is NO chart; everything is on computers and I could not be

  11. To call or not to call

    jjensen replied to seasonednrs123's topic in General Nursing

    This is a tough one. I usually call back on about a week to see what is going on... Usually it is HR that is the hold up on things... Does not hurt to show them that you are interested

  12. Awkward Situation

    jjensen replied to Lily C.'s topic in General Nursing

    I have walked in on this and I just back away... One patient felt sheepish with me after that... Now, I make sure to knock loudly... I was a cardiac RN and used to see the monitors going like mad...

  13. If you breastpumped at work, were your coworkers supportive?

    jjensen replied to LilyBlue's topic in General Nursing

    I was the charge nurse at the time, so no one had an issue and I find it cruel and mean for others to not cover for

  14. Do night shift nurses try there best

    jjensen replied to melz34's topic in General Nursing

    I work both days and nights and can say that I give my best no matter what. The only difference during the day is that there are less Dr.'s, PT, OT and family... The patients try to sleep, but with...

  15. Transitioning from LTC to med-surge

    jjensen replied to sistasoul's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I feel that any experience helps, no matter what... You will find that in med/surg there are a lot of LTC patients that come into the hospital. We look to the LTC RN's who know more about wound care...

  16. Anybody in float pool??

    jjensen replied to meriposa's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I did float pool for med/surg for one of my first jobs out of school. I was very intimitates at first, but learned more than I could imagine... This has been my foundation for my nursing practice of...

  17. Hey that's MY patient!

    jjensen replied to CaLLaCoDe's topic in General Nursing

    Silly person... You enjoy admissions? Who are you and why??

  18. Any smokers Out There?

    jjensen replied to rustyshackleford's topic in General Nursing

    I smoke and love to smoke. I know it is bad for me. My Grandma died from lung cancer. I worked for Hospice and I have seen it all... But I am stupid and still smoke. I don't know what it will take for...

  19. Shift Report

    jjensen replied to suni's topic in Medical-Surgical

    We actually do face to face report at our hospital... I do like this better because I can ask questions as I go. With taped report I had to take the time and listen, start and stop the tape to write...

  20. trying to figure out schedule

    jjensen replied to dsanto3's topic in General Nursing

    In my hospital, Fridays are not considered a weekend, so I cannot answer your question. It stinks because if it is my weekend off, I work Friday nights from 7PM-0730 on Saturday AM... So, to me that...

  21. Trouble finding job as RN if never a CNA?

    jjensen replied to katy81's topic in General Nursing

    I was never a CNA and I had no troubles at

  22. How do you hang tape on a stethoscope?

    jjensen replied to newnurse27's topic in General Nursing

    I put tape in my

  23. Happy Nurse Roll Call

    jjensen replied to sunray12's topic in General Nursing

    I LOVE being a nurse and would choose to do it over and over and over. Sure, I have bad days, but I can leave and not come back until the next shift. I love taking care of people and being appreciated...

  24. Wage Freeze

    jjensen replied to dabowhunter's topic in General Nursing

    No raise this last year and insurance went up, so I am making less money this year... At least I have a job and we have been getting extra hours due to high census with a $9.00 bonus per hour... Take...

  25. Tattoos on patients

    jjensen replied to Duckyaryj's topic in General Nursing

    I have tattoos, but they are hidden... I do enjoy seeing all the different types. I really enjoy the patients who are so afraid of needles but have 50% of their body covered in tattoos... funny to...