jamieousn

jamieousn has 1 years experience and specializes in Medical Telemetry.

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1. Having another nurse check insulin doses & other med Qs

   jamieousn replied to Plagueis's topic in General Nursing

   we have to double check our insulin doses even for 1 unit. our narcotics we dont have to have a witness unless we are wasting. another nurse has to sign our waste and witness it. i think this is a good and safer way to practice in theory, but really,...

2. Nurses and vaccines

   jamieousn replied to georgiasfynest's topic in General Nursing

   I have not gotten my flu or pneumonia vaccines and the hospital is fine w it as long as we sign a waiver

3. ICU nurses please respond!!!

   jamieousn replied to jamieousn's topic in MICU

   thanks everyone for all of your suggestions! i appreciate it and i think it will all be helpful these few weeks before i begin. i am starting to look forward to it :)

4. ICU nurses please respond!!!

   jamieousn replied to jamieousn's topic in MICU

   Athena, thank you very much for the reference. I will definitely take a look at it! And I am getting more and more ok with being in the ICU after talking to many other students and RN's. I know it will be a great experience for me:) Jamie

5. ICU nurses please respond!!!

   jamieousn replied to jamieousn's topic in MICU

   i know..you are right..i am trying to keep my mind open and im sure it will turn out just fine. thank you for your help!

6. ICU nurses please respond!!!

   jamieousn posted a topic in MICU

   I graduate in August and just got my preceptorship placement. I am assigned to do 170 hours in the ICU. I put in a request for L&D or pediatrics but didn't get it. While I feel that ICU experience will be great for my boards...i am scared to DEA...

7. Falling into severe depression ...(vent)

   jamieousn replied to TaylorNursing's topic in General Nursing

   good suggestion on counseling !!!! at my school it is 12 bucks per session. it has helped a lot and it makes it convenient to schedule appt's around class time.

8. Falling into severe depression ...(vent)

   jamieousn replied to TaylorNursing's topic in General Nursing

   hey....reading your post reminds me so much of myself. i am not married..but in the last 4 years my life has fallen apart. i am a senior in the nursing program and sometimes i dont know how i made it!!! to sum it up...throughout the program my house ...

9. urinary analysis

   jamieousn replied to jamieousn's topic in Student Assist

   thank you both for the reply!!! so i guess i was doing it right but just needed to wait a little longer or reposition/have pt drink water. thanks again!

10. urinary analysis

    jamieousn posted a topic in Student Assist

    i dont know if this is a stupid question or not....but a nurse wanted a UA from a female pt with a foley..she told me she clamped the tubing and to go in and get it. i had never gotten one before but figured it was easy so just went in to do it. i kn...

11. Nursing Dx for type 2 DM pt

    jamieousn replied to jamieousn's topic in Med-Surg

    yeah i realized after I sent this that it should be tissue since it is a stage 3!!thanks for your help, i really appreciate it....im starting to piece it together a bit better now. these papers are killing me!!

12. Nursing Dx for type 2 DM pt

    jamieousn posted a topic in Med-Surg

    Hi there, im a nursing student and I need a little help. I am writing a nursing process paper on a pt that has type 2 DM. He has decubiti heel ulcers infected with MRSA and peripheral neuropathy in his legs. I want my priority dx to be about skin int...

13. a new grad wondering what to look out forn in certain cases

    jamieousn replied to 2bnurse_it's topic in Med-Surg

    I'm still a nursing student...so im even less help! hahah. but i think for a.fib the biggest thing you are worrying about is the pt having a stroke...with a.fib blood is going to be pooling in the heart..which could lead to clotting and then the clo...