jkaee

jkaee

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  1. What is it with nurses and cell phones? Just a vent.

    jkaee replied to fakebee's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I'm sure they do, and the reason they probably have to is because most people lack common sense and will use their phones inappropriately and inconsiderately (exception: areas where cell phone use can...

  2. What is it with nurses and cell phones? Just a vent.

    jkaee replied to fakebee's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Have to disagree with BlueDevil.... I am on call frequently for work. I have 6 children, half of whom go to school. I have a stay at home hubby who has 2 children under 3 yrs old at home. If my cell...

  3. Being an ugly nurse

    jkaee replied to mofomeat's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Let me tell you a little story.... I had just delivered my 7th child, and that labor was by far the worst one. I was pre-eclamptic, delivering at 34 weeks. I was in labor for over 30 hours with mag...

  4. SCALE DRAMA

    jkaee replied to GitanoRN's topic in General Nursing

    I agree....scales are evil. So are numbers for that matter. I can relate...my primary MD's scale always, ALWAYS has me about 8 lbs heavier than any other scale I step on. I tell them their scale is...

  5. Do foley bulbs work?

    jkaee replied to Double-Helix's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I had the procedure done with my last pregnancy (had to be induced at 33 weeks due to BP issues turning into pre-eclampsia) and, as Heather mentioned above, it got be to 4 cm and then I stopped...

  6. Phasing out alarms?!?

    jkaee replied to al586's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    My facility has just gone thru the process of phasing out alarms. We have a couple of residents with alarms on our Dementia unit, but the rest of the building is pretty much alarm free. The units are...

  7. *Easy* things I just hate doing

    jkaee replied to SolaireSolstice's topic in General Nursing

    I really don't mind doing any of those things. But I hate doing routine vitals. I don't know why, I just do. Mind you, I do them, and most often I do manual BP's because I don't trust our electric...

  8. I'm not sure if this is the right place for it.

    jkaee replied to Tippy-ta-ta's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Short, sweet, succinct, and RIGHT ON! I'm sorry, I know you are in a difficult position, but why are you even concerned with your CNA license? What does that have to do with the fact that you've...

  9. Temple University Hospital, is it a good place to work?

    jkaee replied to Saranya101's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    I agree...I lived in a Philly suburb growing up, and my husband went to Temple University. It is not in a safe neighborhood. I was offered a job at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, and declined...

  10. Cna bonding too much with me...

    jkaee replied to nd deb's topic in General Nursing

    Does your facility offer an Employee Assistance Program? They offer counseling/therapy free of charge. Refer her to Human Resources. Or, if you feel that her personal problems are interfering with...

  11. just want an answer please!!

    jkaee replied to kiwibaby's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Well, it's like this....how the heck are we supposed to know what's going on with you/other women? If someone is missing their periods, take a PG test and/or call your doctor. Just like if someone...

  12. Patients and the race card

    jkaee replied to CanadaEh's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Thank you, Leslie, very well put. It does exist, and acting indignant towards the OP is only another form of "sweeping it under the rug." A few years back, I had this happen to me big time at work....

  13. Just got my BSN, but I don't feel any smarter

    jkaee replied to Le-Lee_FNP's topic in General Nursing

    What I took away from this post is this (and correct me, OP, if I'm wrong)...I think we are conditioned to want "instant gratification". Meaning, immediately after graduation with our brand spanking...

  14. Just like Pig-Pen from Charlie Brown

    jkaee replied to KarmaComesAround's topic in General Nursing

    Coffee filters....put them in every fold the patient has to help control the yeast infection. I learned this at a Skin Care seminar and tried it at work. It works when nothing else

  15. Can your employer call you back after you called off sick and demand you come in??

    jkaee replied to princessnurse1's topic in General Nursing

    You do not legally have to give any reason to your employer as to why you are calling in. And they can't demand that you tell them. If you choose to tell them, that's one thing. But they can't ask....

  16. "if you weren't so obese, you probably wouldn't have 1/2 the illnesses you do"

    jkaee replied to SNB1014's topic in General Nursing

    I think it would do all of us, as nurses, some good to remember not to assume anything about our patients. If any one of you would just pull my medical records, look at my labs and vitals, you would...

  17. Please tell me I'm not crazy...

    jkaee replied to mrf0609's topic in General Nursing

    I guess it just depends on where you work, because I've felt much more autonomous in this LTC facility than I ever did in the hospital. I've also never felt like a "b!tch", and I had the ultimate say...

  18. Please tell me I'm not crazy...

    jkaee replied to mrf0609's topic in General Nursing

    To try to keep this from turning into a LTC vs hospital nurse debate, in my area LTC nurses make a bit more than hospital nursing. It was a major reason why, when I moved to this area, I chose LTC....

  19. another dilemma.. when do i ever learn???

    jkaee replied to cebuana_nurse's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Agree with the posters above...the doc should've been called re: Behavioral Depts concerns so that he could've given you further orders. Regarding Haldol....from my experience only a psych can order...

  20. Can nurses suggest alternative medicine therapies?

    jkaee replied to Blackheartednurse's topic in General Nursing

    As a general rule, I would tell all your patients to check with their doctor first before starting any CAM techniques/herbal medicines, just to be on the safe

  21. Nursing homes' bad reputation

    jkaee replied to luvmydogs84's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I apologize if I came across a little snarky in my previous post. Unfortunately, that was the 2nd time in the past week I came across those sentiments on this BB, and it got me a little fired up....

  22. Nursing homes' bad reputation

    jkaee replied to luvmydogs84's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    attitudes like this is the number one reason why nursing will never move forward as a

  23. LTC Nurses Bottom of the Barrel

    jkaee replied to jjnmrsmom's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Yes, LTC gets a bad rap, both out in the public, and even more surprisingly, on these boards. I have seen people state that only RN's that couldn't hack it in a hospital work LTC. Then again, I had...

  24. I never want to hear those words from you again

    jkaee replied to SuesquatchRN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I had to laugh when I read this, because the exact same words came out of my mouth this morning. My husband has worked in a financial setting for most of his career, usually in a large city. It is...

  25. JADED

    jkaee replied to wrkout_grl's topic in General Nursing

    Agree with everyone above...I absolutely HATED Med Surg, I cannot express how much I hated it! But, I loved Acute Rehab/Ortho. (Just not real big into sick people...go figure). Now, I work as an...