JennNJ83

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  1. Newer Nurse trying to follow heart

    JennNJ83 replied to kota110's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    What about an office position? If you do home hospice, good clinical judgement is important, because often times you are by yourself in the home. You'll drive yourself crazy second guessing all the...

  2. Patients still wanting a lot of treaments

    JennNJ83 posted a topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I'm a new hospice nurse, and I'm finding a lot more patients than what I had anticipated are wanting a lot of treatment for things unrelated to their hospice diagnosis. Or wanting ct scans, pet scans...

  3. Patients still wanting a lot of treaments

    JennNJ83 replied to JennNJ83's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I feel like it's more, they don't want to continue to see their own doc, they just want us to treat all other conditions, usually because they aren't ambulatory. It's easy to keep within the mindset...

  4. New Grad, 8 patients. HELP!

    JennNJ83 replied to circularstaircase's topic in Medical-Surgical

    8 on days is a lot, but like others have said you will start to be faster and more efficient, hang in there you will get the hang of it, I felt the same way, got sick every day before work, but you...

  5. New nurse, first job starts in a few weeks....

    JennNJ83 replied to JKohler0206's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Definitely focus on time management and organization, it's the biggest challenge for most new

  6. Ativan...ETOH History...7mg IV last night? Too much?

    JennNJ83 replied to Jomo1994z71's topic in Patient Medications

    our protocol goes up to 3 mg IV or PO q2 hours, so over a 12 hour shift that's 18mg, don't worry you did

  7. NG: Got a job after 3 months (experience & tips)

    JennNJ83 replied to Florence NightinFAIL's topic in General Nursing

    thanks for sharing, and

  8. Nervous about test results!

    JennNJ83 replied to WannabeNurse(:'s topic in General Nursing

    If you already took the test all you can do is just sit back and wait, try not to think about it, at this point there isnt anything you can do now, given the test is the only deciding factor. Good...

  9. Need quick advice re job interview!

    JennNJ83 replied to MJB2010's topic in General Nursing

    I'd love to hear what you ended up doing and what

  10. Snow Days....

    JennNJ83 replied to Kareylea's topic in General Nursing

    I think if they wanted you there bad enough they would have made suggestions or assisted you in getting there, if it's as bad as you say, major roads are closed, etc, and it is literally IMPOSSIBLE to...

  11. What's your favorite lip product for work?

    JennNJ83 replied to Kitty Hawk's topic in General Nursing

    I really like Blistex Strawberry Lemonade and the Chapstick

  12. why not red blood cells transfusion?

    JennNJ83 replied to neurontin's topic in General Nursing

    Usually a patient in sickle cell crisis they will infuse fluids, put them on O2 and give pain meds. Red blood cells won't help, the problem is the occlusion of the vascular spaces caused by the...

  13. gallbladder disease and reflux

    JennNJ83 replied to trmr's topic in General Nursing

    The opposite happened to me, once I had the gallbladder out I began having reflux. I'm soo happy I did though I'd much rather pop a Nexium than to have the unbearable pain I was having with my...

  14. Do you tell your family members you visit patient in the bad neighboorhood.

    JennNJ83 replied to Blackheartednurse's topic in General Nursing

    I used to work in the school system as a behavioral modification assistant. I accepted a job in a pretty poor neighborhood school, my family was against it obviously, but I kept with it, until I was...

  15. Nursing Students Unite

    JennNJ83 replied to Alexis4's topic in General Students

    Take time for yourself to relax and have a good time, or you'll become like some of my classmates, cranky, sleep deprived and obsessed

  16. Accerlated BSN and sleep?

    JennNJ83 replied to Rmedin19's topic in General Nursing

    once you get a routine down it's fine, I don't deprive myself of sleep period, I get at least 8 hours a night, its one of my priorities

  17. Any Army husband and wives out there?

    JennNJ83 posted a topic in Government, Military

    I'm going to finish my BSN program in December, I've been thinking about joining the Army to do nursing there. My husband is Active duty Army also, anyone in this particular situation? I'm wondering...

  18. Please give me so idea of your experiences-- med surg

    JennNJ83 replied to sunbug's topic in General Nursing

    it depends on your instructor, i did a lot of bed baths and oral care, some of my classmates in other groups did a lot of iv's caths and wound care. Good

  19. Today after clinical I broke down in Tears!!:(

    JennNJ83 replied to believeallispossible's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    What I do is as soon as I get the MAG I look up the meds real quick with what class the drug is, reason for admin, common side effects and nursing considerations, like labs to look for, or when to do...

  20. Northern VA/DC hospitals, which to choose??

    JennNJ83 posted a topic in Virginia Nursing

    My request form for my senior preceptorship is due tommorow and I'm still on the fence as to which hospital to choose. As an Army wife, my first choice had been WalterReed, to get some experience in...

  21. Time of the month in light colored scrubs

    JennNJ83 replied to jkmk's topic in General Students

    I'd double up by wearing a tampon and a pad and spanks or something to hold it in place, luckily we wear dark blue

  22. Is it hard to find an RN job being military wife?

    JennNJ83 replied to RN Liz's topic in General Nursing

    question to you wives that have interviewed, do you disclose your husband's military status? I haven't worked as a nurse yet ( I graduate in Dec), but I know that in the past interviewers always ask...

  23. Nursing Textbooks: Keep or Toss?

    JennNJ83 replied to StudentNurseElle's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    i sold the ones i dont really care about, ie theory, health promotion modeling, study guides

  24. Am I eligible for Richard Stockton College?

    JennNJ83 replied to TeeGuneys23's topic in General Nursing

    Aww I went to Stockton for my first degree, before they had a nursing program in 2002. I had a 920 on my SATs and I got in, good

  25. Tips for first semester finals?

    JennNJ83 replied to StudentNurzNK's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I found that most of our finals were easier than the the unit tests but it may just of been because it was all stuff we'd been tested on before. We got study guides for each of our classes, or where...