JenniferSews

JenniferSews

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  1. Slow nurse response time is a danger to pt health

    JenniferSews replied to SoCalCrafter's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    You called and talked to "someone" and they told you what you wanted to hear. If your gma said she had chest pain things would have been different. She would not die of a heart attack while the...

  2. Tell me about your Sub-Acute Rehab floor..please!

    JenniferSews replied to nycNurse2b's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    So true! But I have worked LTC, a blended cart, and now straight sub acute. I definately prefer sub acute. It's fun to me, I have to be on my toes because even the most straightforward, healthy...

  3. Need advice: walking into a train-wreck?

    JenniferSews replied to TiredRN-momto4's topic in LTC: Directors, Assistant

    I can say our new DON walked into a train wreck. But she had the knowledge and experience and most of all the drive to carry us through. The facility has totally turned a corner and has gone from a...

  4. Have you ever had a WORTHLESS clinical instructor?

    JenniferSews replied to forgop's topic in General Students

    I read your post and wasn't going to comment. Then I changed my mind and went back, and found I didn't really need to comment. Someone had spoken my thoughts perfectly and eloquently. I will only...

  5. Alert & Oriented & I want to go home

    JenniferSews replied to HannahLeah's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    How and why? Because from the time the alarm clock went off in the am until 2 hours after my shift ended and I was finally able to clock out I was just damn grateful that I had a job. Then I finally...

  6. LTC/Sub-Acute Supervisors

    JenniferSews replied to adoglover's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    It is so dependent on the facility you can't get a general idea from here. "Supervisor" in my facility means someone to back you up, help you with admissions, change of condition, family issues. But...

  7. Shift change incident--Who's responsibility?

    JenniferSews replied to qestout's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Yup, you handed off the patient when you gave report and the keys, so it's the oncoming nurses

  8. has anyone used a "clicker" device for tests?

    JenniferSews replied to BacktotheBeach's topic in General Students

    I think of myself as a good student, and passed NCLEX on my first try with the minimum questions less than 2 weeks after I graduated. But it took me 2 years of school to really master NCLEX style...

  9. Med errors: subpoena, copy of incident report

    JenniferSews replied to nursing.mypassion's topic in General Nursing

    Really!? Because I am a newer nurse, just over 1 year and have filled out dozens upon dozens of incident reports. Find a new 1 cm x 1cm bruise on a patient that someone left off the admission...

  10. Am I freak for charting meds as I pull them?

    JenniferSews replied to Izzy11's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I have tried this system, and it does work for a number of my coworkers. But for me I and am still 1+ years later still so paranoid about missing a med at an off time that I found myself going...

  11. Why do most of the SNF/ LTC facilities not put their classified Ads on the internet?

    JenniferSews replied to 50kn's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Why pay for advertising if you don't have to? We fill our jobs through walk in apps (a very small percentage) and word of mouth. There is no need to waste time or money on advertising. When we need...

  12. New name for nurses who are men

    JenniferSews replied to midlife101's topic in Men in Nursing

    What is wrong with just plain old nurse? It works for me, and it works well for my coworkers (both male or female.) ETA- if "nurse" is too feminate and degrading, why not change the title for all...

  13. pet peeves when nursing students arrive

    JenniferSews replied to sandanrnstudent's topic in General Nursing

    The clinical experience is what you make of it. Students we had one day learned a TON thanks to a good instructor with high expectations They were motivated and made themselves available. Students the...

  14. Why the disdain for LTC?

    JenniferSews replied to klone's topic in General Nursing

    There are always bad facilities. Orientation isn't the greatest in most cases. It takes an extremely strong grad to start in LTC IMO. I work with mostly newer nurses (1-2 years in general) and at...

  15. ZZZZ's - Time to be honest!

    JenniferSews replied to abbaking's topic in General Nursing

    I have never. But I worked with a nurse who would fall asleep repeatedly while charting. I observed her several times nodding off and then jerking awake. By looking at her charting you could tell....

  16. Shhhh! ---It's all a crock!

    JenniferSews replied to abbaking's topic in General Nursing

    It's all well and good until the patients families start complaining that the staff was constantly asking them to SHHHH.

  17. OT vs NURSE

    JenniferSews replied to SneakySnake's topic in General Nursing

    Oy. I LOVE the PT and OT that I work with, but have on occasion had incidents where a certain individual felt they could dictate the care a patient was receiving over nursing and the Md. In the...

  18. Nurses as primary breadwinners?

    JenniferSews replied to learning08's topic in General Nursing

    Well count me as the primary breadwinner in my 30 something household. I am neither unhappy nor settling. In our house it is simple mathmatics and good sound financials. I make more money than my...

  19. New RN working Rehab/LTC Im overwhelmed. HELP!

    JenniferSews replied to Jamie6RN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    You've gotten great advice. Sit down with your preceptor and ask her how she sets up the day. Take that schedule home, visualize it, and then get a good night's sleep. You won't be on schedule for the...

  20. Asked 100X how to Quit immediately

    JenniferSews replied to Airidis's topic in General Nursing

    There is no "right" or good way to leave without notice. The least you can do is call and say you quit ASAP so they can start the beg/borrow/steal routine to fill you shifts as best they can. I will...

  21. Can a new grad negotiate union pay?

    JenniferSews replied to Toots71506's topic in General Nursing

    Blasphemy! Teachers who talk realistically about the job market are quickly hushed. Their salary is paid by tuition and a dip in admissions might mean cut backs to salary. The one who was honest with...

  22. Nursing Safety: Patient ratio in Subacute Rehab

    JenniferSews replied to a4amal's topic in Rehabilitation

    It depends on a lot of things, like what state you are in and the company you work for and the acuity of the patients. I work in a sub acute rehab facility, not a hospital. Our ratio is 15 patients....

  23. Interview Tues, leaving ICU for LTC

    JenniferSews replied to kimmersRN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I have to agree with CapeCodMermaid. Although the pay here is far better than hospitals. A coworker recently got a coveted hospital job offer but the pay cut was so bad he couldn't accept it. But...

  24. New Grad, Transfer? Help Please!!

    JenniferSews replied to RN.after.your.HEART's topic in General Nursing

    I have to agree with Calinurse11. You're lucky to have a job as a new grad. It's not going to look good to request a transfer so soon. Managers have heard every good, solid reason in the book to...

  25. I need some advice on what to do, please!

    JenniferSews replied to Strudent4Compassion's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Even if you work in peds, you WILL have difficult patients with psych issues. Except in peds you will have difficult patients with psych issues who also have PARENTS to whom you must also cater....