jessiern

jessiern BSN, RN

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  1. New Doc is crazy

    jessiern replied to jessiern's topic in General Nursing

    The foley was inserted by our DON, who had called herself. The problem was brought before our admin. as well. And she had went 16 hours without urninating, her bladder was not distended that whole...

  2. Best-smelling liquid meds!

    jessiern replied to Nurse!Nurse!Hello?'s topic in General Nursing

    Fortaz IV has that distinct smell of cat urine as

  3. IV insertion techniques!!

    jessiern replied to 3KittiesRN's topic in General Nursing

    Have you gotten any feedback from your instructors? Hard to know what you are doing wrong without watching. When I started, I tended to go in at too high of an angle. You should be almost parallel...

  4. Do you talk about allnurses.com at work?

    jessiern replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    I complain about those people too much. And I don't want to run across a post about

  5. How Many Times Did You Apply to Nursing School

    jessiern replied to wannabenursi's topic in General Nursing

    Applied one time. I already had an associates degree in science, with a gpa of 3.95, and highschool gpa of 3.92. Thank God nursing school was out there to ruin my

  6. Just wanted to share...

    jessiern posted a topic in General Nursing

    Last Monday I was at work, and we had a group of ADN students doing clinicals on our floor. One of the students had one of my patients. As the day progressed, instead of caring for just her patient,...

  7. Calling a Code

    jessiern replied to Bella36RN's topic in General Nursing

    I've called a code as a tech. First time I did chest compressions too. The doc was very impressed with little ol'

  8. How many patients is too many & addressing staffing issues.....

    jessiern replied to CareBayer's topic in General Nursing

    And added to that is the fact that everytime I go to work it seems like they have brought in one more form of documenting to tie up more time that could be spent with patients. At least half my day...

  9. How many patients is too many & addressing staffing issues.....

    jessiern replied to CareBayer's topic in General Nursing

    Six is about the top end of what we usually have, but lately that's what we have had to do. Just been a lot of sick people lately. If it is six walkie talkies, and are "good" patients, it isn't...

  10. Do you wear rings at work?

    jessiern replied to CareBayer's topic in General Nursing

    I do wear my engagement ring and wedding band, but that is only because the first day I went to work without it after my husband proposed he almost had a fit. So, since it is that important to him...

  11. Who pronounces the death?

    jessiern replied to NICU_babyRN's topic in General Nursing

    Our house supervisors can pronounce a death after speaking on the phone with a doctor. But, most of the time the ER doc when run upstairs and do it. The attending MD has to sign the death...

  12. Body fluids and death

    jessiern replied to kbswife's topic in General Nursing

    It all depends on the patient. Most patients I have seen die did pass stool, but mostly just a "smear", and if they didn't have a foley during or shortly after death the urine is passed. I did...

  13. Complaint: Nurse from another floor dictating how you should tx your pt!

    jessiern replied to CaLLaCoDe's topic in General Nursing

    Annoying yes, but she probably does mean well. I do try to listen when other nurses that have had a patient offer "advise". You never know when it might be something useful, that can help you make...

  14. Medication administer through the colostomy?

    jessiern replied to Hopice's topic in General Nursing

    I personally have never heard of that, and I can't think of any benifits that would be gained from it. Are you talking about any medications that would be taken by mouth? If that is what you mean,...

  15. Please Help! So Confused! =)

    jessiern replied to kbebout08's topic in Nursing Career

    1. Depends on what state in which you are being educated. Some brillant idiot in our great state of Alabama has decided it is a good thing to be able to do prereq. classes WHILE you are doing your...

  16. ever bring your dog to work?

    jessiern replied to melisgood's topic in General Nursing

    Talk to your DON about it. I mentioned to our DON one day that a patient told me she really missed her dog, a german shephard, and I asked if maybe the patient could be allowed to go outside to a...

  17. Nurse bashing by UK public AGAIN

    jessiern replied to scattycarrot's topic in United Kingdom

    I don't want to defend this man by any means, but... Haven't we all met nurses like that, or done clinicals at a hospital where is seemed like all the nurses acted that way? I wouldn't be surprised...

  18. Strep again

    jessiern posted a topic in General Nursing

    You know, I tell my superiours everytime they try to give me a patient that is strep positive that I don't need that patient, or you can be assured I will have strep. Sometimes I get strep when I can...

  19. Tamiflu and pregnancy?

    jessiern posted a topic in General Nursing

    Do any of you know anyone that has taken tamiflu during pregnancy, and have they had any problems. According to the drug company, as well as my drug guides I have here it is not recommended. The...

  20. I have strep =0(

    jessiern replied to Valerie Salva's topic in General Nursing

    I was there last week! Had flu on the top of it Get better, and get plenty of rest. Feel better soon

  21. The Things Patients Say & Think....Oh My!

    jessiern replied to DutchgirlRN's topic in General Nursing

    Finally, a solid reason why I can tell my mother I do not any time in the near future want children... Newborns babies

  22. Is this even medically accurate?

    jessiern replied to namaste_71's topic in General Nursing

    Honey, I have been watching Days off and on since grade school with my momma. Nothing is medically accurate on that show

  23. LPN had more than twice load of the RNs

    jessiern replied to Jo Dirt's topic in General Nursing

    Other our facility, LPN or RN isn't taken into account. If I have 6 patients, then the LPN I am working with has 6 patients. We just try to make sure that the LPN doesn't have patients getting a lot...

  24. RNs- Mostly first born? Alcoholic fathers?

    jessiern replied to Hellllllo Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    1st born to a wonderful, strong woman married at the time to my biological "sperm donor" father, an alchoholic with many other drug problems (he was a 'ho-dog' too ). They divorced when I was 8, and...

  25. how would you react to this

    jessiern replied to Ms.RN's topic in General Nursing

    any part of the care provided for that patient is your job. end of story. aides are there to help, but in the end the patients care is your responsibility. i would start by finding out why the cna...