jessiern

jessiern BSN, RN

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  1. Vac Dressings

    jessiern replied to northerner60's topic in General Nursing

    My husband has a wound care certification, and does wound vac dressing often. He uses sterile technique, but has said it was not needed in most cases because most wounds that require the dressing are...

  2. I'm so sick of MRSA!!!!!

    jessiern replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    Sue, I agree with you to a point. But I also think that healthcare workers having that opinion may be a small reason why it is as prevalient (sp?) as it is now. We still need to do our best not to...

  3. You can help me when you have time

    jessiern replied to jessiern's topic in General Nursing

    I had been there the previous 12 hours, and was working over. I had not once that day asked for help until then, b/c her grandaughter was in the room who is an RN but she had to go to work. The tech...

  4. OMG...32 pts!

    jessiern posted a topic in General Nursing

    Okay, might not sound like a lot to you guys, but that's what our supposedly 25 bed hospital has right now. And a full to capacity ICU. That's what my husband told me when he came home to eat lunch...

  5. Should I say something to this student?

    jessiern replied to CNAinNeb's topic in General Nursing

    I usually do not approach students with things like that. I learned better when I advised a student to hold a scheduled dose of insulin for a 50 glucose until the doc rounded (in 30 minutes), and the...

  6. Animal-Assisted Therapy

    jessiern replied to Scooter321's topic in General Nursing

    We don't have an offical problem, but we do have a long term patient that loves animals. My shiztu and mini schaunzer go to visit her quite often (solo, never as a duo). And our DON's yorkshire...

  7. OMG...32 pts!

    jessiern replied to jessiern's topic in General Nursing

    It's only patient abandonment if you have recieved report, and then to do report off to

  8. Muscle aches with the flu...

    jessiern posted a topic in General Nursing

    Took my husband to the doctor's office yesterday. He has fever (max 101.8), sore throat, muscle aches, nausea, chills, dry cough, and dizziness. Doc did a strep screen, came back positive (figured...

  9. Beligerent HCA

    jessiern replied to Scrabbler's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not sure what an HCA is (hope I'm not being dumb here), but you may have to pull her aside and talk to her directly, if you are in a position of leadership. If not, you may have to talk to a...

  10. Hi and help!

    jessiern replied to msmariash's topic in General Nursing

    1. Learning to prioritize patient care. Jumping from 1 or 2 patients to 5 or 6 can be quite a leap. And I still can not delegate. I used to be a tech, and I know how busy it is, and I just can't...

  11. Is med/surg nursing tolerable?

    jessiern replied to marie-francoise's topic in General Nursing

    I think medsurg is a good foundation for your career. You encounter a wide variety of disorders and patient types. But, don't stay too long. A year on the floor, and I'm already severly burnt out....

  12. Taking BP on ankle

    jessiern replied to AmericanChai's topic in General Nursing

    The first time I had a pt that had to have ankle bp's, I wondered the same thing. So, me and a fellow coworked went into an empty room, took both of our arms and ankles. The ankles is about 5-10...

  13. Feeling a little blue (kinda long)

    jessiern posted a topic in General Nursing

    Ya'll, the last two days have been killers. We have one of our regulars in the hospital. She has always been so sweet, and the nurses love her and her family. Only this time, she is in the process...

  14. tb isolation-forgot to put up sign

    jessiern replied to smartynurse's topic in General Nursing

    Sounds like the ball dropped in mid air, and the agency nurse that no one really knows that well was the best scapegoat. If you charted about teaching, and made the charge nurse aware then it is not...

  15. IV Protonix

    jessiern replied to TigerGalLE's topic in General Nursing

    'Well, Maisy, you and I might be in the wrong here, but at least we are in it

  16. A very important question.

    jessiern replied to BecomeNurse06's topic in General Nursing

    Is this considered standard of care in certain areas? Is nursing the 2nd oldest

  17. Feeling a little blue (kinda long)

    jessiern replied to jessiern's topic in General Nursing

    Well, she has been changed to hospice this am. They have d/c the IV morphine, and started different types of pain management. She is more comfortable now. I feel a little better. She's still...

  18. Best-smelling liquid meds!

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

    You know...I can just see all you goofballs in the med room passing around drugs sniffing them. *Man this is some good stuff* And am I the only one that can smell a tube feeding days after I

  19. LPN's negative attitude is driving me nuts!!

    jessiern replied to CNAinNeb's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    A a$$wipe like that needs to be in management about as bad as I need a hole in the side of my

  20. Husband and Wife need advice!

    jessiern replied to gospel Rn, BSN's topic in General Nursing

    I would check on the benifits at your facility. It is cheaper for my husband and I to both take out seperate benifits (much cheaper), and use each other's insurance as supplemental. Now, if you have...

  21. Feeling a little blue (kinda long)

    jessiern replied to jessiern's topic in General Nursing

    Can't try that without a docs order. And believe, I spent all day on the phone trying to get something else. She isn't currently under hospice care during this admission. This admission diagnosis...

  22. Having Trouble telling people I'm an LPN

    jessiern replied to gt4everpn's topic in General Nursing

    I agree. Don't work about what others think. Correct misconceptions if you feel you must. And it will be years before the age thing gets better. I recently had a patient refuse to have me as a...

  23. How are those doctors treating you?

    jessiern replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    Most of our docs are pretty considerate of the nurses. They like to be petted and pampered, but in return they usually treat us with respect and hear us out when we have a problem. Our admin. keeps...

  24. Agency nurses with attitude, who toot own horns, dis your hospital

    jessiern replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    You know, we have just had the opposite problem. One of our regulars left for about a year to travel. She has since come back, and she acts the same way. She is always taking about how much better...

  25. So proud of my student nurse today!!!

    jessiern replied to TexasPediRN's topic in General Nursing

    My instructor in school was scared when I run into a code! It happened to be at a hospital I worked at, and it was just after clinicals were over. So told me to take the patch for the school off my...