JSBoston

JSBoston

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  1. cameras

    JSBoston replied to marielina85's topic in General Nursing

    We were talking about this the other day at work actually... Some at work think at some point in the future it will be the norm to have cameras in each room, but I'm not so sure about

  2. Weak Stomach

    JSBoston replied to mississippigirl3000's topic in General Students

    Necrotic wounds with infections! It also doesn't matter WHERE I am... hospitals, public transit, the grocery store etc, BO and general body funk when people don't wash kills me. Ya know those patients...

  3. Dialysis, HIV and terminal Pts. Abuse?

    JSBoston replied to Scarlette Wings's topic in General Nursing

    Every family has their own beliefs, religious or otherwise. Obviously they have a right to make their beloved family member a full code, but I DO completely understand some of the OP's statements and...

  4. Back to Traditional Nursing Uniforms?

    JSBoston replied to PacoUSA's topic in General Nursing

    Ha... NOOOOO

  5. Can you live a luxury lifestyle as a nurse?

    JSBoston replied to trustabdy's topic in General Nursing

    I wish my husband was my sugar daddy! But I make more than him! Maybe someday - a girl can

  6. Can you live a luxury lifestyle as a nurse?

    JSBoston replied to trustabdy's topic in General Nursing

    I wish that more people/nurses would have drilled into my head how AWFUL student loans can be after graduation. If I would have known how bad loan payments were going to be, I would've worked more in...

  7. list- best states for pay?

    JSBoston replied to IHeartPeds87's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you Eriksoln! People seem to be just chomping at the bit to be mean and bring others down and accusing them on their motives for being a nurse just because they ask about money. It's one of the...

  8. Can you live a luxury lifestyle as a nurse?

    JSBoston replied to trustabdy's topic in General Nursing

    Ummm... probably NOT unfortunately. I only know of two nurses who live pretty nice IMO. They are single, older and have been nurses for a looooong time. They are both in their late 40's or 50's. They...

  9. list- best states for pay?

    JSBoston replied to IHeartPeds87's topic in General Nursing

    When considering wages, also take in mind the cost of living. Living in Massachusetts, it's one of the highest wages in the country for nurses... BUT rent is typically $1500/month, and everything is...

  10. list- best states for pay?

    JSBoston replied to IHeartPeds87's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for posting the answer Samantha... beware of Hawaii though (although I only have one nurses' story on working there because her husband moved there for work) she stated as being a 'white...

  11. Why are patients scheduled for operation not allowed to eat?

    JSBoston replied to ms.pebbles's topic in General Nursing

    It kind of saddens me that nurses or future nurses have to defend themselves when asking a question. Yes... a nurse should know some of the answers to that question about loose stools and surgery....

  12. I think I made A Med Error

    JSBoston replied to RaziRN's topic in General Nursing

    Obviously you should tell your supervisor and figure out what to do next, I'm sure you'll have a event to report, but it depends on the facility. Learn from your mistake! ALWAYS look up every IV drug...

  13. Help!!! should I go for a BS right off the bat or an AAS degree?!

    JSBoston replied to TattooedMama's topic in Nursing Career

    There are many factors... money, kids, time etc. You're still young. Nothing beats the college life of a university and I'm glad I went my first 3 years. I did then have to transfer to a tech school...

  14. Is this Safe? Census: 45 / ID Bands: 0 / # of Nurses: 1

    JSBoston replied to carriebarton59's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    It's been a long time since my LTC days, but I remember everyone having a name-band. I just can picture the problems that can occur from not putting one on a confused patient. It just seems scary to...

  15. Is this Safe? Census: 45 / ID Bands: 0 / # of Nurses: 1

    JSBoston replied to carriebarton59's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I agree about a nursing home being a resident's HOME, and people do not wear name-bands in their HOME... BUT... If I were going to be a confused person living with 50 other confused old people, and I...

  16. I want to continue on with school... but which route?

    JSBoston replied to JSBoston's topic in Clinical Nurse Specialists, CNS

    Thank you for the responses! I did read most of the top thread about what different roles there are for a CNS, but I lost interest with most of the other replies and comments. I do not think I am...

  17. Living like a vampire....

    JSBoston replied to BabyLady's topic in General Nursing

    Some of the things that keep me up... thinking of all the things I have to do when I wake up! Before I go to bed, or if I work a stretch of shifts in a row I make my supper for work before bed, get my...

  18. Anyone know anything about nursing in Mexico?

    JSBoston replied to zamboni's topic in General Nursing

    Yes check out Nuestros Pequenos Hermanos, an orphanage in Mexico (http://www.nph.org) and Haiti. Back in the 80's my aunt volunteered there as a nurse and minus the flight... meals, lodging and...

  19. Most efficient way to get a job in postpartum

    JSBoston replied to mqad48's topic in Ob/Gyn

    It will be interesting to see what others say, but I personally would go for a med/surg position in the mean time. I started out in L&D before deciding it wasn't for me and then going off to a...

  20. What Are the Chances of Getting Paid Overtime in a SNF?

    JSBoston replied to the_alchemist's topic in General Nursing

    I might be completely wrong here.... but from what I understand time cards can not be altered, and you need to be paid what you punch - at least where I work. We have signs all over my facility...

  21. All nursing floor - with no nursing assistants???

    JSBoston posted a topic in General Nursing

    I am going to interview for a nursing job in Boston on a medical floor that is considered "all nursing" and they do not utilize nursing assistants. I was wondering if anyone else works on a floor like...

  22. Pushing Dilaudid?

    JSBoston replied to chacmool's topic in Patient Medications

    One of our doctors literally created an addict where I work, by just changing med orders because the patient 'requested' her 75mg Demerol push q4prn... we all wrote nurses notes on her behavior of NOT...

  23. All nursing floor - with no nursing assistants???

    JSBoston replied to JSBoston's topic in General Nursing

    DogWmn... I work with a lot of LPN's on a long term acute floor and we do everything... Vents, PD, tele etc and some of our LPN's have been there for so long because they don't want to go to a nursing...

  24. All nursing floor - with no nursing assistants???

    JSBoston replied to JSBoston's topic in General Nursing

    I would think and hope the pt load would be reduced, and I'm sure I'll hear that in my interview, but you know how things are sometimes you're told one thing but then there is reality :) I'm sure...

  25. All nursing floor - with no nursing assistants???

    JSBoston replied to JSBoston's topic in General Nursing

    I do like the idea of it somewhat. Right now, let's just say I do NOT work with high quality nursing assistants, so I basically do everything myself anyway. I just worry about having a high number of...