djh123

djh123

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  1. A Drive by, seriously!

    djh123 replied to Bevp's topic in School

    Unbelievable. Or it SHOULD be unbelievable, but people will do anything these days. You probably felt like saying 'Do you think this is Jiffy Lube, or

  2. I Hate Psych

    djh123 replied to b52RN's topic in Psychiatric

    This isn't a direct answer, but I can see how/why you don't like psych nursing any more. I took several psych classes (as electives) in my first degree, then many years later when I did 'this crazy...

  3. I need to interview a public health or hospice nurse for school

    djh123 replied to ReallyStalkingNurses's topic in Public, Community Health

    I agree w/others who are saying public health and hospice nurses are vastly different. And although there are a bazillion people these days who don't have manners any more (or in many cases, never...

  4. Is it true all nurses get MRSA or C-DIFF?

    djh123 replied to mzsuccess's topic in General Nursing

    No. I'm a nurse, and I haven't gotten either one. OK, a little more seriously - I'm not sure if I've heard of a nurse getting either one - perhaps C-diff. But even if that's true, I think the vast...

  5. Brian Short News

    djh123 replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in General Nursing

    I'm sorry to hear this. RIP,

  6. Please stop making that sound !

    djh123 replied to WhiteStockings's topic in General Nursing

    Repetitive sounds annoy me too - not the same thing as what you're saying, maybe, but somewhat close. Where I work, sometimes almost all at once there can be 2-3 residents yelling for me (and/or...

  7. "Other Duties as Assigned"

    djh123 replied to lifelearningrn's topic in School

    I wear so many hats as a LTC nurse that they're always falling off, ha ha. Entering orders, occasionally mopping (God knows what) on a resident's floor, bringing someone OJ, taking a room tray back...

  8. Should I give up scrubs?

    djh123 replied to RatherBHiking's topic in School

    I'd wear them. It's not your fault that some others wear them at your school, and I don't think that means YOUR wearing them is any less professional as a

  9. The Ship Is Sinking

    djh123 replied to beachtomountainsRN's topic in General Nursing

    I don't have advice, but you're not alone. My facility has been a revolving door for nurses, and there have been some 'leadership' changes as well. Too few nurses (and often CNA's) has resulted in...

  10. Food Pressure: Coworker Edition

    djh123 replied to OhioMary's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah, it's kind of funny to me. I know millions of people out there are trying to eat more healthily than they used to, but it seems like no matter where I've worked, in my previous career or this...

  11. Did I do the right thing?

    djh123 replied to Live.Love.Nurse.♡'s topic in General Nursing

    I think you did the right thing. I've had TWO situations like that in the past year or so. Both were chronically-something-is-always-wrong types of residents, but as you allude to, you can't always...

  12. Why does everyone say that they "consigned" a drug waste.....

    djh123 replied to roser13's topic in General Nursing

    The funniest typo/bad spelling error I've seen at work was in a MAR where someone was being given a statin for 'Hyperlipdevil'. Now that's something you don't want to contract, lemme tell

  13. Why does everyone say that they "consigned" a drug waste.....

    djh123 replied to roser13's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah, I noticed 'consigned' in a few posts recently too. But if you want to get into English errors in these posts ... as someone else said, it just about makes my head explode. Or another way to...

  14. What do I need to learn?

    djh123 replied to Sara-Allison's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Capitalizing 'Tenet' would've reduced the confusion :^) ... but I see people forgetting to do that all the time, so I'm not picking on you. But like a few others have said, if that's really true - a...

  15. No babies for this NICU nurse

    djh123 replied to angrykitten's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I don't have an kids either, but the joking response you say you tell people reminds me of my situation at the LTC/Rehab facility where I work. I give treats/food to 2 cats there, but I don't have...

  16. Beginning LPN program...Eep nervous!?

    djh123 replied to bleafcna's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    I agree w/some others saying that's a lot for an LPN program, but you may be too far along in the process to think about going somewhere else. I took pre-reqs in one state, then went to nursing...

  17. Nurses and their pens

    djh123 replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    People would steal a dead rat where I work. I am so tired of CNA's asking if I have a pen they can borrow that I've told a few other co-workers lately that the next time they ask, whether I have any...

  18. Late on interview.

    djh123 replied to nursefromcali's topic in General Nursing

    I know this is off-topic, but an 'urgent under hospital'? Urgent

  19. Nursing student hair color change for more respect

    djh123 replied to Vonqiqi's topic in General Students

    I think it's totally irrelevant. There were smart blondes in my nursing

  20. Nurseing Math Help.....

    djh123 replied to RN_TOBE's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Yeah, as others are saying, I think 0.75mL is correct. And just FYI, it's 'nursing', not 'nurseing'. (I'm not making fun of anyone - English may not be your first language - just pointing it

  21. CNA disrespect?

    djh123 replied to cookiescardio's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I agree with some of the others who are saying (between the lines or not) that it's kind of a 'what goes around, comes around' thing. If you work hard and respect the nurse(s) you're working under,...

  22. 58 years old - Am I too old to start nursing school??

    djh123 replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    Not only do I think the 'it costs hospitals $100K to train a new nurse (and therefore why would they want to do that with an older hire)' argument to be not only wrong, but backwards. I think it is...

  23. Age Discrimination in Nursing

    djh123 replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    I got my license at 54, then couldn't even get an interview at the bigger 2 hospitals here, while one of them hired numerous of my classmates, and it's not like I was in the bottom of my class (I was...

  24. Should gtube feeding bags be rinsed between feedings?

    djh123 replied to Martyyyna's topic in Pediatric

    I agree with JustBeachyNurse - I think 4 hrs. is too long. Think of leaving a shake or protein drink on the kitchen counter for 4 hours. OK, it's in a bag, so it's not exposed to the air (and...

  25. THAT lady should be in a nursing home!

    djh123 replied to JBMmom's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Ha ha - I love it! Let's see, a few funny things some of the residents at my LTC place have said. Each one is a different resident: "I'm dead!" (Reassured that he was indeed not). When told that the...