Jackfackmasta

Jackfackmasta ASN, RN

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  1. Just wondering - How does this cover letter look?

    Jackfackmasta replied to nurseypoo87's topic in Nursing Career

    I wouldn't put the words "I believe." It comes off as if you don't have full confidence in yourself. Something like "I will" or " I am" is more confident. Overall I think the cover letter is very...

  2. 2011 3rd Quarter Contest Winners

    Jackfackmasta replied to Brian's topic in News, Announcements

    Thanks

  3. 2011 3rd Quarter Contest Winners

    Jackfackmasta replied to Brian's topic in News, Announcements

    I was shocked when I woke up this morning. I thought it was a scam until I saw the other articles. Really made my day today. They were some really incredible stories out there and congratulations to...

  4. Problems with straight cath on a male pt

    Jackfackmasta replied to JenGLVN's topic in General Nursing

    Sometimes when I cath a pt and stop getting return it is due to the positioning of the pt on their back. I don't know if you have it but I would raise the bed and tilt it down to allow more urine to...

  5. Foley sterile field

    Jackfackmasta replied to AJPV's topic in General Nursing

    I am a level 3 student and work in an ER. They call me the Foley queen and I do literally every female catheter. Through error and trial I have found this to be best. 1. I do allergy checks and all...

  6. How do I get along well with my clinical instructor?

    Jackfackmasta replied to Hellostudentnurssee's topic in General Nursing

    I had students tell me all the time in level 2 that so and so was mean and likes to fail people. When I met both of them they were very down to earth and nice. I learned after level 2 to never judge...

  7. What have you found in your pockets at the end of your shift?

    Jackfackmasta replied to Poi Dog's topic in General Nursing

    One of my friends at clinical had ice in her pockets and was wondering why she was dripping all day

  8. Is this a sign?

    Jackfackmasta replied to laski's topic in General Nursing

    You seemed blessed with many opportunities in life that come up. Just follow your heart. You seem to want to do nursing but rely on opportunities coming up as signs as to what u are to do in life....

  9. Austin Community College Fall 2011 Hopefuls

    Jackfackmasta replied to shototsu's topic in Texas Nursing

    I heard it was a 54 but I would verify with someone from last

  10. Your best ER story

    Jackfackmasta replied to ShatteredAngel's topic in Emergency

    We had a drunk patient who had become violent and agitated, had no idea where she was. We had our charge nurse, couple of techs, two officers and our beloved nurse who needed to do a foley on her....

  11. ER Nursing resource online?

    Jackfackmasta replied to R!XTER's topic in Emergency

    There is the ENA

  12. Nursing School Horror Stories...from those of us that survived!

    Jackfackmasta replied to AngelfireRN's topic in General Nursing

    I'm in nursing school but this scenario was yesterday day in the ER where I work as a tech. I was asked to do an EKG on a pt but he was in the bathroom. I noticed he had been in there a while and he...

  13. Dell Children's Hospital

    Jackfackmasta replied to MLLNJLL, RN's topic in Texas Nursing

    Woops! I forgot. Just call the hospital main line and ask to speak with the nurse manager of the pedi ER. They don't list it on the site so you just have to call the main line and they will forward...

  14. Dell Children's Hospital

    Jackfackmasta replied to MLLNJLL, RN's topic in Texas Nursing

    I'm a nursing student in Austin and just did my rotation in the Pedi ER/PICU at Dell's and I have to tell you that this hospital is absolutely incredible. There is always enough staff in the ER and...

  15. Medication/Pharmacy errors...

    Jackfackmasta replied to ObtundedRN's topic in Patient Medications

    I diasgree that "It is not our responsibility to check the medication before it leaves the pharmacy, that's why the pharmacist makes the big bucks!" It is the responsibility of EVERYONE who is in...

  16. Medication/Pharmacy errors...

    Jackfackmasta replied to ObtundedRN's topic in Patient Medications

    We just had an issue in my ER a week ago, the patient had the wrong blood band and wrong blood type on the band and luckily the ICU nurse caught it in

  17. The Right Way to Collect a Urine Specimen from a Patients with an Indwelling Catheter

    Jackfackmasta replied to thehipcrip's topic in General Nursing

    Where I work as a tech in the ED I have put in hundreds of Foley. When inserting a catheter I always get the urine out of the port after inflating the balloon with the same syringe. If I am...

  18. The dumbest thing you've ever heard...

    Jackfackmasta replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I work as a tech at a busy level 4 trauma hospital and down the street we have a level 1 center. We are not meant to take trauma patients being level 4 but one day a woman walked into the ER with a...

  19. Deciding on my first Nursing Job

    Jackfackmasta replied to NurseNancy88's topic in General Nursing

    Hospital 2 sounds

  20. feeling frustrated by AN posts and second guessing myself

    Jackfackmasta replied to jlpsu's topic in General Nursing

    People regret the things they don't do more than what they do. I think you are already regretting more not going to school when you wanted to so go to school. If you want to be a nurse do it, you have...

  21. Need advice!

    Jackfackmasta replied to ImASuckyCMA87's topic in General Nursing

    If she does not respond and place the pics down I would report her. Yeah, she is a friend but nurses have a duty to be pt advocates and report breaches in confidentiality and HIPPA. Better safe than...

  22. My heart is grateful today...

    Jackfackmasta replied to Poi Dog's topic in General Nursing

    I do meals on wheel delivering meals. I had taken a month off during my transports since my summer clinical interfered with the time. During that time I work as a tech in the ER and I was doing an...

  23. Seriously?

    Jackfackmasta replied to Tweety's topic in General Nursing

    It is the student's responsibility to inform the nurse before entering the pt room about the assignment, if its ok, report, care plan and what is to be done/not done by student. The student should be...

  24. How do go from ADN to MSN.. Skip BSN? what?

    Jackfackmasta replied to Enza's topic in General Nursing

    I use http://www.bestnursingdegree.com/ to look at schools. I am ADN deciding whether to do Rn-BSN then MSN or RN-MSN or RN-BSN/MSN. I use this site and if I find a school I like I just goggle the...

  25. Any recommendations?

    Jackfackmasta replied to AKA_Glamour_Pearl's topic in General Nursing

    I love my landau comfort. They make my feet happy