jeepgirl

jeepgirl LPN, NP

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  1. wearing perfume to work

    jeepgirl replied to acaringnurse's topic in General Nursing

    then read the comment and the entire thread again. we've had people on the thread stating that some who are reacting to fragrances are over reacting, and others who say that they are not. MCS is the...

  2. wearing perfume to work

    jeepgirl replied to acaringnurse's topic in General Nursing

    i had a patient that had mcs (mom's dx). she was a pedi patient. mom insisted that a distant relative had it, that that the daughter was "prone to it." by the end of her stay, she "had it." no, the...

  3. RN Scrubs

    jeepgirl replied to babyphat's topic in General Nursing

    i love cottonscrubs.com and

  4. What do patients say that irks you?

    jeepgirl replied to NurseforPreggers's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I had a mom who insisted to me (I was taking a history on a peds patient) that she had her baby "rectally." I said, "Oh, you mean lady partslly?" - reply - "No, rectally." She repeated her birth story...

  5. Patients always needing something no matter what.

    jeepgirl replied to OliveVinesRN's topic in General Nursing

    I do want to say though that if a patient doesn't feel like they can do something, trust them. About ten days after I had my bab I came down with a major infection. I was admitted with a central line,...

  6. Patients always needing something no matter what.

    jeepgirl replied to OliveVinesRN's topic in General Nursing

    I don't mind doing stuff... it just bugs me when people call you, you ask them what they need, they say "for the nurse to come to the room" and then you walk all the way in there and they say "I need...

  7. FDA approves infant vaccine for diarrhea virus

    jeepgirl replied to VeryPlainJane's topic in General Nursing

    This is my last post on this subject. I would much rather prevent my child from getting a disease that would most likely harm him or her or might even kill him or her RATHER than not do it out of fear...

  8. Rules that make you go Hmmmmm...

    jeepgirl replied to Antikigirl's topic in General Nursing

    Hello Jaimana... No, that is not what we mean. Anytime you wear gloves, when you remove them you are supposed to cleanse your hands... the gloves are not a subsitute. Instead of doing a soap and water...

  9. pregnant nurses and AIDS pts?? question

    jeepgirl replied to hope3456's topic in General Nursing

    Now, I am not looking this up, but I have heard multiple times that most people pick up CMV just along the way and that it is only bad in the first trimester....

  10. FDA approves infant vaccine for diarrhea virus

    jeepgirl replied to VeryPlainJane's topic in General Nursing

    wincha... I have to disagree with you, as I almost DIED from the chicken pox when I was 7 years old. While I don't remember much, I can remember being in PAIN from my chickenpox associated...

  11. FDA approves infant vaccine for diarrhea virus

    jeepgirl replied to VeryPlainJane's topic in General Nursing

    AND for children in the US. There are kids out there who have become so sick and dehydrated from rotavirus that they HAVE died. Besides, the less I have to deal with roto-poop, the

  12. Nurses knowing more than doctors

    jeepgirl replied to JeanettePNP's topic in General Nursing

    i guess i am the only one who would rather have a section than have to have my baby resusitated at birth. just me

  13. I'm drowning and I hate everything!!!

    jeepgirl posted a topic in Post Graduate Students

    Ugh! I am getting to the point where I hate just about everything. I just finished my first semester in my MSN program. Hated every minute of it. I'm working 3/4 time right now... going to part time...

  14. Rules that make you go Hmmmmm...

    jeepgirl replied to Antikigirl's topic in General Nursing

    Hello, as a person with a latex allergy, I can tell you part of the reason (I did a lot of reading about it after I was diagnosed). A lot of our commercial lotions we buy off the shelf at the store...

  15. Almost fired today

    jeepgirl replied to NP2BE's topic in General Nursing

    Not that it matters, but the OP is a

  16. Almost fired today

    jeepgirl replied to NP2BE's topic in General Nursing

    If I had to give something 3 times, I would be very concerned. Was there no alarm going off in your head when you gave it the 8th time, the 10th time, the 16th time, the 20th time, the 26th time, the...

  17. Almost fired today

    jeepgirl replied to NP2BE's topic in General Nursing

    can i play devil's advocate? there are some REALLY sick people on med/surg as well, some are or become critical... i think this nurse needs a refresher before she does

  18. Almost fired today

    jeepgirl replied to NP2BE's topic in General Nursing

    Common sense tells me that if you have a patient who is having symptoms of unrelieved pain, agitation, etc, even with frequent treatment of a medication then that medication IS NOT WORKING and the doc...

  19. Almost fired today

    jeepgirl replied to NP2BE's topic in General Nursing

    are you saying that you wrote your own order for ativan? also, i thought that all orders had to have a time (q3, q4, etc) even if they are PRN. if not i think that they MUST be clarified (at least, in...

  20. ADN to a BSN???

    jeepgirl replied to ads24's topic in General Nursing

    Hello, I went straight from ADN to BSN after I graduated with my associates. I do not regret it. You're actually a lot more qualified for more jobs if you want them. However, remember: you have to...

  21. Just needed to get this off my chest.

    jeepgirl replied to EDValerieRN's topic in Emergency

    that is really tough... the death of a child is the

  22. hyperemesis

    jeepgirl posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    hello! I am about 13 weeks pregnant. About 3 weeks ago, I was diagnosed with hyperemesis gravidarum. I had been on phenergan for some weeks before, which didn't help at all. When I was diagnosed, I...

  23. Outta Line........

    jeepgirl replied to hbncns35's topic in General Nursing

    if he didn't want to move, and you tried... and it sounds like you tried... to convince him otherwise, then that is his choice. yes, patient's in the hospital have choices as well, and this nurse...

  24. hyperemesis

    jeepgirl replied to jeepgirl's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Rehab nurse... what a great idea! I will ask her!!!! I really, really appriciate all of the feedback on this thread. I am calling my doc again today and I will ask about a lot of different things we...

  25. Impaired Nurses...what should you do...

    jeepgirl replied to Keysnurse2008's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    it's not your problem. mind your own