JDZ344

JDZ344

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  1. Your Most AWKWARD Nursing Moment

    JDZ344 replied to Mully's topic in General Nursing

    Going up to a patient and calling them "sir" several times before the patient said "I'm MRS lastname". I KNEW she was a female, but my mouth/brain kept saying

  2. Where do the damn pillows go?

    JDZ344 replied to dudette10's topic in General Nursing

    Some of ours get torn or stained so badly that they have to be thrown

  3. Cleaning Catheter Leg Bags?!

    JDZ344 replied to jocelynlpn's topic in General Nursing

    The night bag connects to the leg bag, so it should all be pretty

  4. What does your hospital do for halloween?

    JDZ344 replied to brokenroads27's topic in General Nursing

    Oh, on the Paediatric floors, they have trick or treating and at Christmas they have all sorts of fun

  5. What does your hospital do for halloween?

    JDZ344 replied to brokenroads27's topic in General Nursing

    Halloween isn't even really celebrated

  6. CNA shift wars

    JDZ344 replied to JollyGreenGiant's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I will also offer advice/tips if I see something wrong, and I hope people would do the same for me. I get that people will sometimes pee right after they are

  7. Pinning up long hair

    JDZ344 replied to annetter's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Hair off the collar. I wear mine in a bun or pony

  8. I can't believe co-worker took my venting complaints to boss!

    JDZ344 replied to lifein08's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Keep your mouth shut, your eyes and ears open and trust

  9. Do you clap for your patients?

    JDZ344 replied to Bruce_Wayne's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    No, I wouldn't. I will say "well done" or something to a patient who manages something difficult. I don't think many of ours would appreciate a clapping/cheering moment,

  10. Share some of the most ridiculous patient complaints/symptoms/demands

    JDZ344 replied to R!XTER's topic in Nursing Humor

    I was pulled to ED one night because they were crazy busy and where I was working was settled. So I was just extra and was helping out in general, when I hear this in the triage room I was restocking:...

  11. Things you'd LOVE to tell coworkers...and get away with it!

    JDZ344 replied to General E. Speaking, RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    It actually took you MORE time to track me down to tell my "your patient needs the commode" than to get it yourself. Thanks. If you can see I have 3 people to feed at mealtimes, remarking "Wow, you...

  12. Now you can schedule APPOINTMENTS in the ER...????

    JDZ344 replied to mwboswell's topic in Emergency

    Is it actually to see an ER Doc? We have a GP out of hours surgery attached to our ER. It's totally separate but you get to it through ER waiting

  13. Medication Administration through a feeding tube

    JDZ344 replied to lalexa15's topic in General Nursing

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  14. Stepping Hill Deaths: Charges against nurse dropped

    JDZ344 replied to XB9S's topic in International Nursing

    Even if the hospital allows her back to work, and she actually wants to go back, do you think patients and especially relatives are going to allow her to nurse them? Interesting development:...

  15. Obese children...my rant

    JDZ344 replied to Gently.me's topic in Pediatric

    I also read that they also do not have the problems with food disorders we have in our first world

  16. Obese children...my rant

    JDZ344 replied to Gently.me's topic in Pediatric

    That was my mothers rule- eat what she cooked, otherwise a bowl of cereal made a fine

  17. first patient death as a CNA, still feeling weird

    JDZ344 replied to lalopop86's topic in General Nursing

    You will never forget the first death you "deal with" at work. It is normal to dwell on it. sounds like this lady passed surrounded by her family, which is

  18. Should I report to DON or State?

    JDZ344 replied to jdchisolm68's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    You need to report this stuff to the Charge RN when you find it. Unless it is dealt with there and then, it's mighty hard to prove after the

  19. Do the right thing. Every time. No matter what.

    JDZ344 replied to Mully's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think there was any excuse for the RN in the OP not to go and at least assess Rita or tell her that her breathing treatment was not yet due. Her problems were likely made worse by anxiety,...

  20. wow! the laziness!

    JDZ344 replied to OhioCCRN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Behaviour like that would get us in DEEP trouble where I work. The students are not there to help us with our work. They are there to learn. Sure they can pitch in, and that is nice, but WE are still...

  21. wow! the laziness!

    JDZ344 replied to OhioCCRN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Are you an RN (I only ask because of your username stating studentRN) If you are- time to pull rank. You can do it nicely, at first "Hey, Jane do you mind getting that call light while I deal with...

  22. Help!! Any Phelbotomist, Experience or non experience

    JDZ344 replied to Shonqueen1's topic in General Nursing

    Is there any reason you can't apply now for the LPN class? Do you need experience in the healthcare field

  23. Which temp is more accurate Oral vs Tympanic??

    JDZ344 replied to SonorityGenius's topic in General Nursing

    Tympanic is good for speed. Oral is better, IMO. We have both at our place, 9/10 I use oral if the person is able to hold it in their mouth without spitting it

  24. discovered and reported falsification of VS

    JDZ344 replied to traumaRNdrama's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I am horrified. I am an aide, tech- whatever you want to call it- and have NEVER made up vital signs. If I can not get a manual B/P or I am unsure (sometimes I have trouble hearing it if the room is...

  25. For those who don't wear scrubs, what do you wear to work?

    JDZ344 replied to cbcle's topic in General Nursing

    We wear these: http://lpn-to-rn.org/pics/Nurse-uniform1.jpg But different colours for RNs, Charge nurses, Assistants, radiology