JSlice. ASN, RN

JSlice. has 5 years experience as a ASN, RN and specializes in Emergency Room.

Latest Activity

1. ER nurse- advice/ what do you wish you knew before starting?

   JSlice. replied to RNJESS's topic in Emergency

   THEIR emergency is not YOUR

2. ER. A Clinic?

   JSlice. posted a topic in Emergency

   I have been working in a 15 bed ER in a rural area for 5 months. To me, emergencies involve life or death. More pt's come with minor complaints such as pain meds, toothache, or sore throat. When we...

3. Dealing with Codes/Serious Emergencies

   JSlice. replied to Multicollinearity's topic in Emergency

   i too am a new nurse and recently experienced a trauma that really affected me. the pt was in an mva. his vehicle drove under a semi truck on the highway. we worked on the pt for hours trying to keep...

4. What Is Your Most Gross, Yucky, Disgusting Nursing Horror Story?

   JSlice. replied to yazisizit's topic in Nursing Humor

   As a New CNA: I removed a large dressing off a man with what i was only told was a "very infected foot" for his shower. As i began unwrapping, yellow drainage appeared darker and darker on the...

5. Pre-Nursing Classes

   JSlice. replied to CASM's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

   anatomy 1&2, microbiology, CNA license, math 120 or 126, psychology, lifespan of human development, humanities, human biology,

6. Just some advice needed. Am I reading too much into this?

   JSlice. replied to SnowbirdinFL's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

   this situation sucks. Speak with the DON. In my opinion, the pt should have no choice who cares for him. If the pt abuses the staff verbally/physically, he ought to be sent to a Behavioral...

7. How to deal with slack students

   JSlice. replied to SummerTimeCCRN's topic in Critical Care

   Thanks for your reply. There are generational gaps between many nurses. While doing a rotation in OB i worked with an old lady nurse who believed she was God of the nursery. During the rotation she...

8. How should i prepare for nursing school? What should i be reading in advance?

   JSlice. replied to RescueNinja2013's topic in General Students

   When I found out I was accepted into the Nursing Program at my college, I too felt the desire and motivation to study and study right away throughout the summer! The best advice I received was to not...

9. Fainting....Please HELP!

   JSlice. replied to nineteenandnursing's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

   My first "near" fainting episode occurred after watching a Dr sew up a woman after tearing "down there" during childbirth. I have never had any children and childbirth freaks me out. I also didn't...

10. Funny things patients say !

    JSlice. replied to TAM's topic in Nursing Humor

    A pt came in by ambulance after a bicycle accident caused by alcohol intoxication. I thought I was told that he was in a motorcycle accident. Upon arrival, the man was shouting, trying to pull off...

11. Song lyrics that remind you of nursing...

    JSlice. replied to grace90's topic in Nursing Humor

    "let me rest in pieces."

12. ER job- new grad

    JSlice. replied to RN-Ella's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Thank you, cwhitebn, for your post! It makes me sick how nurses believe they are better or can perform better if they "have years of experience." I am a new graduate working in an ER and can perform...

13. Male Chest Hair and Scrub Tops

    JSlice. replied to Thunderwolf's topic in General Nursing

    i think having some chest hair on a younger man is so sexy. ok, i guess what i'm trying to say is that once the brown/black chest hair starts growing three inches, turns gray, and is shooting out of...

14. Rules for the ER (long)

    JSlice. replied to EDValerieRN's topic in Emergency

    No doubt! Exactly what I was thinking. If you know each narcotic-which one works and which one doesn't, then you know too

15. Rules for the ER (long)

    JSlice. replied to EDValerieRN's topic in Emergency

    What a great blog! MORE.... 1-Shutup while I'm trying to hear your lungs and heart with the stethoscope. Tell your family to shutup so I can hear your lungs and heart. 2-This is not a bar! Do not come...