jena5111

jena5111 ASN, RN

Tele, Interventional Pain Management, OR

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  1. Just finished taking HESI A2! My experience might help you...

    jena5111 replied to jena5111's topic in HESI Entrance, Exit Exam

    Thanks, everyone! I continue to be humbled by the positive responses to my original post from so long ago!! I'm beginning my sixth month as an RN on a busy cardiac/tele floor. All I can say is that...

  2. Pocket Snacks for 12 Hour Shift?

    jena5111 replied to westieluv's topic in General Nursing

    No, you're not the only one! Once I've been in patients' rooms--yuck! I wouldn't eat anything from my scrub pocket, even if it's in a wrapper. My grab-and-go snacks stay in my bag. Snacks include Kind...

  3. Terminated. Pursue a Lawsuit?

    jena5111 replied to ERgirlynurse's topic in General Nursing

    "Especially when I consider that in my experience, the greener the nurse, the more terrified they are of a narc slip or med error." The above quote is from cayenne06. (Sorry, not sure how to quote...

  4. Should I SUE?

    jena5111 replied to hollyday's topic in General Students

    Yes, the RN retains ultimate responsibility for patient care in every situation. That's why the RN is so "touchy" about his/her patients! But the student nurse is NOT "under [the RN's] license." This...

  5. what's your pet peeve?

    jena5111 replied to chacha82's topic in General Nursing

    I worked in retail for years in my pre-nursing career. One of the times when an unreasonable customer informed me that he "paid my salary," I said, "Well, then we need to talk about a raise!" That...

  6. Nclex Mastery App

    jena5111 replied to guest798886's topic in General Students

    I started using NCLEX Mastery in my final semester of nursing school. Minority opinion here: Now that I've taken NCLEX (and passed in 75 questions the first time) I can say NCLEX Mastery is more...

  7. Change of shift admissions

    jena5111 replied to Nurse131382's topic in General Nursing

    I had never heard of an "admissions nurse" until I started talking with one of our travelers. She was amazed at having to do her own admission(s) on our unit on night shift with five other patients...

  8. Random question of the day: What's your baseline blood pressure?

    jena5111 replied to LDAthleteNurse's topic in Health, Stress Management

    BP = low 100s SPB and 60s DBP. Most recent = 106/64 Resting HR in the mid-60s. Before I starting running regularly, my resting HR was in the low 80s. According to the personal pulse ox device I carry...

  9. When are you officially a nursing student?

    jena5111 replied to Zyprexa_Ho's topic in General Students

    I never said I was a "nursing student" or in "nursing school" until I started my...nursing program. While taking pre-reqs, I was "pre-nursing," or, more simply, "in school." I'd recently graduated...

  10. I don't have time to pee!

    jena5111 replied to bossman's topic in General Nursing

    As a night-shifter, I need Pull-Ups for FIRST half of the shift! My six patients generally keep me running until 2300 or midnight. But then again, I'm a new (four impressive months of tenure) nurse....

  11. Still feel like a new grad after a year and a half!

    jena5111 replied to yayrn's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Wow, eight years of telemetry! You must have been very solid and well-prepared for your next step. I have only been a nurse for four months working on a tele unit and I feel like I've learned SO MUCH...

  12. Meaning of your username?

    jena5111 replied to Flightless Bird's topic in General Nursing

    Fellow lame person here--my username comes from the prefix to my Hotmail account (now defunct) circa 1997. Yep, kinda

  13. Did you wait to pick up OT?

    jena5111 replied to Nurse3242's topic in Critical Care

    My first solo shift off orientation was a bonus (OT+) shift, haha. I was scared but I look at extra shifts as additional exposure to the aspects of my job that freak me out the most--I've only been...

  14. Does where you go for graduate nursing school matter?

    jena5111 replied to lyndsmar's topic in Post Graduate Students

    This is precisely why I decided to become an RN via the community college route rather than a direct-entry MSN program. I have a non-nursing bachelor's and fantastic grades; I could have easily gained...

  15. Answering Call Lights

    jena5111 replied to Laurus Nobilis's topic in Medical-Surgical

    My workplace passionately promotes the "no pass zone." But, as in the case of (one of) my demented NPO patients last night, who would yell, "I need WAAATEERRRR" to every passing individual, the NPZ is...

  16. Resigning after 3 months

    jena5111 replied to sarah620's topic in General Nursing

    OP, can you possibly stick it out until the end of your (really long) probationary period in July? I bet you'll feel at least a little better about things at that point. Especially since you're...

  17. What's up with all the 'failed NCLEX' posts?

    jena5111 replied to Magsulfate's topic in General Nursing

    I paid $350 (on an installment plan over three months) for the live Hurst review the summer before graduating from nursing school. Honestly, I think the content review helped me more in my final...

  18. About to quit med-surg

    jena5111 replied to Newbie_1's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Next week I begin my third month as a new grad RN on a tele/med-surg floor. I work 7p-7a with a 6:1 patient-nurse ratio and either zero or one techs. I'm off orientation now and I've been on my own...

  19. Let's Ban the Phrase "I'll Go Get Your Nurse"

    jena5111 replied to nynursey_'s topic in General Nursing

    I know this is kind of a complex issue, and I completely agree that uninvolved folks can't automatically discern if a patient can have water or gauge the patient's ability to ambulate to the restroom....

  20. Nclex struggles.

    jena5111 replied to beautiiRN2b's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Five or six tries for NCLEX--designed to measure minimum competence for nursing practice--is a lot. OP may really "want" to be a nurse, but ability may differ from desire in this case. The vast...

  21. I want a new word.

    jena5111 replied to amoLucia's topic in General Nursing

    How about "awesomely well-versed"? Wishing I had your wisdom and insight and yes, COB-ness, as I work my first solo (without a preceptor) shift tomorrow

  22. I have an Unhelpful instructor

    jena5111 replied to stephey's topic in General Students

    Honestly, OP, you sound like you've got this. You're taking advantage of available resources and not getting defensive at strangers' online advice (haha). Believe it or not, we're not trying to sound...

  23. Words You Hate

    jena5111 replied to OyWithThePoodles's topic in General Nursing

    Heh heh. I live in the land of hipster, craft, artisan...except that "artisan" is sometimes interchanged with "artisanal." Which has to be the word I hate more than any mentioned so far. Especially...

  24. I have an Unhelpful instructor

    jena5111 replied to stephey's topic in General Students

    One of the most important things I learned in nursing school is the importance of a positive, self-starting mindset. Every instructor is different (kinda like every nurse manager is different, which...

  25. Why do you wear a white coat? (if you indeed do)

    jena5111 replied to RNdynamic's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Haha, you and Farawyn are so right! Saturday night entertainment is key...and I sure do love popcorn...I guess I'm caught up in a new grad-ish "everything is so serious" mindset. Should learn to...