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  1. Scared Pre-Nursing Student: Is Nursing as Bad as I Hear?

    juzme replied to Ivy Black's topic in General Nursing

    YOU ARE AWESOME MAMA D!!!!Well

  2. The "F" word....Floating!

    juzme replied to bastet35's topic in General Nursing

    to answer your question, sorry no. But if it is telemetry, I know of nurses who refused and it was allowed. The thing is, if you feel you can not give safe care, i.e. telemetry unit, you must tell a...

  3. I have a few things to say to some of the LTC staff I worked with yesterday!

    juzme posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I can't of course say what LTC facility I went into yesterday as an agency nurse but......THANK YOU!!! To the nurses, aides, housekeeping, dietary and even the one OT guy...you guys are the S%$T! What...

  4. Why I am leaving my private duty case....

    juzme posted a topic in Private Duty

    After a little over a year I am finally giving up...I actually really dislike my client. 1st it is was his mother's bipolar moods and I realized that it is probably him making her like that. I go to...

  5. Do you "friend" your pts on Facebook???

    juzme replied to CrazyGoonRN's topic in Private Duty

    You could not be more right, esp., your 2nd

  6. Do you "friend" your pts on Facebook???

    juzme replied to CrazyGoonRN's topic in Private Duty

    no

  7. Why I am leaving my private duty case....

    juzme replied to juzme's topic in Private Duty

    I just wanted to update my op...I did drop a day(I keep dropping days from when I originally started) with this case and picked up some ltc shifts(ahh another post!), so will be with the case less and...

  8. How Many Residents Do You Care For On Your Unit?

    juzme replied to Nurse!Nurse!Hello?'s topic in Geriatric, LTC

    geez!!! come on....let's get together and go to Washington and march or something!!! We gotta get this stopped!!!! Anyone up for organizing something? REALLY, because I am in!!!! It is our...

  9. Just a small vent...thanks for listening.

    juzme replied to General E. Speaking, RN's topic in General Nursing

    Bravo to you!!! Enjoy your day off, sounds like you really deserve

  10. How to organize my time as agency nurse in LTC facility?

    juzme replied to juzme's topic in Agency Nurses

    Thank you RNcsemgr! very

  11. need a new job

    juzme replied to Medsport's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I would be calling all nursing homes you may be interested in, have your resume ready to send to them and any docs, i.e. license, CPR, Act 33/34,etc. Try private duty, homehealth care. Not having a...

  12. Why I am leaving my private duty case....

    juzme replied to juzme's topic in Private Duty

    Yes, I do hear that from others. There are really no great nursing jobs out there it seems. A few of my friends who are nurses also are burned out also, but say there is no other career at this time...

  13. Why I am leaving my private duty case....

    juzme replied to juzme's topic in Private Duty

    haha, I wouldn't even mind doing that!(not under garments though:-) but seriously, I can't stand how the son(my client) and his mother act so elitist!mostly the son acts like this though, I actually...

  14. Compassion or reality for obese patients?

    juzme replied to stefanyjoy's topic in General Nursing

    Here is my other 2 cents(I made a comment on someone's post earlier:-)No matter what ANY circumstances are....I have never and will never treat ANY of my patients with anything other than a...

  15. Compassion or reality for obese patients?

    juzme replied to stefanyjoy's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you. You have given all of us some really good information. If something is wanted bad enough, it is worth it to give it everything you've got! Congratulations on your weight

  16. Sick and exhausted

    juzme replied to DesertKat's topic in General Nursing

    DesertKat, I am sorry for your loss Kat. It is terrible how management is the ruination of many a good nurse! Please take care of

  17. Please share: likes and dislikes about private duty nursing

    juzme replied to lulu997RN's topic in Private Duty

    You are so lucky to have a wonderful case like that!, how about maybe picking up a shift or two at a hospital or LTC with an acute care

  18. Not enjoying going to school with child

    juzme replied to Blackcat99's topic in Private Duty

    How about a portable curtain for privacy in the back of the classroom? If the school is for special needs children then surely this could be done. Where I use to work when one of our clients had a...

  19. How to organize my time as agency nurse in LTC facility?

    juzme replied to juzme's topic in Agency Nurses

    to flag means,to have those particular pages of meds stick out of the binder, etc in some way. Does that help

  20. No more LPNs -- oh really?

    juzme replied to DebanamRN's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    LPNs are going nowhere! LPNs are a vital part of the healthcare community and where LPNs can safely be used, you can be sure they will be....to save money, according to staffing agencies and...

  21. Had a horrible day!!

    juzme replied to julie13s's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I agree with Sparrowhawk! look for another job, esp. if these aides are the ones you need to depend on regularly to alert you to pt's condition. Where I use to work, 99% of the aides were awesome and...

  22. Pedi Home Health...difficult parents?

    juzme replied to kyowalpn's topic in Home Health

    My client is a young adult and his mother is difficult at times, in fact, I almost left b/c of her. The case is also pretty boring. I think, I need a

  23. Using PRN benzodiazepines on the job

    juzme replied to McGwillis's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    I am thinking about starting Kava and passionflower...glad to hear it is working for you:-) Xanax and others in that catergory of benzodiazepines are supposed to be for short term usage, but I know...

  24. Do you have a resident you cant stand?

    juzme replied to sarafina's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    When I have a pt/resident like this at any time, I would simply tell them that I am doing the best job that I can do and trully care about helping people, so if I get sued and lose my license , etc...

  25. How to organize my time as agency nurse in LTC facility?

    juzme replied to juzme's topic in Agency Nurses

    Thank you for your