jett01

While it is never easy to confront someone in a situation like this it is important to do so. The behavior was inappropriate and was made even worse by the fact that the patient heard it. This is part of being a patient advocate. You want to make...

I was 39 at the start and very motivated to do well. Work hard and be confident. That will get you most of the way there. BTW, I was the only guy in my class.

Had another fella who had an order for a rectal tube prn with some parameters. He called me in and said he needed it. As I got some things together he rolled over like a little kid with a big grin on his face and said, "boy when they put this in do...

One night shift had a patient roll out of bed onto the floor. There were three of us in there talking about the best way to get him back to bed. All the lights were on in the room. I step back from the fallen patient for a moment and the roomate trie...

Dodge Dakota Quad Cab 4x4 with bedliner and tonneau cover bought new in 2002. Wife drives 2000 Ford Windstar purchased on ebay (saved over $4.000). Picked it up in Charlotte on way back from family vacation to Florida. Runs fine.

Ya wanna hear something funny? I've been asked to apply for a clinical manager position on my floor. It's a union environment too. When I say I've been asked to apply - they came to me, along with several of my coworkers. I'm trying to resist switchi...

I get called often (but not harassed thank goodness) on my days off. I simply say no thanks and they move on. I will not run myself into the ground for an employer. Like they care. I look at it this way. There are many opportunities out there. Nursin...

BA in Behavioral Science (long ago). Graduated with ADN at age 40. Tough work, but a good move.

Unwind after work with the internet. Enjoy days off with my wife and soon to be 4 year old son adopted from Cambodia. When time permits I go hunting and play church softball. I'll also go out on the links occasionally and lose a few golf balls.

Med-surg/ortho floor since graduation 4 years ago. Trying to figure out where to go next to save my lower back.

Getting surgery now merely delays his goal of playing in college. Playing a contact sport competively (at a high level apparently) with a very unstable knee is an invitation to even more damage that might just completely kill his chances in the futur...

You only have one license;you can always get another job.

If you can help it, don't bother doing a dressing change on a surgical patient until after the surgeon has rounded. If you do the change, the surgeon will be there in about 5 minutes to rip it off-almost guaranteed. Nursing care plans are not what ...

Here's a few. A few years back my mother was asking if we had seen the Julia Roberts movie "Sleeping with the enema?" I explained that sleeping and enemas don't go together. During nursing school we were discussing various disorders and the instruct...

I've also been considering a return to school. Toss up between NP and CNS at this point. Where is the most demand likely to be? And in what specialty? Someone stated psych and geriatrics earlier, any other opinions or info on this? I have a BA i...

$1.70 an hour where I work. How much extra per hour would make it worth it, really?

I work on a med-surg/orthopedic floor and we give toradol often. Usually 30 mg ivp for first dose (depending on age/renal function etc) with subsequent doses of 15 mg q 6 prn. Seems to work better than the morphine for most. I had an left ACL reco...

I work on a med-surg/orthopedic floor and we give toradol often. Usually 30 mg ivp for first dose (depending on age/renal function etc) with subsequent doses of 15 mg q 6 prn. Seems to work better than the morphine for most. I had an left ACL reco...

As an aside. My wife and I adopted a little boy (soon to be three) from Cambodia in 2002. I'd like to go back someday. Was only there a week. Very poor country with a sad history. How'd you get involved in Thailand?

Wow! Sounds like she came from the shallow end of the gene pool.

On our 37 bed med-surg/ortho floor RN's can have 4-6 patients of their own and responsibility for an LPN's patient group for a combined total of 10-12 patients. Two RNs must verify initial settings. VS q1h x 8 hrs, q 2 X 16 hrs, then q 4 until dc'd...

I'm off work now recovering from a torn ACL and meniscus suffered while playing softball. I also like to hunt - a 1200 acre parcel about an hour from where I live. I like to hunt alone usually. In 30 plus years I've had a few falls and other close...

Had a chance to watch a total hip recently. Saw for removal of head of femur. Drill for attaching prosthesis to acetabalem (sp? neuro flatulence tonight) Glue gun for cement. Hammer for seating and fit. I forget what else he used. Was interestin...

Coming to the thread a little late but here's my two cents. I worked in the mental health field for about 15 years, I've also been a real estate agent, sold cars briefly and was a mortgage loan officer for about 3 years. The sales positions were ...

When I was in nursing school one of my first patients was a 91 year old LTC resident. As another student and I were seating him on the toilet, completly naked he smiled and said, "Ya Know more people have seen me naked since I've turned 90 than all ...