Jenni811

Jenni811 RN

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  1. Your Worst Mistake

    Jenni811 replied to aurora_borealis's topic in General Nursing

    as a newer nurse, i can say i have made mistakes...they have been very minor thankgod!!! But i've learned from them. All i can say is, trust your instinct with giving a medication. When something...

  2. Dansko work shoes. Your opinion?

    Jenni811 posted a topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I just purchased a pair of Dansko shoes, i purchased these exact ones: http://www.zappos.com/dansko-professional-marbled-patent-blue-marbled-patent-leather I've been wearing them around the house only...

  3. Night shift syndrome

    Jenni811 replied to SweetsRN522's topic in Health, Stress Management

    and to add- i think the HARDEST schedule is working day/night rotation. i think managment is thining we like doing both and they are doing us a favor by putting us on days. but it throws EVERYTHING...

  4. Night shift syndrome

    Jenni811 replied to SweetsRN522's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Yea, Normal. When i get home from nights i sleep ALL DAY. i get home around 7:45-8am and i will sleep until my alarm goes off at 5:30pm. If i don't set my alarm, i could very well sleep into the next...

  5. Catheterization Expiriences

    Jenni811 replied to ubsjl's topic in General Nursing

    i've been dubbed "Catheter queen" it's a very odd talent, but i can get a catheter in the most difficult people. Not something i like to brag about to my non nursey friends, they wouldn't understand....

  6. Am I the only one annoyed by these PCA orders?

    Jenni811 replied to IheartICUnursing's topic in General Nursing

    i had a patient just 2 days ago was like that. Young female with a really big heart surgery d/t a birth defect. Anyway, she was in a lot of pain, more so from the chest tubes than anything. We were...

  7. Nurse's getting younger

    Jenni811 replied to Keepstanding's topic in General Nursing

    What do you mean by "God help us all?" Just because a nurse is young doesn't mean they are a bad nurse and need god to help them. i do just fine on my own without God's

  8. Medication Errors?

    Jenni811 replied to Monica08's topic in General Nursing

    i'm confused. i don't even understand how that would even happen. As a nurse, even if i saw the order "Albuterol IV" i would know enough to question that. If i was drawing up an albuterol into a...

  9. Bedside Reporting starting Monday :(((

    Jenni811 replied to 2bTraumaRN2008's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    we've been doing bedside reporting for along time. I persoonally don't have an issue with it. Takes maybe 30-45 minutes to get report. i get report from previous RN and report off to my CNA the info...

  10. Nurse's getting younger

    Jenni811 replied to Keepstanding's topic in General Nursing

    What makes you think that us "younger nurses" need to learn something?? I'm not saying we know EVERYTHING. but honestly, some of the younger nurses are just as good as the old seasoned nurses. And if...

  11. Ngt

    Jenni811 replied to NewlyGradBSN's topic in General Nursing

    Doesn't make

  12. Question for nurses from an aide

    Jenni811 replied to kizeemimi's topic in General Nursing

    honestly, the answer is i feel like the CNAs know our patients better on a personal level. I work on a Cardiac-pulmonary med surg floor, and it can get very very busy. With everything i have to do, i...

  13. Family Nurse

    Jenni811 replied to Tamarah Chick's topic in General Nursing

    kinda sounds like a Care

  14. I love it ALL

    Jenni811 replied to mindlor's topic in General Nursing

    Oh, i'm sure it does. Again, i wish i were more open to having a male nurse in OB....but it is just the way it goes i guess. i am going to say i would NOT mind having a male nurse in anything else. So...

  15. I love it ALL

    Jenni811 replied to mindlor's topic in General Nursing

    honestly....if i were a patient in OB, and i'm 23, i would prefer a woman nurse. I'm not trying to get your hopes/dreams up but it is just a very personal time and personal experience that i would...

  16. What is the weirdest thing someone has been admitted to the hospital for?

    Jenni811 replied to SweetsRN522's topic in General Nursing

    about a year ago a patient was admitted into the the hospital for nearly a month because he was "awaiting guardianship" from the courts. We literally had him in his own street clothes during the day...

  17. What is the weirdest thing someone has been admitted to the hospital for?

    Jenni811 replied to SweetsRN522's topic in General Nursing

    Frequent flyer patient, a narcotic seeker, has taken seeking narcotics to a new level. he goes around the area, including small town hospitals complaining of "chest pain" all cardiac work ups have...

  18. Clinicals, and Job Offers

    Jenni811 replied to sj73201's topic in General Nursing

    Meh....i guess depending how you look at it. Think of it like this, i had 80 people in my class. One of the hospitals we all did clinicals at were hiring, given we didn't all apply, but for ease of...

  19. Will there ever be a surplus of nursing jobs again?!

    Jenni811 replied to ProgressiveThinking's topic in General Nursing

    maybe....if all the nurses contracted a disease and all had to be hospitalized, but there was no one to be the nurse of the nurse in the hospital because they were all sick. Other than that, i can't...

  20. our internship strories

    Jenni811 replied to zahraa ali's topic in General Nursing

    Hm...when i was in intern a couple years ago, i was doing a heparin SQ injection. This facility used the heparin carpujets (spelling??). You get the idea. Anyway, i was pushing the air out of the...

  21. How soon is too soon to ask for a raise?

    Jenni811 posted a topic in Nursing Career

    I've been working as an RN at my hospital for a little over a year. (my 1 year being in july). I haven't gotten a raise yet. Not that i expect a raise every year, but i feel like i should have at...

  22. I like being different.

    Jenni811 replied to ajeanine's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    It won't fly in the world of Nursing. It stinks because nurses should have the right to dress and act the way they want. But it is the way of life.... If my nurse or my fiances nurse, or whatever, had...

  23. Do they let family members work in the same floor?

    Jenni811 replied to Seas's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I work with 2 nurses who are mom and daughter. Doesn't affect anything at work, you would never even know if they didn't tell

  24. Pharm Rep making rounds with the nurse?

    Jenni811 replied to optimist's topic in General Nursing

    When i was in high school, i had an injury that left me with some large wounds needing multiple surgeries. I don't want to get too descriptive as i hate thinking about it. But it was very embaressing...

  25. HIPAA.... violation or not....

    Jenni811 replied to brendasue's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    Yes it is a violation of the baby. The fact you stated their name is violation, even though you didn't share information. This would be no different then be going to someone after work and saying "Hey...