Jenni811

Jenni811 RN

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  1. what would you have done

    Jenni811 replied to nursegreenbean's topic in General Nursing

    i would have cleansed it with sterile NS or sterile water at least and put a dry bandage over it. Doing that is better than leaving it open for the next shift to deal with. It may not have been in the...

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

    Jenni811 replied to Jenni811's topic in Nursing Career

    thanks for the replies. Yes, i agree i feel this should have been addressed during orientation, but i felt so bad asking because i was SO thankful i even got a job at a hospital and im getting paid...

  3. Thinking about changing careers.

    Jenni811 replied to willowlove's topic in Nursing Career

    honestly, the fact your moving from state to state doesn't look

  4. How do I get over the "what ifs"

    Jenni811 replied to tjnurse67's topic in General Nursing

    im new, i worry about this everyday. some anxiety and worry is a good thing...that is what keeps you from making large mistakes. If you had NO WORRY and no anxiety over making a mistake that could...

  5. Excessive smoke breaks

    Jenni811 replied to ProgressiveActivist's topic in General Nursing

    you wouldn't have to be my coworker would you? (ha). we have the SAME situation. Older CNA, not sure if she is 61 or not but if she isn't she is very near it. Don't have much advice but just know...

  6. Embarassing medical exams

    Jenni811 posted a topic in Nursing Humor

    [color=#993300]...got this in an email from a coworker 1. a man comes into the er and yells . . .' my wife's [color=#993300]going to have her baby in the cab.' i grabbed my stuff,...

  7. facility responsibility to the obese

    Jenni811 replied to onthemark's topic in General Nursing

    They have the right to eat what they want. A diabetic person can eat all the sugar and carbs they want, it is their right. All you can do is educate. You can't force someone to eat certain things or...

  8. what states NEED nurses ?

    Jenni811 replied to pat8585's topic in General Nursing

    Any state needs nurses, you just can't be too picky. don't take something really crappy, but don't set your mind on ONE type of nursing and only that. i got a job offer at a hospital in Rhode Island...

  9. Nurse/Patient Relationships

    Jenni811 replied to luvbug080688's topic in General Nursing

    wow...

  10. Nurse/Patient Relationships

    Jenni811 replied to luvbug080688's topic in General Nursing

    i don't believe there are actually any laws on it, not that i am aware of. But it is very frowned upon. I had a patient in with MVA once who kept asking me out for dinner when he gets out of the...

  11. Would you have called?

    Jenni811 replied to Art_Vandelay's topic in General Nursing

    There is nothing to clarify. It says it in the orders, and pt had IV. i would have given it IV and not paged doc, because if it clearly stated it then there would be no reason to call. It's the other...

  12. night shift question

    Jenni811 posted a topic in General Nursing

    So i've been working as a nurse since 2010, little over a year. i was originally hired for 8 hour day/pm rotation, but after i got offered the position they changed me to 12 hour day. Well now, the...

  13. help! gift suggestions

    Jenni811 replied to julio's topic in General Nursing

    Don't buy any software stuff, (computer things, smart phone etc.). that would be one of the last things i would have wanted in nursing school. I got this one year, it SAVED my life in clinicals. I...

  14. Is their a way i can get a hospital to pay for nursing school

    Jenni811 replied to cellphone's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    You and millions of other students!!! You are in NO situation that is different from anyone else going into nursing school. Do you honestly think i payed for nursing school in cash and had no loans...

  15. Charge nurse has it out for me...kind of a rant

    Jenni811 posted a topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    i swear, this is this ONE charge nurse in particular that has it out for me. Really bad. I'll have been on this floor as an RN for a year on July 1st. And every time i work a night shift with her, she...

  16. Nurse market saturation 2015 and beyond ?

    Jenni811 replied to GOODMED's topic in General Nursing

    if she wants a job right out of school, she needs to stand out from the crowd. She will be applying against nurses who have years and years of experience. What can she offer?? Get certified in things,...

  17. sponge in ear

    Jenni811 replied to Flare's topic in General Nursing

    My cousin's daughter had one of these. I remember her briefly talking about it, its called a "wick" i think, it just acts like a sponge. You instill the medication in the sponge so it holds it in...

  18. pradaxa question

    Jenni811 replied to shaunamarslan's topic in Patient Medications

    Does anyone know about gabapentin? I was administering it once to a patient who couldn't swallow, he had a G tube so i would have been able to get it in via G tube. When i looked it up on our...

  19. YouTube Nurse Vlogs

    Jenni811 replied to Biffbradford's topic in General Nursing

    Yea, not sure on the knowldege part. Seems like a good caring person, but some of the things he said. Not sure if he was just on a roll and saying the wrong things "DNR means no comfort cares" even...

  20. Failed Pre-Employment Drug Screen

    Jenni811 replied to canursestudent's topic in General Nursing

    i agree. Im sorry everyone else that doesn't. I know we as nurses have the same rights as everyone else, but we have peoples lives in our hands. By all means, smoke pot, do whatever you want. but i...

  21. Really disappointed with the reality of nursing.

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

    I havent been in nursing very long, infact i'm only 23 years old and i'm already looking forward to retirement!!! I feel very fortunate to have my job, but i did not see nursing anything like this. I...

  22. night shift question

    Jenni811 replied to Jenni811's topic in General Nursing

    :lol2: Ha!!!!!! Lord, i hope

  23. how do you night nurses do your assessments?

    Jenni811 replied to redredrose's topic in General Nursing

    i tell them ahead of time that if they get up in the middle of the night, please put on your call light. I explain why. I also tell them that if they do not get up in the middle of the night, i will...

  24. Last day of orientation over!

    Jenni811 replied to ICU_RN2's topic in General Nursing

    ahh, i remember being off orientation my first time. I was so nervous. they actually were in need of a nurse earlier than i was scheduled, so picked up those days. Mainly because my preceptor was...

  25. Your body did what?!?

    Jenni811 replied to pink_shoes99's topic in General Nursing

    i once had a lady who was complaining of a constant itching/burning in her folds. expecting to find some yeasty type stuff, i go in gloved up. I found some