Jenni811

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  1. Advice for student nurse regarding staff RN problem

    Jenni811 replied to RADIATION_RN's topic in General Nursing

    It's not that students are an inconvenience, because they are not. I had RNs each me, and its my turn to do it in return. You are a student and are there to learn to do things correctly. Yes, you...

  2. Frightened to Become a Nurse

    Jenni811 replied to Chlometov's topic in General Nursing

    let me put it this way: I love nursing, but there are things about nursing that pi$$ me off. I love my fiance, but there are things about my fiance that pi$$ me off. Get

  3. administering meds during emergencies without a standing PRN order

    Jenni811 replied to patrickrlim's topic in General Nursing

    i called an MRT on my patient with a blood sugar of 28. she went unresponsive, so it was a must. honestly though, if a patient is ordered insulin there should be a PRN for

  4. Passing Meds

    Jenni811 replied to scaredtorelocate's topic in General Nursing

    Yup That is may way around it when i question an order. Pharmacy seems to understand and acts as that barrier between RN and MD. I love pharmacy for this reason :redbeathe Pharmacist is placed on...

  5. Wife, mother, nurse

    Jenni811 replied to mRpeNa's topic in General Nursing

    Nursing is my life too, but my family is more important to me. When i am at home, i leave my work behind. I refuse to answer phone calls from work. if it is important, they will leave me a message. If...

  6. Any RN's that would like to fill out a quick interview?

    Jenni811 replied to KansasFNP's topic in General Nursing

    I can fill it out for Staff RN, i just opened the document and i think that would mean me (Staff RN with BSN) i'lll be sending it to

  7. Any RN's that would like to fill out a quick interview?

    Jenni811 replied to KansasFNP's topic in General Nursing

    what is meant by staff RN?? we are all technically "staff" do you mean an RN like in a hospital

  8. Passing Meds

    Jenni811 replied to scaredtorelocate's topic in General Nursing

    Agreed. I've given medications that i question. I document document document! can't stress that enough. Cover your bases. I've consulted with pharmacy. I had to give theophylline, 600mg at one dose....

  9. CNA and report

    Jenni811 replied to tokmom's topic in General Nursing

    When i was a CNA at the hospital, we did CNA report off to CNA. They took a total of maybe 15 minutes for all their patients. RN's took longer cause we had to go over more. However, it has changed....

  10. Oxygen Question

    Jenni811 replied to Hoosiernurse's topic in General Nursing

    no harm in keeping him at 4L. You didn't do anything wrong. My guess is the next nurse was going to trial him at 3.5L, if it didn't work, go back up to 4. No biggie. From what i learned, some nurses...

  11. Nurse pressing charges

    Jenni811 replied to Girlygirl69's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Probably not, if it was just a swollen black eye. If i had any damage to my eye, or required any medical treatment then Yes, i would press charges. Just because were are nurses does not mean we don't...

  12. Do you need a license to practice as a RN or can you just how proof of passing NCLEX?

    Jenni811 replied to ilove's topic in General Nursing

    Is this a joke?? You cannot even take NCLEX without passing nursing school. of course you need a license to work as an RN, that is why it is called REGISTERED

  13. Doc have right to get upset with me?

    Jenni811 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Losing sleep over this, need support from fellow RN's. Had a patient last night that was hit by a car. He is quadriplegic and is ventilator dependent. He is 19 years old and has been with us for a...

  14. what is the difference between nursing notes and charting

    Jenni811 replied to bernikitty's topic in General Nursing

    Nursing notes to us is a little blurb of the patient in a summary. When you go into a patients room there is certain information that is nice to know. It's not usually part of the patients...

  15. Doc have right to get upset with me?

    Jenni811 replied to Jenni811's topic in General Nursing

    He has crackles, but it was no different than before. Doc's were aware, but he is unable to cough up his secretions. He tells us when he thinks he needs suctioning, it is maybe every hour-2 hours...

  16. Doc have right to get upset with me?

    Jenni811 replied to Jenni811's topic in General Nursing

    Do love the thought of

  17. Doc have right to get upset with me?

    Jenni811 replied to Jenni811's topic in General Nursing

    does have wounds from being hit by a car. No abnormal drainage, just the normal serousangenous we had been getting all the time he had been with us. "a while" to me, for clarification is about a month...

  18. Doc have right to get upset with me?

    Jenni811 replied to Jenni811's topic in General Nursing

    we were always taught at my facility that Axillary is unreliable and the best route is oral. which is why i said oral. I was a CNA at a facility where tympanic was considered the best

  19. Doc have right to get upset with me?

    Jenni811 replied to Jenni811's topic in General Nursing

  20. Doc have right to get upset with me?

    Jenni811 replied to Jenni811's topic in General Nursing

    yea, consistency is important i agree. but the PCT did axillary as he was sleeping. He has trouble sleeping at night, so she wanted to leave him sleeping and not bother him. This is when i said i want...

  21. Doc have right to get upset with me?

    Jenni811 replied to Jenni811's topic in General Nursing

    i don't know the exact policies on this to be honest. i think it is just nursing judgement. She originally got a temp of 101 something, she repeated it on the other arm, because the arm she got 101 on...

  22. Nursing action for L&D meds

    Jenni811 replied to nursingstudent_2012's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Look for allergic reaction with everything, even tucks. never seen anyone allergic to Tucks. but just the other day i saw a tv show where a girl was allergic to water, so anything is

  23. Nursing action for L&D meds

    Jenni811 replied to nursingstudent_2012's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    over my head, i hated L&D. You sound like your WAY in depth. I really could care less if a mom ate a nutritional bar before taking vitamins. i mean alcohol can't be consumed during pregnancy, so...

  24. Night shift -- can you just take it easy, please?

    Jenni811 replied to SoundofMusic's topic in General Nursing

    I'm kind of offended by this post. I work Nights and your making it seem like we don't do anything on nights. on nights,i have 7 patients. Count em...7. We get just as many admissions and transfers as...

  25. Giving Report! Ugh!

    Jenni811 replied to AKA_Glamour_Pearl's topic in General Nursing

    If it is someone i had before, or have had them for a while just tell me the new things that occured over the previous shift. If it is someone new, or i never had before, i usually just care about...