Jenni811

Jenni811 RN

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  1. Questions for Night Shift Nurses

    Jenni811 replied to Tazhaz's topic in General Nursing

    1. What is it like to work nightshift? Busy! No patient sleeps. They may get an hour here and there, but for the most part their anxiety is through the roof because they can't sleep. We get more...

  2. Hourly Rounding

    Jenni811 replied to arbldj1234's topic in General Nursing

    Implant cameras in our brain, or chips inside our head that follow our every move. Perhaps a camera with voice recording will be more effective. Then we hire an advanced practice nurse for every unit...

  3. Argh why JCAHO, WHY?!

    Jenni811 replied to uRNmyway's topic in General Nursing

    i think managment knows when they are coming around. When we were visited this past fall, our clinical nurse leaders were at a "conference outside the hospital" and our Manager took several vacation...

  4. ACLS in Chicago or WI??

    Jenni811 replied to marieane79's topic in Illinois Nursing

    Generally larger hospitals offer the class. My hospital offered the class and people that worked at smaller hospitals in the area came here to take the class. SO look at larger hospitals in your area...

  5. Patients who can do ADLs but want nurses to

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

    Pretty sure of someone had to do cares on me and I could id be like yea...um no! I went to the ER when I split my hand open at work. Long story. Anyway I get to the ER and I'm setting up my own...

  6. Why are the divorce rates among nurses so high?

    Jenni811 replied to TiffanyLe's topic in General Nursing

    Also my weird hours doesn't help but the more and more I do it the more he sees it ad a good thing I only work 3 days a week with stretches off. He just hates me working weekends and driving on roads...

  7. Why are the divorce rates among nurses so high?

    Jenni811 replied to TiffanyLe's topic in General Nursing

    Maybe because its next to meet someone outside of healthcare. Not that I don't think 2 people on healthcare are wrong. My fiance is an engineer. When I come home and complain he just shutsup,listens...

  8. Call light abuse. What to do???

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

    Sometimes their weird behaviors are just boredom. As long as they are appropriate ill send in volunteers to play a game with them or watch a movie...something!! They are always looking for something...

  9. Staying organized on Tele

    Jenni811 replied to CyclingMurse's topic in Cardiac

    Um I don't know how other hospitals do it. But clearly we cannot be watching our monitors 24/7 when we have 6 patients. Sure we have them at nurses station and in rooms. But what if Joe blow goes into...

  10. Young, Thin, and Cute New Hires

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

    Wow...id really enjoy reading these studies. Are they wikipedia studies? Because wikipedia also is telling me my bloody nose a week ago is from an aneurysm and I should have been dead um...7 or 8 days...

  11. Young, Thin, and Cute New Hires

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

  12. Young, Thin, and Cute New Hires

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

    I don't remember but was I even talking to YOU

  13. Call light abuse. What to do???

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

    Really!?? Everyone is required to answer call lights. Even my manager will come out of her cave and answer lights. The only one who doesn't is our nurse educator. She is lazy. She stands in the...

  14. Call light abuse. What to do???

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

    Ask if they ever heard of the story called "the little boy who cried wolf?" If not print it off Google, hand it to them and tell them to think long and hard about why you picked that to

  15. Young, Thin, and Cute New Hires

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

    Yes

  16. Young, Thin, and Cute New Hires

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

    That is taking this a little too far. I hope that was

  17. Share Your Funniest Patient Stories...

    Jenni811 replied to Trvln Nurse's topic in Nursing Humor

    I had a man in his 80s that I had prior to OHS. Sweetest husand/wife combo ever. I adored them. Everyone on our unit did...we spoiled him!! When I heard surgery went well and he would becoming back to...

  18. Share Your Funniest Patient Stories...

    Jenni811 replied to Trvln Nurse's topic in Nursing Humor

    WOW! I hope there wasn't a patient in that room awaiting discharge or something

  19. Young, Thin, and Cute New Hires

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

    Nursing is becoming bogus! I'm sorry. All our "senior nurses" are getting out of bedside and doing something like intervenetional radiology, OR, clinic, cath lab. don't get me wrong....I can only...

  20. 57 and need to start over YET AGAIN!

    Jenni811 replied to Bailey246's topic in Nursing Career

  21. Young, Thin, and Cute New Hires

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

    This isn't greys anatomy, you know that right? That hospital hires based on looks. Not real life

  22. Young, Thin, and Cute New Hires

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

    I said it from the start. New grad (especially young) will put up with anything for a job. Crappy pay, crappy hours and to be walked on by management by wanting more more more. The MAJORITY of us...

  23. nurse rights

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

    Whoa whoa whoa...address? Yea remind me never to.move to Florida...no offense. Here the only thing u can see is our name and license number. I think sharing our address crosses the line by far....

  24. Young, Thin, and Cute New Hires

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

    I still don't understand how better looking nurses will boost satisfaction. Have you ever looked at those questions they ask? It never asks "are you satisfied with having a cute, young nurse?" Or...

  25. nurse rights

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

    Bottom line is some of us do not feel comfortable with showing our full names and we shouldn't be forced to. It should be up to the employee and what they are comfortable with. If you are ok with it,...