Jenni811

Jenni811 RN

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  1. Oh my gadd i'm so embarrassed. Please help me..

    Jenni811 replied to willowRN's topic in General Nursing

    we have rounds every morning on every patient. Report from previous shift is at 630 am and they leave at 7am. Meds are not due until 8:00, and we have a half hour window to work with. So i cannot even...

  2. what do you think?fired for a comment

    Jenni811 replied to yajaira21's topic in General Nursing

    There is no way that is even possible. You need proof she said it, and even if he had her on tape saying it, you cannot fire someone over that. there is more to the situation your not hearing

  3. Is it the best?! HELP!

    Jenni811 replied to KaylaBrooke1695's topic in General Nursing

    1.) What is better to do get your ADN or BSN? Or like going to 2 yr college and transferring to a 4yr college? They are both equal. None is better than the other. You being young, i would suggest...

  4. Is anybody else tired of the nurse practitioner craze?

    Jenni811 replied to WillRegNurse's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I wouldn't go to an NP for something serious. But i am young and healthy. i do my yearly lady physical with an NP. I get in quicker to see her, i feel like she knows me. NP's have their place in the...

  5. Ever had a patient or family members fire you?

    Jenni811 replied to KeepItRealRN's topic in General Nursing

    kinda along the same lines: Not my patient, but i overheard another patient talking on his cell phone while i was charting. This patient's nurse is older and he is like maybe 25 (male) who was in with...

  6. Lunch breaks

    Jenni811 replied to stervets's topic in General Nursing

    it's the law they have to OFFER you breaks, but if you don't take one they have to pay you for your 30 minute time of not taking a

  7. singing?

    Jenni811 replied to butterfly134's topic in General Nursing

    Very true. But, they would never want to hear it

  8. alternatives to caffeine for night shift?

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

    I've heard apples work, as they have some natural something or other?? I don't know though, never tried

  9. Ever have a patient that "turns" on you?

    Jenni811 replied to dudette10's topic in General Nursing

    i had a patient a few days ago that came in with a PE. Super nice man, so thankful for everything. Everytime someone came in his room he would tell us how wonderful we all were and how he appreciated...

  10. What Freaks You Out?

    Jenni811 replied to JennieBSN's topic in General Nursing

    Oh, and to add, i get really grossed out by ileostomy. They are smellier, runnier and messier than colostomy. Sick! Luckily we don't get many of them, and if we do it is because they have had it for a...

  11. What Freaks You Out?

    Jenni811 replied to JennieBSN's topic in General Nursing

    poop!!! I hate poop. as a med/surg nurse i have to deal with it everyday, and i keep waiting for it to get more tolerable. But i hate wiping peoples butts. Call me nurse cratchet, but i encourage...

  12. singing?

    Jenni811 replied to butterfly134's topic in General Nursing

    If i was caught singing patients would request not to have me as their

  13. Please help me figure out what happened to my pt

    Jenni811 replied to Florence NightinFAIL's topic in General Nursing

    wondering the same thing :) ours are only 30

  14. Please help me figure out what happened to my pt

    Jenni811 replied to Florence NightinFAIL's topic in General Nursing

    i work in cardiac/pulmonary unit so we get patients like this ALL the time. To mee, it sounds like she may have some CHF and had fluid overload with pulmonary edema. I'd be curious to know what her...

  15. remember the flight attendent who quit creatively?

    Jenni811 replied to nola1202's topic in General Nursing

    i'd set off every alaris pump machine to start beeping by pushing pause for a set amount of time. That way the entire hospital is beeping of alaris pumps. I'd walk about "F*** it, i'm done." (except...

  16. New cna questions

    Jenni811 replied to Cna2122's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    only stupid question is a question that goes on unasked. Our hospital has the a faucet for us to wash bedpans out over a toliet. specifically designed for that. It goes into the toilet. You can use...

  17. Correcting Another Nurse's Charting Error??

    Jenni811 replied to nakeia's topic in General Nursing

    I don't necessarily have a problem with this given i will NOT chart i gave it if another nurse gave it. What i do is call the RN that gave it and chart it. We have different options we can chose when...

  18. To old to be hired anymore?

    Jenni811 replied to kathylorr's topic in General Nursing

    Honestly? i think it has do deal some with your age. But have you brought it up you don't plan on retiring any time soon?? I'm 23 yrs old and when i was hired they asked me where i saw myself in 5...

  19. How does your unit staff for census? Standby (on call) versus called off

    Jenni811 replied to I<3H2O's topic in General Nursing

    Who the heck knows how we do it?? I'm not ever charge nurse, and charge nurse has tried showing me. She had me do the staffing plan one day...it got to be too much, and i could really care less. Im...

  20. Water Pitchers

    Jenni811 replied to makes needs known's topic in General Nursing

    Yes of course! it is a patient's right to have access to water. Only patients that don't have them are patients who are on fluid restriction (they need to put on call light and ask. we don't hold...

  21. this is an amazing case!

    Jenni811 replied to Lurker011's topic in General Nursing

    um, wow. Nothing crazy like that. I had one patient that went into out of hospital cardiac arrest while visiting his son. He lived, but we all know how rare that is. Especially out of hospital. he was...

  22. midwifery question :)

    Jenni811 replied to butterfly134's topic in Certified Nurse-Midwives, CNM

    im confused. A midwifery clinical?? do you mean post partum? labor and delivery? or following a midwife around? If your just going for your BSN you can't be a midwife, they have all gone to grad....

  23. Commuting, which schedule works best?

    Jenni811 replied to ruralgirl08's topic in General Nursing

    i would do option B. I know the feeling of winter driving. i live 45 minutes away from my work, and winter is AWFUL to drive in .I live in Wisconsin, we have nasty nasty winters. Plowing does not get...

  24. Recovering from stabbing now what for LPN

    Jenni811 replied to friendofinjuredlpn's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    never mind, i just read your reply to that SSI

  25. Recovering from stabbing now what for LPN

    Jenni811 replied to friendofinjuredlpn's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I'm confused. Just because someone needs to be on an antidepressant, it does not mean anything. It doesn't mean he is a bad person with ineffective coping if he were to take an antidepressant. My best...