Jenni811

Jenni811 RN

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  1. Nursing wife..cop husband..does it work?

    Jenni811 replied to RKRobbins's topic in General Nursing

    i don't think its nurses/cops divorce rate is high. i think the divorce rate in general is really high, over any career. im a nurse, my fiance has a demanding stressful career as an engineer and we do...

  2. 5 new admissions...on my face!

    Jenni811 replied to Little_Mouse's topic in General Nursing

    i'm 23 and i still break out after working my long stretch. i work day/night rotation. I got a cold sore a couple weeks ago. i just did warm salt water rinses. Cant say it is the funnest thing in the...

  3. LVN to RN on same floor?

    Jenni811 replied to ProgressiveThinking's topic in General Nursing

    ha! thanks it's been a while but from time to time i still get the CNA's asking me to do thing. true story...just 2 days ago i'm doing a discharge on a patient going to a nursing home. The discharge...

  4. What's REALLY with the hospitals using Magnet as a cover for wanting BSN only nurses?

    Jenni811 replied to foreverLaur's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    No, its not a requirment to have your BSN to work bedside at a magnet hospital. but the way i was explained it was, it LOOKS better. If a hospital were to say "all our nurses have their bachelors...

  5. LVN to RN on same floor?

    Jenni811 replied to ProgressiveThinking's topic in General Nursing

    i don't agree with it. I was a CNA on my floor for 3 years before i got hired as an RN after i got my BSN. I got along with everyone and my coworkers liked me. So i would say 99% of them were happy i...

  6. What Is Your Most Gross, Yucky, Disgusting Nursing Horror Story?

    Jenni811 replied to yazisizit's topic in Nursing Humor

    I work in a cardiac and pulmonary unit. I got a patient that was in with respiratory distress. He had severe Cerebal Palsy that left him unable to speak or verbalize is needs. He normally lives in a...

  7. $450 scrub top... yeah, I know, for real.

    Jenni811 replied to A&OxNone's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    It is really ugly. and it doesn't even have pockets!! what the heck?? it looks like the scrubs they wear in the OR.!! who would pay $450 for that? i wouldn't pay

  8. feel like an idiot

    Jenni811 replied to katygw's topic in General Nursing

    yea, there has been a couple times where i haven't used med cups. In my situation, i used a med up, i just knocked it over when i was pouring her a glass of water. She too insisted on taking it. My...

  9. feel like an idiot

    Jenni811 replied to katygw's topic in General Nursing

    Exactly!!! like you described me. I would not think twice if it was a vitamin, just to toss it and get a new one. I have NO interest in taking narcotics, nor will i ever. so things like that just...

  10. feel like an idiot

    Jenni811 replied to katygw's topic in General Nursing

    ahhhH!!!! same exact thing happened to me when i was new. Except it was with a Lortab. I dropped it on the floor (ew) and i threw it away in the garbage. I was in a hurry, not even thinking. I threw...

  11. Drug tested and scared

    Jenni811 replied to Platypus's topic in General Nursing

    well, it doesn't come up positive for opiates so unless you stole a patients cocaine, your in the clear

  12. More nurses just laid off in my hometown

    Jenni811 replied to tater.jake's topic in General Nursing

    Wow..... i hope this doesn't happen at my hospital. We just hired a bunch of new grads, i didn't think we needed them really. Slightly over staffed now. Im hoping this is not their plan because the...

  13. NCLEX

    Jenni811 replied to rightintwo's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    um, no you don't need 75 to pass. its really difficult to explain. but you get anywhere from 75-265 questions. So you cannot get anything less than 75 questions or anything over 265 questions. You can...

  14. Attention Nurses....

    Jenni811 replied to jesskidding's topic in General Nursing

    Well said!

  15. Physical exam for a High school student

    Jenni811 replied to nursing.mypassion's topic in General Nursing

    Um...someone with a nursing degree should already know that and shouldn't have to ask. A nurse is unable to complete a physical exam or make diagnosis. we can do an ASSESSMENT, but this is not a...

  16. Attention Nurses....

    Jenni811 replied to jesskidding's topic in General Nursing

    hey now, no need to get defensive. But seriously, we have all had homework assignments that we have had to answer those questions. i think i had like 3 maybe 4. I really BS'd my way through that one...

  17. Personal calls received on work phone? What should I have done?

    Jenni811 replied to starfishlpn's topic in General Nursing

    you have no obligation to lie for an

  18. Attention Nurses....

    Jenni811 replied to jesskidding's topic in General Nursing

    This sounds like it might be a homework assignment. My suggestion if it is a homework assignment, do it the correct way. I highly doubt the assignment is to ask a nurse on allnurses.com

  19. Is anyone else annoyed by the expectations of male nurses in transferring patients?

    Jenni811 replied to WillRegNurse's topic in Men in Nursing

    yea you do have the right to refuse to assist in moving a difficult patient without the use of a lift. your employer might not be to happy with you but the way i see it is you only have 1 back and...

  20. Will move for work but where???

    Jenni811 replied to RB2000's topic in General Nursing

    our hospital has been hiring a lot latley. i know there are quite a few positions open in midwest area. Look in the milwaukee/Kenosha/Racine area of Wisconsin. there was quite a lot open, great area...

  21. a mess!

    Jenni811 replied to muesli's topic in General Nursing

    No, i think your thinking INR and coumadin. With coumadin you want a high INR. you really shouldn't have a critical

  22. Family members that follow you

    Jenni811 replied to prettyinblu's topic in General Nursing

    um, wow. i'm pretty sure i would not allow my picture to be taken by any family member. my new plan of attack now is to say "no, we do not allow cell phones to be used in patient areas as it can...

  23. Family members that follow you

    Jenni811 replied to prettyinblu's topic in General Nursing

    i hate that! we always get accused of not doing anything and just playing on the computer. We have text pages too, and our hospital is 100% computer, orders everything. So we are constantly on the...

  24. Family members that follow you

    Jenni811 replied to prettyinblu's topic in General Nursing

    Tell me about it. Stupid

  25. What is a step-down unit?

    Jenni811 replied to fmiller007's topic in General Students

    a step down unit refers to like, your patient is still critical but not critical enough to be in an ICU or CCU setting. Like i work in a cardiac step down unit, so my patients usually come from CCU...