Jenni811

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  1. What have other nurses done that have freaked you out?

    Jenni811 replied to texas_lvn's topic in General Nursing

    I was working a night shift and was getting report from the nurse who worked before me. After i had left, i went into my patients rooms, doing my assessments. I can kind of be a neat freak with things...

  2. Share The Weirdest Reasons Patients Push The Call Light

    Jenni811 replied to RN06-NP09's topic in Nursing Humor

    We have our patients wear those non-skid socks when out of bed. Some like to wear them in bed. Had a patient put on her call light and she said "i don't like it when the tips of my socks touch my...

  3. A "Joy" Ride

    Jenni811 replied to singleumm's topic in Nursing Humor

    hahaha :) Love it. A Minnesota couple decided to vacation to Florida during the winter. They planned to stay at the very same hotel where they spent their honeymoon 20 years earlier. Because of...

  4. How do I respond to a poorly written request to be a nursing student?

    Jenni811 replied to BrentRN's topic in General Nursing

    Um, i would suggest that she take a few writing or English courses. However; i wouldnt jump to conclusions, we had a girl in our nursing program from puerto rico and English was her 2nd language that...

  5. If you were medical equipment or medicine, what would you be and explain Why...

    Jenni811 replied to futurepractitioner1's topic in Nursing Humor

    awwww haha. You could also be a pulmonary artery catheter

  6. I'm so stressed, I want to give up nursing...

    Jenni811 replied to payang0722's topic in General Nursing

    i was thinking the same thing too. But that is insurance for ya! Never understand their reasoning behind stuff... i think it has to deal with a DVT could mean the hospital is held reliable (don't move...

  7. If you were medical equipment or medicine, what would you be and explain Why...

    Jenni811 replied to futurepractitioner1's topic in Nursing Humor

    I'd be a bottle of hand-sanitizer. germs everywhere in the

  8. I'm so stressed, I want to give up nursing...

    Jenni811 replied to payang0722's topic in General Nursing

    Im new too, so i feel the frustration you are going through. Its been almost a year for me now but i still find myself in situations. As long as no harm was done to the patient, you are fine. People...

  9. BSN recent grad -should i get a CNA???

    Jenni811 replied to studentkj's topic in General Nursing

    I would suggest taking your NCLEX in june or july. You really do not want to wait to take this test. Even if you got your CNA nobody would hire you because you would be leaving as soon as you got...

  10. Is there a nurse on the plane?

    Jenni811 replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    Not in flight, i'm scared to death of flying. I've handled a situation on the ground though. I was driving to work and i found a man lying flat on the sidewalk, nobody around. I pulled over to see if...

  11. The things your teachers say...

    Jenni811 replied to jaymeparker88's topic in Nursing Humor

    Its been a year, but clearly there are some things you will never forget. I remember one of my professors said "Nurses are amazing people. No other job do you have the powers to make someone

  12. Stupid things said by your non-nurse significant other

    Jenni811 replied to Moogie's topic in Nursing Humor

    My fiance is an engineer so totally opposite of nursing. It sounds so funny to hear him say something really stupid because he is so smart...i just have to laugh! :) Anyway, once my fiance and i are...

  13. Is this professional?

    Jenni811 posted a topic in General Nursing

    We have an RN on the floor that i work with, we went to nursing school together, graduated last year and both got hired on the same floor. She is super sweet, but not exactly the brightest bulb in the...

  14. Is this professional?

    Jenni811 replied to Jenni811's topic in General Nursing

    They look expensive. She is from California originally, so im guessing she got them out there. Not that it matters but we live in rural Wisconsin. So its not something we are used to, the only place...

  15. Is this professional?

    Jenni811 replied to Jenni811's topic in General Nursing

    Might help to bring some humor into it, "poke fun at her". We were not terribly close in college, but we've recently started to become alot closer. Kind of have a relationship where we are always...

  16. Is this professional?

    Jenni811 replied to Jenni811's topic in General Nursing

    Maybe outside of work, but at work we are all required to wear the same things. The whole hospital is uniform, no jewelry (wedding bands allowed), WHITE uniforms (no joke), hair pulled back, no...

  17. Is this professional?

    Jenni811 replied to Jenni811's topic in General Nursing

    Hey- if she has some type of eye disorder, thats fine. but i've known her for YEARS and i have never actually seen them on her face. I've been in a car with her because we carpool, when she gets out...

  18. Is this professional?

    Jenni811 replied to Jenni811's topic in General Nursing

    I really don't want to turn this into a post about what i should or shouldnt have done outside work- because that isnt the point of this thread, but i will say this: I never gossiped about her with my...

  19. Favorite Dr or Nurse Name

    Jenni811 replied to sethmctenn's topic in Nursing Humor

    Almost forgot, on top of our Physician "Dr. pepper" (LOVE it), we also have a "Dr. Funk" its funny listening to the residents with accents ask if "Dr.Funk" has been around. Shouldn't laugh at it , but...

  20. Is this professional?

    Jenni811 replied to Jenni811's topic in General Nursing

    So do you think its weird too?? because nobody else i work with thinks its

  21. Funny things patients say !

    Jenni811 replied to TAM's topic in Nursing Humor

    had a patient come in with various cardiac issues. (Med/surg tele unit) and hes states he takes his blood pressure at home and writes them down. "Great!" i said "Do you have this with you?" "No, i...

  22. What's Your Best Nursing Ghost Story?

    Jenni811 replied to steffck's topic in General Nursing

    :yeah:

  23. to email or not to email my instructor about my grade...

    Jenni811 replied to meghan91's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know...its tough love my dear. A&P is a tough class, but its easy compared to the ones you will be taking in nursing school. It's not that they don't want you to pass, but you NEED to know...

  24. Too old for school?

    Jenni811 replied to kittykitty49's topic in General Nursing

    Never to old! in my class (last yr) we had a 55 yr old man graduate with his BSN. He made it his goal in life to work, and send his three kids to school. He was a single father who worked his butt off...

  25. I want to acquaint myself with you folks!!! (Aim/Facebook)

    Jenni811 replied to Selfrespectforwomen's topic in General Nursing

    Its great you want to make friends, but i really hesitate giving any personal information over the internet to someone i have not met. I'm within your age, 23, and get along GREAT with just about...