Jenni811

Jenni811 RN

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  1. Attention All Nurses....

    Jenni811 replied to combsj25's topic in General Nursing

    I wipe butts, i fetch ice chips, clean up sputum and get treated like crud and put up with it all. that is what i

  2. I'm seeing a lot of unprofessional posting here related to venting about patients

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

    Clearly this coulnd't be aimed at me perhaps? Queen of venting. Do you think i care? Nope. Do i care about me being unprofessional to people who are rude/mean to me? Nope. Nursing isn't the ONLY...

  3. Why do doctors ask the nurse?

    Jenni811 replied to NotMyProblem MSN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Had a cardiology patient who was to go to the Cath lab. Per the cardiology team i get an order: Hold patients morning heparin. Ok...i held it. So Primary team comes around "Why did you hold the mornig...

  4. i HATE my job. Does anyone else feel the same?

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

    hahahaha!!! so true. I'm the mean nurse and put the side rails down and im like "NOW LET GO!!!" And here i am thinking our hospital attracts the crazys when it is clearly a problem nation-wide! and...

  5. i HATE my job. Does anyone else feel the same?

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

    Yup!!! Agreed. nurses take such abuse, its sickening. Once had a FULL CODE confused/combative patient. She and her family wanted everything done. She was in full blown pulmonary edema. We needed to...

  6. i HATE my job. Does anyone else feel the same?

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

    HAHAHAHA that made me laugh. I absolutley "love" when there are issues with the TV and the wifi. Like i know how to fix it....im a nurse, not a technican. I can't even reach the TVs in the room cause...

  7. i HATE my job. Does anyone else feel the same?

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

    Oh dear. I don't understand how people do Ortho. We occasionally get overflow orthos (or if they have a cardiac condition then ortho unit refuses to take them). They are the most demanding patients in...

  8. i HATE my job. Does anyone else feel the same?

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

    Alot of people ask me this. I have SERIOUSLY considered it. They require 2-3 years experience. i'll be at my 2 years this summer. We are in a MAJOR MAOR transition right now where everything is just a...

  9. i HATE my job. Does anyone else feel the same?

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

    No, i would never attack patients or familes verbally or physically. I like to THINK about it, and vent and curse about it when i get home. I like to vent to others who understand. When i come home...

  10. i HATE my job. Does anyone else feel the same?

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

    Find something to help wth my short temper? how about a new job. I never had a short until i became a nurse. I used to have the patience of a saint. Its like what everyone else has said, the...

  11. i HATE my job. Does anyone else feel the same?

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

    Funny!! one nurse to 27 seems like an awful lot. I've never done rehab/nursing home setting so i don't know what it is like. Our hospital is one nurse to four patients unless you have an intermediate...

  12. i HATE my job. Does anyone else feel the same?

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

    Are there any clinic nurses out there right now?? How is the clinic

  13. i HATE my job. Does anyone else feel the same?

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

    Thanks everyone for making me feel like im still a good perso for feeling this way. I like cry after work sometimes thinking im mean and don't have a heart. Nursing took away my compassion for people....

  14. Opinion, how would you have handled this?

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

    Don't take offense to this, ause i don't mean it in a bad way but you sound like a push over. You sound like you allow people to walk over you. My response would have been "Aw heck no" (I can't swear...

  15. i HATE my job. Does anyone else feel the same?

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

    Oh dear lord, don't even get me started on banging and shaking the side rails. For real...i don't get what makes people act so childish when they are in the hospital. And its like 90% of all patient's...

  16. i HATE my job. Does anyone else feel the same?

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

    Ah, thank you guys for not judging me! I feel like a horrible person stating i cannot stand my patients and their families. When i was talking to my manager about this lady as i discussed before i was...

  17. i HATE my job. Does anyone else feel the same?

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

    Keep in mind i am talking about the patient's who CAN do it. yes i realize there are one's who can't for certain reasons. then i'm fine with helping you. the "massage my feet" always is my favorite....

  18. Snow- at what point do you call out?

    Jenni811 replied to EMSnut45's topic in General Nursing

    i live in Wisconsin, so we become experts at driving in the snow. It isn't the snow that stop us, it is the rain/sleet that makes us occasionally late. Driving in snow is in our blood, but driving on...

  19. Nurses, whats your perspective on working with aides, or nursing students?

    Jenni811 replied to Destiny'skid's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I really hate having students It's really sad to say because i was a student not too long ago (2 years) and it just made my entire week if i was paired with a good nurse who taught me something. i...

  20. Preparing for my first day as a Nurse!!

    Jenni811 replied to NurseGLC's topic in First Year After Licensure

    How many pairs of shoes should I have? i have two, but only wear one. I purchased some "odor absorbing" insoles. It sounds gross to talk about sweaty, stinky feet. But lets face it. we are on our...

  21. I feel like they should change the title of this site to "reasons why my job sucks"

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

    Oh, i also don't mind the benefits and the pay. My hospital actually pays very well and time and a half is offered if they are in desprate need to pick up. Can't beat that... i thought nursting school...

  22. I feel like they should change the title of this site to "reasons why my job sucks"

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

    \ hAHA! let me tel you this....if i had known what i was getting into, i would have NOT chosen nursing. Yes, i want to help people and blah blah blah. All that mushy stuff. that is NOT the worst part...

  23. Nurses with elementary age kids and work 12 hours:need your advice!

    Jenni811 replied to fancynancy134's topic in General Nursing

    i don't have kids, but my sister is kinda same situatuion. she uses surround care i think its called? it dropping off your child early at the school before school starts. i don't know who is hired to...

  24. I'm seeing a lot of unprofessional posting here related to venting about patients

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

    When i am outside of work, i refuse to "act like a nurse." im going to be ME outside of work. and ME is talking to people who understand. Nobody knows who i am. Who the hell knows, my name may not...

  25. Precepting for my first time...

    Jenni811 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I'm not techinically new anymore, i've been a nurse for almost 2 years. (It will be 2 years in may). We have a new hire that had precepted for a week with another seasoned nurse who precepts alot. She...