Jenni811

Jenni811 RN

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  1. Has this happened to you

    Jenni811 replied to brendacg's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Hmmm...With medications @ our facility we have this new system that has been working really well. Mainly because we are all 100% computer charting. So we havea policy that medication orders can NOT...

  2. What do you think about this?

    Jenni811 replied to mappers's topic in General Nursing

    oh...and our hospital is in the process of building a new facility. it is like state of the art....HUGE. Unbelievable. Reminds me of greys anatomy's hospital. They asks us constantly to donate....

  3. What do you think about this?

    Jenni811 replied to mappers's topic in General Nursing

    um...i would be kind of upset about this. I feel like it is hospitals way of saying "Give us 25,000 and YOU guys do it so we can have free money." Let me tell you...The hospital HAS the money to do...

  4. help me figure out what happened :/

    Jenni811 replied to Studentnurse32's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think a higher level of care would be necessary on a med/surg unit for this type of patient. just because they have an elevated BUN doesn't mean they are a critical care patient. No urine...

  5. help me figure out what happened :/

    Jenni811 replied to Studentnurse32's topic in General Nursing

    Electrolyte imbalance is a good thought though. Like Laurel said...there are codes that are related to electrolyte imbalances. I work with post operative open heart patients, and i can tell you the...

  6. help me figure out what happened :/

    Jenni811 replied to Studentnurse32's topic in General Nursing

    It wasn't the dextrose. That is just bad timing...dextrose doesn't do that. It says to push over 5 minutes, but when i have a patient who is unresponsive d/t low blood sugars i don't have 5 minutes....

  7. Need career advice

    Jenni811 replied to wecan11's topic in Nursing Career

    When you interview for a job, its alright to ask if they allow shadow experiences. Our hospital will usually arrange it if they really like the person. They want to make sure you like it and its the...

  8. Inexperienced RN, Now Preceptor?

    Jenni811 replied to Sweetie_Pooh's topic in General Nursing

    It's just a

  9. My appearance being an issue

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

    No. It is different, im not going to lie. My brother is an elementary school teacher and has one blue eye and one brown eye. People ask him questions about it all the time, especially the kids (4th...

  10. Would you become an RN again if you had the choice?

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

    we would all love to say

  11. Would you become an RN again if you had the choice?

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

    No. If i made my choice now i would not pick to be an RN. Unfortuantly, now is not the time i want to go back to school. I just got done, im 24 years old and im just not up for it again. I feel like i...

  12. What's the biggest mistake you've ever made as a nurse? What did you learn from it?

    Jenni811 replied to Mini-Murse's topic in General Nursing

    Ah, thats sad your preceptor was mad. I just recently started precepting and my orientee made a med error (gave 650 mg tylenol and 2x 5-500 lortab togehter which both contain tylenol.) I wasn't upset,...

  13. Pradaxa

    Jenni811 posted a topic in Patient Medications

    Has anyone heard of the drug Pradaxa?? It's a new blood thinner medication that is supposedly "better than coumadin." Haven't seen it in our hospital yet, but i'm sure i will in a cardiac unit if it...

  14. RRT and/or Code Equipment/Supplies

    Jenni811 replied to karsrn's topic in General Nursing

    With our RRT we carry everything we would carry for a code blue because an MRT can quickly turn into a code blue and you don't know what your walking into. You could be walking into a stroke, you...

  15. I feel like everybody hates being a nurse!!!

    Jenni811 replied to hershdawg's topic in General Nursing

    Do i enjoy my job?!? 99% of the time i would say not one bit. I love my coworkers, they are my second family. They are what keeps me sane. I can only think of 2 patients and their families that i got...

  16. Night shifters - ever experience this?

    Jenni811 replied to beeker's topic in General Nursing

    Some people handle night shifts much worse than others. Maybe your just not cut out for it. I can handle it fairly well. I get tired...but i don't know anyone that doesn't, even people who have been...

  17. Charge Nurse

    Jenni811 replied to 2bTraumaRN2008's topic in General Nursing

    Im on a med/surg floor. We are 35 beds with 1 charge nurse that does not take any patients unless there is one EASY EASY patient who will not be discharged since discharges take a while. Like an...

  18. Halitosis invasion

    Jenni811 replied to Sugar-Phosphate's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Drink lots of water! Helps with saliva production. Halitosis is a result of dry mouth...so suck on hard candies if you need to, drink drink drink drink. Brush on your break if you must. If it...

  19. What have I gotten myself into.....?

    Jenni811 replied to lgood905's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I don't think i can stress enough how different nursing is then people expect. when i started nursing school, i thought my life as a nurse will be AMAZING. i will be an awesome nurse, i will love my...

  20. Nursing habits

    Jenni811 posted a topic in Nursing Humor

    At work, we carry our work phones. they basically look like cell phones but can only make calls within the hospital. They also can get calls from outside the hospital so if families want to contact...

  21. Motivating the Nurse in All of Us

    Jenni811 replied to Joe V's topic in Nurses Rock

    What motivates me to do what I do? Money...My excellent benefits...providing for my family. A side from that, not

  22. Patients overstaying their welcome in hospitals

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

    Its been a hot topic at our hospital because we've had several situations like this. Longest i've seen a patient is we had one on our unit for about a year. Had to deal with state funding and finding...

  23. Don't know who to talk to

    Jenni811 replied to pilot833's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Depending where you are from, making 80-100k in unheard of. Although i do know of SOME cities where nurses are making this, but cost of living is much much more. just take 1 day at a time, you are...

  24. She got fired...

    Jenni811 replied to StL_Momma27's topic in General Nursing

    Actually...i just got done watching a show where a woman was cut and did bleed out from a vein. It can

  25. Denied employment at agency due to ordered prescriptions

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

    i dont know the regulations regarding this, and im sure there are laws on your side and laws on their side. Benzos are in the same classification of alcohol. They act the same and have same effects...