Jenni811

Jenni811 RN

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  1. My Danskos STTTTIIIINK!!!

    Jenni811 posted a topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    So I'm the most flat footed person you'll ever meet. I bought a pair of new balance sneakers (suggested by podiatrist) with my custom made insoles. After 12 hours of working my shins/ankles and heels...

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

    Jenni811 posted a topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I absolutely despise my job. I work as a nurse in a intermediate/telemetry type floor. We are in the process of moving to a new hospital, so we were a telemetry unit and we are splitting into...

  3. Calling ICU/CCU nurses!

    Jenni811 posted a topic in Critical Care

    I don't know where to put this- but it can be moved if needed. Im in my senior synthesis in an ICU/CCU combined. I have to do a research based project on something in the ICU/CCU. SO i have to come up...

  4. Is it legal for hospitals to force Nurses to work without pay during crisis?

    Jenni811 replied to jennyanydot's topic in General Nursing

    We had it happen once during a horrible storm with a tornado. Given it wasn't very long but we all had to stay an extra couple hours. I didn't want to drive in that terrible storm anyway. I was safe...

  5. long day at work and legs!!

    Jenni811 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I'm 25...I work 12 hour shifts. I'm on my feet ALL day! I usually try to squeeze in a break. But let's face it, that doesn't always happen. I'm finding that my ankles swell at the end of the day....

  6. JCAHO Requirement

    Jenni811 replied to FineAgain's topic in General Nursing

    We just had joint commission leave. We don't have pill cutters for every patient and they didn't say anything about it. We are required to clean them in between uses though so maybe that was...

  7. Most shocking thing you've seen another nurse do?

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

    I recently followed a nurse (newer nurse). she is going to be WONDERFUL when she gets a year under her belt. Honestly...good nurse, but needs to pay attention to detail. the patient i was recieving...

  8. Your first time with a student

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

    Im terrible with students, i try not to

  9. transfer from ortho/neuro to oncology/surgical

    Jenni811 replied to sistasoul's topic in General Nursing

    General rule... keep in mind that detox/confused patients get placed on any med/surg unit (generally). We all need to "share the love" with these patients. Sometimes i feel like our unit gets pooped...

  10. Super Obese

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

    i am going to add about the use of lift with these patients. YES, we DO use lifts when turning/moving these patients. We have ceiling lifts in every room, and have special bariatric ones in our...

  11. Super Obese

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

    On a night shift once we had a patient once that required 4 people to turn, and even more to clean. (holding skin folds, legs open etc.) We had 5 RN/CNA on the unit since it was slow. It is required...

  12. Is there any truth to this?

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

    No. Temperatures fluctuate throughout the day, especially in females (time of month has something to do with it too). Anyway, people don't get that it fluctuates. I get that line frequently too and i...

  13. The most gruesome situation you've encountered?

    Jenni811 replied to SuzieVN's topic in General Nursing

    awful...just awful. I don't think i could handle watching or doing that. I don't have it in me. We are not a burn hospital but can take mild stuff and occasionally do. I once had a guy who was newly...

  14. honey moon phase with my workplace is over

    Jenni811 replied to treeye's topic in General Nursing

    10 patients in the hospital?? My god.... We only have 4 patients per shift and i run my butt off. Can't help you with the part-time thing cause i am full time. Perhaps go full time?? even in our...

  15. Pseudo Munchausen parents...

    Jenni811 replied to wooh's topic in Pediatric

    I don't work with children in nursing but i know people like this. I feel like it is usually the parents who are incredibly overbearing on their children. They are with them 24/7 and THRIVE on adult...

  16. OMG Say it correctly!

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

    Annoys me when people say "i could care less." the correct saying is "i COULDN'T care

  17. OMG Say it correctly!

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

    Slightly off topic, but my fiance and i being from different places have different words for things. We completley understand each other though. My fiance is from New York and i'm from Wisconsin, So...

  18. Working Easter anyone?

    Jenni811 replied to SnowboardRN's topic in General Nursing

    It isn't considered a holiday, and that SUCKS. I am on every dang easter because of how our weekends fall. I hate

  19. Things to watch out for! Advice needed.

    Jenni811 replied to nikkole318's topic in General Nursing

    That is very vauge.... Just trust your instinct, if something doesn't look right or sound right, act on it. You'll know what to do when the time

  20. New Nurses!

    Jenni811 replied to RNGriffin's topic in General Nursing

    i don't know about any of you, but i did it for the money and benefits. i want to make decent living, i want to provide for my family. I want to be able to pick my hours and how often im going to...

  21. You make the decisions on YOUR shift and I'll make the decisions on MINE

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

    i guess i should add i think you did the right thing. He sounds like he trule was in pain, and i would have done the same exact thing. I sometimes think nurses just get to used to patients taking...

  22. You make the decisions on YOUR shift and I'll make the decisions on MINE

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

    i just don't like when patients take advantage of the system. 90% of them rate their back pain a 10/10. Majority of the tim ei want to be like "well if you would listen to me and get off you're...

  23. Browse Hospital Violation Reports

    Jenni811 replied to MunoRN's topic in General Nursing

    WHAT!!!!???? That is awful, i can't imagine a hospital doing this. How dare they have a broken

  24. Does anybody know anybody that has been pregnant in nursing program?

    Jenni811 replied to Mchs4735's topic in General Students

    Yes, one dropped out and one finished. The one that finished was in 2nd semester of nursing shool though and had her baby over our christmas break which is like a month long. It was perfect timing on...

  25. Questions for Night Shift Nurses

    Jenni811 replied to Tazhaz's topic in General Nursing

    Besides, i know we are allowed this 30 minute break. The hospital would FLIP OUT if they found out staff was napping on night shift. Hospitals do not provide this & will never provide this. I...