JenTheRN

JenTheRN has 10 years experience and specializes in PERI OPERATIVE.

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1. Which schedule would use choose?

   JenTheRN replied to Gratefulprn's topic in General Nursing

   Actually upon further thought I would choose three. I hate getting up at the crack of dawn and then driving a while to get to work.

2. Which schedule would use choose?

   JenTheRN replied to Gratefulprn's topic in General Nursing

   I guess I would choose number two. Driving an hour to get home after a 12 hour shift can be awful! Even if it is only two days a

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

   JenTheRN replied to yazisizit's topic in Nursing Humor

   You win, hands

4. My Nursing Career In Six Words

   JenTheRN replied to No Stars In My Eyes's topic in Nursing Humor

   "why you do drugs when pregnant"? Insert funny-looking why-you meme

5. Your one stop for all the most popular pressing questions on allnurses!

   JenTheRN replied to NeoPediRN's topic in General Nursing

   What we really need is a FCS. Fecal Containment Specialist. That would be a specific healthcare personel to take care of all the *gasp* poo that we would otherwise come in contact

6. Your one stop for all the most popular pressing questions on allnurses!

   JenTheRN replied to NeoPediRN's topic in General Nursing

   oh my dear lord! i almost snorted out my coffee.

7. pet peeves when nursing students arrive

   JenTheRN replied to sandanrnstudent's topic in General Nursing

   Like many previous posters, please students, do not take up the valuable space at the nurses station by the computers! I need to chart and put orders in. It is difficult when you are there checking...

8. Who else love's their 12's?!

   JenTheRN replied to jnfRN's topic in General Nursing

   Personally, I don't like working 12's. One would think that if I only work three days a week I would have more time to do other things. That's just not true. My 12 hour days are totally...

9. Professional Liability Insurer for L&D Nurse?

   JenTheRN replied to JMomBaby's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Ok...I know my hospital provides it. Just a

10. Professional Liability Insurer for L&D Nurse?

    JenTheRN replied to JMomBaby's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Correct me if I'm wrong, but doesn't your hospital cover liability for all its nurses? Unless you are a travel nurse, I would think what the hospital supplies would be sufficient and supplimental...

11. Calling Off Sick --Do You Ever Think People Lie?

    JenTheRN replied to It'sInTheBlood's topic in General Nursing

    We are required to take symptoms when the person calls to track any infection control problems. Usually I just ask if it's GI or Flu like symptoms or "other". The weirdest call-off I ever witnessed:...

12. Nurses eating and drinking at the nurses station

    JenTheRN replied to Yiggs's topic in General Nursing

    Occasionally it is necessary. The other day I had to run to the cafeteria, grab a tray, run back (well, maybe walk briskly) and try to inhale it at the nurses station before all craziness breaks...

13. Grunting baby...

    JenTheRN replied to winter_green's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Sometimes those 37 week babies need a bit more time to transition. Sounds like this one had some TTN (transitional tachypnea of the newborn). 92% on a newborn is not really that low, with some...

14. 2 Wks Postpartum Bleed in ER

    JenTheRN replied to flyingchange's topic in Ob/Gyn

    The important thing is to get her bleeding under control. 1st thing to do is massage the heck out of her uterus. By two weeks pp the uterus should be quite far under the umbilicus. Yes, she will...

15. What is the worst thing you see on your floor?

    JenTheRN replied to jennifers's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I was going to say a big spider I had to squish the other day... Not on my floor but when I was working as a nurse extern in the ED after graduation two little boys came in DOA after they set their...