JSlovex2

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  1. Looking for job - past job reference iffy - how can I check before using?

    JSlovex2 replied to tralalaRN's topic in General Nursing

    i wouldn't hire someone to check. how about getting a friend to call and check? what's the difference? they're both phoney - correct? another option (and the route i've taken) is on an application...

  2. ANNOYED! HELP!

    JSlovex2 replied to Oklahoma101010rn's topic in General Nursing

    i felt like i was being "tested" a lot by older nurses when i was new. they would ask me to do things that they could do, should do, (i.e. had time to do) etc., but would ask me to do and most of the...

  3. What should I have done differently?

    JSlovex2 replied to nursedolphin's topic in General Nursing

    so, in the contract, did it say anything about the "3 12's" or was that just a verbal promise? promises mean nothing - but if the schedule was in your contract then they broke

  4. What kind of snacks can I get for the nurses at the floor where I had my clinicals?

    JSlovex2 replied to onlyj's topic in General Nursing

    i think those fruit bouquets are the coolest thing ever. i'd look around online and have a fruit (or candy) bouquet delivered. they are so cute and having it delivered makes it special IMO....

  5. is it wrong to sit on a patients bed?

    JSlovex2 replied to LPNweezy's topic in General Nursing

    i have been tempted to sit on a patient's bed, but i've never done it. most recently was last week when my shift was over and i went to tell a patient goodbye. we had really bonded and i was really...

  6. You're TERRIBLE at IV starts?? omg!

    JSlovex2 replied to Sl1011's topic in General Nursing

    i get what you're saying, but i guess i'm speaking from my experience and the way things work where i work. when blood needs to be drawn - we call the lab for a phlebotomist to come up and draw it....

  7. Help: Need Money for School

    JSlovex2 replied to Alum08's topic in General Nursing

    actually, your counselor probably told you to do that so you would qualify for federal grant money. this poster isn't eligible for grant money (even if they had an illegitimate

  8. How do you handle the smells?

    JSlovex2 replied to Aly529's topic in General Nursing

    i don't know how to describe how i do it other than saying i only breathe through my mouth when dealing with a horrid smell. of course the downside to that is my nose will start running sometimes....

  9. Are LPN's being phased out?

    JSlovex2 replied to JSlovex2's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    this is exactly what i meant, and i used the "babysitting" comment because that's the impression i got from the conversation/complaining i heard the other day in the cafeteria by RN's on the subject....

  10. worst death you've seen

    JSlovex2 replied to Darkfield's topic in General Nursing

    i agree the family is worse than the patient - especially if it's an instance where a husband and wife were in an accident and one lives while the other dies. i don't know what to say (and there's...

  11. How much do CNA's make?

    JSlovex2 replied to NVega's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    yup - as a college grad (not in nursing) i didn't even make $10 as a CNA (can we say minimum wage), but like i said - i REALLY did it to see if i'd enjoy nursing. if that's your real motivation -...

  12. Are LPN's being phased out?

    JSlovex2 replied to JSlovex2's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    this is exactly the attitude i've seen lately. with RNs working short staffed, they are tired of "babysitting" the LPN's so to speak. at one time, there were enough RNs on the floor that it wasn't...

  13. How much do CNA's make?

    JSlovex2 replied to NVega's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    think about what you think you should make and then estimate about $3 less than that. that's a good rule of thumb. lol. no, really. i got a job as a CNA "to see if nursing was right for me" and i was...

  14. Lost my cool

    JSlovex2 replied to TigerGalLE's topic in General Nursing

    if it were me, i would apologize only because if i didn't apologize to the patient or family - i'd be explaining and apologizing to my supervisor later. i would apologize AND explain at the same time....

  15. Are LPN's being phased out?

    JSlovex2 replied to JSlovex2's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    well, you say "outside the hospital." there used to be (and probably still is) an abundance of LPN's in the hospitals. but as i said - where i work (a hospital) they are no longer HIRING LPN's. it's...

  16. We may need fewer nurses in the hospital...

    JSlovex2 replied to Chin up's topic in General Nursing

    i have seen many co-workers (those at the low end of the pay scale such as CNA's, dietary, etc) who receive "handouts" and they are by no means lazy. i know one particular person who was college...

  17. Scared to be a nurse

    JSlovex2 replied to CaitlinAnn's topic in General Nursing

    i think your feelings are natural. you will gain confidence with experience. on another note (and i just made a thread about this) i would encourage you to continue your education to obtain your RN....

  18. You're TERRIBLE at IV starts?? omg!

    JSlovex2 replied to Sl1011's topic in General Nursing

    they are actually a "step above" a CNA (i guess you could say) because the CNA's can take a class which consists of about 15 hours training in order to be allowed to draw blood. they are given a new...

  19. Customer Service at any cost and its effect on burn out and safety??

    JSlovex2 replied to PACURN1818's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I had a man ask me not long ago if we were going to come in and wake him up in the middle of the night. This was while the cna was getting his vital signs at about 8pm. I said, "Yes, actually we'll...

  20. You're TERRIBLE at IV starts?? omg!

    JSlovex2 replied to Sl1011's topic in General Nursing

    right, but if a patient is difficult to stick for all of those reasons to the point that a nurse has trouble - they're going to be difficult to stick for the person who has had, what, a few days...

  21. You're TERRIBLE at IV starts?? omg!

    JSlovex2 replied to Sl1011's topic in General Nursing

    and to repeat what previous posters have said - ask the patient! when i was practicing needle sticks/blood draws i volunteered to let students stick me who had been paired up with partners that didn't...

  22. You're TERRIBLE at IV starts?? omg!

    JSlovex2 replied to Sl1011's topic in General Nursing

    this amazes me. i'd be jumping at the chance to start an IV as to not lose that skill. same with blood draws. so often nurses will ask phlebotomy or the CNA to come and draw blood - not bc they don't...

  23. You're TERRIBLE at IV starts?? omg!

    JSlovex2 replied to Sl1011's topic in General Nursing

    i was a career changer so i chose to go through a CNA class and then a phlebotomy training class leading up to starting nursing school. it amazed and still does amaze me that so many nurses can't draw...

  24. EtOH Medical Abbreviation

    JSlovex2 replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

    Don't ever be embarrassed to ask a question. I started out working as a cna after leaving my previous profession (which I had a bachelor's degree for) and i knew nothing. I wasn't stupid (even though...

  25. Guilty for pursuing a nursing career

    JSlovex2 replied to outonalimb's topic in General Nursing

    you will be under the supervision of someone who IS qualified and confident in their abilities until the feeling that you're "going to kill someone" passes. trust me - nobody is going to let you cause...