sjt9721

sjt9721 BSN, RN

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  1. My "Duh" moment in my first day of nursing school clinical

    sjt9721 replied to RaeT,RN's topic in Nursing Humor

    :) I'm not laughing at you, but with you! What you described could be the nurse's "duh" moment just as easily as it was yours! Thank you for your great attitude! Good luck to

  2. What do your ER patients families say or do that irks you?

    sjt9721 replied to ER-RN2's topic in Emergency

    A butterfly needle is great for phelbotomy (drawing blood), but is not ideal for an IV. IV needles have a plastic catheter that is threaded off the needle & into the vein...then the needle is...

  3. What do your ER patients families say or do that irks you?

    sjt9721 replied to ER-RN2's topic in Emergency

    ..."the lousy vein Valerie dummy"...

  4. IV Frusemide

    sjt9721 replied to AussieKylie's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Good point about the massive dose. I was helping some 1st year students with their drug calculations and noticed the same thing: drugs & dosages that did not make sense! My thought is that the...

  5. sympathy cards from the office

    sjt9721 replied to darla80's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    My grandparents saw the same FP for years. The office sent Grandma a card after Grandpa died last fall. I know it meant a lot to

  6. what drug to use?

    sjt9721 replied to moliuchick's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I think the cross-sensitivity issue has to do with the type of reaction one has to PCN (or any other drug for that matter). I also think you might get more complete responses from pharmacy-type

  7. Precepting

    sjt9721 replied to Tweety's topic in General Nursing

    orientees don't necessarily work "under" your license as a preceptor. you are not delegating as you would to nursing assistants, patient care techs, etc. an rn or lvn orientee would be working on...

  8. what drug to use?

    sjt9721 replied to moliuchick's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Cephalosporins, sulfa drugs, etc...It depends on what is being

  9. Pregnancy Testing/Banking Cord Blood

    sjt9721 replied to zambezi's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I'm 34 and currently 33 weeks pregnant with my first baby. We chose not to do any of the testing. I don't remember the statistics, but my OB discussed the rate of false negatives/positives associated...

  10. What do your ER patients families say or do that irks you?

    sjt9721 replied to ER-RN2's topic in Emergency

    Well, I don't want to be called "Colorado" either! I've lived "south of the Red River" for almost 8 years and I still call myself an Okie! :wink2: Texas wouldn't be what it is without all the...

  11. Nurse Not Doing Her Job

    sjt9721 replied to TreetopAngel_RN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    There is no reason you should have an outright confrontation with this individual. Take report, take care of the patients, and objectively report things if anything is amiss (just as you did...

  12. bachelor's in emergency medicine?

    sjt9721 replied to missnurse01's topic in Emergency

    Several programs across the country offer a Bachelors in Emergency Medical Services, a 4-yr degree which allows the graduate to sit for the state/national paramedic exam. Other programs offer an...

  13. ER T-shirts

    sjt9721 replied to blufoxtrot's topic in Emergency

    I have a "Montana Paramedics" shirt that I've always wanted to adapt into an ED shirt: Feed the Bears Squat with your spurs on. Let your kids ride the elk. Tell a local you're from California. Drive...

  14. My "crazy" plan....ANY thoughts are appreciated!

    sjt9721 replied to Someday-C.R.N.A.'s topic in Texas Nursing

    If he's moving to Texas he'll also want the electricity for air conditioning!

  15. My "crazy" plan....ANY thoughts are appreciated!

    sjt9721 replied to Someday-C.R.N.A.'s topic in Texas Nursing

    About this trailer idea... Are you going to buy the land to put the trailer on? Or are you going to perpetually "camp" in the Wal-Mart parking lot? Or are you really meaning "a van down by the...

  16. relocating to Ft. Worth

    sjt9721 replied to military spouse's topic in Texas Nursing

    All About Staffing provides nurses for the area HCA facilities. I've also heard good things about Precision Nurses (Precision Nurse Network?). Precision is supposedly very flexible, pays adequately,...

  17. What do your ER patients families say or do that irks you?

    sjt9721 replied to ER-RN2's topic in Emergency

    :bowingpur Okay, okay! You win!

  18. What do your ER patients families say or do that irks you?

    sjt9721 replied to ER-RN2's topic in Emergency

    I always have to grin about the patients that come in by ambulance. It doesn't matter if they're coming from home, the scene of the wreck, or ___________ . (fill in the blank) They're first request is...

  19. Question (disaster/emerg.)

    sjt9721 replied to Purlple's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Karen, That's why I had initially questioned the question. The wording (as posted) is a bit ambiguous. You do well to illustrate the possible meanings in your above post!

  20. relocating to Ft. Worth

    sjt9721 replied to military spouse's topic in Texas Nursing

    I think those issues vary from hospital to hospital, so I don't have specific answers. My HCA facility has what is called "Special Full Time" which is no bennies/PTO but your base rate is 20% higher....

  21. Question (disaster/emerg.)

    sjt9721 replied to Purlple's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I respectfully disagree with your statement. Yes, it is a disaster/emergency question. I'm sure you know that triage means "to sort", a term can be used outside of the hospital setting and not just...

  22. What do your ER patients families say or do that irks you?

    sjt9721 replied to ER-RN2's topic in Emergency

    One of my ED colleagues posts a flyer in the conference room every holiday season titled, "Patients/Visitors Say the Darndest Things". We have fun writing in quotes that we've recently heard from our...

  23. Question (disaster/emerg.)

    sjt9721 replied to Purlple's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    The appropriate triage order is 2, 3, 4, 1. #2 is first due to the airway compromise, not because of who can best help you or help you first. Is this the exact way the question was worded on the test?...

  24. What do your ER patients families say or do that irks you?

    sjt9721 replied to ER-RN2's topic in Emergency

    *LOL* Oh yes, the ones that say, "You'll have to use a butterfly needle..." And..."Wow, looks like you guys aren't that busy right now," or "Gee, it sure seems slow in here"... And let's not...

  25. What shift was your first job?

    sjt9721 replied to jaylynn67's topic in First Year After Licensure

    While in nursing school I worked part time, 3p-11p. It went well with my morning classes. As a new grad I did 3p-11p and 7p-7a. We self-scheduled & 40 hours was full-time. So I would work two...