JeneraterRN

JeneraterRN

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  1. Nervous nurse's guide to ebb and flow enemas

    JeneraterRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    This nervous nurse has done it again! Today I gave my first ebb and flow enema. Somehow I've managed to dodge doing these for nearly three years, so I asked some advice from my charge nurse. I...

  2. Handling rude or dishonest patients

    JeneraterRN replied to wildlaurel's topic in Emergency

    I think you were thinking of the night I just had! People in the hospital can be miserable and you happen to be the nearest target. Most times I can talk them down, but tonight was an exception....

  3. You Know You're A Nurse If...

    JeneraterRN replied to Joe V's topic in Nursing Humor

    You know you're a nurse when you unconsciously palate your husband's or wife's veins when you hold his/her hand (I do this constantly and it drives him

  4. when patients go off the floor...

    JeneraterRN replied to turnforthenurse's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you. As I said, it seems I was

  5. when patients go off the floor...

    JeneraterRN replied to turnforthenurse's topic in General Nursing

    Ok, so I did some research outside of what the hospital gave me, and it seems true that insurance covers most AMA discharges. I learned something new, but I still bristle at stating I was lying to...

  6. when patients go off the floor...

    JeneraterRN replied to turnforthenurse's topic in General Nursing

    Show me the info that states this is not true. All the info I have states this can happen. I don't recommend saying I'm lying to a patient without literature to back it

  7. when patients go off the floor...

    JeneraterRN replied to turnforthenurse's topic in General Nursing

    We don't make them sign an AMA form if refused, but we can still discharge them that way and document the proposed plan of care they are refusing. I don't necessarily agree with our non-smoking...

  8. when patients go off the floor...

    JeneraterRN replied to turnforthenurse's topic in General Nursing

    Our patients sign a no-smoking acknowledgement on admit. It states that should the patient be found outside smoking they shall be discharged against medical advice and insurance will likely not cover...

  9. Grossest thing that you've experienced?

    JeneraterRN replied to dirtyhippiegirl's topic in General Nursing

    Congrats everyone! I really had no idea what nasty truly was until I read

  10. Has anyone made BASIC skill errors that made them feel incompetent?

    JeneraterRN replied to kris113's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Oh yes, I certainly have. Also, if I was going to goof, it was usually in front of someone important. My first NG insertion inspired...

  11. Patient Surveys..vent.

    JeneraterRN replied to Caffeine_IV's topic in General Nursing

    Ha, I'm hoping mine was. I really couldn't leave it

  12. Patient Surveys..vent.

    JeneraterRN replied to Caffeine_IV's topic in General Nursing

    I smell a one-sided story. I wonder what your coworkers would say to that comment?I'll hand it to my DON, she only shows us the positive comments really. She knows how irrelevant many of the...

  13. I can't stop thinking about this patient that the doctor failed.

    JeneraterRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    Heartache...absolute heartache. I won't go into the details due to patient privacy, but yesterday I had the most horrible experience. My patient was being grossly misdiagnosed and being discharged...

  14. What do I do with a nasty nurse?

    JeneraterRN replied to DixieRedHead's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I say do the same thing that you do with a scurvy pirate-make her walk the plank. Sorry, my kids were singing that all day, and the title reminded me of that song again. Good

  15. I can't stop thinking about this patient that the doctor failed.

    JeneraterRN replied to JeneraterRN's topic in General Nursing

    Well said, CheesePotato, well said. I was particularly moved by, "Superglue of awesomeness.". . Your words mean a

  16. I can't stop thinking about this patient that the doctor failed.

    JeneraterRN replied to JeneraterRN's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you all for the kind and encouraging words. I've been in a faith limbo lately, but perhaps this is God's way of bringing me

  17. I can't stop thinking about this patient that the doctor failed.

    JeneraterRN replied to JeneraterRN's topic in General Nursing

    Your comments (both of you) have brought me to tears. It's good, maybe I can cry it out and get it out of my system. Thank you, truly, your words help a great

  18. Patient Complaint

    JeneraterRN replied to Anna Flaxis's topic in General Nursing

    Fun, fun, fun in with the actors, er, I mean, patients. Glibness aside, most patients in the ER do have something wrong, but a percentage play it up to make certain we know about

  19. I can't stop thinking about this patient that the doctor failed.

    JeneraterRN replied to JeneraterRN's topic in General Nursing

    I'm sincerely trying not to do so. I think I'd feel better knowing her current status. I know her sister-in-law, but I don't want to bother her in this terrible

  20. I can't stop thinking about this patient that the doctor failed.

    JeneraterRN replied to JeneraterRN's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you. The family said they were fortunate to have me. I can't help but feel like there is something else I could have

  21. Best one sentence handoff report

    JeneraterRN replied to emtb2rn's topic in Emergency

    That truly is the best thing to

  22. What the what??

    JeneraterRN replied to pockunit's topic in General Nursing

    I hate that one, too. I've spouted off about it to multiple coworkers, but became curious. I looked it up in the New American Dictionary, and it is a word. It still sounds

  23. What the what??

    JeneraterRN replied to pockunit's topic in General Nursing

    I say ANgina because female chest painers thought I was talking about their female parts when I said the

  24. Hygiene disaster areas

    JeneraterRN replied to canoehead's topic in General Nursing

    One word-whirlpool. I've only done that if they are admitted. It's difficult if you treat and release. Our bath oil helps remove dead skin. It's also the reason I would never use the whirlpool in...

  25. Best one sentence handoff report

    JeneraterRN replied to emtb2rn's topic in Emergency

    "X" is just crazy, and is trying to make me so. Good