JZ_RN

JZ_RN has 5 years experience and specializes in Oncology.

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1. Need serious advice- dealing with smell

   JZ_RN replied to JZ_RN's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

   Well the one patient was set up with SW but won't go to a care facility... which they need, because no one in the home can care for the patient and the patient can't take care of themself.. Unless the...

2. Classes required

   JZ_RN posted a topic in Ohio University

   I need to take statisticss and nutrition and they haven't offered them the last time around or this time, I want to get these classes done and then finish the nursing classes. Does anyone have a...

3. Clinical component, proctored exams- was lied to

   JZ_RN replied to JZ_RN's topic in Ohio University

   I don't even know what all classes I need to take, I don't understand the DARs. I am totally overwhelmed. Do you have any straightforward advice or what all is required? I'm terrified of statistics...

4. Clinical component, proctored exams- was lied to

   JZ_RN posted a topic in Ohio University

   this program is not 100% online and I can't complete it this way. Anyone else find themselves screwed over by OU's online

5. 100% online RN-BSN programs

   JZ_RN posted a topic in Online Distance Learning

   I need something 100% online, no clinicals, no proctored exams, no nonsense. I just want to get this done. Any

6. Need serious advice- dealing with smell

   JZ_RN replied to JZ_RN's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

   Thank you guys for all of your advice. Honestly, in our area, our resources are stretched as thin as they can possibly be. I've had pregnant patients and those with newborns turned away from the...

7. Say Goodbye to Wet-to-Dry Wound Care Dressings:

   JZ_RN replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Wound, Ostomy, Continence

   I have always hated wet to dry dressings. They don't make sense in so many

8. Dr Oz's show on antidepressants...your thoughts?

   JZ_RN replied to Marshall1's topic in Health, Stress Management

   I've hated him since he treated nurses like dancing servants but this is just ridiculous. Along with teaching coping skills and management of problems, antidepressants save lives. They are...

9. Constantly stuck staying late!

   JZ_RN replied to JZ_RN's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

   I like my job and I don't want to just jump ship but does anyone have a tactful way to bring this up to my bosses? I just want pay to compensate for how much and how hard I work or a reduction in my...

10. Constantly stuck staying late!

    JZ_RN replied to JZ_RN's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    Let's put it this way, I made more money (takehome) per hour as a CNA than I am making

11. Need serious advice- dealing with smell

    JZ_RN replied to JZ_RN's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    The one patient I feel is homeless but the other I know lives in a home with running water and all of the associated facilities. I feel like she just has lost the drive to maintain hygiene. I...

12. Help with d/c callbacks!

    JZ_RN replied to AggieQT's topic in Emergency

    callbacks are stupid. I can't be responsible for a patient when they go home. And i don't have time for that nonsense. Sorry but that's just another customer service pile of

13. Constantly stuck staying late!

    JZ_RN posted a topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    I signed a salary contract, 8-5, I come in at 7:20 so I can have 20 minutes uninterrupted so I can do paperwork, but then I get stuck staying so late at night to finish with doctors and finish my...

14. Super Obese

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

    I once got a call-in report on a patient they were planning on bringing to my unit from hours away. No other unit would take her. I normally didn't mind admissions unless they were agitated/confused...

15. Need serious advice- dealing with smell

    JZ_RN replied to JZ_RN's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    Keep in mind that one is a man I have to deal with almost weekly. The other patient is a rare occasional visit. The man especially makes me almost physically ill with his smell. I once asked him if he...