JZ_RN

JZ_RN

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  1. Disgusted - wipes for bathing

    JZ_RN replied to beeker's topic in General Nursing

    How is a basin an infection risk? Bring lots of washcloths and towels, a basin full of warm soapy water, and a linen bag, get the washcloths wet and soapy, clean the patient, when that washcloth is...

  2. Discrimination Against Ethnic/Minority Names

    JZ_RN replied to biomimetical's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    And to the girl who said "If you're not African American you cannot comment on it"- You think African Americans are the only ones who get discriminated against? And you think African Americans don't...

  3. What is it with nurses and cell phones? Just a vent.

    JZ_RN replied to fakebee's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    If I am at work I don't use my cell phone around patients at all, that is unprofessional and detracts from care. At pointless meetings or classes it's different though. My work comes before...

  4. Discrimination Against Ethnic/Minority Names

    JZ_RN replied to biomimetical's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Eh, at my last job I was basically the only white or non-foreign one there. I wouldn't have minded if they could all at least speak English since we had almost all white, US citizen patients. I wanted...

  5. What is it with nurses and cell phones? Just a vent.

    JZ_RN replied to fakebee's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    It sounds stupid, I know, but after having SOOOOOO many hours and days of my life wasted on pointless mandatory things, I just don't have the patience to care anymore. They don't care about me, so why...

  6. What is it with nurses and cell phones? Just a vent.

    JZ_RN replied to fakebee's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Don't waste my time if you don't like it. I'm not gonna sit and be bored while I'm most likely exhausted as well (as they schedule most of this garbage for when I'd rather be sleeping in the mornings...

  7. What is it with nurses and cell phones? Just a vent.

    JZ_RN replied to fakebee's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I also don't use my cell phone in classes that I chose or actually need, but if it's a waste of time class that's forced on me or a pointless meeting, they aren't respecting my time or intelligence...

  8. What is it with nurses and cell phones? Just a vent.

    JZ_RN replied to fakebee's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    If they were working or at something they wanted to be at or chose to go and do, I would agree with you, however, if it's some extra thing that's forced on them, why should they stop texting or...

  9. Disgusted - wipes for bathing

    JZ_RN replied to beeker's topic in General Nursing

    And frankly if it's about saving money on linens. I don't pay for linens. I don't care about linens. I use whatever towels, blankets, and washcloths I need to at home. When I get a bonus for avoiding...

  10. Disgusted - wipes for bathing

    JZ_RN replied to beeker's topic in General Nursing

    I don't use a wipe at home, I wouldn't expect to bathe with a wipe at the hospital. Get a basin, large towels to line the bed, drape, and dry, washcloths, warm water and soap. An effective bedbath can...

  11. LVNs say they are equal to RNs...how true is this? much more schooling...

    JZ_RN replied to jewelspassion's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I have the utmost respect for LVNs and LPNs, however, no, they are not the same nor do they do the same thing as RNs. When they have to accept responsibility that I have and the extra workload I...

  12. Why is it important to know patient's insurance info?

    JZ_RN replied to Despareux's topic in General Nursing

    Now that I work in primary care, and with mostly uninsured/underinsured/medicaid patients, we have to be very careful what meds and treatments we order and prescribe. They have no money and little to...

  13. How can I make peds less miserable for me?

    JZ_RN replied to JZ_RN's topic in Pediatric

    I try to work adult on the days the pediatrician is there. I'm surprisingly good with kids though. But inside I am dying while listening to the screaming and biting my tongue at the bad behavior. I...

  14. New Patient info

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

    I'm not saying the patient shouldn't participate, but you know those people who come in with DEMANDS

  15. New Patient info

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

    I prefer to let the MD dictate the plan of care unless I know it's a gross error or I feel like being seen as obnoxious and pushy that

  16. What are you really good at?

    JZ_RN replied to proud nurse's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Everyone tells me my shots don't hurt either, and my charting has been picked out by all my bosses as "superior"

  17. What are you really good at?

    JZ_RN replied to proud nurse's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I can calm the most difficult patients. I know when something is "not quite right" and I've always been right so far. I have the strength of an ox for a 100 pound person

  18. I am ready to go back to LTC

    JZ_RN replied to Blackcat99's topic in Private Duty

    I'd rather die than go back to the misery that is LTC. Find something

  19. New Patient info

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

    I don't get annoyed with knowledgeable patients, unless they plan to dictate their own plan of care. A list of meds is helpful. And family history and actual names of surgeries help (No, I don't know...

  20. Stupid q's: Has smoking cigarettes kept you from getting a job?

    JZ_RN replied to mls4455's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    On top of that it's hard to convince my patients to stop smoking when the whole place reeks of cigarettes and they see my coworkers outside lighting

  21. What patients/behaviors/illnesses/injuries do you HATE the most?

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

    Speaking of "crying out loud" I HATE patients who scream when there's no one in the room and they want attention or some trivial thing, they scream "HELP ME" (I honestly want to punch people who...

  22. LTC Nurses... please answer

    JZ_RN replied to Finallydidit's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    The problem most new grads have I feel is that they are thrown into the floor with no help, not enough guidance, not enough orientation, and without knowing the routine of the floor, policy and...

  23. How can I make peds less miserable for me?

    JZ_RN replied to JZ_RN's topic in Pediatric

    It also doesn't help that we have 2 doctors still with regular patient loads, and they each only have 1 MA, and they have to split up the load of the pediatricians patients between them too, and one...

  24. How can I make peds less miserable for me?

    JZ_RN replied to JZ_RN's topic in Pediatric

    We have children's books and stickers and stuff like that. But even if it were a sterile room with no colors or anything, when I was a kid, there still would have been no screaming or running around...

  25. What Kind of Patients Do You LIKE Most?

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

    People who actively participate in their care. Patients who follow the rules. Patients who respect you, their fellow patients, the other staff, and themselves. Patients who APPRECIATE how hard you...