Jen,SN

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1. Nursing phrases

   Jen,SN replied to oneota's topic in General Nursing

   "Can I help you?"(answering call bells) "How are you feeling" "How was your day/night?" "Can I get you anything else?" "Call me if you need anything." etc, etc,

2. patient temperature post dialysis

   Jen,SN replied to imperial's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

   I don't know why, but I see it pretty frequently at work--to the point where it's almost expected in our post-dialysis pts. Maybe something to do with the massive moving and filtering of the blood...

3. What Is Your Most Gross, Yucky, Disgusting Nursing Horror Story?

   Jen,SN replied to yazisizit's topic in Nursing Humor

   Last week was one of the few times I actually went home from work feeling dirty. Lady on hospice with a massive wound infection--she had some kind of pouching system over the main wound, on her...

4. wondering if i can be a nurse

   Jen,SN replied to lpnstudentin2010's topic in General Nursing

   I work with dozens of nurses/nursing students who need some form of vision correction--I think as long as you can do an assessment without difficulty, and as long as you have enough depth perception...

5. migraines and nursing

   Jen,SN replied to Jen,SN's topic in General Nursing

   Thanks for all of the advice everyone. First off, a little more history: I'm currently a jr. nursing student, with 2 clinical days, 2 class days, and 3 work days each week--I work evenings(can't...

6. migraines and nursing

   Jen,SN posted a topic in General Nursing

   I need some advice here.... Four months ago, I went to bed with a bit of a headache and woke up with a migraine that I can't get to go away. I've tried pretty much all of the different preventative...

7. "VIP" pts

   Jen,SN replied to nursie nurse's topic in General Nursing

   The only time I can remember ever having a "VIP" patient was when the (now)former president of my college was admitted...she was put into one of our hospice rooms(which would creep me out a little...

8. What kind of patient would you make????!!!

   Jen,SN replied to zumalong's topic in General Nursing

   I've got nasty chronic migraines(to the point where I'm getting some pretty clear brain changes), and when I go in for them I'm so terrified of being labeled a drug seeker(esp. with the migraine...

9. 3 questions regarding labor: Cervix checks, BG's, Water births

   Jen,SN posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

   Hello, L&D nurses...I have my first OB clinical on Monday, and I have a few questions. 1. Is there any reason a pregnant woman(or her partner) couldn't check her own cervix at home, before they...

10. Clinicals: what was the biggest surprise or thing you would have wanted to know?

    Jen,SN replied to ER1010's topic in General Students

    that the first semester clinicals, where we had one patient, mild acuity, and no meds to give, could get really boring. After the initial assessment, vitals, and paperwork was done, we really didn't...

11. spooky spooky spooky

    Jen,SN replied to babynurselsa's topic in General Nursing

    A few weeks ago, we had a pt. who'd been in for about 2 months(I'm a tech on a med-onc floor) with a variety of things--CHF, diabetic foot ulcer, etc. I had an awful night at work, and had been in...

12. Lowest H/H I ever saw...

    Jen,SN replied to my2sons's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Had a patient the other night go from a crit of 37 to 22 in 3 hours--not sure what the hgb was. Upper GI bleed. between vomiting and the NG tube, we got 1400 cc of blood out of her stomach before...

13. What do you HATE to do at work?

    Jen,SN replied to mickeymouse1205's topic in General Nursing

    I can handle any body fluid: sputum, urine, poo, vomit, blood...but I cannot do sweat. Ugh! Changing sheets that are all soaked in sweat just makes me shiver. Oh, and dry skin that flakes off. I...

14. Thankless at times, downright mean others!

    Jen,SN replied to Antikigirl's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Had one patient last night who was incredibly verbally abusive--ETOH withdrawl, just raging at us. At one point, he called us all 'f-ing whores." just looked at him and said, "I know you're...