JessicRN

JessicRN

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  1. Nurse Mobbing/bullying

    JessicRN replied to LuciGirl's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I to grew up with 5 brothers when we had an arguement or disagreement we would talk it out (yell when we were younger) but after the initial outburst and discussion it was over no grudges were held....

  2. Nurse Mobbing/bullying

    JessicRN replied to LuciGirl's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    My situation was with a male nurse as

  3. Medications help

    JessicRN replied to dec30dd's topic in General Nursing

    I am a 27 year RN working in the ED and I will not give any IV medication without looking it up (our facility has IV drugs listed and recommendations on the intranet which when given we are supposed...

  4. Wearing scrubs home??

    JessicRN replied to Rn2bKatie's topic in General Nursing

    I agree I wear my uniform and shoes home as I have no locker and anything left in the open overnight or over a 12 hours is likely to not be there when you go get it. Our facility provides uniforms but...

  5. New Job as RN Unit Manager

    JessicRN replied to MrsStraty's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I also worked in a LTC facility as the UM. If you do not have the support of higher administration you are in for a hard time. It is true tardiness that is condonned is hard to deal with. As a UM you...

  6. Lidocaine prior to IV start?

    JessicRN replied to WVUturtle514's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Considering the fact that my husband was 240 lb and they had to anethetize his foot several times as the cyst turned out to be a tumor and was deep. Yes they should have stopped and done it under...

  7. Nurse Mobbing/bullying

    JessicRN replied to LuciGirl's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I feel for you especially since I have been there. I know from experience,once you have been deemed unliked by one nurse they will grow to all nurses then all aids. Your supervisor no matter what the...

  8. Lidocaine prior to IV start?

    JessicRN replied to WVUturtle514's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    It is in his chart , no lidocaine causes seizures I am pretty sure the doctor knows what a seizure is and so do I but your info is

  9. Lidocaine prior to IV start?

    JessicRN replied to WVUturtle514's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    it is sad this was a great thread until it got out of control. Guess the moderators were sleeping. My husband had lidocaine used on him to start an IV then to anethetize the area. He had a seizure....

  10. claiming to be what she isn't

    JessicRN replied to traumamomtx's topic in General Nursing

    My friend ex wife said she was an RN even produced a licence and went to work for the district attorney reviewin and testifying in rape cases. When my friend found out he reported her.She was not an...

  11. Pet peeves!

    JessicRN replied to ADN 2002's topic in General Nursing

    -I hate it when the off going nurse gives you a crappy report saying report was called and the pt is ready to go up to the floor. You find no report given and pt needs a new IV or is incontinent and...

  12. Could I be held liable for not telling a doctor?

    JessicRN replied to hhrhrn41's topic in General Nursing

    I agree but she should be told not to use the hospital monitors though. That is the same thing as a staff member with hi BP who takes his/her own BP at work, who does not take medication smokes and is...

  13. Nurse Mobbing/bullying

    JessicRN replied to LuciGirl's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Guess my union steward did not take a class.

  14. IV's- nursing or medical decision?

    JessicRN replied to canoehead's topic in Emergency

    We have those standing orders as well which we use for some doctors but not with

  15. CT's

    JessicRN replied to RNLex's topic in Emergency

    In my facility the Techs do it themselves. I have seen MD's push it for Chest CT's though. Never

  16. 1st Med error... and a valuable lesson!

    JessicRN replied to clee1's topic in General Nursing

    Good lesson but where are you that you still have stock medication? We have a pixis system where every thing is single dosing pretty much. Medications like Tylenol although it are not single dose it...

  17. Forced to come in early??

    JessicRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    I need some advice. To give background per our union, Days start 0700-0730 with dinner break. Evening starts 1500-2330with dinner break Nights starts 2315-0715 (we get no scheduled breaks). I have...

  18. unions, mandatory & $$$$

    JessicRN replied to elleRN's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    My place is a closed union and if you do not paid you are fired. Ours is $600/year or

  19. Boston Hospital Nursing Culture

    JessicRN replied to Want2B_RNBoston's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    Oh my god you hit the nail on the head. I am a canadian who worked in texas then NH then here. Yikes what a difference between Canada and here. The nurse doctor relationship is completely...

  20. Any Mass. Correctional nurses out there??

    JessicRN replied to littleplaynurse's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    Hi not a MA prison nurse but I was a NH state prison nurse for 7 years. Loved it. Tough for my husband though. I am now an acute care ED nurse. Felt safer and better treated by the inmates then I do...

  21. Accomodation In Cambridge

    JessicRN replied to larry bird's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    Nope that is about the right price in Cambridge,it is very expensive to live here and very hard to

  22. Which Hospital in Mass?

    JessicRN replied to ER_RN's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    Hi unless it changed from 2 years ago when I got my health certificate, it was both. I chose rnclex glad I

  23. RN pay rate without benefit

    JessicRN replied to bbpp's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    How much experience do you have as well. Highest paying jobs are center of

  24. Are you ashamed of being a nurse?

    JessicRN replied to Mijourney's topic in Nursing Career

    Took one year off nursing 15 years ago because too much stress in my life. Although I was very busy travelling to new countries with my husband I could not believe how I missed nursing. Came back to...

  25. Religion Needed to be a Good Nurse?

    JessicRN replied to Kabin's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    Some of the meanest nurses I have ever worked with were the most