JessicRN

JessicRN

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  1. Advice needed on Personality 'Fit' to Specialty Choice

    JessicRN replied to RebaAdams's topic in General Nursing

    Me too I says surgery for 1-10 scary been there done that. Emergency med is where I am and where I want to be and it ranked 41st wonder what were the right answers for

  2. What was the MOST ridiculous thing a patient came to the ER for?

    JessicRN replied to JUSTYSMOM's topic in Emergency

  3. As a patient, do you disclose your qualifications?

    JessicRN replied to lisalau's topic in General Nursing

    Hmm Dilaudid comes in 2mg, I could understand if it was 1 mg ordered and he only gives half, that I have done, but I cannot see why he would not give all of it. Good to report him. I believe that...

  4. OB pataients in the ER

    JessicRN replied to brianaerrn's topic in Emergency

    Over twenty weeks -not major trauma up to our OB dept directly for assessment then down to us if baby checks out ok.(i.e assualt,fell,minor MVA no major injury) -If trauma OB comes down and...

  5. I'm an ER nurse and I love my job because...

    JessicRN replied to sowie's topic in Emergency

    I am with you also Usually,if you don't like your assignment it will be totally different in a few hours. No two days are the same. You don't get in a rut (wash pt, feed pt,change pt, give meds)....

  6. Has anyone taken the Kaplan review course?????

    JessicRN replied to FutureNurse2B's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Took the course and wrote the exam last year, but I had been an RN for 25 years. (I took the canadian boards then). Truthfully I had an excellent grasp of the medical part of nursing. It was great...

  7. Inventions we'd love to see....

    JessicRN replied to Nurse-o-Matic's topic in General Nursing

    An invisible mask so when the patient has a BM or vomits of who has not showered in days you don't die trying to hold your breath or don't look like an idiot having to don a big mask. An instant cure...

  8. As a patient, do you disclose your qualifications?

    JessicRN replied to lisalau's topic in General Nursing

    That is the same with me I try not to tell someone but I do not deny it if they ask. I had a situation where I spent 5 days in the ICU and then had to have surgery the surgeon was called in and gave...

  9. ? about fetus that died in womb

    JessicRN replied to mysticalwaters1's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We had a mother who was 14 weeks gestation with an interuterine death and she had to wait 3 days to have it removed. Not her choice, they wanted it out now. She was told if she developed N/V or fever...

  10. pt report to ICU?

    JessicRN replied to scrmblr's topic in Emergency

    We give Name,age,dx,doctor,past medical hx, allergies. IV 's if any meds given if any, current set of vitals signs and O2 concentration if any (within last 10 minutes) anything that was not done or...

  11. What was the MOST ridiculous thing a patient came to the ER for?

    JessicRN replied to JUSTYSMOM's topic in Emergency

    We had an adult come in by ambulance with ear pain. Not a ridiculous condition to come to the ED but by Ambulance??? Treated by our doctor with 2 IV abx and IV dilaudid, I don't think so

  12. Got any funny acronyms at your ER???

    JessicRN replied to RNin92's topic in Emergency

    this is not an acronym but we no longer say ETOH or drank we say

  13. What was the MOST ridiculous thing a patient came to the ER for?

    JessicRN replied to JUSTYSMOM's topic in Emergency

    We had a pt who came in yelling he was stabbed with a pencil. We checked it and told him he will have to wait (we saw no bleeding no puncture wound nothing) he yelled that he was going to die of Lead...

  14. How does your facilty handle triage of OB pts?

    JessicRN replied to Pedi-ER-RN's topic in Emergency

    Our Ed runs the latter we ask the name and how many weeks pregnant if we think the pt can't wait though we bring her into the ED or we go up to the floor with the pt. They sign nothing unless they...

  15. Last clinical in ER

    JessicRN replied to NeoRNtobe's topic in Emergency

    Been an ER nurse since 1990 told you burn out fast. Although I have changed hospitals going from trauma 1 ER's with life flights to level 111 ERs. I still love the organized chaos. I tried to go to...

  16. Where are you from?

    JessicRN replied to suzanne4's topic in General World

    I am from Montreal Quebec now working in Massachusetts

  17. What do CNA's do in the ER?

    JessicRN replied to Faeriewand's topic in Emergency

    Our ER Techs do EKG's, any point of care tests (Strep tests, blood Sugars,urine pregnancy test, urine dips) they transport pt to Xray,CT to the floors for admi, they stock rooms, they change beds...

  18. Nursing retention

    JessicRN replied to HarryPotter's topic in General Nursing

    Everyone in our hospital has been here many years. The key to such retention. CITY PENSION works every

  19. strike in MA

    JessicRN replied to RockieSis's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Absolutely MNA all the

  20. Biggest Payday

    JessicRN replied to realnurse06's topic in General Nursing

    Got a retro paycheck of 26,000 for the two years were we out of a contract (got a $13/hr raise backdated for 2 years)that plus my regular pay of 3500 (includes 24 hrs OT). I was elated. :biggringi...

  21. strike in MA

    JessicRN replied to RockieSis's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I am in Cambridge. We have a traveller she lives walking distance from the hospital and her parking is paid for. All the hospitals in Boston proper you are right about parking it is expensive for the...

  22. Newly Hired ER Tech - Tips for success from nursing staff

    JessicRN replied to mistyz23's topic in Emergency

    Been in the ED a long time. My suggestion is not to panic when there is only one ER tech and 6 nurses you get alot of requests. Do not be afraid to say "I am doing something else. Too many times I...

  23. strike in MA

    JessicRN replied to RockieSis's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Where I am RN's pay $5.00 a pay check (paid weekly) they do not park in the hospital property but at a parking area nearby and are shuttled to work. Oh did I forget we have a pension instead of paying...

  24. Domestic Violence Survivor.

    JessicRN replied to Spritenurse1210's topic in General Nursing

    I keep reading everyones replies and it sickens me. In this day and age how strong educated nurses are getting abused for years and we took it for so long.But it is so nice to hear how many of us...

  25. NY State may require nurses to obtain 4-year degrees

    JessicRN replied to Brian's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    You can make the Rn go back to get a BSN but you will not stop the backstabbing, gossiping, rude, noncooperative and lazy coworkers with superior egos they are every where in every