JessicRN

JessicRN

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  1. Assaulted and written up. (vent)

    JessicRN posted a topic in Emergency

    I need to vent. On monday while charging we had 4 ambulances arrive at the same time two really sick and 2 drunk patients. One nurse went to lunch. I was left to triage the 2 drunk patients. When I...

  2. My skills are being wasted! vent thread

    JessicRN replied to JBudd's topic in Emergency

    Tell me about it I needed an EKG on a pt with chest pain and was told that I would have to do it myself as the tech was with a patient. I Did the EKG not to mention drew the lab started the IV and...

  3. Ever burned a bridge?

    JessicRN replied to LuvMyGamecocks's topic in General Nursing

    If you do make sure you go to another state and a totally different type of Job. Sorry you are in a situation where there is a surplus of nurses now not a shortage as people keep saying. Nurses are...

  4. I figured out what my unit manager job really means.

    JessicRN replied to SuesquatchRN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Sorry I feel your pain. Try becoming the director of the same type of place. Trying to make sure the unit managers are doing everything. My unit managers were not as efficient as you it seems as I...

  5. Hypothermia, inside the unit, any ideas?

    JessicRN replied to Finallydidit's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Some other possibilities can be that it was drug related. These need to be ruled out as well. A common cause of hypothermia is taking of multiple drugs that affect the sympathetic and parasympathetic...

  6. Most embarrassing mistake you've ever made

    JessicRN replied to sunnycalifRN's topic in General Nursing

    We always wait for the new grad to get chrisined by IV fluid. It never fails when a new grad is asked to put a pressure pump on an IV bag only to pump it up so hard the tube flies out and lo and...

  7. nursing Is So...

    JessicRN replied to CaLLaCoDe's topic in General Nursing

    not what it was like 20 years ago not what it was like in

  8. My skills are being wasted! vent thread

    JessicRN replied to JBudd's topic in Emergency

    I agree we have several Techs who are in premed or going to be a PA so when we have a critical patient they spend the entire time in the room being "taught" by the doctors and PA's all the while the...

  9. If you have rec' d the H1N1 vaccine - please report

    JessicRN replied to CrunchRN's topic in General Nursing

    Had both the seasonal flu shot and h1n1 one week apart no problem with

  10. Assaulted and written up. (vent)

    JessicRN replied to JessicRN's topic in Emergency

    Sorry guys I have been off the week and out of computer range Thanks for the kind words of encouragement. I spoke to another union rep and still awaiting the decision they said they have heard...

  11. H1N1

    JessicRN posted a topic in Disaster Preparation

    Does anyone know if you can be held responsible if you refuse the H1N1 or flu vaccine at your hospital and you get either the flu or H1N1 . Our hospital is making people sign if they refuse the...

  12. Re-Entry into Acute Care

    JessicRN replied to marksimmons's topic in General Nursing

    look for a reentry course. New grad courses don't take rusty RN.s you need to take the renetry course then get into a medsurg floor and do that for 6 months to a year then go to critical care. I did...

  13. Conscious Sedation in the ER

    JessicRN replied to Silktea3's topic in Emergency

    It is not so much the medication as who gives it. Many board of nursing state only a physician can administer these medications and it is not within our scope of practice to give it for moderate...

  14. Conscious Sedation in the ER

    JessicRN replied to Silktea3's topic in Emergency

    Our facilty is using etomidate ketamine and propofol for consious sedation regularly. There was some question about who can give it and now they say the nurse can administer it in the ED only before...

  15. ER burnout

    JessicRN replied to ERwaitress's topic in Critical Care

    There is nothing wrong in taking a break burnout comes in different ways you can be burned out in nursing or just the ED. That is the beauty of nursing. There are sooo many different areas of nursing...

  16. Rules for the ER (long)

    JessicRN replied to EDValerieRN's topic in Emergency

    When you bring your kids to the ED you must stay with them the entire time stay, I am not a babysitter no I will not watch your kid while you go eat or go for a cigarette or visit another family...

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

    JessicRN replied to JUSTYSMOM's topic in Emergency

    We have at least 3 patients and up to 7 who come in to sleep (they walk in and are "overserved) because they were kicked out out the shelter for a period of weeks or months because of violent...

  18. Has Anyone Ever USED Their Malpractice Insurance?

    JessicRN replied to pagandeva2000's topic in General Nursing

    Not sure if you realize this but the most important reason for insurance is in the case of a legal investigation. If you are being deposed you can hire a lawyer and get reinbursed. I had an incident...

  19. Things you'd LOVE to tell the doc and get away with it....

    JessicRN replied to nerdtonurse?'s topic in General Nursing

    i love you you have the same attitude as me. no a doctor does not get to yell at me or act in a condescending manner. if i tell you i have a problem with a patient or your orders or a procedure and...

  20. RNs / Student nurses slapped in the face

    JessicRN replied to sofia*26's topic in General Nursing

    All I will say is NO NO NO do not accept violence. If the patient is known to be violent I would make sure the hospital instituted a "2 person care at all times) never approach a known violent patient...

  21. Any one getting down sized yet?

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

    We are closing 1 out of three hospital inpatient dept (the ED and elective surgery suite will remain open) 20 clinics in the area belonging to us, the pediatric dept and the adolescent psych unit....

  22. CEN question

    JessicRN replied to bjaeram's topic in Emergency

    Sorry I found the book tests easier then the actual test I never got less then a 90% on the book tests but in the exam I got

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

    JessicRN replied to yazisizit's topic in Nursing Humor

    I used to be a prison nurse and three incidents come to mind the first was one of the inmates who whenever he came to the infirmary he would constantly masturbate. Well one day a nurse yelled at him...

  24. Working night shift and keeping up with love

    JessicRN replied to pinkiepie_RN's topic in General Nursing

    Been married 5 years worked nights the entire time.!2 hour shifts. My husband works days 8hours. Although he does not like it, he know I prefer nights so for the past 4 years we have done it. We still...

  25. Has anyone else's triage changed.

    JessicRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    Has anyone else's triage changed. We used to have a triage nurse a 3 bed express unit run by an MD and an LPN. New management came in and has recently changed it we no longer can say we have triage...