JessicRN

JessicRN

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  1. Hey ER, what takes so long???

    JessicRN replied to RunningWithScissors's topic in Emergency

    Typical day in our ED we are a teaching hospital. Pt comes in lets say HTN nurses do line and lab EKG and chest per protocol. The lab takes 45-90 minutes if the blood was not hemolysed which happens...

  2. I LOVE triaging.....

    JessicRN replied to ParrotHeadRN's topic in Emergency

    QUOTE=TazziRN;2118524]I love hearing "S/he won't take medicine." I get down to eye level with the little brat and tell him, "You do not have a choice. You will take this Tylenol and you will not spit...

  3. Things you wish you could say to your co-workers...

    JessicRN replied to nurse4theplanet's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    It is not just newbies. I have a traveler who is the same way. Including "you have been here 7 months I think it is time you learn to input orders on the computer just like your fellow travels who...

  4. Sell house while working night shift?

    JessicRN replied to DesertSunRN's topic in General Nursing

    I sold 2 houses andI work nights. My realtor would inform me the night before and I would sleep in the den on the couch and close the door. the realtor came in told to perspective buyers that I was a...

  5. Phenergan IV changes in policy

    JessicRN replied to RNKPCE's topic in General Nursing

    We have not changed any of our policies regarding phenergan it is given 25mg IVP there is no amount how to dilute it. I questioned it and even refused to give it as the pt is a drug addict and the...

  6. Rules for the ER (long)

    JessicRN replied to EDValerieRN's topic in Emergency

    you are welcome you can PM me anytime if you wish. Being a student is

  7. what goes on/your floor during night shift?

    JessicRN replied to NJgirl11's topic in General Nursing

    Unless you are planning on staying a "baby nurse" ( not sure if that is the nursery or NICU) the rest of your carreer I do not recommend it. You need a floor that you can work with sick babies and...

  8. Staying Organized??? HELP PLEASE!

    JessicRN replied to rags's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I used to use a book called RNotes: Nurses clinical Pocket guide by Ehren Myers you can buy it at amazon.com It has erasable

  9. Patient as Customer model of healthcare

    JessicRN replied to GardenDove's topic in General Nursing

    As long as it also says PLEASE REMEMBER TO TIP 15-30% OF YOUR TOTAL BILL. thank you.:monkeydance:

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

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

    we have a doctor who types everything up on his computer(H&P Plan assesssment and medication and discharge instructions and he is an ER doc . Amazing We love

  11. The War with the Floors

    JessicRN replied to zima60's topic in Emergency

    I so agree with you can you come and explain that to the nurses on our floor. First we fax report and are told 30 minutes (we are not given beds until everything is done on the floor). If the 30...

  12. What is the silliest complaint someone has ever made aboutyou?

    JessicRN replied to SharonH, RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I once got a complaint that I made another nurse "nervous" turns out I moved too fast. I was 30 had just come from a trauma 1 ED where we all moved very fast. This nurse was in her 50s and if she...

  13. What is the silliest complaint someone has ever made aboutyou?

    JessicRN replied to SharonH, RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I put up an antibiotic and realized the doctor had not ordered blood cultures I asked him and he thanked me and said yes. I already had everything connected and ready to go all it needed to be was...

  14. The War with the Floors

    JessicRN replied to zima60's topic in Emergency

    The other day we had a pt who was in the ED almost 12 hours. I faxed report at 0300 and the nurse from the floor asked if we could hold the pt until 0400 retake his Cardiac Enzymes because the IV...

  15. Rantings of a young new ER nurse.

    JessicRN replied to DaretoDreamRN's topic in Emergency

    First of all I feel for you, you are in a difficult situation. I had this happen and I an an old RN (greater then 25years experience) I was just the newbie to this hospital. Some nurses and staff are...

  16. Use of Calculators, open to all RNs

    JessicRN replied to SoontobeAdrienneRN's topic in General Nursing

    Doing it in your head is looked down on in my hospital. Too much margin for

  17. What was the MOST BIZARRE thing a pt has been brought to ER for (and lived to tell)?

    JessicRN replied to cari rn's topic in Emergency

    We had a guy who came to the triage desk with a complaint of chest pain. He had a butcher knife sticking out of his chest and it was pulsating. The guy went to the OR and they found the knife was...

  18. Help I'm mobbed

    JessicRN replied to Sonn's topic in General Nursing

    I am dealing with a case of mobbing. Has anyone experienced this, and can give practical advise? I am stressed and desperate to improve my situation. I was mobbed for 1.5 yrs. Management was fully...

  19. What have other nurses done that have freaked you out?

    JessicRN replied to texas_lvn's topic in General Nursing

    I once ran to a code of a pt who was in rigor, the only thing was he had an antibiotic hanging. Apparently the nurse came in and put up the medication without even looking at the pt (it was daytime)....

  20. Adn's Who Don't Care

    JessicRN replied to nursing4me23's topic in General Nursing

    I had your same thinking 5 years ago and decided to go for my Graduate degree in Computer Information Systems. I got 5 courses short of my degree (I had received my Graduate certificate by then) and...

  21. RN job in jeopardy please help

    JessicRN replied to fe3's topic in General Nursing

    I think I would go to a doctor then call in sick for a few days due to stress and yell for workmans compensation

  22. Who's working all of the holidays?

    JessicRN replied to letina's topic in General Nursing

    We are given a choice at first first choice and second choice. Everyone has to work as least one holiday. (new years eve is not a holiday) If there is a conflict, seniority rules. Me being the newby...

  23. What have other nurses done that have freaked you out?

    JessicRN replied to texas_lvn's topic in General Nursing

    A long time ago I watched a nurse insert a feeding tube then while she was taping the tube to the pt's nose she accidently cut the feeding tube instead of immediatley pulling it out she left the...

  24. What have other nurses done that have freaked you out?

    JessicRN replied to texas_lvn's topic in General Nursing

    A long time ago I watched a nurse insert a feeding tube then while she was taping the tube to the pt's nose she accidently cut the feeding tube instead of immediatley pulling it out she left the...

  25. What have other nurses done that have freaked you out?

    JessicRN replied to texas_lvn's topic in General Nursing

    Not sure but I think you missed the point I think the OP was commenting to the fact that the CNA was going to give a medication to a patient instead of the nurse. And by the CNA's reaction she knew...