Jenni

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1. Overdoing VS!!

   Jenni replied to stella123 rn's topic in General Nursing

   I thnk we offten overdo v/s. i work on a mdiecal unit. Often our patients have been there for months (placement probems). So I use common sense. I will not wake a stable patient to do v/s. Esecially if they are having problbems sleeping. . docs, in t...

2. LPN to RN?

   Jenni replied to luvbug's topic in General Nursing

   Hi, I personally thought it was great to have had a few years of experience as an LPN (RPN here in canada) prior to getting my RN. I felt that I already had good organizational skills etc. So, it allowed me more time to focus on other things. I was a...

3. How much do you make?

   Jenni replied to Navy Nurse's topic in General Nursing

   1. RN 2. 2 yrs 3. medical 4. $23.61/hr I work one part time position and another prn, both med. Made about 40,000 last year......Canadian 70 cents charge pay, shift diffs around 1.35/hr.

4. Saw my first disempaction yesterday!

   Jenni replied to gizzy76's topic in General Nursing

   Ewww, that has to be the worst. Not much bugs me..but taking out someone's prosthetic eyeball and dropping it in a denture cup for the night just gets me.

5. have you ever "written up" yourself in an incident report?

   Jenni replied to l.rae's topic in General Nursing

   Yep....me too. Worked a bunch of nights..and discovered I had missed a med I was supposed to give to my pt the night before. I totally agree with the rest of u.....i couldn't live with myself if i hid my mistakes. But, I hate to say it.....i have s...

6. Question for those who started or currently in Med-Surg

   Jenni replied to peaceful2100's topic in General Nursing

   Hi, I graduated almost 3 yrs ago...and have been working on a medical unit since then. I started there for the same reasons u are considering....experience. I have learned tons...gained lots of skills. I'm still trying to decide if i really want to s...

7. What's your "Dead Patient" story?

   Jenni replied to Scavenger'sWife's topic in General Nursing

   Ok, so maybe this sounds a little insensitive....but it was funny at the time....lol. My patient died at midnight....the doc...who was expecting it, as was the family.......told me he would come in in the morning and pronounce. OK, I work in a hospit...

8. If you worked while in school, what did you do?

   Jenni replied to lizmatt's topic in General Nursing

   I was an RPN (LPN, LVN) before I was an Rn...so while i was in school, i worked in the same hospital i was doing my clinical in......which was nice. When I did my RPN......i worked as a deli clerk in a grocery store..ick....