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    Why do some nurses "hate their jobs"?

    jmll1765 replied to iculvr's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah, what TheCommuter said! So many of my fellow nurses are leaving bedside because it is increasingly becoming about customer service and patient satisfaction scores, not about saving lives....
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    If we make BSN the entry level degree, we should be paid more

    jmll1765 replied to runningcrazy's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I believe experience is the great equalizer...I've worked along side LPNs who are more knowledgeable and competent than any RN simply because they have years of experience. Critical thinking skills...
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    Canceled up to 3-4 times a WEEK. What do?!

    jmll1765 replied to murseBSN's topic in General Nursing

    That stinks! Sorry you have to go through that OP. We get called off on a rotating basis with anyone having overtime getting called off first followed by PRN staff and then the regular full time...
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    Taking away chairs from nursing station

    jmll1765 replied to pinkessence_58467's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    What part of NURSE'S station do these people not get?! The NURSE'S station is for the NURSES to use for the 5 minutes they might be able to sit down and chart or use the phone. Don't these people have...
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    ER nurses not calling report anymore...

    jmll1765 replied to plinytheRN's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Wow, this has kinda turned into an ER vs Med-Surg thread! I'd like to add my two cents. Anytime there is a change in procedure there is usually a period of dissent among the staff before it's finally...
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    What do you think of 12 hour shifts?

    jmll1765 replied to Joe V's topic in Nursing Humor

    I work 3 on 2 off 2 on 3 off 1 on 3 off. I would love to work the same 3 days every week and then have more days off in a row. I have never worked 8 hr shifts but I don't think I would like them, I...
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    Am I the only one who hates 12 hour shifts?

    jmll1765 replied to jdubs99's topic in General Nursing

    I have never worked 8's but the thought of being at work 5 days a week makes me slightly ill. I work three 12's a week and even that makes me ponder the need to be medicated! I've often thought that...
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    Zombie day off

    jmll1765 replied to chopwood carrywater's topic in General Nursing

    I agree. I work nights and after I work a 3 day weekend, 2 days off just aren't enough! One day is spent sleeping and recovering and the other is spent in a blur trying to clean, run errands, do...
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    "When Was the Last Time I Wow'ed a Patient?"

    jmll1765 replied to Mully's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Sounds like you interviewed at my facility. We even had to wear these huge pins that said WOW on them. I don't know about wowing my patients but my computer is pretty darn impressed with me...spend...
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    Burned out and hate nursing

    jmll1765 replied to RN1023's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Op, I feel your pain. I've been working med-surg for 4 years now and have been a charge nurse for a year. I am well and truly burned out! I am looking in to going back to school to obtain my BSN and I...
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    12 hour shift question

    jmll1765 replied to BOSS man's topic in General Nursing

    I work 7p-7a. I am required to work every other weekend so I end up working 3 on, 2 off, 2 on, 3 off, 1 on, 3 off. Three in a row can be tough, especially if they are crazy shifts...which weekends...
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    Crazy for wounds...

    jmll1765 replied to pnkgirl25's topic in Wound, Ostomy, Continence

    Med-surg or wound care. I work in med-surg and we see some doozies! Dressing changes that take an hour and leave you soaked in sweat..all shapes and sizes. We had one gentleman that had a pressure...
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    HIPAA question...

    jmll1765 replied to AngelfireRN's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    I agree with Esme on this...don't post anything about work. It's just safer that way. Our CNO wanted to make a rule that said we couldn't post anything about work on Facebook, it never passed. My boss...
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    question about nurses on methadone

    jmll1765 replied to Ntheboat2's topic in General Nursing

    The patient is prescribed methadone...nothing to report. And yes, I believe it would be a HIPAA violation to report it. I seem to recall giving methadone to an elderly patient that had chronic pain...
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    Nights and weekends as neede

    jmll1765 replied to Rexie's topic in General Nursing

    We work either straight night or day shifts at my hospital. Both shifts will fill in for day or nights if needed. I am a night shifter...I love nights and don't plan on going to days anytime soon..but...
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    Can't stop dreaming about work...when will it end??

    jmll1765 replied to julz68's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I've been in nursing for 4 years now and I still occasionally dream about work. Usually it involves getting to the end of my shift and not having done a single thing...no meds, assessments...nothing!...
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    Browse Hospital Violation Reports

    jmll1765 replied to MunoRN's topic in General Nursing

    HospitalInspections.org | Report Detail This is disturbing to say the least. Look at the report with the tag #
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    omg! Bad day! Failed my AcLS recert....

    jmll1765 replied to jalws's topic in Emergency

    Aww..OP don't be so hard on yourself! You had a lot going on at the time and I just impressed that you went to the recert at all. I would have rescheduled. Good luck in the
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    Eliminating charge Nurse position

    jmll1765 replied to lilredmc's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I am a charge nurse on a med-surg floor and more often than not I have to take a full group of patients in addition to performing the duties of charge nurse. The powers that be keep coming up with...
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    I am 24 days into WGU's RN-MSN program and I love it,

    jmll1765 replied to skoolrn's topic in Western Governors University

    I have heard several people say that their credits from previous schooling didn't transfer. I really don't relish the thought of having to repeat classes I've already taken. I'm really interesting in...
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    OMG Say it correctly!

    jmll1765 replied to seanynjboy's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Patients need their "dilauda and fennigan"...Dilaudid and Phenergan :) Especially when they're
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    My phone keeps going off at work...

    jmll1765 replied to Brian's topic in Nurses Rock

    We don't have a cell phone policy but there is an unspoken rule that we aren't supposed use them at the desk or in front of patients. The nurses and CNAs all have hospital assigned phones that we...
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    One huge reason I want to be a nurse

    jmll1765 replied to mrnightinggale's topic in General Nursing

    Exactly! I would love to be able to sit with my confused or lonely patients all night and take extra time getting to know each of my 6 or more patients but it just isn't gonna happen! Nope, I have...
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    Changing medication Forms

    jmll1765 replied to cfaith's topic in Patient Medications

    Me too. Most of our patients are on potassium replacement protocols that specify either oral or IV. I can order liquid or tablet under the
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    OMG Say it correctly!

    jmll1765 replied to seanynjboy's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I have a co-worker that calls sequential compression devices (SCDs) "STDs". Big