Jlswims

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1. Doctors Say the Darnedest Things

   Jlswims replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

   An OB MD who did a c-section on a patient who went septic. He transferred her to my telemetry unit and ordered antibiotics. 30 min later he calls me into the room in front of the patient and asked why I didn't give the antibiotics. I replied that the...

2. Create Your Own Meme

   Jlswims replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

   The look you give when you make it through a shift without having to page any doctors!

3. Patients Say the Darnedest Things

   Jlswims replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

   "When are you gonna go to school and get a real job?" To which I replied, "Sir, I have 2 masters degrees and a bachelors degree. This is my real job that I worked very hard for." His response, "thank you" and kissed my hand.

4. Choose Your Favorite TV Nurse

   Jlswims replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

   She's a doctor

5. Favorite Motivational Quote

   Jlswims replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

   I'm the words of Rodney Atkins, "if you're going through hell, keep on going, don't slow down..."

6. UCLA MECN 2016

   Jlswims replied to knenopoulos's topic in School Programs

   I am a MECN grad and still had a hard time getting hired. It took 9 months for me to get a job. Now, after 2 years, it's quite easy to get interviews and offers.

7. Being called an idiot

   Jlswims replied to historylovinglpn's topic in Relations

   What a moron to just write "procedure." That will fall back on the RN as being their fault. I have these issues too when clarifying a procedure. I haven't gotten called an idiot, but I do get attitude from rude doctors. I've been writing them up. T...

8. Being blamed for fall after shift

   Jlswims replied to notyetnurse's topic in General Nursing

   If you're not supposed to leave confused patient #1 without having someone else watch them, you should not have been given a second patient. That's a safety issue. sounds like a staffing problem. You can't be there for the whole shift. Regarding pati...

9. Day 4: 2016 Nurses Week Top 5 Things Contest

   Jlswims replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

   1. I have learned that being organized is great, but things always come up and you have to reprioritize. The key is to be flexible and roll with it. 2. Smile even if you don't feel like it. Patients like nurses who smile. It cheers them up. 3. Don'...