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  1. The worst code you've seen?

    jesshopper12 posted a topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Hello fellow nurses - I have been a nurse now for almost 5 years, and I've seen quite a few codes. So I am wondering: what is the worst code you've seen/been involved

  2. The worst code you've seen?

    jesshopper12 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hello fellow nurses - I have been a nurse now for almost 5 years, and I've seen quite a few codes. So I am wondering: what is the worst code you've seen/been involved

  3. ICU vs. assist. nurse mgr......

    jesshopper12 posted a topic in General Nursing

    What do you think, fellow nurses? I have been a nurse for >5 years now, and I'm ready for a change. There is an assistant nurse mgr position open on m current floor, but I am not sure if I want to...

  4. Needle Stick Injury on HIV+ pt

    jesshopper12 replied to holdencaufield's topic in General Nursing

    I am so so sorry you are going through this - you are not at all overreacting. Please know we are all thinking of you - keep us updated. -- Hugs

  5. Quirky Habits?

    jesshopper12 replied to dorisc1981's topic in General Nursing

    I have to set my clock for a time that "feels right". Strange, I know. .

  6. Day/Night with young children at home

    jesshopper12 posted a topic in General Nursing

    So I am looking at transferring to another unit at the hospital that will require working day/night. I currently work straight days. I did the swing shift deal when I first started nursing, but I had...

  7. Day/Night with young children at home

    jesshopper12 replied to jesshopper12's topic in General Nursing

    The thing of it is that the day/night part of it will be a 70/30 mix. 70% of your preferred shift, and 30% of the less desired (nights). And I've been told that there are enough RNs there that like to...

  8. do you skip your lunch break routinely?

    jesshopper12 replied to Leelee2's topic in General Nursing

    All of the time. There are days that I don't eat until 3 or 4pm, and even then it's just a

  9. The worst code you've seen?

    jesshopper12 replied to jesshopper12's topic in General Nursing

    I was the charge RN one weekend with a patient assignment and an orientee. As charge RN, I was helping out another RN by transferring her patient to another unit to initiate bipap (can't do it on our...

  10. The worst code you've seen?

    jesshopper12 replied to jesshopper12's topic in General Nursing

    This did indeed give me goosebumps -

  11. Sheath pulls

    jesshopper12 posted a topic in Cardiac

    All you cardiac/cath nurses who have the pleasure of pulling lines post cath (either in the cath lab or on the unit)...what is your worst experience while pulling a line? I have been on a...

  12. how long is your commute?

    jesshopper12 replied to The Bell Jar's topic in General Nursing

    90 miles round trip/50 min-1 hr (depending on

  13. DNR - What would you do?

    jesshopper12 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Very ill, 50-some year old man, single, no children, few friends, unable to walk, many, many health strikes against him. This patient is VERY ill, and at one point was DNR. Since this admission, code...

  14. Need some support

    jesshopper12 replied to ladydame's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I can relate to how you feel...I started my job in July as a new grad and hated it pretty much from the beginning. I too wanted to quit...I would cry before the shiftand contemplate calling in...

  15. first week of night shift over...

    jesshopper12 replied to stn2003's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I work a day/night rotation, so I get to see both worlds of nursing. I hear day shifters complaining about night shifters, and visa versa. I just stand back and smile, because I know the world of...

  16. Essentials of Critical Care Orientation via AACN online...

    jesshopper12 replied to Corvette Guy's topic in MICU, SICU

    Does this cost anything? Or do you need to become a member of the

  17. Grey's Anatomy thoughts

    jesshopper12 replied to baby_gurl0604's topic in General Nursing

    I like the show - haven't missed an episode yet - but after the last couple I've stopped caring. They portray nurses as rude and short-tempered - what about those of us who care for their patients and...

  18. Need advice/new grad....

    jesshopper12 replied to GrnHonu99's topic in General Nursing

    Depends on how specific you want to get on your experience. I went for Med-Surg and had a great time. Otherwise I would've gone for ICU (if it had been available..). Best of

  19. RN as a pharmaceutical rep?

    jesshopper12 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi all - Wondering if anyone here has worked as or knows another RN who has worked as a pharmaceutical rep. Any info on qualifications? Where to locate job opportunity info? I worked in a pharmacy for...

  20. RN for 6 months...feel like a newbie

    jesshopper12 posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    Hi all - I graduated from school in May 05 and have been working on a very busy cardiac/thoracic unit since July 05. A couple of weeks ago it was like I had a revelation...I couldn't believe how...

  21. Night shift nurses...How many hours of sleep do you get?

    jesshopper12 replied to lpnin03's topic in General Nursing

    Anyone else find themselves getting sick a lot when working night shift? This past week & a half I've had a cold and the stomach flu (which I'm finally getting over after 4 days...). Not to...

  22. New Job before 1year of experience??

    jesshopper12 replied to Kate0140's topic in First Year After Licensure

    QUOTE: I changed shifts and worked 11p-7a and found that it was a completely different environment. Everyone was a TEAM. No one was ever alone, especially in a crisis situation. I have found the...

  23. What to do with Master's?

    jesshopper12 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi all - I'm hoping to get somegreat advice. I have my BSN degree and have been working in a large teaching hospital for 6 months. I am thinking of going back to school in the fall for my Master's,...

  24. Anyone have a huge student loan bill?

    jesshopper12 replied to dreamBIG's topic in First Year After Licensure

    $77,000 in loans...never qualified for scholarships...I'll be paying for the next 30

  25. Frustrated

    jesshopper12 posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    Hi all - I graduated from nursing school in May and began my position on a Med/Surg Cardiac/Thoracic unit 3 1/2 months ago. I enjoy it most days, but it is a difficult unit and very fast paced....