JimmyDurham9

JimmyDurham9

Ambulatory Care, LTC, OB, CCU, Occ Hth

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  1. Do women find male nurses attractive?

    JimmyDurham9 replied to Sykadia's topic in Men in Nursing

    Career is just one aspect of a person, and while it possesses a certain significance in choosing a person with whom to spend one's life, in the grand scheme the nature of your inquiry is centered on...

  2. Nurse Innovators Hub - Our Latest Addition

    JimmyDurham9 replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in News, Announcements

    Udemy and Coursera are two sites that have awesome classes that are also

  3. How To Get Started As A Nurse Writer

    JimmyDurham9 replied to Elizabeth Hanes's topic in Nurse Entrepreneurs, Innovators

    I'd like to clarify if it is against the rules to mention resources you consider useful by name. If there's something that has helped you out and you have vetted as a resource that isn't a waste of...

  4. LTC's are a joke

    JimmyDurham9 replied to baygrl11's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Yes, I work in LTC, and am familiar with survey inspections. And yes, I have been in some of the most God forsaken situations having to juggle critically ill patients, pass meds, and sometimes even...

  5. Bored in ambulatory care

    JimmyDurham9 replied to Lizabeth1115's topic in General Nursing

    I can see where you're coming from, but like it was said before, you may be underestimating the value of critical thinking skills. I may be in the minority, but I think a nurse with strong critical...

  6. LTC's are a joke

    JimmyDurham9 replied to baygrl11's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Does that mean that the meds just didn't get passed? Or if you didn't meet the 2 hour time frame that you were penalized? When I worked critical care, there were periods of consistently being short...

  7. LTC's are a joke

    JimmyDurham9 replied to baygrl11's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Those of you who discovered LTC was not a fit for you and left it, bravo. Bluntly speaking, you have no business working the specialty if you had such a powerfully negative response to it. Others...

  8. Safe staffing in clinics/office setting?

    JimmyDurham9 replied to BDOGGRN's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    Thank you for your comment! I LOVE that you would not commit the patient oversights I have seen in my experience! I agree that experience plays a large part in it as I have seen RNs commit similar...

  9. Average time to administer flu shot?

    JimmyDurham9 replied to JimmyDurham9's topic in Patient Medications

    That's been my experience too. The documentation. I'm dealing with cajoling from management to administer more vaccines an hour even though I think our nurses are going an appropriate amount of time....

  10. Average time to administer flu shot?

    JimmyDurham9 posted a topic in Patient Medications

    I'm curious about what an appropriate average amount of time to safely administer a flu vaccine is while still making the patient feel unrushed. Certainly there are exceptions if the patient has...

  11. What's it like being a nurse?

    JimmyDurham9 replied to timeedson's topic in General Nursing

    Hard work and taxing some days. Fulfilling always despite the taxing days if you're lucky and truly want to be a

  12. Safe staffing in clinics/office setting?

    JimmyDurham9 replied to BDOGGRN's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    Primary care models are in a state of change currently. Unfortunately, the norm tends to be the idea "least number of staff that maintains the bare minimum of quality care." If a clinic sees...

  13. Dealing with pediatric patients

    JimmyDurham9 posted a topic in Pediatric

    I'm starting a new job on pediatric floor, and the only peds experience I have is in primary care. I'm nervous as all get out, and reading up pediatric nursing, which is only making me more nervous....

  14. Dealing with pediatric patients

    JimmyDurham9 replied to JimmyDurham9's topic in Pediatric

    Thank you for your advice and words of encouragement! I've found I do best with school age kids because I find it easy to be silly and banter with them. I tended to take more of an authoritative role...

  15. People really need to stop coming into nursing

    JimmyDurham9 replied to DUDERNGUY's topic in General Nursing

    I had to read this multiple times because I couldn't believe my eyes. There are sentences in this post that are absolutely out of line and disrespectful. You should be ashamed of yourself for this:...

  16. People really need to stop coming into nursing

    JimmyDurham9 replied to DUDERNGUY's topic in General Nursing

    I learned early on in school that a straight med surg job was not for me for the sheer fact that I saw how overworked the nurses were and just how much those floors drained them. And I see now what it...

  17. MSN, NP programs in Florida

    JimmyDurham9 replied to travelrn2015's topic in General Nursing

    I can't speak for in the context of this site, but you could just enter the search term "MSN + Florida" into Google and it should return some results on brick and mortar. Beyond that, the "Students"...

  18. Working on student nurse resume

    JimmyDurham9 replied to aqhax2's topic in General Nursing

    It sounds like it's something you shouldn't address until you've begun. It follows similarly to the idea in nursing that you don't document it until you've done it. In this case, at least until...

  19. Acute I/P Therapies

    JimmyDurham9 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Can someone clarify for me what acute I/P therapies are? I'm unfamiliar with the term, and have not been successful in finding the answer

  20. Acute I/P Therapies

    JimmyDurham9 replied to JimmyDurham9's topic in General Nursing

    Which I guess it's just another term for what is called inpatient

  21. Acute I/P Therapies

    JimmyDurham9 replied to JimmyDurham9's topic in General Nursing

    I've seen it in the context of job listings, and I didn't recognize it as a specialty and never saw it termed like that as unit at the hospitals where I worked. Your guess makes sense though! That...

  22. People really need to stop coming into nursing

    JimmyDurham9 replied to DUDERNGUY's topic in General Nursing

    I think this topic highlights how important it is for us to involve ourselves in our profession by way of professional organizations like ANA. Don't just sit back, doing nothing, and getting fed up...

  23. Pain Seekers

    JimmyDurham9 replied to missswiss44's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I say no, because according to all professional guidelines, pain is what the patient says it is. There is no objective way to determine presence or severity of pain. VS are only guideposts. VS are...

  24. Pain Seekers

    JimmyDurham9 replied to missswiss44's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I too despise the term "drug seeker." You don't get to cherry pick who you help, anyone that comes through the door you treat them with the respect, dignity, and care that is deserving of a human...

  25. Get the Bsn or leave nursing?

    JimmyDurham9 replied to smartnurse1982's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    So specialize. Nursing is incredibly versatile. Find a niche and specialize; become an expert. It's not just "nursing" now. Specializations are popping up continuously. and besides education is an...