JenERally

JenERally

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  1. Got dumped on by snow and nurse manager

    JenERally posted a topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Out-of-pocket, I spent over $200 between a hotel room and an overnight sitter to guarantee my on-time arrival to work and specifically a "mandatory" staff meeting during a snow storm last week. Only...

  2. Being Bullied

    JenERally replied to sarahhg's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Tech staff on my unit bully nurses and administrative staff who call them to task and ask them to do their jobs (as opposed to sitting behind a closed curtain with feet up while the unit's crazy busy...

  3. Conscious Sedation in ED

    JenERally replied to foragreatergood's topic in Emergency

    Moderate sedation is moderate sedation whenever medication is given to decrease a patient's LOC. It isn't so much the specific medication as it's more the indication for giving the medication. The...

  4. Got dumped on by snow and nurse manager

    JenERally replied to JenERally's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    You guys rock! Thanks for the replies. I'll be paid for one hour as if the meeting had taken place as originally planned, but a minute more than that would've required an act from God, regardless of...

  5. Mispronunciations That Drive You Nuts

    JenERally replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    Due-ah-dee-num

  6. "hard science" requirements for RN's

    JenERally replied to brownbook's topic in General Nursing

    I would rather take A&P, microbiology, advanced patho, ANYTHING, while having my fingernails and toenails ripped off if that meant that I never had to take a chemistry class ever again! 18 years...

  7. Healthcare deductables

    JenERally replied to CriticalCareRN1's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Wow, reading the horror stories on this thread makes me really grateful for my employer-sponsored health insurance! $120 biweekly for myself and daughter. In network, no deductible, $10 PCP copay, $20...

  8. Pregnant

    JenERally replied to emilybuchanan1030's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    Pregnancy-related illnesses such as severe morning sickness, sciatica, gestational diabetes, PIH, etc are better protected in the US than they were five years ago now that the PDA is federal law. I...

  9. Rude coworkers

    JenERally replied to djroxy05's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    This belongs on a tshirt! So

  10. Rude coworkers

    JenERally replied to djroxy05's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    A perfect example of how all of this is alive and well (unfortunately) would be getting publicly scolded by a coworker for not inputting unit's monthly hand washing PI data due to a patient who...

  11. Would you take a patient's blood sugar without an "order"?

    JenERally replied to Nola009's topic in General Nursing

    I've found that a pt's request for a finger stick can be the most telling "sign" of hypoglycemia especially in pts who are already beta

  12. Fear of vomiting and vomit?

    JenERally replied to Nursetobe25's topic in General Nursing

    Sputum is my

  13. The Perfect Shift: Are cameras on us?

    JenERally replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    And NEVER drop the "Q"

  14. Attendance

    JenERally replied to IttyBittyBabyRN's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Does your facility require employees on FMLA leave to make up missed time or only those on non-FMLA absences? Hopefully not because that's a huge FMLA no-no. It's so pathetic that educated,...

  15. Is it legal to have RN's use full name on badge?

    JenERally replied to nitrorocket's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    My hospital instituted the use of an extra badge with our first name, first letter of last name if first name is common, and title that rests on top "real" badge with full name. This was instituted...

  16. What's the funniest most unusual baby name?

    JenERally replied to nirvana1's topic in Nursing Humor

    Candida La-a "la-dash-uh"

  17. how stupid does your charge think you are?

    JenERally replied to passive sambo's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I agree with the PP about the unlikelihood of a BON taking a complaint regarding a nurse's rudeness seriously. But I think applying the principles of therapeutic communication that most nurses got...

  18. So disappointed in hospital RNs and MDs

    JenERally replied to carachel2's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Amen! I reported a physician who chose to scold me in front of coworkers for performing an EKG on a pt who had just arrived via EMS because now he had "to handle it." Apparently an EKG wasn't...

  19. Denied employment at agency due to ordered prescriptions

    JenERally replied to RNwithHonors's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    You'll get a DUI if you fail the field sobriety tests that the officer administers, not for simply having Vicodin in your

  20. Zofran

    JenERally replied to Paramedic51's topic in Patient Medications

    *interval*

  21. Zofran

    JenERally replied to Paramedic51's topic in Patient Medications

    I wonder if he was referring to the black box warning that zofran carries in higher doses to cause SADS (Sudden Arrhythmic Death Syndrome) by prolonging the QT

  22. Does anybody else feel guilty about calling off?

    JenERally replied to Codeblue1982's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Wow.... Speaking as a single parent to a child in preK and as a parent who has also buried a child following "just a GI bug", my duty as mom will ALWAYS trump my duties as a nurse. Does that make me...

  23. New nurse with Hep C. Should I disclose it?

    JenERally replied to Tor13's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    Your honesty is commendable, but I absolutely agree with other posters that your HCV status is none of your employer's business. It absolutely doesn't affect your ability to perform your job and...

  24. Job differences

    JenERally replied to MissChrissy's topic in Gastroenterology

    Personally, I think the GI techs on my unit provide more technical assistance than pt care. They're extremely well versed in equipment knowledge and troubleshooting, but as far as many nursing...

  25. Could Be Fired for IV skills.

    JenERally replied to Caffeine_IV's topic in General Nursing

    My unit actually started doing this recently. A few "expert" people with the most experience put a competency outline together, and everyone has to be observed by one of the observers placing 3...