sjb2005

sjb2005

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  1. Pet Peeves

    sjb2005 replied to sjb2005's topic in General Nursing

    Big Big Mess! Can I follow you after your shift is over? I cannot focus until the tangled web is straightened out. A major patient hazard. Especially when I worked IMC. Multiple IV lines, monitor...

  2. Pet Peeves

    sjb2005 replied to sjb2005's topic in General Nursing

    Oh, I am sooooo with you on that. Like when your patient is diaphoretic and in the middle of a seizure. The machine needs to have the control check done. Oh, so sorry MR/MS patient. Love to help...

  3. life after death

    sjb2005 replied to nettie01's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Life begins and it eventually ends. That is our reality. What a person chooses to believe is their own conviction. For caregivers, repetative loss of patients or residents can be very trying. This...

  4. Nurses, Would you go into nursing if you had to do it all over again?

    sjb2005 replied to 4everpeace's topic in General Nursing

    I would not be a nurse. If I could do It over again I would be a physician , radiologist or an anesthesiologist instead. Maybe in my next life I'll get it

  5. What can an RN do than an LPN can't?

    sjb2005 replied to pdpeanut's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Whew! This is a loaded subject. I was a CNA, LPN, then a RN. I only recommend a nurse become at least an ASN (RN). LPNs play an important role in patient care settings. Many are extremely...

  6. Balancing Theory and Skills??

    sjb2005 replied to cn2007rn's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    My advice is to focus more on theory. Skills are easy to master with practice after you pass your board examinations and get a nursing position. Get the basics on skills and pass your return...

  7. help with inservices

    sjb2005 replied to panurse101's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    I love it! Now that makes nursing and learning fun. Sometimes things snowball just in the right

  8. When to call the doctor?

    sjb2005 replied to perfectbluebuildings's topic in First Year After Licensure

    With time and more experience, you will learn when it's necessary to call the physician on a night shift. Consult the charge or senior nurse. Sometimes, even with the best advice, you will develop a...

  9. help with inservices

    sjb2005 replied to panurse101's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    Activity and attendee participation. I have been more successful if there is class participation. For example: I did an inservice on Diabetes. In order to make a lasting impression on the class...

  10. Worst nursing experience

    sjb2005 replied to Alpha13's topic in General Nursing

    Tell Me! Don't hold it in. I will share my fun nursing stories with you. Maybe you will LOL.

  11. Worst nursing experience

    sjb2005 replied to Alpha13's topic in General Nursing

    Thank You for the great nurse that your are!

  12. Worst nursing experience

    sjb2005 replied to Alpha13's topic in General Nursing

    I have always been reluctant to practice with babies and kids because of the stress it causes. Thank the Lord for nurses like

  13. What do you honestly think you would have done?

    sjb2005 replied to DutchgirlRN's topic in General Nursing

    All you can do is, what you can do. Life is survival of the fitest. Loss of life is a fact. Take a class in environmental science and the eco system. Believe that those unfortunate to lose their...

  14. Worst nursing experience

    sjb2005 replied to Alpha13's topic in General Nursing

    Oh Boy! I've got some horror stories!!!!! How about the time I was working a subacute vent unit in Las Vegas. There was lighting storm. It was Labor Day. I took my orientee out to view the...

  15. Former Minnesotan now in Tucson, AZ!

    sjb2005 replied to iliket3's topic in General Nursing

    When your contract is up, GET OUT AND GET BACK TO MINNESOTA! I worked in Las Vegas for almost 2 years, It was a nightmare. I worked the same units and then some that you have. Minnesota is much...

  16. Don't Like It!

    sjb2005 replied to 4EverHis's topic in First Year After Licensure

    4EverHis, I have been a Registered Nurse for about 14 years. I liked alot of things about being a nurse for many years, but, I am where you are at. I've worked many areas of nursing trying to find...

  17. Confirming PortACath access

    sjb2005 replied to sjb2005's topic in Oncology

    Thanks for the info Binkey. This is what I thought with a little extra added info to boot. I was wanting an expert opinion since my co workers have insisted that a port is still viable without blood...

  18. Confirming PortACath access

    sjb2005 posted a topic in Oncology

    Does blood return always confirm correct access of the PortACath? Is there another method?