jeastridge BSN, RN

Faith Community Nurse (FCN)

BSN, RN, Faith Community Nurse

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    Gonna Quit: When Nursing Is Rough...

    jeastridge replied to jeastridge's topic in General Nursing

    You list some serious problems and these that you listed often go unmentioned because they are more subtle--but the pressure is there. Maybe some other nurses can chime in on their strategies for...
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    Gonna Quit: When Nursing Is Rough...

    jeastridge replied to jeastridge's topic in General Nursing

    I hear you. It is hard. In the right place it can be very rewarding but that is not the case with every nursing job. I hope that you find something that is just the right fit for you.
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    Gonna Quit: When Nursing Is Rough...

    jeastridge replied to jeastridge's topic in General Nursing

    Dear friend, I was so sorry to hear about your bad experiences, especially the reports of bullying. I hope that you go on to find something that is satisfying and rewarding and can put all these...
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    Renewal and Refreshment by Giving More

    jeastridge posted a topic in General Nursing

    It is the season to think about gift giving: we exchange gifts, food, parties. But as nurses, we sometimes find this a difficult season to work through; not only do we have more opportunities and...
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    Parish Nursing

    jeastridge replied to footster's topic in Parish

    Hello! I hope I can help. I have been a Parish Nurse/Faith Community Nurse for 20+ years and continue to love this ministry as a wonderful way to serve and to put my nursing skills to good use. I...
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    Politics in the Nursing Work Place: When Conflicts Arise

    jeastridge posted a topic in General Nursing

    - A colleague makes a disparaging remark about a political candidate that you like. - A patient makes a racial slur against a national leader while you are caring for them. - An offensive...
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    World Hospice & Palliative Care Day- Oct 13 Taking Stock of Where We Are

    jeastridge posted a topic in General Nursing

    I checked my phone as it buzzed with a text message: "Dad's in the ER." Heart sinking, I replied to my friend, Martha, "What's up?" She went on to explain that her dad, a long term Alzheimer's patient...
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    The Nurse Optimist

    jeastridge posted a topic in General Nursing

    The Nurse OptimistBeing on the consumer side of nursing is eye-opening. As they wheeled my mother back to the holding area, I walked beside her, ready to take her hearing assistance devices once the...
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    Renewed Passion and Dedication to Nursing Profession

    jeastridge posted a topic in General Nursing

    Renewed Passion and Dedication to Nursing ProfessionDo you ever feel depleted like you might have lost some of your passion and dedication to the nursing profession? How can we combat that tendency...
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    The Nurse Optimist

    jeastridge replied to jeastridge's topic in General Nursing

    I love your response! Way to go and BE.
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    Renewed Passion and Dedication to Nursing Profession

    jeastridge replied to jeastridge's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you for your nice comment. I wish you all the very best as you set out to return to nursing. We welcome you back and need your enthusiasm. I also thank you for the recommendation and I will...
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    Nurse Mentors: A Mantra for Life

    jeastridge posted a topic in General Nursing

    While out walking in my neighborhood, a young woman I know who graduated 6 months ago, caught up with me and we started walking together. After catching up with her news of being a new hire at the...
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    A Cry for Help: How to Be the Best Advocates Possible for our Patients

    jeastridge posted a topic in General Nursing

    I heard her yelling as I walked down the hall of the Neuro ICU toward her room. As her Parish Nurse, I had visited the 90 year old Nancy on multiple occasions in her home, then in the assisted living...
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    Learning to Talk

    jeastridge posted a topic in General Nursing

    The doctor walked into the exam room where the patient sat on the edge of the exam table. In her late 50's, she was slender and held herself erect, tense as if preparing to slide off that...
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    A Pause at the Moment of Death: Your Thoughts

    jeastridge posted a topic in General Nursing

    The patient came in by ambulance after a motor vehicle accident. His body was intact because the impact had not been severe, but it appeared he had had a medical event that precipitated the crash and...
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    A Pause at the Moment of Death: Your Thoughts

    jeastridge replied to jeastridge's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you, Johnathan, for helping get The Pause started! And thank you for your input here. All the best to you.
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    Utilization Review Nurse: Making It Clear

    jeastridge posted a topic in General Nursing

    In today's world, we hear a lot about utilization review, prior approvals, allowable days, meeting criteria and many other phrases that are bandied about but which provoke little clarity. Although we...
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    When the Patient Refuses Hospice

    jeastridge replied to jeastridge's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you! It's always good to try to look at the whole picture. It's complicated, for sure, and becoming more so...I appreciate your feedback and thoughtful input.
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    When the Patient Refuses Hospice

    jeastridge posted a topic in General Nursing

    George stepped out of the hospital room and shut the door softly behind him. As his Faith Community Nurse, I had just stopped by to check in and asked him if it might be a good time to talk. "She just...
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    When the Patient Refuses Hospice

    jeastridge replied to jeastridge's topic in General Nursing

    The patient ended up having several good weeks at home with family in and out. Then she fell and had to go the ER for pain management. After that, she realized she was dying and hospice came in for a...
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    When the Patient Refuses Hospice

    jeastridge replied to jeastridge's topic in General Nursing

    There are times when we do everything in our power and we cannot make the situation ok--at least safe and comfortable in our estimation. When those times happen, sometimes we have to follow along and...
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    When the Patient Refuses Hospice

    jeastridge replied to jeastridge's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you. As it turned out, resources for this family were not a concern. I don't know about how the reimbursement for the ambulance went but I suspect that will have to pay for that privately. As...
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    When the Patient Refuses Hospice

    jeastridge replied to jeastridge's topic in General Nursing

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    When the Patient Refuses Hospice

    jeastridge replied to jeastridge's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks! I think the family ended up paying privately for the ambulance ride but it didn't seem to be a problem for them. The pain management plan was updated several times after the patient went...
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    Teen Mental Health: Problem Prevention

    jeastridge posted a topic in General Nursing

    When 17 year old Jordan Binion died from suicide, his parents, Deborah and Willie Binion, were devastated. The fact that he had been suffering from mental health issues prior to his death made the...