JessiekRN

JessiekRN

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  1. Just got the call...I'll be an ER nurse!

    JessiekRN replied to Prettyladie's topic in Emergency

    Congrats!! No advice yet as ill be starting soon myself. Keep in touch and let us know how it goes!! What state are you

  2. new grad interviewing for ER tomorrow!

    JessiekRN replied to sf415's topic in Emergency

    Hi!! I just got hired for an ER position in the hospital I've been working in. I 'm not a new grad, so I'm sure the interview will be different, but I thought I'd pass along some of my experience. The...

  3. Excited to finally call myself an ER nurse

    JessiekRN posted a topic in Emergency

    So..as of yesterday I found out I officially can call myself an ER nurse!! I got the position I interviewed for last week and after 3 years on med surg I can't even explain how fired up I am!! I know...

  4. Excited to finally call myself an ER nurse

    JessiekRN replied to JessiekRN's topic in Emergency

    Thank you all so much- I appreciate the warm welcome!! The excitement still hasn't worn off and I am very ready for this challenge. NREMT thank you very much for the excellent advice- I will...

  5. New Grad RN offered Hospital Position & Dr.'s office Position Need Advice :-)

    JessiekRN replied to kaylynnd06's topic in Nursing Career

    Hospital, hospital, hospital. With jobs being the way they are..do not pass up the opportunity. If cardiac is not what you love, it is usually very easy to transfer within a hospital system, once you...

  6. Prankster patients

    JessiekRN replied to Roy Fokker's topic in Emergency

    Not so much a prank but still made me laugh. The other day I had an extremely hard of hearing gentleman who was very pleasantly confused. Our interactions consisted of me yelling at the top of my...

  7. Interview for ER/ school conflict

    JessiekRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    So after three (very) long years doing ortho/ neuro/ med-surg, I have an interview tomorrow for an ER position. I am super excited. I love my floor- even at its craziest- and the people I work with...

  8. Interview for ER/ school conflict

    JessiekRN replied to JessiekRN's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you..it feels

  9. Interview for ER/ school conflict

    JessiekRN replied to JessiekRN's topic in General Nursing

    Just wanted to update...I did bring it up in ther interview..today I found out..I got the job!! So excited to be an ER nurse. Thank you all for your help..I can't wait to

  10. Dear Vocera

    JessiekRN replied to PeepnBiscuitsRN's topic in General Nursing

    Ha!! I thought my hospital was the only one that made us use these defective pieces of c***!! None of my nurse friends at other hospitals have even heard of the Vocera, and they don't even know how...

  11. What has been your worst nightmare about work?

    JessiekRN replied to JeneraterRN's topic in General Nursing

    I had the SAME thing happen to me..only it was my cell phone beeping because the battery was dying..and in my dream I couldn't figure out which room the beeping IV was in..so I was just wandering...

  12. PLEASE buy malpractice insurance!!

    JessiekRN replied to Athena2's topic in General Nursing

    OP.. just wanted to say.. whatever your situation is I am sorry- it sounds like it has been very rough. Hope you are over the hurdle for the most

  13. Interview for ER/ school conflict

    JessiekRN replied to JessiekRN's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you Merlee. Your post gave me a better perspective on my situation and I appreciate it. I am going to mention it, but as you advised I will not make an issue out of it and I'm going to hope my...

  14. Interview for ER/ school conflict

    JessiekRN replied to JessiekRN's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you all so much for your replies- it confirmed what I had already known- I want this job very badly, but not on dishonest terms. It looks likely that my school schedule will be consistent...

  15. 24/7 Video Cameras in ICU rooms

    JessiekRN replied to umcRN's topic in Critical Care

    Hi!! I work on a seizure unit..every patient is on continuous video EEG monitoring. The patient does have to sign consent for the video monitoring on admission, and we make them aware that they have...

  16. Interview for ER/ school conflict

    JessiekRN posted a topic in Emergency

    So after three (very) long years doing ortho/ neuro/ med-surg, I have an interview tomorrow for an ER position. I am super excited. I love my floor- even at its craziest- and the people I work with...

  17. How'd You Get Your ER Job?

    JessiekRN replied to commonsense's topic in Emergency

    After more than three (long) years doing med-surg (mostly ortho and neuro), I have an interview this Monday morning..wish me luck.. I'm so excited it's all I can think

  18. Hypothetical Ethical Issue

    JessiekRN replied to Pepper The Cat's topic in General Nursing

    I'm going to risk angering quite a few people but I'm going to go ahead with my thoughts anyhow. Since when did we become the morality

  19. Hypothetical Ethical Issue

    JessiekRN replied to Pepper The Cat's topic in General Nursing

    What if every nurse "politely refused that assignment"? My apologies if this offends anyone's sense of self righteousness..but really we aren't in this profession to judge patients..we don't get to...

  20. Do you prefer 8 hour or 12 hour shifts?

    JessiekRN replied to beeble's topic in General Nursing

    Ha..me too..if you can figure out how to swing that..let me

  21. hourly rounding

    JessiekRN replied to pmary45's topic in General Nursing

    Ohh I don't even want to get started on this but here I go anyhow. OP, I could have written your post, and now they have us started on the ridiculous task of hourly rounding for the entire floor....

  22. New Residents, Eeek!

    JessiekRN replied to ChristineN's topic in General Nursing

    Where is the supervision of these newbies? Maybe its just me..but shouldn't the attending (or at least the more seasoned baby md.s) be monitoring what these interns are

  23. Deoderant

    JessiekRN replied to cogath's topic in General Nursing

    Ha!! I have a chronically stinky co-worker who works the opposite shift from me..getting report from her in the morning is tortuous (she comes into work smelly, so after a busy 13 hour shift, the odor...

  24. Fictional vital sign charting

    JessiekRN replied to Rabid Response's topic in General Nursing

    Just a note from personal experience..I had this very issue. I used to work night shift on two separate floors, an ortho/med surg floor and a smaller neurology (primarily epilepsy) floor. Anyway, when...

  25. Passaic County Community College

    JessiekRN replied to denise0815's topic in New Jersey Nursing

    Hi!! Just wanted to let you know, most of the programs out there are pretty competitive, and they should be..school has to prepare you for the job, and the job definitely isn't easy!! That being said...