JWG223

JWG223

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  1. (IN)Appropriate Dress

    JWG223 replied to trinitymaster's topic in General Nursing

    I don't cringe, but I personally would dress

  2. Seasoned nurses AKA C.O.B members, How do you to be celebrated ?

    JWG223 replied to BSNbeauty's topic in General Nursing

    This. I'm far from seasoned, by the definition, though,

  3. Would you quit over white uniforms?

    JWG223 replied to TexMex22's topic in General Nursing

    Do you feel like nurses were respected back when you started because of what they wore, or because the patient was not "The Customer" and hospitals were more about curing what ails and comforting what...

  4. Seasoned nurses AKA C.O.B members, How do you to be celebrated ?

    JWG223 replied to BSNbeauty's topic in General Nursing

    What is a "seasoned nurse"? Googled "COB" and got Cystitis and Overactive

  5. Money-back guarantee nursing school

    JWG223 replied to TexMex22's topic in General Nursing

    Love stuff like this. Got a publish

  6. Has anyone ever escaped?

    JWG223 replied to ellieheart's topic in General Nursing

    ADD/Mild autism/IQ145. I am honestly shocked that you made it through nursing school. I am a bit anti-group (I didn't hang out after classes and clique little restaurants with the rich kids. Noone in...

  7. Would you quit over white uniforms?

    JWG223 replied to TexMex22's topic in General Nursing

    It further implies that nursing staff doesn't matter. Just a necessary evil required for the hospital to make profit, and they will dress that necessary evil as prettily as required for guests to give...

  8. Would you quit over white uniforms?

    JWG223 replied to TexMex22's topic in General Nursing

    No. The problem would be self-correcting as people with well water, body fluids, etc. ruined the white uniforms and guests complained that their waiters and maids looked dirty, lol I'd rebel and wear...

  9. Accepting aging and disability

    JWG223 replied to Jules A's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah, LTC = deterioration for sure, IMO. Seen it myself in family, friends, and patients. That said, to be fair, LTC's are horribly understaffed, and the choice is often "no bath, or insufficient...

  10. Accepting aging and disability

    JWG223 replied to Jules A's topic in General Nursing

    That sounds terribly depressing. Why not a "blow it all out and die of a massive heart attack" trip to Mexico involving tons of hookers and cocaine? Wait...you might decide you want to live some more!...

  11. Beyond Burnout: What is Compassion Fatigue?

    JWG223 replied to Lynda Lampert, RN's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks, this was a very good article. It defined a few terms for me that I had heard used interchangeably, which should not have been. I appreciate

  12. Long hair unrestrained at work

    JWG223 replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Let a patient grab it and you will rein it in. Most of my female co-workers wear their hair long, but many have chosen to go for some restraint so they can whip it out of the way when someone nuts up...

  13. Critical thinking

    JWG223 replied to babbar's topic in General Nursing

    -Rehydrate/correct electrolyte imbalance -Librium -Psych

  14. Would I be wrong if...

    JWG223 replied to 2k15NurseExtern4u's topic in General Nursing

    Anyone who has ever seen the bloody mess blown into an ambu-bag and would still do mouth-to-mouth is either crazy, or talking about their own

  15. Would I be wrong if...

    JWG223 replied to 2k15NurseExtern4u's topic in General Nursing

    No, it's not wrong. No, it's not self centered. I agree 100%. I am an employee, not a

  16. New nurse

    JWG223 replied to andreead's topic in First Year After Licensure

    He is being honest. I know of facilities who do fit his description. The flip side of the coin is that many of those facilities have real issues, and charge nurse positions are dirty political animals...

  17. New nurse

    JWG223 replied to andreead's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I regret getting my BSN, because to-date, it has done ZERO for my income. I learned no-more in school about nursing than an ADN, and it has cost me 2 years of productive work-time and introduced me to...

  18. 12hr vs 8hr

    JWG223 replied to GingerHale's topic in General Nursing

    Please take it with a grain of salt as I am not a single mom, or female, but everyone I know and work with who is female, is (with the exception of 2). Many of them worked 12 hour shifts for the money...

  19. Do you auscultate your NGs?

    JWG223 replied to Carpediem1012's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, every shift. However, initial placement is verified via XR. You fail to auscultate that NGT (or use whatever method you are told to at your facility) and it ends up filling a lung with Nepro, and...

  20. Accepting aging and disability

    JWG223 replied to Jules A's topic in General Nursing

    You would be

  21. Can I Make it in Today's Nursing?

    JWG223 replied to foxlover's topic in General Nursing

    I worked with a nurse who was on her way to 80. You can do it if you put your mind to it. It's not like other jobs are all perfect, either. The body doesn't really matter. I've worked around tons of...

  22. O2 sat monitor question

    JWG223 replied to createun's topic in General Nursing

    Excellent advice to treat the patient not the number. Pretty much all been said. Keep the extremeties warm and correlate heart rate readings. Numbers should be relatively legit

  23. Military Spouse

    JWG223 replied to psalms017's topic in General Nursing

    Not married but most women I work with are married to men stationed at the local base. They don't seem to have problems with employment. Just my tiny

  24. I Have The Time and Other Lies

    JWG223 replied to Preeps's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I bet it would

  25. I Have The Time and Other Lies

    JWG223 replied to Preeps's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Look...I deal with stereo systems on my time off. Big magnets in those amps. Must have set one on it...yeah