Jensmom7 BSN, RN

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  1. Jensmom7

    No pain meds in ER??

    Actually, in Hospice we use Morphine as much for respiratory distress as we do for pain. I've given Roxanol 10mg SL every hour for respiratory distress. Usually works
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    C'Mon Now!

    Hey, I heard Whoopie Goldberg is lobbying to get medical marijuana approved for menstrual cramps. All I ever got was a heating pad and a couple of Midol...C'mon
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    How often does this happen

    Her SO is an Internist (and I only learned this from reading her other threads). As such, it isn't his duty to discipline nurses, if they even need to be disciplined. It may be a case of the nurses...
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    Would you report possible diversion?

    Unfortunately, I think anyone who has done any reading on this site knows exactly who is being
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    The hamster is loose.

    Yep, played fine when I pulled it up on YouTube, but when I tried it
  6. Jensmom7

    The hamster is loose.

    Unfortunately, the link doesn't play. That's why I edited my earlier post about finding the original. It gave me a sangry (sad/angry) that I couldn't share
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    CNA Bonus Plan

    Modern thinking. Kind of like how everyone gets a trophy simply for showing up at an event, without having to participate. Sadly, it seems to be the only way to motivate some to do what really is...
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    The hamster is loose.

    Be da be be be, be da be dum... Lol I loved those little guys. I need to find the original
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    The hamster is loose.

    Woot!! The second grade teacher should have the kids write stories about Hammie's adventures in the big world. P.S. Anyone else here old enough to remember the "Hampster Dance" video from the late...
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    The film: Vaxxed.

    I have a lot more to look through on the subject, but apparently advanced age (maternal AND paternal, and some studies place paternal age higher on the risk scale), large age span between parents, and...
  11. Remember, this was mid 70s. Complete bed rest for back pain. Heat lamps to dry up draining wounds (Sometimes those wound beds looked like cracked desert). I cringe now thinking about how much...
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    Bad at conversation

    I second the PP who said that if you had not mentioned English is not your first language, I wouldn't have thought it. It does raise a possibility. Are you from a culture where it is felt to be...
  13. Jensmom7

    What's up with all the 'failed NCLEX' posts?

    ^^^This. I sat Boards back in the time of the dinosaurs (you should have seen the T-Rex trying to get pencil to paper. This was long before testing centers had to provide accommodations). The...
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    Why Do Computers Still Seem NEWFANGLED?

    Both my parents were touch typists-Mom was a secretary/bookkeeper, Dad was a radio operator during Korea, and one of his duties was to intercept and transcribe enemy communications. They had mad...
  15. Do you stay up nights trying to come up with all these bizarre
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    I'm not coming back to this gig!

    Look for the silver lining here. If you have to "hover" at least you'll have great
  17. Jensmom7

    Peep Laparotomy with Cadbury Creme Implant

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    The hamster is loose.

    Let's face it, if you were a potential science experiment, wouldn't YOU be a little cranky?? Actually, I'm thinking the kids didn't know how to pick them up (swooping down on a hamster from above...
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    Why Do Computers Still Seem NEWFANGLED?

    One of my friends in college (mid 70s) actually did use an abacus. She was proficient enough to be able to correctly balance her checkbook with it. I was muy impressed. I wanted to take a typing...
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    Not what I expected

    Is this even a possibility in today's culture? I would think that all the nurses in the OB department would be cross trained with the expectation of filling in wherever they are needed. I haven't...
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    Weird/ Dumb Nursing School Rules

    You wear flip-flops to climb a hill?? You must have AWESOME calf muscles, lol. Anyway, on topic. When I went to school, waaayyyy back in the 70s, our nursing classes (clinical and classroom) started...
  22. You may be a hotshot facility NP, but there's a reason the Hospice evals are entrusted to the lowly Hospice RN and not you. It's because you don't know diddly-squat about LCDs, what a terminal...
  23. A vengeful former employer once tried to block my unemployment. It went to an adjudicator. We were on a conference call with her (by voice alone she reminded me of Judge Judy lol). I told my side,...
  24. I've learned that the menstrual cup discussion makes me SO glad that I'm 5 years post menopausal and can zip right past "that aisle" at Kmart without wondering "do I need to get anything??" I've also...
  25. I have some awesome coloring books and a lot of really good colored