Jensmom7 BSN, RN

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    5/29 This week, I have learned... One year later!!!

    Jensmom7 replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    Ok, card carrying COB here. I remember the 5 rights: Right med, dose, route, time and patient. I learned the other 2 from here, but can't for the life of me remember (and frankly too lazy to Google...
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    What do you hate most about your job?

    Jensmom7 replied to PancakeSaturdays's topic in General Nursing

    Typo and/or whackadoodle spell check. I'm guessing the sentence was meant to read "Techs who are
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    Ridiculous medical mistakes on TV

    Jensmom7 replied to adventure_rn's topic in Nursing Humor

    While that isn't what usually happens, sometimes people will have what we call their "last hurrah", where they wake up, eat, visit with friends and family, and then die peacefully. One of my patients...
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    5/29 This week, I have learned... One year later!!!

    Jensmom7 replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    What I learned this week: * WILTW started about a month after I joined. So much good information, funny stuff and camaraderie. I have to go back to old editions; I tend to get so wrapped up in reading...
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    5/29 This week, I have learned... One year later!!!

    Jensmom7 replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    That's ok, my baby is going to be 32. [emoji33][emoji33]Interesting since I'm only
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    Job hunt advice for a second career nurse

    Jensmom7 replied to MellyMN's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    OP, Home Health is not the place for a new grad, whether you've had healthcare experience or not. You need good clinical skills and should be comfortable working without a safety net of other staff...
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    Quitting per diem without notice

    Jensmom7 replied to deefizzle's topic in General Nursing

    From her description I don't think it really matters to her if she's eligible for rehire with them or not. OP, it's a per diem job. Call off due to family emergency, don't sign up for any more...
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    Resignation in lieu of drug test? Is random testing the answer?

    Jensmom7 replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Neither do I. I don't smoke, don't drink, and the only time I take a controlled substance is when I have a valid prescription (and the most potent med I've ever had prescribed was Tylenol 3). My...
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    Resignation in lieu of drug test? Is random testing the answer?

    Jensmom7 replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Drug testing when there's a suspicion of diverting or working under the influence isn't random. Pulling 10 names out of a hat and sending them to the lab to pee in a cup. THAT'S random. It's an...
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    Weekend Nurse

    Jensmom7 replied to Gabrielle1818's topic in General Nursing

    Nursing may be your dream, but I think you're being a bit unrealistic about what nursing is all about. Telephone triage nurses need to be very good at assessing a situation and advising callers how...
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    what's your pet peeve?

    Jensmom7 replied to chacha82's topic in General Nursing

    This is precisely why, when I'm at a facility, I don't just ask if everyone has enough meds. I know who's getting stuff scheduled and fairly consistently PRN. I'll check the narc books and see for...
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    C'Mon Now!

    Jensmom7 replied to OyWithThePoodles's topic in School

    If she's in an abusive environment, she may have wanted to avoid the ER because they ask all kinds of embarrassing questions. Especially if she has a history of "unfortunate accidents". That's sad....
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    Medical marijuana vs. opiods in WC

    Jensmom7 replied to monkey205's topic in General Nursing

    Opinions are fine, but a good way to springboard conversation and discussion is to tell us what you have already
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    5/21 WILTW: The journey sucks and the end isn't pretty either

    Jensmom7 replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    Don't be sad, Nutmegge. You can't measure your grief by comparing it with another's. Family dynamics can really screw with people's emotions. I've learned over the years that everyone does it...
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    difference between nclex in certain states?

    Jensmom7 replied to eternalbride's topic in General Nursing

    Back in the day, State Boards were regulated by each state, and the difficulty could vary pretty significantly. If I recall, New York and California had Board exams that would give people stomach...
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    lvn in one state, rn in another?? not compact

    Jensmom7 replied to alpanurse26's topic in General Nursing

    Generally, you're held to the highest licensure you have. So even if you continue to work as an LVN, if anything happens, you're going to be investigated as an RN. Are there laws against it? That I...
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    Lung cancer and secondhand smoker

    Jensmom7 replied to zahnart99's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Ok, this has been pretty much the standard response of every student who expects to have their homework done for them and doesn't get the response they wanted. Can you see why most of us are...
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    I love home health but I miss my life

    Jensmom7 replied to bfit262's topic in Home Health

    When I did Home Care, the only way to get health insurance at the agency I was at was to be full time. I was the only full time nurse they had. I was also salaried, and the other nurses were FFV. Can...
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    Did anyone else see that we made it on Facebook?!

    Jensmom7 replied to krystalkae's topic in School

    This executive decision has been a train wreck since day one. I refuse to read any of the Facebook comments because of the sheer number of know it all non nurses who feel perfectly justified in...
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    40 yr old with GED. Is a MSN even possible?

    Jensmom7 replied to shamis's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    It could be done. I do have to admit my first thought was "Why in the world would someone want to subject them self to the rigors of nursing school when they're bumping up on middle age?" And then I...
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    what's your pet peeve?

    Jensmom7 replied to chacha82's topic in General Nursing

    Never thought that, personally, but a pet peeve of mine is NPs who look down their noses at RNs and LPNs and won't entertain any suggestions or questions from them. Said NP that I'm visualizing right...
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    Phones Are Down...

    Jensmom7 replied to OyWithThePoodles's topic in School

    I've run into a lot of phones that won't accept a *67 attempt. I always figure whoever I'm calling is avoiding someone so they want to see ALL the numbers lol. I generally make 99% of my calls from a...
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    what's your pet peeve?

    Jensmom7 replied to chacha82's topic in General Nursing

    Oh!! Another one. People who document on auto pilot and/or don't actually read what they write. Like the NP who documented that she instructed a patient to change position frequently and keep...
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    what's your pet peeve?

    Jensmom7 replied to chacha82's topic in General Nursing

    I'm from the era when children under the age of 12 weren't allowed to cross the threshold of a hospital, much less run unsupervised around a unit. By the time I left hospital nursing (late 90s), the...
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    5/21 WILTW: The journey sucks and the end isn't pretty either

    Jensmom7 replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    Ixchel, you can have 10 of