Jensmom7 BSN, RN

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    Nursing student with 0 experience

    Jensmom7 replied to al-sheikhh's topic in General Students

    It's been even more of awhile for me, 40 years. Back then there were no CNAs, just "nurse's aides". I had no experience when I entered my program. It wasn't required. I had MedSurg I in the Spring,...
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    Skin Changes At Life's End (SCALE)

    Jensmom7 replied to VickyRN's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Kennedy Terminal wounds are a big indicator of impending death, as has already been pointed out. The phenomenon was named after the Hospice nurse who first put two and two together and described the...
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    Fired from first job..."not eligible for re-hire"

    Jensmom7 replied to run.for.the.roses's topic in General Nursing

    Actually it's the 90 day probationary period that's more critical: your employer can lay you go at any point during those 90 days, and they don't have to give any reason . Why would you want to give...
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    Where did you go get your background check for nursing school?

    Jensmom7 replied to Oceanblu's topic in General Students

    Oodles, you're such a bad girl!! [emoji41] On topic: I'm such a dinosaur that there WEREN'T any background checks when I went to school
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    Fired from first job..."not eligible for re-hire"

    Jensmom7 replied to run.for.the.roses's topic in General Nursing

    Policy, shmolicy. It was during her probationary period. No reason was
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    Boy/Girl Who Cried WOLF Syndrome

    Jensmom7 replied to Jedrnurse's topic in School

    I wondered the same thing. When I was a kid, my mom's only rule was that I had to at least try everything. I wasn't a picky eater (actually liked Brussel's sprouts AND Lima beans!!) but liver made me...
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    Terminated. Pursue a Lawsuit?

    Jensmom7 replied to ERgirlynurse's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah, well it's been opened up to Facebook now,
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    Patient Conscious During CPR

    Jensmom7 replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

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    Terminated. Pursue a Lawsuit?

    Jensmom7 replied to ERgirlynurse's topic in General Nursing

    Benadryl has been an issue for over 20 years. In a hospital setting its generally IV Benadryl and the "I'm allergic to everything but IV Dilaudid given every two hours on the dot, and oh yeah, it...
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    Best way to avoid bedside care?

    Jensmom7 replied to Lemon Bars's topic in General Nursing

    That's all well and good, but you had bedside experience before you found the good job. You had the skills. There's a disturbing number of nurses now who want to skip straight from school to...
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    Patient Conscious During CPR

    Jensmom7 replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Watch early episodes of ER. They did it all the
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    Fired from first job..."not eligible for re-hire"

    Jensmom7 replied to run.for.the.roses's topic in General Nursing

    I'm guessing this indignation is because you haven't gotten the responses you feel entitled to. Life happens to everyone. However, the world doesn't stop spinning on its' axis because life happens....
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    Patient Conscious During CPR

    Jensmom7 replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    That's a very nice medical urban
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    "Cell phone" vibration in your thigh?

    Jensmom7 replied to srercg's topic in Coffee Lounge's Lounge

    Dogen, you may be on to something. I keep my work and cell phones in my jacket pocket, and get that feeling frequently. It isn't a muscle twitch, it's an actual vibrating sensation, along my outer...
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    Cognitive informatics

    Jensmom7 replied to Gbread75's topic in General Nursing

    So did I. I had never heard of
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    Cognitive informatics

    Jensmom7 replied to Gbread75's topic in General Nursing

    Nope, you came here hoping we would be gullible enough to answer your thinly disguised bid for homework assistance. Since your original post was two hours ago and you did a rapid flounce out of here...
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    Terminated. Pursue a Lawsuit?

    Jensmom7 replied to ERgirlynurse's topic in General Nursing

    Benadryl also helps with the itchy, skin-crawly feeling some people get after being on IV
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    Terminated. Pursue a Lawsuit?

    Jensmom7 replied to ERgirlynurse's topic in General Nursing

    So, you know you didn't follow protocol, you admit that you know you didn't follow protocol, you were terminated for cause, and you actually think you have justification for a lawsuit?? Seriously,...
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    Questions regarding license being issued for new nurse in Missouri. PLEASE HELP

    Jensmom7 replied to Kyle021's topic in General Nursing

    And this is why I don't really mind that Illinois no longer sends your license via snail mail. We can pull our license up, and print it right then and there. None of that helps you, however. I could...
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    Taping pillows together

    Jensmom7 replied to Hopeful4it's topic in General Nursing

    There really isn't enough information her to give an informed opinion; had the patient already been medicated? Was his agitation related to delirium or to dementia? What is your facility policy on...
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    Public Schools and transgender bathrooms.

    Jensmom7 replied to imintrouble's topic in School

    Just one question for all the XY crowd out there. What in the world do you think we ladies do in the bathroom? We go into stalls with doors (most of the time; I once was in a rest stop bathroom where...
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    5/14 WILTW: Healthcare Gymnastics and Revolving Doors

    Jensmom7 replied to LadyFree28's topic in General Nursing

    That must have been what they did with me when I had my gallbladder out (known asthmatic). The only thing I didn't like was that while I was waking up, I dreamed that I was at the bottom of a VERY...
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    Why are we so complacent with high patient loads

    Jensmom7 replied to Fullmetalnurse's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Understaffing has been an issue for over 20 years. When I left hospital bedside nursing in the mid 90s, nurse : patient ratios on the MedSurg floor where I worked were 7-8 on day shift. People are...
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    Nursing jobs where you don't pass Narcs

    Jensmom7 replied to kristopher.lightfoot's topic in General Nursing

    Has to be a recent script. If it's older than a year, OP is in
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    Public Schools and transgender bathrooms.

    Jensmom7 replied to imintrouble's topic in School

    He's not a citizen?? [emoji33] *ducks