Jensmom7 BSN, RN

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    Why are the floor nurses so unwilling to teach?

    Jensmom7 replied to 2bnursebeckky's topic in General Students

    Thank you! I was in school in the mid 70s, and I know my CIs never had more than 4-5 students, and were pretty much breathing down our necks the whole shift. We were told in no uncertain terms that...
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    You are NOT allergic to...

    Jensmom7 replied to BuckyBadgerRN's topic in General Nursing

    TOS tells us we should not name call or be otherwise rude to other members. We all have our own skill and knowledge sets, and also our own opinions. There's a lot I personally don't know, either...
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    ixchel's 8/15 This Week I Have Learned...

    Jensmom7 replied to Farawyn's topic in General Nursing

    Are you going to eat Zwieback while you do??
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    Attorney contacted me about lawsuit

    Jensmom7 replied to forgop's topic in General Nursing

    Getting cranky with the hospital attorney and ignoring Risk Management isn't going to make it go away. I was once called in for a deposition involving a patient who was sent to ICU and subsequently...
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    That one random nugget of information from nursing school that you've never forgotten..

    Jensmom7 replied to blah_blah_blah's topic in General Nursing

    ...It's kind of a joke, oh Literal Thinker
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    ixchel's 8/15 This Week I Have Learned...

    Jensmom7 replied to Farawyn's topic in General Nursing

    Perhaps a store like Mariano's or Trader Joe's (don't know where you are, so you may not have these near you)? One of the more "yuppified" stores. They tend to have things you can't find anywhere...
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    I'm upset and feel very disrespected.

    Jensmom7 replied to KatFUTUREnurse's topic in General Students

    If you react like this to a random clinical instructor (and really, unless your little sister is 9 and gathering material for a "What I want to be when I grow up" assignment, why didn't SHE call? But...
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    That one random nugget of information from nursing school that you've never forgotten..

    Jensmom7 replied to blah_blah_blah's topic in General Nursing

    During OR rotation: If you feel faint, fall backward, not forward into the sterile
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    You are NOT allergic to...

    Jensmom7 replied to BuckyBadgerRN's topic in General Nursing

    I have my doctor do the same thing with phenobarbital. It makes me puke. Severely. Not an allergy, but not something I really want to do in response to a med. I really AM allergic to Ceclor. I stop...
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    You are NOT allergic to...

    Jensmom7 replied to BuckyBadgerRN's topic in General Nursing

    As an Infectious Disease doc told me many, many years ago: "If you don't break out in a rash or stop breathing, it ain't an allergy, it's a side
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    Is going straight from nursing school to nurse supervisor a good career choice?

    Jensmom7 replied to Theloving100's topic in General Nursing

    I once did wound care at a LTC: EVERY floor nurse (RN and LPN) had the title "Nurse Supervisor". None of them were really in a management position. Some facilities are like banks; everyone has a high...
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    What advice would you give your 19 year old self?

    Jensmom7 replied to depalma.amada's topic in General Nursing

    I've stayed in bad job situations longer than I should have because my husband was more concerned about that sweet paycheck I brought home than my physical and mental
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    Not working out...

    Jensmom7 replied to SwimsWithSharks's topic in Men in Nursing

    Unfortunately, your first mistake was believing the old "there's a nursing shortage" myth. Way back in the 90s, there MAY have been a slight dip in available nurses, because girls finally realized...
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    ixchel's 8/15 This Week I Have Learned...

    Jensmom7 replied to Farawyn's topic in General Nursing

    Oh, no, I wasn't referencing anyone I know here. I'm talking more about the people who start a thread, and then never "like" anything (or just "like" the replies that tell them what they want to hear...
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    ixchel's 8/15 This Week I Have Learned...

    Jensmom7 replied to Farawyn's topic in General Nursing

    More for us then
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    ixchel's 8/15 This Week I Have Learned...

    Jensmom7 replied to Farawyn's topic in General Nursing

    I have learned that when I take the time and effort to respond to a post with a response that is informative and nowhere near snarky or mean, if the person I responded to doesn't even bother to...
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    ixchel's 8/15 This Week I Have Learned...

    Jensmom7 replied to Farawyn's topic in General Nursing

    That is a good quote. I think I'm going to find one for me. This could be
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    That one random nugget of information from nursing school that you've never forgotten..

    Jensmom7 replied to blah_blah_blah's topic in General Nursing

    I worked Peds back in the 80s and every couple days for a few months, some guy would call and ask a bunch of questions about his wife and breast feeding. When the Unit Secretary would get the call,...
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    Missing my AN friends

    Jensmom7 replied to canigraduate's topic in General Nursing

    Bwahahaha that's awesome. This made me laugh, on a Monday sorely lacking in smiles. Thank you!!
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    ixchel's 8/15 This Week I Have Learned...

    Jensmom7 replied to Farawyn's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah-this is the second time I discovered it had happened (different patients). First one had a fist-sized bruise on her chest for a week. She had just been having a don't bother me day, and wouldn't...
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    ixchel's 8/15 This Week I Have Learned...

    Jensmom7 replied to Farawyn's topic in General Nursing

    That I REALLY need to interact with every single new hire RN/LPN at my facility, because apparently they think it's ok, when a Hospice patient is imminent, comatose and unresponsive to verbal and...
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    Missing my AN friends

    Jensmom7 replied to canigraduate's topic in General Nursing

    The full quote is 1000% true here: "When ignorance is bliss, 'tis folly to be wise." Those of us who were unfortunate enough to be exposed to the weirdness might possibly need extensive therapy...
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    Missing my AN friends

    Jensmom7 replied to canigraduate's topic in General Nursing

    True, that. I still feel icky just thinking about
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    ixchel's 8/15 This Week I Have Learned...

    Jensmom7 replied to Farawyn's topic in General Nursing

    You ever just want to walk up to someone and do the Three Stooges eye poke? Yeah, me
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    Missing my AN friends

    Jensmom7 replied to canigraduate's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, you're absolutely right. And, I'm not even supposed to be here!! Trivia: remember the scene where Randal was listing all the adult film titles, and there was a little girl and her mother there...