Jensmom7 BSN, RN

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    Drug Testing

    Jensmom7 replied to level1's topic in General Students

    Other than at hire, the only random urine screen I was ever tapped to do was scheduled the week after we were told that Corporate was closing our branch office. Guess what I "forgot" to get done??...
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    Clubbing is the New Black

    Jensmom7 replied to adventure_rn's topic in Nursing Humor

    Lol I saw an article on these fugly nails on FB and my first thought was "Wonder what their O2 sats
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    New lpn: "it's happened to us all"

    Jensmom7 replied to SAMc0515's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    See?? Not all COBs like to snack on newbies lol. And everyone was right. We've all made mistakes. Fortunately, most of them don't end in patient injury. It only becomes a problem if it keeps...
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    Can't find a job I want to stick with

    Jensmom7 replied to meghanlyn's topic in General Nursing

    You already know you enjoy Home Health. Unless the agency you work for is the only game in town, why reinvent the wheel? Investigate other agencies in your area. Many now have dedicated after hours...
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    Sadly, discrmination against male nurses still rampant in job applic process

    Jensmom7 replied to Ecstatic2014's topic in Male Nursing Students

    Heh. Back in the 80s we used to pray that more men would enter the field. The thought was "men know how to negotiate for better pay and benefits, so it will benefit all of us." Kind of like Regan's...
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    When celebs stop by to say hi

    Jensmom7 replied to adventure_rn's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    True, it isn't child exploitation, but it IS self-serving and ridiculous. ..."toilet seat etiquette"??
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    When celebs stop by to say hi

    Jensmom7 replied to adventure_rn's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    A whole bunch of yum wrapped up in a Thor
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    What nursing task do you loathe???

    Jensmom7 replied to richardgecko's topic in General Nursing

    We need to introduce you to NOADLS,
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    Telemetry info

    Jensmom7 replied to melcolbstorm's topic in Patient Care Technician, Assistants

    Bored...scrolling...too lazy to put my reading glasses on
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    Telemetry info

    Jensmom7 replied to melcolbstorm's topic in Patient Care Technician, Assistants

    It's usually at the bottom of your job description: "Other duties as assigned." Nursing job descriptions have it as well. Additional assignments are considered part of your job-why should you get any...
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    How do we do what we do?

    Jensmom7 replied to nursecathi's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Setting limits and boundaries is indeed of utmost importance. I've made it very clear that unless I'm on call, my phone goes off at 5pm and doesn't get turned on until the next day I work-which means...
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    This week, I have learned..... (8/1)

    Jensmom7 replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    I think that's what makes me kvell when a Hospice patient has one. The results are immediate, and sometimes dramatic. I feel the same way about Atropine drops for excess secretions. Four drops under...
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    A Public Thank You

    Jensmom7 replied to WellThatsOod's topic in General Nursing

    Actually, they did put that in, but not because of any diva-ness. The band just wanted to make sure that the rider was actually being read all the way
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    Hcr manorcare shift to shift question

    Jensmom7 replied to Kaysmom8's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    Not really. Written means it's the only copy, and goes to the shredder bin when you're done. If it can be printed from the computer, then it's on one of the drives and can be gotten at any time. I...
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    This week, I have learned..... (8/1)

    Jensmom7 replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    That even though I'm a hard core Hospice Nurse, sometimes doing a Med-Surg task like a Pleurex cath drain can make me giddy with
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    Hcr manorcare shift to shift question

    Jensmom7 replied to Kaysmom8's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    I believe that most of the LTCs are getting away from pre printed cheat sheets, because of HIPAA concerns. This is also why any cheat sheets you do have are supposed to go into the shred bin at the...
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    Side business ideas for nurses

    Jensmom7 replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Well, yes, that IS what Minions are for, but given the fact that most of us have the type of personality that makes us hate group projects because no one else can do the work as well as we can...there...
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    How do you tell families or caregivers that their loved one is actively dying?

    Jensmom7 replied to Jack Hazz's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Remember, Hospice is all about choices. I had a colleague once who approached Hospice on the same way one would approach Home Care. During IDT she would always complain that patients and families...
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    Special Snowflake!

    Jensmom7 replied to klone's topic in General Nursing

    I lost 70 pounds several years ago, and have kept it off. However, I would still be described as more Reubenesque than Twiggy. That being said, any food I drop never reaches the floor because of the...
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    Newbie question

    Jensmom7 replied to Farawyn's topic in Home Health

    If you knew this going in, shame on you. If they painted a rosy picture and reneged, shame on them. So, how many job aps have you been sending
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    Special Snowflake!

    Jensmom7 replied to klone's topic in General Nursing

    I once saw a pair of skinny jeans in a size 26. Not meaning to fat shame or anything, but isn't that an oxymoron? Like jumbo shrimp? Or military
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    I Hate People (my rant)

    Jensmom7 replied to AlyaMF's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Lol I forget about this topic for awhile and the come back to it, marveling at the independent life it seems to have taken on. This is truly The Thread That Will Not Die. I feel like Matthew...
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    Special Snowflake!

    Jensmom7 replied to klone's topic in General Nursing

    I personally plan on being one of those sweet little old ladies who says whatever the heck she wants, no matter how insulting, but smile beatifically when I say it so people chuckle, shake their heads...
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    Special Snowflake!

    Jensmom7 replied to klone's topic in General Nursing

    Lol I considered putting "biter" instead of "bitter" because that was how the Snowflake spelled it in the post I saw, but I figured that would just result in a rash of Spelling Nazis pointing out my...
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    Side business ideas for nurses

    Jensmom7 replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Dick Portillo opened his first hot dog stand under similar conditions. Look what happened to him