Jensmom7 BSN, RN

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    This week, I learned (7/18).....

    Jensmom7 replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    It's called "Need help please...", in the OB/GYN Nursing forum. It made me go
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    Are people getting meaner, or am I just going soft?

    Jensmom7 replied to TakeTwoAspirin's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    We never tell families they can't have the meds-we just make it clear that if they insist on having them, THEY are getting stuck with the bill. At which point they grumble about "I thought Hospice...
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    Most Ridiculous Med Order

    Jensmom7 replied to fitzfan82's topic in Emergency

    I'd be afraid to stand behind
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    Be honest, what pt behaviors do you find annoying?

    Jensmom7 replied to CrunchBerries's topic in General Nursing

    Hehehe reminded me of the time I had a patient who was generally sweet and kind, and knew how to use the call light, but apparently this one time got more satisfaction out of screaming "Nurse!" over...
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    Be honest, what pt behaviors do you find annoying?

    Jensmom7 replied to CrunchBerries's topic in General Nursing

    I understand what you're getting at, but when you run into stuff like this all day, every day, you have to unload it, or it will just fester inside. Besides, sometimes the stuff that makes us crazy...
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    This week, I learned (7/18).....

    Jensmom7 replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    You are my
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    Are people getting meaner, or am I just going soft?

    Jensmom7 replied to TakeTwoAspirin's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I love the Hospice families who want to keep giving Mom her Alzheimer's meds "because she might get better". No. She won't. Funny, but once you explain to them what "medically necessary" means and...
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    This week, I learned (7/18).....

    Jensmom7 replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    I get mine from Dollar
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    The Truth About Nursing

    Jensmom7 replied to LorieStesk's topic in General Nursing

    This is because you want me to get an abortion, isn't
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    Nurses- medical provider needs your opinion!

    Jensmom7 replied to Buckeyeqt's topic in General Nursing

    I'm a Hospice Nurse, so calls to the MD usually involve symptom management. I generally know what I have in mind when I make the call, and there are a lot of docs who try to tell me "Just do what you...
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    What's your view?

    Jensmom7 replied to Happynurse12's topic in General Nursing

    I'm closing in on the end of my Nursing career, and it's as a Hospice Nurse. Hospice has its own set of challenges, and honestly isn't everyone's cuppa tea, but I love it. Frankly, I'm too old to do...
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    Most Ridiculous Med Order

    Jensmom7 replied to fitzfan82's topic in Emergency

    Was the sweet little octogenarian on Death Row perhaps?
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    Your worst nightmare

    Jensmom7 replied to nursingaround1's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah, no way anyone would believe THAT could ever happen
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    days off- a rant

    Jensmom7 replied to Fruit Sucker's topic in General Nursing

    Learning how to say "No" and stick to it was probably one of the hardest lessons for me to learn in 36 years of Nursing. Even when I got to where I could say it, I would add an explanation: "Sorry,...
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    What should I have done differently?

    Jensmom7 replied to B-RN-ISEE's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Facility based Hospice Nurses perform a delicate balancing act; their primary responsibility is symptom management and patient comfort. They are also a guest of the facility, which is a customer of...
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    Reporting another nurse

    Jensmom7 replied to imaLvn2's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    The thing is, unless OP blabs it all over the unit, the DON will do her thing, the matter will be resolved one way or another, and the nurse in question would never know who had the original...
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    What nursing task do you loathe???

    Jensmom7 replied to richardgecko's topic in General Nursing

    False teeth. Especially when the patient popped them out and dropped them in my hand...which wasn't gloved because I wasn't actually planning on touching anything-I had just stopped by to give him...
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    Reporting another nurse

    Jensmom7 replied to imaLvn2's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    And THIS is precisely why you turn it over to the DON. You aren't tattling, you're reporting something out of the ordinary. Not only do you not have the tools to investigate, it's above your pay...
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    is hospice nurse and hospice case manager same thing?

    Jensmom7 replied to rearviewmirror's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I think I'm done with this thread, but I wanted to thank you, Libby, for validating what I've been
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    I Hate People (my rant)

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

    I'm glad I'm not the only one. If I get to the end of the bag and have three candies left, I throw one away. And as far as Allie, I have but one word:
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    is hospice nurse and hospice case manager same thing?

    Jensmom7 replied to rearviewmirror's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Wow, get off your high horse. Number one, you do NOT understand what a Hospice Case Manager does-it isn't traditional Case Management, like in the ER or on a general floor. The fact that the ONLY...
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    Assessment question? Is this common?

    Jensmom7 replied to tsm007's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    If there is a place where you can add narrative notation on an admit assessment, I would check the abnormals and then say " _______ present since CVA ______ years ago." Remember, what you are...
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    I just want to cry 😢

    Jensmom7 replied to LM NY's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    We may have had to wait 2 months for our results back in the day, but if we failed, all we had to retake was the book (or, God forbid, books) that wasn't passed (5 books-Medical, Surgical, OB, Peds...
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    The Truth About Nursing

    Jensmom7 replied to LorieStesk's topic in General Nursing

    Other than Donald Trump, this is possibly the most terrifying thing I've ever seen on the Interwebs. I just know in my heart that their mom is a Juggalette
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    I give in, I'm a COB

    Jensmom7 replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Mmmm Chunky Monkey. My very favorite. Only thing is, there's never enough for