Jensmom7 BSN, RN

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    So I kind of messed up

    Jensmom7 replied to oopsmybad's topic in General Nursing

    Unless OP can somehow convince the provider to backdate the script to a date BEFORE the drug screen was done, that won't help. And frankly, a provider who would do that...not good in my
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    Meaning of your username?

    Jensmom7 replied to Flightless Bird's topic in General Nursing

    "Brandy, you're a fine girl, what a good wife you would beee..." That song will forever be filed under "Played on the radio every 15 minutes the summer I had behind the wheel for Driver's Ed
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    Meaning of your username?

    Jensmom7 replied to Flightless Bird's topic in General Nursing

    Oh, dear...please tell me you didn't have her teeth.
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    Meaning of your username?

    Jensmom7 replied to Flightless Bird's topic in General Nursing

    PotStickeRN
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    Meaning of your username?

    Jensmom7 replied to Flightless Bird's topic in General Nursing

    Me too. I'm a mom, my kid's name is Jen. The 7?? Can't for the life of me remember lol. Oh, and my avatar is a riff on my favorite quote from "The Princess Bride". (Clarinet, third
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    Is it pointless to be an A student in nursing school?

    Jensmom7 replied to misskayy's topic in General Students

    It's never pointless to set your sights higher than the bare minimum required to pass. That being said, studying and learning in college and nursing school are vastly different than high school....
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    Nurses smoking weed?

    Jensmom7 replied to bunnynurse's topic in General Nursing

    The problem my Medical Director has with medical marijuana is that at this time there's no standardized dosing system. He's just not comfortable with "ingest as desired to alleviate symptoms" as...
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    4/16 What I learned this week: POD2 and I want my button back

    Jensmom7 replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks
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    Nurses smoking weed?

    Jensmom7 replied to bunnynurse's topic in General Nursing

    Lol not quite over 60 yet, but definitely in the ballpark. Tried weed a few times in college (as someone else said, hey, it was the 70s). Wasn't impressed, and the time it made me paranoid as hell...
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    being a home health nurse if you have allergies and asthma?

    Jensmom7 replied to hmlawrence0729's topic in Home Health

    I just always made sure I had my rescue inhaler in my
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    Escorted out of the patients home.........

    Jensmom7 replied to AtlantaRN's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    What's even better is when you do a Meet & Greet and discover that while the patient is appropriate (but not close to bring imminent), the family member isn't ready yet, but willing to keep in...
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    Hospice RN vs Case Manager

    Jensmom7 replied to anashenwrath's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    That depends on the agency. I'm salaried, but some pay hourly or per visit. That's why I refuse to bring work home with me. I don't get overtime, and I was in a position before that was salaried but I...
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    4/16 What I learned this week: POD2 and I want my button back

    Jensmom7 replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    Ok, nursing related to keep it on topic: I learned that the attending MD who wants to remain attending and will sign the death certificate but has turned over *all* the orders to my Medical Director...
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    Hospice RN vs Case Manager

    Jensmom7 replied to anashenwrath's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    As Libby said, case management in Hospice is totally different than what you normally think of as "Case Management". The Hospice case manager is simply the nurse assigned to the patient. The team...
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    Reasons to lose nursing license?

    Jensmom7 replied to Srobbins2310's topic in General Nursing

    This won't get your license revoked, but the BON can decline to renew it if you default on school loans or skip out on child support
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    Baby Boomers, Gen X'ers, & GenY/Millennials: Can We Work Together?

    Jensmom7 replied to Bridgid Joseph's topic in General Nursing

    What's wrong with being there for the paycheck? If I'm a patient, as long as my nurse knows what s/he is doing, and leaves me alive and breathing at the end of the shift, I don't give a rat's furry...
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    pain management in palliative care

    Jensmom7 replied to Hockeynursing's topic in General Nursing

    Hospice weighing in. Comfort means you do whatever is needed to keep your patient symptom free. Very often, our patients who are in LTC and transitioning, or imminent, don't get what they need when...
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    Reasons to lose nursing license?

    Jensmom7 replied to Srobbins2310's topic in General Nursing

    When I worked as a Clinical Supervisor for a Home Health agency, one of the nurses turned in a Recert for one of her patients. However, something didn't seem right. I had just gotten a call from a...
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    What was it like to be a nurse in the 1980s

    Jensmom7 replied to fatrabbit's topic in General Nursing

    You just might be my new
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    "Smart" students make bad nurses?

    Jensmom7 replied to joseyjo's topic in General Nursing

    I've been out of school almost 40 years, and while I've been asked occasionally where I went, no one has ever inquired about my grades. The most important thing a new nurse can learn in relation to...
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    "Smart" students make bad nurses?

    Jensmom7 replied to joseyjo's topic in General Nursing

    Y'know, this thread could have easily turned into a train wreck. I'm so glad it didn't. Almost 100 replies, all of them intelligent and well thought
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    Your Favorite Nursing Job

    Jensmom7 replied to xoemmylouox's topic in General Nursing

    Admission Nurse for Home Heath. SO nice to be able to tell toxic families "Your nurse's name is ______ and after I give her report she will call you and let you know when she will be here". I hated...
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    FBI: Hospice Owner Told Worker to 'Make Patient Go Bye-Bye

    Jensmom7 replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Nursing News

    Except for one thing. Morphine, as used in Hospice, doesn't have a "maximum allowed" dose. I've given Roxanol (short acting Morphine) 10mg SL hourly for cases of extreme respiratory
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    I feel like nursing school didn't prepare me for work

    Jensmom7 replied to Gem1984's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    [ATTACH]21600[/ATTACH] This pretty much sums it
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    What is your Nursing Kryptonite?

    Jensmom7 replied to Lunah's topic in General Nursing

    Really long fingernails on guys give me the