JennyAS

JennyAS BSN, RN

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  1. Viral meningitis - precautions?

    JennyAS posted a topic in Emergency

    I'm a new nurse, have been working in the ER for 5 months now (and loving it!). Last night I offered to take a pt up to the floor for another nurse. Dx: viral meningitis (strange to already have that...

  2. Why do ED docs hate putting in orders?

    JennyAS posted a topic in Emergency

    VENT Why are some ED docs so averse to actually writing orders? I understand it's the ED, and they get spoiled by how much ED nurses are willing to do without a doctor's order (lines, labs, fluids,...

  3. Setting up arterial lines

    JennyAS posted a topic in Emergency

    I just moved from one level I trauma center to another in a different state. Of course I expected a lot of things to be done differently, but I think my new hospital may be setting up arterial lines...

  4. Setting up arterial lines

    JennyAS replied to JennyAS's topic in Emergency

    There is no hospital policy written to detail the exact step-by-step process they want us to use to prime an arterial line. I just wanted to get a poll as to how nurses around the board tend to prime...

  5. Toradol IM Injection.

    JennyAS replied to nursesearl's topic in Emergency

    When we give Toradol IM, we offer a dose of 60 mg/2 mL. I agree that 2mL of fluid is too much to inject into a small muscle mass like the deltoid. I usually only use the deltoid for Tetorifice IM...

  6. Best ER Nurse quotes

    JennyAS posted a topic in Emergency

    To the loudly snoring ETOHer found in an Auto Repair Shop: "Maybe she needs her air filter changed." To the drug seeker throwing out his best pseudo-seizure: "Sir, that's not a seizure. Stop...

  7. I passed the CEN! :) Here's my study tips:

    JennyAS posted a topic in Emergency

    Yay, I passed the CEN today! I have about a year of ER experience, and I started out as a new grad. I know they recommend 2 years of experience, but I was eager to have it under my belt. I studied...

  8. What is your biggest nursing pet peeve?

    JennyAS replied to ferfer's topic in General Nursing

    Patients and/or family members who are CNAs and think they know more than the nurses and doctors combined. Case in point: Lady, you've received Demerol 50 mg and Dilaudid 2 mg IV for a freaking...

  9. Things you'd LOVE to be able to tell patients, and get away with it.

    JennyAS replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Look LOL, you came in c/o dizziness, sweating, and "pressure in your stomach" that suddenly resolved when EMS arrived at your house. You better believe you're being admitted for a cardiac workup,...

  10. ER vs. Bedside

    JennyAS replied to californiadreaming's topic in General Nursing

    I started out in the ED as a new grad 7 months ago, and I absolutely love it. But my 2 cents, on top of what everyone else has already said, is that we have our doctors immediately available 24/7....

  11. Viral meningitis - precautions?

    JennyAS replied to JennyAS's topic in Emergency

    I actually did share the site with the nurse, but he was uninterested. haha. Gram stain

  12. Immediate Bedding. Thoughts?

    JennyAS replied to HikingNinja's topic in Emergency

    But what happens when you've filled all your rooms with sprained ankles and abdominal pains, and you have a respiratory distress or STEMI come in? Do you leave critical rooms open in case that...

  13. Best place to start out: Level I vs Level III?

    JennyAS posted a topic in Emergency

    I am about to graduate nursing school in June. I've been offered a job at a level III ED, and I'm #1 on the waiting list at a Level I ED. I had my heart set on the Level I, so I was pretty...

  14. Best place to start out: Level I vs Level III?

    JennyAS replied to JennyAS's topic in Emergency

    Good point, Crocuta... I've actually done lots of research: I forgot to mention that I shadowed at the Level I for 12 hours, and plan to shadow at the Level III soon. I loved the Level I, especially...

  15. Shands at UF ED??

    JennyAS posted a topic in Florida Nursing

    I'm about to graduate from UF's Accelerated BSN program, and I want to start working in an ED. Can anyone tell me what it's like to work at the ED at Shands UF? I've heard some bad things... but I'd...

  16. San Francisco New Grad Job Prospects????

    JennyAS posted a topic in California Nursing

    Hello! I will be starting an Accelerated BSN program at the University of Florida this May, and I'll be done in 13 months. (VERY VERY excited!) So here's my situation: I plan on moving to San...

  17. Job prospects for a new grad in San Fran?

    JennyAS posted a topic in California Nursing

    I'll be starting my Accelerated BSN soon, and after I get that I may move to San Francisco. How are the job prospects for a new grad? Do hospitals in San Francisco generally prefer nurses with at...

  18. Job prospects for a new grad in Boston?!

    JennyAS posted a topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    I know this topic has been exhausted in this forum, but I'm really concerned about finding a job when I graduate, and I'd love some advice. I'll be starting my Acclerated BSN soon, and after I...

  19. Job prospects for a new grad in Boston?!

    JennyAS replied to JennyAS's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    PS - My boyfriend would be a grad student at MIT, which means we'd be living somewhere around there, if that helps. Thanks,

  20. Prospective NP needs advice

    JennyAS posted a topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I'm going to begin nursing school in less than a year, and I plan on earning my MSN at some point. Do you recommend that I earn my BSN, get a few years of experience, and then go back to school to...

  21. Is Cali a good state for Nurses?

    JennyAS posted a topic in California Nursing

    I currently live in Florida, but I was born in California and lived there for 7 years. I'd love to live there once I finish nursing school, but I have some worries. I know that California pays its...

  22. Is Cali a good state for Nurses?

    JennyAS replied to JennyAS's topic in California Nursing

    Thanks so much, everyone. This really helps! I was really starting to worry that Cali wouldn't be a good place for me, but I'm such a Cali girl at heart. Thanks,

  23. 3rd year undergrad considering Accelerated BSN - NEED ADVICE

    JennyAS posted a topic in Nursing Career

    I'm a third year undergraduate student who used to be pre-med. I decided that becoming a physician wasn't for me because I'm much more a social person than I am an analytical person. I thought I...