Jomillah

Jomillah specializes in Emergency Nursing.

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1. $15 Min Wage - Effect on RNs

   Jomillah replied to FutureDNP2021's topic in General Nursing

   Interesting did not know that so here in poor El Paso to incise and drain an abscess cost less than in wealthier Boston?

2. Nurse Residency Programs

   Jomillah replied to NursePJ2015's topic in Post Graduate

   I am about to finish my year long residency. It was a great experience; 18 weeks preceptorship plus monthly debriefing. You feel like you are back in school with the camaraderie of baby nurses. Its a safe feeling. I work in afreestanding er in El Pas...

3. Crazy Tales from the ED

   Jomillah replied to nyshoegal7's topic in Emergency

   I had an old guy who had legs that were so gangrenous they looked like oatmeal on top of bone. He had them wrapped in trash bags and when I cut the trashbags off, the whole ER stunk like a corpse. Poor guy. Said the VA wanted to cut the legs off.... ...

4. Why is everyone hating on ED?

   Jomillah replied to canche's topic in Emergency

   I work in a freestanding ER so we transfer our patients to main hospital for admits. I give floor 3 chances for report then I send them via ambulance. Sometimes charge on floor will take report but I usually get ******* out. Ha! I get "we are busy yo...

5. Spice?

   Jomillah replied to AZQuik's topic in Emergency

   I see at least 2 cases a week. Most young guys. They are usually zonked out of their mind and combative. Or seizing.

6. ER NURSE PEEVES

   Jomillah replied to wojoRN's topic in Emergency

   When I walk into a room to assess a child who is playing with a phone and the parent doesn't tell them to put it away. Then the parent tells me the kid is super sick yet they are content with the phone. So rude!!! Ive had to tell quite a few kids to ...

7. What do you guys like to do in your free time?

   Jomillah replied to PianoTiles's topic in General Nursing

   I hike, ride my bike, go to the gym, drink beer, hang out with friends, draw, sculpt, watch movies with my 14 yo son, hang out with my hubby, whatever I wanna do. Work weekend nights so 4 days off great for any adventure. Unless Im doing OT!

8. That one random nugget of information from nursing school that you've never forgotten..

   Jomillah replied to blah_blah_blah's topic in General Nursing

   I did that once.... P***y thumbs. Now one of the docs calls me p***y thumbs. LMAO

9. Nurses and their pens

   Jomillah replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

   I work with a few nurses that have very pricy pens for their personal use, and a crappy pen for pt use. We are on a paper chart system so I go through pens like noones business. Therefore, I usewhatever pens the ambulance company brings!!!

10. Vent Training

    Jomillah replied to pacosgro's topic in General Nursing

    I work at a stand alone ER and we manage our own vents. They are pretty rudimentary. Dr tells up PEEP FIO2 etc and we plug in numbers. The transport vent is even more primitive.... Its an orange box with dials.

11. Consistent schedule, or scattered?

    Jomillah replied to guitargirl88's topic in General Nursing

    Hi! I work nights so I prefer straights. For example, this week I did four in a row now I have four off so I can go back to normal. I take a nap and force myself to stay awake (run errands cleanblah). When my sched is choppy I hate it. I prefer week...