JerseyTomatoMDCrab BSN

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    Last minute complaint

    JerseyTomatoMDCrab replied to pistolchick's topic in School

    I had a kid walk into my office at 1500 c/o headache. School ends 1530. Me- You couldn't make it through the rest of the day? Student- No! Me- Well, you're about to. No fever or nausea, I gave her an...
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    I am a new nurse and I am hating my job

    JerseyTomatoMDCrab replied to prubio352's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I was a new nurse not terribly long ago and while I didn't experience your struggle to quite the same degree, I did have some similar feelings when I was in your shoes. I was very upset (and tearful)...
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    A student's confession

    JerseyTomatoMDCrab posted a topic in School

    I just had a little K guy in here. Cute as a freaking button, only met him once this year. He tells me his belly hurts. Okay, no temp, ate breakfast, pooped last night. I gave him some water and let...
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    Private Grumbling but NO Open Discussion!

    JerseyTomatoMDCrab replied to CardiacRNLA's topic in General Nursing

    The beatings will continue until morale
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    Private Grumbling but NO Open Discussion!

    JerseyTomatoMDCrab replied to CardiacRNLA's topic in General Nursing

    At my last hospital job, we had about one nonsense policy added a week. More charting, more work, more stress with none of the intended results. I spoke up. Several times. So did several of my...
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    We were all wrong about nursing home nurses

    JerseyTomatoMDCrab replied to Ruger8mm's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Tremendous props to LTC/NH nurses. They have one of the toughest jobs, with the worst pay and not nearly enough respect. But truly, I don't know of any nurses who get the respect they
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    Other forums on here

    JerseyTomatoMDCrab replied to kidzcare's topic in School

    The breakroom is blocked by my district's
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    A student's confession

    JerseyTomatoMDCrab replied to JerseyTomatoMDCrab's topic in School

    I am a huge crier, too! I cried yesterday when one of my little autistic girls told me her beautiful dog "is going to die and I won't see her!" I damn near lost it. Kids and dogs, they get me every...
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    School Nurse Holiday Party!

    JerseyTomatoMDCrab replied to SnowyJ's topic in School

    Only crabs will
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    School Nurse Holiday Party!

    JerseyTomatoMDCrab replied to SnowyJ's topic in School

    I'll bring the copious amount of candy that my work Secret Santa has been leaving in my mailbox all week. And of course, some Old
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    A student's confession

    JerseyTomatoMDCrab replied to JerseyTomatoMDCrab's topic in School

    We wrote mom an e-mail. The kids love that. I feel bad for him. He gets dropped off at the before care program at like 6:30 AM and doesn't get picked up from the after care program until 5:30 or so....
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    Seven Hells: Vent

    JerseyTomatoMDCrab replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I understand your frustration. That must be very tough. I agree with some PPs on the fact that maybe this unit isn't your "dream" at all, considering the way the manager has been behaving. It might...
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    I'm Stumped

    JerseyTomatoMDCrab replied to SnowyJ's topic in School

    Belle is my favorite, too! Always has
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    Having a family member as a patient

    JerseyTomatoMDCrab replied to NurseQT's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    It's my understanding that most if not all facilities have policies against nurses caring for their own family members. It can be a privacy concern as well as inappropriate. I worked with a nurse who...
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    Nurse bullies

    JerseyTomatoMDCrab replied to l.a.m.b's topic in General Nursing

    I agree. We live in such a PC, don't offend, don't step on any toes world that I really believe that people would rather suffer in silence than speak up and risk "making it awkward." And it's a
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    Welcome To The Hospital - From Your Nurse

    JerseyTomatoMDCrab replied to Lev's topic in General Nursing

    Slaaaaaay, Lev!!! You hit the nail on the head so hard, it needs a neuro
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    Pay Difference Between Full Time and PRN?

    JerseyTomatoMDCrab replied to Zyprexa_Ho's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not sure about CNA pay rates but when I was working a PRN job, I was making 39 dollars/hour plus diff. At my full time, I made 27 plus diff. Huge difference. Working PRN can be tough sometimes...
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    The After School Thread

    JerseyTomatoMDCrab replied to Farawyn's topic in School

    Yesterday? Gym, walk the dog, lay on the couch while my boyfriend made dinner, eat dinner, sit by the tree, read, bed. Today? The kids have an early dismissal at 12:30. So once they're gone I plan on...
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    Friday....Are you there???

    JerseyTomatoMDCrab replied to OyWithThePoodles's topic in School

    If I could pop pimples, lance cysts and squeeze blackheads for a living I would never miss work. When my brother played football he used to break out across his upper back and shoulder from sweating...
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    Does it always get nuttier at Christmas?

    JerseyTomatoMDCrab replied to NanaPoo's topic in School

    Me, too! I thought it was just my
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    Teacher disciplining student in your office

    JerseyTomatoMDCrab replied to JerseyTomatoMDCrab's topic in School

    Update! The teacher in question was just walking past my office and came in to apologize to me for her scene last week. She said she totally forgot to come by after the fact but wanted to say sorry....
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    Teacher disciplining student in your office

    JerseyTomatoMDCrab posted a topic in School

    This happened to me yesterday and since I have no other nurses around here to ask, I turn to you, my "coworkers." As most of you know, I am new to school nursing. This is my first year and there is...
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    Irritating spouses/family that don't understand?

    JerseyTomatoMDCrab replied to Eleven011's topic in General Nursing

    PLEASE tell
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    practicing medicine

    JerseyTomatoMDCrab replied to JaxJax5423's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    One of the many reasons why I don't go to the track anymore... isn't that where the expression "I need to pee like a racehorse" comes from? Since those animals were all dosed up with
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    Bedside report - hate it? Like it? Love it?

    JerseyTomatoMDCrab replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    "Another reason...some nurses think that's the time to do their assessment or straighten the bed sheets or flush the IV or whatever." ARGHHHH! THIS! That drives me