HappyJaxRN

HappyJaxRN

Transplant, homecare, hospice

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  1. Respiratory Therapist VS Nursing

    HappyJaxRN replied to airis's topic in Nursing Career

    My take on this? Personally as a nurse, I may have at the most 5 patients. I've been told that a respiratory therapist may handle 3 or 4 units at one time...YIKES...that's far more and a nurse would...

  2. Full Moon

    HappyJaxRN replied to HappyJaxRN's topic in General Nursing

    lol....that's funny! vitamin a&h and the howling...too

  3. Patient Load

    HappyJaxRN replied to asilmk's topic in General Nursing

    I had 5 patients on the medical floor I floated to. I thought THAT was a lot.

  4. Is it something in the air?

    HappyJaxRN replied to sharann's topic in General Nursing

    OMgosh yes! That is tooo funny! I was just telling someone last week that it was "CODE BROWN DAY." Then I had another day like yours where everyone was nauseated. Enter the Zofran zone.... Yup. I know...

  5. Disability and Nursing

    HappyJaxRN replied to hbncns35's topic in General Nursing

    Adderall and that's in the Ritalin family. Took adderall. And Mellyone is right about these meds. Speaking from experience

  6. Things nursing school FAILED to tell us

    HappyJaxRN replied to Debbie_LPN's topic in Nursing Humor

    :chuckle Wishful thinking unless you're going to be a pencil pusher....And er um...you may see a lot of it in school....I know this one girl in my class, she would always get the poop patients....she...

  7. Giving pain meds thru a colostomy?

    HappyJaxRN replied to Blackcat99's topic in Wound, Ostomy, Continence

    Like I said, learn something new every day. I think I was....or thought I was talking about morhine...not realizing that MS Cotin is a derivative to morphine..Hmmm...thanks...this is

  8. Anyone else frustrated with being a new nurse?

    HappyJaxRN replied to asilmk's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Yeah, I was going to say, 'welcome to nursing.' Some of the people I went to school with are saying the same thing. It's sad but true. With the shortage, money crunches...leading to staffing...

  9. help me stop making med errors!

    HappyJaxRN replied to BulkyMonster's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Bulkymonster, I was diagnosed with ADHD over 5 years ago. I tried meds for awhile and then couldn't tolerate the side effects. Sometimes I wished I had. I have moments where I get so flustered. I've...

  10. Giving pain meds thru a colostomy?

    HappyJaxRN replied to Blackcat99's topic in Wound, Ostomy, Continence

    Morphine SQ? Huh? Really? I've never heard of that. IM maybe, SQ? Wow...I learn something new every day.

  11. Okay, I need reassurance

    HappyJaxRN replied to caholbr's topic in General Nursing

    Most likely you don't have the Hep C from this patient, but it never hurts to follow up with the blood tests. I was exposed to a patient with MRSA and Hep C, but it was a splashing of body fluids. I...

  12. What would you do?

    HappyJaxRN posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    I know this depends on who you are, what you want out of nursing....BUT....This has really affected my life. I'm working as a Transplant RN in a hospital with a big reputation. On a floor that has a...

  13. What would you do?

    HappyJaxRN replied to HappyJaxRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Thank you for your advice. It's very helpful.

  14. Scared that I wont do well because of math...

    HappyJaxRN replied to Remnants's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    There are word type math problems in nursing school, but not like the ones in algebra. I had to relearn all that. It's really not that hard. ESPECIALLY compared to algebra. Get with a study group and...

  15. "Foreign" nurse with US education

    HappyJaxRN replied to 1Tulip's topic in General Nursing

    To become a citizen of the US, can't she apply for a social security number? I work with a lot of Phillipeanos (sp, sorry) and they came to the US and work as nurses...some have some to work and then...

  16. More Important?

    HappyJaxRN replied to IcantThinkofaName's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    No. I mean, YES! For a heart rate of 56, I would hold the CV med. The protocol on our floor is hold the CV med if the

  17. More Important?

    HappyJaxRN replied to IcantThinkofaName's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Yikes. :chuckle Is this a trick question? I'm just kidding. An Apical pulse of 56 isn't that bad. A lot of our transplant have pulses in that range, usually because of medications, such as CV meds or...

  18. Stress and Depression

    HappyJaxRN replied to RainDreamer's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Hi there. Maybe we can find some relief knowing that others feel this way too. Let me say >>>>>BIG

  19. unanswered questions

    HappyJaxRN replied to parkermcgee's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    No. Don't think that way. You spent all that time in school and finished like you said on the Dean's List. If it wasn't supposed to be, something would have happened along the way to have prevented...

  20. I Can"t Stand It Anymore!!!!!

    HappyJaxRN replied to stpauligirl's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Can you tape record his class and study directly from that? I did that in a class, granted it was a history class. I didn't crack the book. Just studied his lecture notes and made an "A" in the class....

  21. How many pt.s do YOU have today?

    HappyJaxRN replied to jodyangel's topic in General Nursing

    omgosh. this isn't safe. i do all that...and do fetch stuff for visitors, but i only have 1-4 patients. the only reason i fetch for the visitors is because usually they are staying the entire night...

  22. LVN or RT for career choice.Confused

    HappyJaxRN replied to mynameizjim's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    It really depends on what you want. I know more RT's that go back to school to become RN's than I know nurses to become RT's. In fact, I don't know any nurses (LPN's or RN's) that became an RT. I...

  23. Moving to Jacksonville

    HappyJaxRN replied to lortarn's topic in Florida Nursing

    Here are some figures from last year as a brand new nurse and you can kinda go from there. I know Mayo's base pay is $19.01/hr. There's a nurse who has been there for a few years and she's making...

  24. Please let me VENT!!

    HappyJaxRN replied to Alibaba's topic in General Nursing

    OMgosh! That's horrible! I concur with what someone else said....DOCUMENT! DOCUMENT! DOCUMENT! Times you call the MD or NP...what they say...for new orders...document your assessment whenever you do...

  25. Technique in recharging JP drains

    HappyJaxRN replied to AKAKatydid's topic in General Nursing

    We use JP drains on all of our transplant patients. You squeeze them flat. I've never seen what you're describing done before.