HappyJaxRN

HappyJaxRN

Transplant, homecare, hospice

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  1. "I'm going to sue you", What do you say?

    HappyJaxRN replied to DutchgirlRN's topic in Nursing Career

    LOL...Oops. I'm glad he didn't sue you...I don't know what I would say if someone said that to me directly. I've heard pts say that they want to sue our hospital, but I haven't heard that in a long...

  2. Stethoscopes

    HappyJaxRN replied to intothemoon's topic in MICU, SICU

    I would get a reliable one. You need to be able to hear clearly (high and low ends in the lungs, heart, and abd). With the cheaper ones, it's harder to hear and you can hear more background noise with...

  3. What's Your Best Nursing Ghost Story?

    HappyJaxRN replied to steffck's topic in General Nursing

    :chuckle OMG! LOL! That's a good one!

  4. What's Your Best Nursing Ghost Story?

    HappyJaxRN replied to steffck's topic in General Nursing

    I can't think of any right now. I used to work hospice and saw some strange things there, but most recently (2 years ago..) I was working as a PCT on our sister unit and we (other staff) would have...

  5. D.O.N. concerned more with census than NH residents care

    HappyJaxRN replied to burrt-lpn's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    RUN! Get out...if not, then CYA with documentation. OMGosh, bad

  6. what's the dodgiest thing you've seen done?

    HappyJaxRN replied to goats'r'us's topic in General Nursing

    That's pretty bad. I haven't seen anything like that

  7. Allmost killed a patient by medication

    HappyJaxRN replied to Great Dane's topic in General Nursing

    Actually, I've never said anything like that, especially not typed up somewhere where it's hard to interpret if it was a joke or not. No problem. I'm not upset anymore...since you say it was a

  8. Allmost killed a patient by medication

    HappyJaxRN replied to Great Dane's topic in General Nursing

    Over here (lordy, I hope....) if the med is pre-packaged wrong, then the manufacturer is to blame. You can usually identify if a pill is wrong or not if you've given it before. I have never come...

  9. Can you become an LPN through Online Courses?

    HappyJaxRN replied to mehan30's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I don't think that there is. I researched the heck out of this one before getting my degree. Most, if not all, require you to have clinical time in an educational setting. There used to be school that...

  10. Allmost killed a patient by medication

    HappyJaxRN replied to Great Dane's topic in General Nursing

    I agree. :yeahthat: Well said. My first response was to insult Great Dane back. But I figured it wasn't a good idea to stoop to that level. Great Dane, sorry you hate Americans so much singling us...

  11. diluting I.V lasix

    HappyJaxRN replied to ADN2003's topic in General Nursing

    I was told that certain drugs you don't dilute with NS and lasix is one of them because it effects how they work on the body, ie they are not as

  12. What do you Tell Someone Who Doesn't Believe Mental Illnesses Exist?

    HappyJaxRN replied to ChristineN's topic in Psychiatric

    :chuckle Very good response! I bet you're

  13. What do you Tell Someone Who Doesn't Believe Mental Illnesses Exist?

    HappyJaxRN replied to ChristineN's topic in Psychiatric

    You have to be kidding me. You're entitled to your beliefs, but I hope that you don't enter into the nursing field with such a narrow view on life. Not all drug ADDicts are schizophrenics and vice...

  14. What do you Tell Someone Who Doesn't Believe Mental Illnesses Exist?

    HappyJaxRN replied to ChristineN's topic in Psychiatric

    Most mental disorders are related to a hormonal imbalance in the brain...with ADHD and bi-polar, I believe it's norepinephrine and seratonin imbalances. That's kind of hard to prove in an autopsy....

  15. Allmost killed a patient by medication

    HappyJaxRN replied to Great Dane's topic in General Nursing

    Accidents happen. It's unfortunate, but they happen. To err is human. It isn't to be taken lightly, but a nurse shouldn't loose his/her job unless it's a reoccurring problem, he/she has caused...

  16. Nurses eat their young?!

    HappyJaxRN replied to cyrus's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I don't have but 1 year of experience as a nurse and I have to agree with you. I would hear about how bad I was because I didn't know this or that...Well, excuse me...I didn't come directly out of...

  17. Dsitinguishing Breath Sounds

    HappyJaxRN replied to TennRN2004's topic in Pulmonary

    Pleural effusion(s), depending how bad they are can sound anywhere from crackles, to rubs, to absent. It depends on how much fluid has

  18. Poll for RN's: Do you have an ADN or BSN?

    HappyJaxRN replied to Ekklesia's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    ADN with high hopes of returning to get my BSN and then

  19. A cute way to remember some lab values.

    HappyJaxRN replied to HyperRNRachel's topic in General Students

    That's so cool! Thanks! I'll be using this one!

  20. CEU's for 1st year in Florida

    HappyJaxRN posted a topic in Florida Nursing

    How do you find out if the State of Florida received your CEU's and how many you might have vs what you still may need to fulfill?? My renewal is coming up this year and this will be the first time...

  21. Your Pet and your schedule...

    HappyJaxRN replied to KatieBell's topic in General Nursing

    That's a good idea, a pet sitter. To the OP, are you good friends with any of your neighbors who have kids? Maybe they can come in and walk your pups on days you work 12's. I would hate to give advice...

  22. Night Shift Nursing

    HappyJaxRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi there....I'm going on my 4th year of working nights. First 3 was as a PCT and this last year as an RN at the same hospital, different floors. My nursing school graduate buddy said to me yesterday,...

  23. Bleeding out

    HappyJaxRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    I'm trying to understand this. Maybe you can help me. I had a patient who had and OLT (orthostatic liver transplant) a day prior when I had him. He had abdominal ascities (common for ESLD pts). He had...

  24. Pressure Ulcers and packing

    HappyJaxRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    I got my new issue of Nursing Made Incredibly Easy this month and I was very interested in the pressure ulcer article. It said something interesting about the do's and don'ts of packing a wound. It...

  25. Your Pet and your schedule...

    HappyJaxRN replied to KatieBell's topic in General Nursing

    Well....he he...Mine smell fresh after they've been groomed....which by the way, with a long haired dog, you have to do frequently. At $120 a pop each time they go, I take them about once every 6...