Jennifer, RN

Jennifer, RN

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  1. Whats so bad abour Med/surg.

    Jennifer, RN replied to paulaking1978's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah, I agree it's the whole nurse/pt ratio thing that gets me. It's okay if your pts are a little sick, but now a days, pts are sicker and sicker and some of the pts on med surg probably really need...

  2. How do you deal with ICU superiority complex?

    Jennifer, RN replied to CaLLaCoDe's topic in General Nursing

    I work in the ER and its the same in my hospital. I worked on tele before I transferred to the ER and we floated to ICU every so often. I loved the ICU nurses, they had a tremendous wealth of...

  3. The Circumcision Discussion

    Jennifer, RN replied to jmspeach's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I have found that most infants do not mind rectal temps. Its the older infants and toddlers. I know that when I told my OB MD that I did not want my son circumsized, he was a little surprised, but...

  4. ER Patients

    Jennifer, RN replied to vonxojn's topic in Emergency

    Or the patients that c/o abd pain and vomiting, then ask for a bagged lunch. I love telling them no. But on pts that refuse tx, labs, iv's, etc... it drives me crazy. Don't come in. We have 20...

  5. Er

    Jennifer, RN replied to vonxojn's topic in Emergency

    My thinking on this is that all of us in the medical field work very hard, with little reward for our efforts. Our patients are sometimes very demanding and abusive, we have very little positive...

  6. The Circumcision Discussion

    Jennifer, RN replied to jmspeach's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Neither of my boys were circ'd, mainly because I think it is cruel and unnecessary. I don't subject my kids to painful procedures unless absolutely

  7. Why are RN's so fat!

    Jennifer, RN replied to MoriahRoseRN's topic in General Nursing

    I am not obese, by any measure, but, I am 30 lbs heavier after having 3 kids. I don't have as much time to work out, and there is always junk food: pizza, birthday cake, cookies, etc.... laying...

  8. L&D to ER; how to prepare for transition?

    Jennifer, RN replied to enfermeraSG's topic in Emergency

    I have heard from some doctors that they consider L&D and ER similar in respect that anything can happen and as a nurse one has to be a good problem solver and critical thinker (and work well...

  9. ER Nurses Rap

    Jennifer, RN replied to BBFRN's topic in Emergency

    Always thankful for a good

  10. Uniforms.. color scrubs vs whites

    Jennifer, RN replied to staceylee67's topic in General Nursing

    Asking me to wear whites is like asking me to wear my nursing cap and skirts. I don't see too many old school nurses wearing caps and skirts (as is the classic "standard" back in the day for nurses)....

  11. VIP Triage

    Jennifer, RN replied to mannurse65's topic in Emergency

    I live near a large naval base and the vice pres and the president come in to town every once in a while. The VP has been in town 2 times in the last 6 months. Our ED closes off one of our trauma...

  12. Caught something yucky at work

    Jennifer, RN replied to sharann's topic in General Nursing

    I caught scabies from a friend of mine who worked at a summer camp one year and caught it from one of the kids. Very, very nasty little bugs!!! Make sure you wash all of your clothes, sheets,...

  13. Generational Differences: kindly share your opinion/experience

    Jennifer, RN replied to yuuki's topic in General Nursing

    Generational Differences 1. What generation do you belong to? Gen X- born 1972 2. How long have you been a nurse? 6.5 years 3. In your opinion what is your generation's strongest & weakest...

  14. Am I having an acute BF (Brain Fart)????

    Jennifer, RN replied to BrnEyedGirl's topic in Emergency

    I worked on tele prior to coming to the ER, never saw a mag checked prior to pushing adenisine. Adenisine is an emergency medication with no time to check labs. A cardiologist once explained that...

  15. Are you in Nursing for the Caring or the Cash?? Be Honest

    Jennifer, RN replied to 1BlessedRN's topic in General Nursing

    And if all of us who became a nurse for the money left the field so we wouldn't tarnish the sanctity of nursing, the shortage would be even worse. Be careful what you ask for, if may

  16. Are you in Nursing for the Caring or the Cash?? Be Honest

    Jennifer, RN replied to 1BlessedRN's topic in General Nursing

    I went to nursing school not for some deep desire to take care of people but because I was a newly divorced single mom of a 1 year old and needed to have a good paying job fairly quick. I am now...

  17. Questions about wasting NARCS ????

    Jennifer, RN replied to BrnEyedGirl's topic in Emergency

    Any unused narc, benzo, etc that I have after giving a pt their ordered dose I label with pt's name and hold onto until either the pt needs more or I can find someone to waste with. At the end of the...

  18. Thoughts on being a nurse

    Jennifer, RN replied to moyz's topic in General Nursing

    In the ED we see the best and worst of society, which allows me to put my life in perspective. I enjoy making people feel better, watching them leave the ED BETTER than when they came in, maybe not...

  19. Private vs. Semi-private rooms

    Jennifer, RN replied to starryx2's topic in General Nursing

    The main concern with semi privates is privacy. Our hospital is in transition to make all rooms private, our ER has all private rooms, though we sometimes have hallway pts. It is impossbile to give...

  20. paramedics in the ER

    Jennifer, RN replied to blufoxtrot's topic in Emergency

    We have a lot of paramedics working in my ER either part time or labor pool. They are a hugh asset to the ER in my opinion. They usually work with assisting the nurses with IVs, EKGs, triaging,...

  21. The GOOD things about nursing - why are we still doing it

    Jennifer, RN replied to Tiwi's topic in General Nursing

    I like watching pts get better. Its great to see a lethargic and dehydrated 8 yr old discharged a talkative and energetic boy again. Its great to see the rapid afib convert to NSR. I also like the...

  22. Not all doctors can read ekg strips?

    Jennifer, RN replied to GardenDove's topic in General Nursing

    I have run across many docs (including ER docs that may be treating YOUR fatal arrthymia) that can not correctly interpret a rhythm. As the nurse, I have had to say to an ER doctor before "that is...

  23. Telemetry?

    Jennifer, RN replied to chmiller1229's topic in General Nursing

    Where I work there are 2 types of tele floors. An interventional tele floor, which is where true acute heart pts usually go. This floor takes care of pt's with stents, pre and post CABG, MIs,...

  24. Food pyramid!!! How close is your diet

    Jennifer, RN replied to springgarden's topic in General Nursing

    I don't see vending machine food in any of the examples. Guess my diet is

  25. Nurses as day laborers (rant)

    Jennifer, RN replied to RunningWithScissors's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with OP. I work my a** off, overtime and call shifts, and managed to make 50K this past year. But, w/o the OT, my yearly earnings would be at least 10K less. My husband, who is a high...