jonorato

jonorato has 2 years experience and specializes in CICU.

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1. Duke Nurse Residency 2016! (feb 28th apps)

   jonorato replied to Rayray_RN's topic in New Nurse

   I STRONGLY recommend this site for practice on how to answer behavior based interview questions: The Master Guide to Behavioral Interview Questions

2. Duke Nurse Residency 2016! (feb 28th apps)

   jonorato replied to Rayray_RN's topic in New Nurse

   i would say to those of you that are granted interviews to look over duke's nursing core values. if you can think about what those values mean to you, and how you embody them...you should NAIL your interview. Don't just know what is on this HR hand...

3. Nonsupportive Friend

   jonorato replied to jonorato's topic in Stress 101

   i do. i think i just needed to put it out into the echo chamber of the internet. ty

4. Nonsupportive Friend

   jonorato posted a topic in Stress 101

   I'm a new grad nurse on a BUSY Cardiothoracic Step-down unit. My 4th week of my 8 wk orientation I started falling apart d/t stress. I had to take an EKG rhythm interpretation class over 8 hrs (self taught on the computer) on a Friday, worked a 12 ...

5. Duke RN Residency 2016

   jonorato replied to GolferBSN's topic in New Nurse

   @theophania i did my externship this summer on 4300. i stayed on as a "once a month" CNAII after. I can't speak highly enough of the manager and the unit. I got floated to their sister unit (8300) for a shift and had a great experience. If you're...

6. Nursing Care Plan for LTC pt - Priority Interventions

   jonorato replied to jonorato's topic in Student Assist

   oh, just to clarify one other thing - daily wts & monitoring I/O are listed under "assessments". My professor is looking for something that I would physically "do"

7. Nursing Care Plan for LTC pt - Priority Interventions

   jonorato posted a topic in Student Assist

   I have to do a nursing care plan for a Long Term Care (LTC) pt. I have submitted my work 2x and gotten it back each time saying that I need different interventions. I have exhausted my brain, text books and the internet for help. Before I email my ...

8. CMA externship in renal/urology

   jonorato replied to catlady113's topic in Urology

   i worked as a CMA in urology and we did it all! straight cath, place foleys, draw blood, run UA's, assist with procedures (cystoscopy, prostate biopsy, vasectomy, etc). We did NOT do phone triage, the RNs handled that. We scheduled pt's for office ...

9. Straight cath in MD's office

   jonorato replied to delphine22's topic in Urology

   I'm a nursing student who spent her first 5 yrs as a CMA in a top 10 nationally ranked urology office. :) We ALWAYS used sterile technique. I do not think it's out of line at all to ask for an inservice. People get lazy or trained wrong. I shudde...

10. Correct pt position for vomiting pt going into shock - PUD hemorrhage

    jonorato replied to jonorato's topic in Student Assist

    Oh my gosh! I love you for posting that journal article & the added info! I saw the same thing on medscape. I'm such a hound for medscape and additional info. My clinical classmates always laugh and roll their eyes when I start talking about ...

11. Ekg Technician & Phlebotomy Tech or Medical Assistant?

    jonorato replied to Cloud-'s topic in CNA/MA

    do NOT get your CMA. I'm a CMA. It's all out pt private office settings. Being a CMA will NOT help you get a job at a hospital. CMA's do a lot of clinical work (especially if you land in a good practice that does minor surgical procedures in office)...

12. How to prepare for nursing school?

    jonorato replied to JACSN's topic in General Students

    ditto to everyone else. I'm 2 semesters away from graduating and my advice to you is beyond buying school supplies, ENJOY YOUR FREE TIME WHILE IT LASTS! If you just had to do something I would brush up on your CNA skills, review how to take vital si...

13. Correct pt position for vomiting pt going into shock - PUD hemorrhage

    jonorato replied to jonorato's topic in Student Assist

    yes, reverse trendelenburg is head up feet down. trendelenburg (aka "shock" position) is head down feet up. pretty sure my prof. just misspoke.

14. RN dreams gone for now

    jonorato replied to Ms.futureRN's topic in General Students

    HANG IN THERE! when I started nursing school I had 5 years of experience as a Certified Medical Assistant (CMA) in out patient surgical practices. I also came from a huge physics and biochm background. I was on fire in clinical & lab, yet I al...

15. Correct pt position for vomiting pt going into shock - PUD hemorrhage

    jonorato replied to jonorato's topic in Student Assist

    Thank you so much for the response! My program is in the US and we learned how to place NGT our first semester...so I was also confused why she said the provider would place it. I would've thought that I, or another RN, would be placing it instead ...