Jeffthenurse

Jeffthenurse specializes in Nurse Manager, Med-Surg, Instructor.

Latest Activity

1. LPN...not good enough??

   Jeffthenurse replied to em1025's topic in LPN/LVN

   I've been teaching PN students for the past three years and I'm very proud of the graduates and what they've been able to accomplish after just a year in school. We have an 87% pass rate on the boards and most of the graduates have jobs in nursing....

2. What are my options after failing nursing program in CUNY School

   Jeffthenurse replied to kat252's topic in New Jersey

   In my experience as a nursing instructor I've found that the flunk-out rate among students who worked full time was very high. Every semester we warned students not to try to work full-time and go to school full-time and still they tried and most fa...

3. Operating Room Nurse: Roles

   Jeffthenurse replied to BethCNOR's topic in Operating Room

   Shodobe, I'm neither a used car salesman nor a sales rep, I'm a Master's prepared RN with many years of staff, management, education, and home care experience who happens to have a radio show on a major Philadelphia, PA station. Actually, radio is ...

4. Operating Room Nurse: Roles

   Jeffthenurse replied to BethCNOR's topic in Operating Room

   No, I'm not trolling for anything. I've had this feeling about OR nurses for a long time and this site and Beth's article gave me an opportunity to voice my opinion. I'd rather see an educated, experienced nurse working in an area where she or he c...

5. Operating Room Nurse: Roles

   Jeffthenurse replied to BethCNOR's topic in Operating Room

   I have been practicing nursing for over 33 years as a staff nurse, nursing supervisor, nurse manager, educator, preceptor for new nurses and/or students, clinical instructor, and health care sales rep, and all of these jobs entailed more than holding...

6. Operating Room Nurse: Roles

   Jeffthenurse replied to BethCNOR's topic in Operating Room

   Thank you for a well written, informative, thorough article. I still feel however, that OR nurses are overqualified for the position. Any nurse would be overqualified. The patients are only in the OR for a short time, informed consent, NPO status, t...

7. taken boards max. times and failed

   Jeffthenurse replied to Jax13's topic in CRNA

   You're talking about the CRNA Boards? Couldn't you take another course in another school and then retake the boards? Are your courses applicable to a Nurse Practitioner program? Do you have trouble taking tests? Won't your professors mentor you by...

8. ATC Healthcare Services, Inc. (Does anyone work for them?)

   Jeffthenurse replied to joesgirllvn's topic in LPN/LVN

   I worked for ATC several years ago and I thought they were a good company. They sent me to clinics, doctors' offices, insurance companies, and other alternative (non-hospital) settings because that's what I wanted. They also have hospitals and nurs...

9. calling out on christmas...

   Jeffthenurse replied to naijanurse's topic in General Nursing

   Take care of yourself first! How could you work a 12 hour shift if you were in pain? Make it up to your manager by working an extra weekend or by working the next two holidays. You're a team-player, you should get some sympathy from your co-worker...

10. Happy HANAKKUH!!

    Jeffthenurse replied to I love my cat!'s topic in General Nursing

    Happy Chanukah and a Happy and Healthy New Year, too!

11. Ever lied about a work injury to avoid workmans comp?

    Jeffthenurse replied to Gr8Dane's topic in General Nursing

    I've been hurt on the job before and reported any injury that caused continuous pain. If I was able to take two advils or tylenols in order to continue my shift and the pain went away, then I wouldn't report it but if the pain continued, I did. I wa...

12. I flunked out in my last semester by a tenth of a point!! Please help me..

    Jeffthenurse replied to nautica843's topic in General Nursing

    I flunked Fundamentals of Nursing, took a semester off and worked as a nurses' aide, then returned to school and earned my BSN. Later I earned an MN (Master of Nursing). Take a few deep breaths, then go talk to your instructors and the Dean and see ...

13. Working with all females - fringe benefit or danger zone?

    Jeffthenurse replied to medlaw's topic in Men

    I think the reason that it can be difficult to work with some women these days is because of all the sexual abuse they had to put up with for so long. I'm careful now about the jokes I tell but I haven't lost my sense of humor and I can usually find...

14. anyone worked in saudi ?

    Jeffthenurse replied to time4meRN's topic in International

    I had two friends who worked there several years ago, one male and one female. There's no freedom of religion; if you're Jewish, they won't let you in the country. A female nurse won't have the same privileges as a man----can't rent a car, can't go o...

15. Working with all females - fringe benefit or danger zone?

    Jeffthenurse replied to medlaw's topic in Men