JDougRN BSN, RN

JDougRN has 22 years experience as a BSN, RN and specializes in ER.

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1. Crisis travel assignments for Covid-19?

   JDougRN replied to JDougRN's topic in COVID

   Well then let me educate you. I just left work as a full time day charge nurse. I got PTO at 7 ish hours of accrued time per 2 weeks. They did away with sick time, so any time you are ill you have to use your vacation time. I'm an RN with 27 years o...

2. Crisis travel assignments for Covid-19?

   JDougRN posted a topic in COVID

   Hey all, hope you are all staying safe during this insanity. I was wondering if anybody has started to see crisis/high rate jobs posted yet? If so, post the specialty and company.

3. Excelsior Paramedic to RN?

   JDougRN replied to JDougRN's topic in Excelsior

   I actually am an Excelsior graduate. I don't think it's an easy fix/program but I was looking into it for people who want to go into nursing who already have an associates degree and are working as Paramedics.

4. Travel company refusing to pay for time worked.

   JDougRN posted a topic in Travel

   So I've been with a travel company for the last 4 years. I've always worked my butt off- Every facility I've worked at through them has offered me a job. I've sent fellow nurses in their direction. I love my recruiter, I think she's awesome. HOWEVER-...

5. Excelsior Paramedic to RN?

   JDougRN posted a topic in Excelsior

   Does anyone know if Excelsior stopped their Paramedic to RN bridge program? I was telling a Medic friend about it but I can't find info on the site?

6. Covered Up a Narcotic Med Error

   JDougRN replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Nurse Beth

   Ouch. It's too bad the medical culture discourages self reporting of incidents like this. People are scared of losing their license and their jobs, so things like this get covered up. Hang in there.

7. CEN review JBtest prep answers?

   JDougRN posted a topic in Emergency

   I'm reviewing to take the CEN for the first time, and bought "CEN Examination Review" put out by JB test prep. I've found several questions that I think are wrong and was wondering if anybody else had used their book? The last question I disagreed wi...

8. FNP/AGNP

   JDougRN replied to RICHJOANNE's topic in Advanced

   I JUST went through this same issue in TN. I work with FNP's that just graduated and are working in clinics. Walden University told me I had to have an Geriatric/Acute care NP- This makes no sense to me because they aren't allowed to care for anyone ...

9. FNP vs AGPCNP?

   JDougRN posted a topic in NP Students

   I just recently began trying to decide what school and certification I'm going to do. I'm an ED nurse now, and I'd like to stay in emergency medicine, possibly transition into EMS flight care. Does anybody know what, if any, capacity NPs can function...

10. Not many people that I can talk to about this...

    JDougRN replied to j_tay1981's topic in General Nursing

    Ok, I'm gonna be the voice of the crusty old bat-meanie nurse. I do believe that most nurses do NEED to learn on a med-surg floor. If you can't handle where you are now, because you are still trying to learn your time management skills, you should ...

11. WE WON! Let us know if you do.

    JDougRN replied to JDougRN's topic in Emergency

    We won again on the 28th- empty for almost a full hour!

12. WE WON! Let us know if you do.

    JDougRN replied to JDougRN's topic in Emergency

    Studentnurse418 and Racer15- Congrats! If you are willing, email me an address and we here at CRMC will send you a little something in the mail. Tootsie pops for everybody!

13. WE WON! Let us know if you do.

    JDougRN replied to JDougRN's topic in Emergency

    WOOHOO! 21 Carpuject salute, that ROCKS!

14. WE WON! Let us know if you do.

    JDougRN posted a topic in Emergency

    We WON! We beat the universe! On 4/1 at 0640, our 37 bed ER cleared it's very last patient up to the floor, bringing our pt. census to 0!!! This hardly ever happens, so we did a bit of a celebratory "Happy happy Joy Joy" dance, and seranaded the day...

15. Rude nurse?

    JDougRN replied to obloom14's topic in Emergency

    I read the OP, and I'm not sure if I'm missing something? I'm not sure exactly what (Laughing?) the Nurses did that upset you. You are in a difficult place, being a graduate nurse, so you know how things SHOULD be, in your opinion....unfortunatly, I ...