Jami RN

Jami RN BSN, RN

Cardiac, Step-Down, Psych, Recruiting

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About Jami RN

Jami RN has 13 years experience as a BSN, RN and specializes in Cardiac, Step-Down, Psych, Recruiting.


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  1. Relocating-and takin' my license with me!

    I relocated to AZ a few years ago. It is actually very easy to get your license once you relocate. Set aside a day to go to the AZ BON office (central downtown Phx), stand in line to get your information and finger print card, take the finger print...
  2. Is it OK to not work for a few years after passing NCLEX?

    As a charge nurse who participates in interviewing and hiring, and also as a former nurse recruiter, I would strongly advise you not to do this. You will be in permanent limbo and no one will hire you, especially in this current economic climate. Y...
  3. Still penny pinching

    I also used to wonder why some other nurses seemed to go on all these vacations and have these huge diamond rings, then I talked to a few and found that they have huge credit card debt. This is a great thread! I think the above sentence says it all....
  4. What could have caused this?

    If it was a cardiac surgery, they probably loaded him up with Heparin, therefore any minor wound/irritation/ulceration that was caused by a normal foley catheter insertion would start to bleed. I don't think you necessarily did anything wrong, it so...
  5. Still penny pinching

    I agree with the previous posters. It is a very enlightening experience to track every penny your family spends in a month. When we have done this, we have been astounded at the many places we waste our money. It is easy to forget all the small pl...
  6. Do you send meds along on a Leave of Absence?

    It is my understanding that nurses are not to re-package any meds to send out with patients or residents. It is considered "dispensing" medications and is not within a nurses' scope. Others may correct me if I'm wrong, but this is what I was told w...
  7. Cardiac nurses - contact me please

    Unfortunately, speaking for myself and most cardiac nurses I'm familiar with, we just don't do it. I know that there is a relationship between oral infections and cardiac issues, it just tends to be lost in a hospital setting. I think a CEU on the ...
  8. I had mine last month. The only side effect that I suffered was extreme fatigue the night I received the flu mist. After that, I was fine. Also, I have spent the past week cooped up with my 3 year old daughter who swabbed positive for H1N1 this wee...
  9. Why do nurses have to "eat their young"?

    Because of the high number of women in nursing, it does make a difference in how things are handled. I totally agree with Trimm about this. Women are passive-agressive. Instead of addressing issues face-to-face and discussing the real issue, they ...
  10. Plus Size scrub advice

    Just an FYI to all plus sized scrub buyers out there -- I usually like Cherokee uniforms, but definitely stay away from the "Flexibles" line of pants! They really do not work for plus sized women and you will be pulling your pants up all day and pra...
  11. Why do nurses have to "eat their young"?

    To answer the original question in one word: Insecurity. Nursing is a very stressful profession and nurses bear maximum responsibility for patients' wellbeing, yet have very little power to influence the medical care they receive or the hospital poli...
  12. RN's with kids

    I use Kindercare.
  13. First Clinicals....any advice??

    Prepare as much as possible before you get there. Know the things your instructors expect you to know at your level (meds, cares, etc.). Look busy at all times -- clinical instructors prey on idle students and think up things for them to do. If you d...
  14. RN's with kids

    I drop my 3 year old off at daycare at 0600 (long commute) and my husband picks her up when he gets off work at 1530. My daycare (a large national chain) offers drop-off as early as 0530 and pick-up as late as 1800. They do before and after-school ...
  15. When I was a nursing recruiter, I always thought that people who tried to assign some sort of official title to being a stay-at-home mom were kind of cheesy. I would just say, "resigned to stay at home with children." There is no stigma attached to...