jottRN

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1. Am I doing the right thing? New nurse getting butt kicked

   jottRN replied to j_tay1981's topic in New Nurse

   I am 1 1/2 years out of school. I worked my first year in a med-surg float pool, but as of July, have been in SICU. I can definitely identify with having been extremely nervous before work for the first few months, and even after that if I knew I'd b...

2. Which is better RN cert. from a community college or BSN

   jottRN replied to wchelsea's topic in ADN/BSN

   Looking at thelittledoe's post--if you can indeed get a BSN in the same amount of time, I'd go for it.

3. Which is better RN cert. from a community college or BSN

   jottRN replied to wchelsea's topic in ADN/BSN

   It depends on several factors. First of all, as others have said, it depends on where you're located. I'm in northwest Arkansas. I graduated with my ADN from the local community college and I have gotten both jobs I've applied for--and while my commu...

4. Nursing license and state residency

   jottRN replied to drguitarum2005's topic in Louisiana

   You should be able to take the NCLEX anywhere so long as you get the authorization to test from your state BON. But, per my understanding, you must be a resident of the state in which you seek licensure. For example, even though I planned to move to ...

5. Needing Advise

   jottRN replied to Brianrn's topic in General Nursing

   I really get my fill of this crap. We had a nurse in our SICU recently receive a write up for failing a core measure. A patient was ordered to have a foley out a certain date after surgery. That day, the patient went down hill and was basically a hyp...

6. Nursing license and state residency

   jottRN replied to drguitarum2005's topic in Louisiana

   I didn't take the time to read other responses, so forgive me if I'm repeating information. I've a little experience with state hopping. I was initially licensed in Arkansas and immediately moved to Texas after nursing school. I was not eligible to w...

7. Nursing student resume question

   jottRN replied to lalopop86's topic in Job Hunt

   I wouldn't include the skills performed in clinicals unless anything stands out. For example, if you were given some award in nursing school for your clinical performance, you might include it. However, anything you've done in the past that might be ...

8. Discrimination of Men as nurses?

   jottRN replied to bonestAx's topic in Men

   I had one instructor who seemed to pick on the paperwork of the few guys we had in our class--and at one point made a statement to the effect of men are no good at paperwork. Considering that my writing and charting had received good feedback from al...

9. Transfusing blood

   jottRN replied to Grasshopper11's topic in Med-Surg

   I've also been taught both ways by different preceptors. I haven't checked to see if my facility has a policy on it, but I prefer to prime with blood for the same reason you gave. If you're documenting vitals on the transfusion of normal saline and t...