Jon J

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1. Anti-Intellectualism in Nursing

   Jon J replied to fakenurse's topic in Professionalism

   Its the hospital you work at. A good hospital will maintain a culture of excellence.

2. My heart is shattered into a million pieces :(

   Jon J replied to healthstar's topic in New Nurse

   ...doctor's office

3. Extra time for more money..

   Jon J replied to Jon J's topic in Med-Surg

   Appreciate the advice. I hadn't thought about that before.

4. Extra time for more money..

   Jon J replied to Jon J's topic in Med-Surg

   Bump. No ideas, really?

5. Extra time for more money..

   Jon J posted a topic in Med-Surg

   I have extra time on my hands now that I'm done with school and I was wondering what education or certifications are available to me that can get me a raise. I just graduated this past December and I passed boards late January 2013. I'm going to tak...

6. Taking CMSRN exam in 1 week

   Jon J replied to nickel78's topic in Med-Surg

   Awesome!!!

7. Taking CMSRN exam in 1 week

   Jon J replied to nickel78's topic in Med-Surg

   @Nickle & Ivana: Ha! That is motivating! Hopefully there isn't any prerequisites to taking that exam.. Is there? Ive only been a nurse for about a month hehe

8. Med surg nursing getting more exhausting

   Jon J replied to stylishgurl's topic in Med-Surg

   Six patients should be upper limit. Greedy ppl at the top have no clue what it takes to take good care of ppl >.>

9. How do you organize your work day?

   Jon J replied to staceym's topic in Med-Surg

   I agree with this. I've been practicing this for time saving purposes. This is more advanced stuff though Get a hang of the basics before you start grouping tasks. I've been a nurse for like a month now. I'm still trying to get a hang of grouping st...

10. How do you organize your work day?

    Jon J replied to staceym's topic in Med-Surg

    Well I had written a long paragraph but I got tired.. 1. Receive report 2. Check charts 3. Assess patients 4. Pass meds These 4 steps to start the day. If you want rationales or have f/u questions just ask. I'm too lazy to commit to fully answerin...

11. Getting Report - what to ask for

    Jon J replied to thelittledoe's topic in Med-Surg

    Nurse aides are awesome But yeah I'd say what you have so far is great. Orientation status is also important. Falls are a big deal so if you could team up with the nurses on trying to prevent falls, everyone stays employed and paid. So I guess whet...

12. Med surg nursing getting more exhausting

    Jon J replied to stylishgurl's topic in Med-Surg

    This thread is depressing lol.

13. Checking orders

    Jon J replied to nursedanny614's topic in Med-Surg

    I've never seen one MAR for multiple patients. Do you mind describing it? Sounds like it could be a good idea.

14. Taking CMSRN exam in 1 week

    Jon J replied to nickel78's topic in Med-Surg

    I'm a new nurse so don't take this the wrong way: What good is this certification (advantages)?