Alison Kirkpatrick RN

Alison Kirkpatrick RN

Pre-Op/PACU/OR/Endoscopy

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  1. PMHNP's with ketamine experience??

    Alison Kirkpatrick RN replied to caleyannwek's topic in Psychiatric

    So are there any scoring systems to meet criterion for discharge as you have with Aldrete or PAS in the PACU following

  2. VA Proficiency Nurse I to II Assistance

    Alison Kirkpatrick RN replied to nursy20's topic in Government, Military

    So you have to show you affected change within your department. Re-writing an SOP, doing an in-service for staff etc. When you get to ethics, pull up the ANA code of ethics and correlate your example...

  3. VA Proficiency Nurse I to II Assistance

    Alison Kirkpatrick RN replied to nursy20's topic in Government, Military

    We were told the board would evals received on or before COB 1/24/2024. All other evals will fall under the new standards which have not been released yet. Additionally, everyones dates are changing...

  4. VA Proficiency Nurse I to II Assistance

    Alison Kirkpatrick RN replied to nursy20's topic in Government, Military

    The boards were sunset effective Monday January 29th. The entire process is changing going forward. It is supposed to be more of a natural progression to a Nurse II going forward, and easier because...

  5. VA Proficiency Nurse I to II Assistance

    Alison Kirkpatrick RN replied to nursy20's topic in Government, Military

    Here friends. I have removed any personal information, but this is my evaluation for promotion when I went from a Nurse 1 Level 3 to a 2. A few tips, pretend the people reading this are not nurses and...

  6. Invasive monitoring in ASC

    Alison Kirkpatrick RN replied to Alison Kirkpatrick RN's topic in PACU

    A multitude of reasons. The patient will be in an ultra-sling, so they will be limited and will have to use the non-operative side to do everything. If you have a patient with mobility issues every...

  7. Invasive monitoring in ASC

    Alison Kirkpatrick RN posted a topic in PACU

    I work in a freestanding ASC for the VA. We have acquired a new orthopedic surgeon who will be doing shoulder arthroscopies with rotator cuff repairs, distal clavicle resections, and acromioplasties...

  8. VA Nurse 2 Proficiency Help

    Alison Kirkpatrick RN replied to jenny966's topic in Government, Military

    You can use 1 example for more than one dimension if

  9. VA Nurse 2 Proficiency Help

    Alison Kirkpatrick RN replied to jenny966's topic in Government, Military

    Happy to help. You need to do something that affects change at your unit level. Re-write a policy, suggest a change that improves outcomes etc. One nurse simply identified that we didn't have an...

  10. VA offering me RN 1 but I have BSN??

    Alison Kirkpatrick RN replied to MajesticDancer's topic in Government, Military

    So if you are BSN prepared with greater than 2 years experience you should come in at a nurse 2. If you didn't make sure your VetPro information is accurate. Buzz words to use on your resume are...

  11. VA offering me RN 1 but I have BSN??

    Alison Kirkpatrick RN replied to MajesticDancer's topic in Government, Military

    Based on what you've stated here, you should have been brought in as a nurse 2. You must have a minimum of 2 years experience to do so, otherwise you would have come in at a nurse 1 level 3. I am...

  12. VA Proficiency Nurse I to II Assistance

    Alison Kirkpatrick RN replied to nursy20's topic in Government, Military

    So writing for your appointment is a bit different. You want to include anything you've done outside of regular patient care. Precepting, charge nurse, assistant nurse manager, super user, fall...

  13. VA Nurse II: Performance Dimension

    Alison Kirkpatrick RN replied to Morainey's topic in Government, Military

    LVN is a bit different because they are on the GS scale. I would give details of any extra things you did, like precept or

  14. VA Nurse II: Performance Dimension

    Alison Kirkpatrick RN replied to Morainey's topic in Government, Military

    Did you come in at a Nurse 1 or a 2 with a

  15. PACU DOCUMENTATION/ASSIGNMENTS

    Alison Kirkpatrick RN posted a topic in PACU

    So one of our veteran nurses has recently challenged the way we document in PACU. There is no current SOP for frequency of documentation, so I have always adhered to the 15 minute rule while in Phase...

  16. WIG with Promotion for VA nurse

    Alison Kirkpatrick RN replied to Alison Kirkpatrick RN's topic in Government, Military

    This is also my question. I can't find it anywhere in writing that your date pushes back when you get

  17. WIG with Promotion for VA nurse

    Alison Kirkpatrick RN posted a topic in Government, Military

    So I began my career with the VA in 2014. I was brought in as a Nurse I Level 3 Step 13 with 15 years experience as a Pre-Op/PACU/OR/Endoscopy with an ADN. In 2015 I was promoted to Nurse 2. When they...

  18. WIG with Promotion for VA nurse

    Alison Kirkpatrick RN replied to Alison Kirkpatrick RN's topic in Government, Military

    So when you come in above a 1/3/5, it pushes it from 1 year to 2. My question is when you are promoted why does it push your anniversary date back? I didn't get another step increase until

  19. VA Proficiency Nurse I to II Assistance

    Alison Kirkpatrick RN replied to nursy20's topic in Government, Military

    What is your email address? I will send you the one I wrote when I was approved for nurse

  20. VA Nurse II Proficiency Assistance

    Alison Kirkpatrick RN replied to mignon405's topic in Government, Military

    Were you ever

  21. VA Proficiency Nurse I to II Assistance

    Alison Kirkpatrick RN replied to nursy20's topic in Government, Military

    I am actually an NPSB board member. Please solicit a board members help when writing. They will not be able to vote after they help you, however, they may be able to help. Some hints, wordy is not...