jamonit

jamonit

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  1. Strained back...

    jamonit replied to blueiwahine's topic in First Year After Licensure

    switch to peds! haha, no, i'm sorry you hurt your back. see if you can get into some physical therapy, or get a balance ball and a yoga tape and when you are feeling better, do your best to work on...

  2. Hate this OB/PEDS rotation!!!

    jamonit replied to PurrRN's topic in General Students

    i promise you can get through it. keep in mind that you're not going to enjoy a good portion of your clinicals--just hang in there. i hated my peds/ob rotation and now i'm working in a PICU. haha....

  3. i was pinned! (not nailed..haha)

    jamonit replied to jamonit's topic in First Year After Licensure

    thank you kindly! i'm proud to be a part of the profession.

  4. i was pinned! (not nailed..haha)

    jamonit posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    hehehe.:smiletea:

  5. Insight & advice on Critical care(ICU) VS. general Med-Surg floor?

    jamonit replied to RUcon08's topic in General Nursing

    hahaha, right

  6. Is There Any Way?

    jamonit replied to ex-smokerwhoserved's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    i think if you call or email the next day or two to say thanks for the interview and thanks for their time it's totally acceptable. just don't show up at their home naked.

  7. Insight & advice on Critical care(ICU) VS. general Med-Surg floor?

    jamonit replied to RUcon08's topic in General Nursing

    me being slapped by the "rabid badger" :trout:

  8. Insight & advice on Critical care(ICU) VS. general Med-Surg floor?

    jamonit replied to RUcon08's topic in General Nursing

    these colors don't run. ummm...i'm not a student. and ummm...i don't deserve a slap. i feel that you are taking yourself way too seriously. lighten up, canadian friend! it's valentine's day!...

  9. Insight & advice on Critical care(ICU) VS. general Med-Surg floor?

    jamonit replied to RUcon08's topic in General Nursing

    i know "what i'm talking about" as a new grad picu nurse as

  10. Insight & advice on Critical care(ICU) VS. general Med-Surg floor?

    jamonit replied to RUcon08's topic in General Nursing

    i am working. in the PICU actually, i am a new grad in a 14 week preceptorship and i'm enjoying every moment of it. that's how we're doing it here. and yes, i "actually get

  11. Insight & advice on Critical care(ICU) VS. general Med-Surg floor?

    jamonit replied to RUcon08's topic in General Nursing

    that's ridiculous. seriously. ridiculous. for all the reasons stated above and all the reason that i could add but won't. new grad programs in the icu are extensive and the preceptorship is...

  12. Insight & advice on Critical care(ICU) VS. general Med-Surg floor?

    jamonit replied to RUcon08's topic in General Nursing

    whatevs.

  13. Best RN pay in this area?

    jamonit replied to mugg54's topic in Arizona Nursing

    $24-26 is standard new grad pay throughout the state. (as far as i know, and i checked a lot of 'em

  14. Insight & advice on Critical care(ICU) VS. general Med-Surg floor?

    jamonit replied to RUcon08's topic in General Nursing

    go straight to the icu. as a new grad, i would do nothing but that. seriously. i mean it. for all the reasons stated above, and for all the reasons i could add but won't.

  15. New grad with NO CLUE about specialty

    jamonit replied to Curious1alwys's topic in General Nursing

    thrashej! come work with me at phoenix children's!!!!!! work in peds ed, picu, hemeonc, or endocrine floor! new grad class is extensive 14 week class/preceptor 1 on 1. the benefits are great, the...

  16. Canadian New Grad moving to Arizona

    jamonit replied to Susanne_L's topic in Arizona Nursing

    really? they aren't paying for your move? that pretty much sucks. i mean mayo is great, but that's a lot of money to shell out. why'd you choose

  17. hospital vs. office nursing

    jamonit replied to sisrn1's topic in General Nursing

    3 12 hour shifts do have a certain appeal, no? as far as monetary compensation and benefits, i'm sure you'll find the hospital to be much better. also, you will be able to practice the skills you...

  18. Is "magnet status" a joke?

    jamonit replied to PattonD's topic in Ob/Gyn

    magnet status hospitals in phoenix: banner good sam, jcl north mountain, and scottsdale heathcare shea. i never said all hospitals in arizona are magnet. i just said the one's that are (the one's in...

  19. Accelerated Nursing

    jamonit replied to HEARTofJADE's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    i just graduated from an 18 month RN program (ADN). i recommend fast-track programs if you have the ability to totally devote your time and energy into the program. clinicals will be frequent and...

  20. Canadian New Grad moving to Arizona

    jamonit replied to Susanne_L's topic in Arizona Nursing

    congratulations!! that's a great place to start as a new nurse. they have a fantastic new grad pogram. i work in the valley in the picu. the hospital i work at is affiliated with mayo--as they are...

  21. New Grads in the PACU

    jamonit replied to Anjann's topic in PACU

    i would not want to take on a pacu position as a new grad. icu experience would be the only way to go, from my prospective. as krustythenurse explained, it is an acute icu, so there are many, many...

  22. Canadian New Grad moving to Arizona

    jamonit replied to Susanne_L's topic in Arizona Nursing

    Call the AZ BON during office hours (before 5 pm mountain time). keep calling until you get an actual person (don't leave a voicemail, as they won't call back in a timely fashion). ask them and see...

  23. Please help w inotropic calculations

    jamonit replied to Bumashes's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    these are parenteral, yes? if so, you will need to know the quantity (available in IV bag--what it was hung with, like 250 ml of NS) the equation usually looks like this: D (desired amt in mcg or...

  24. Banner Desert or PCH???

    jamonit replied to wnydapoo's topic in Arizona Nursing

    PCH has a 76 bed NICU at the McDowell campus (aka inside good sam). they have a 30 bed NICU inside PCH, right off thomas and the 51. They are boasting that they are planning to make their NICU...

  25. i was pinned! (not nailed..haha)

    jamonit replied to jamonit's topic in First Year After Licensure

    aren't the hats lovely? thanks, you guys. i just thought they were funny and i wanted to share.