sjoe

sjoe

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  1. Dept of Veterans Affairs CRNA program

    sjoe replied to TaylorMade,R.N.'s topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Check out their web site http://vacareers.com to see if there is some info available through a link therein. If you can't find what you want there, I'd make an appointment and visit the NR and DON at...

  2. Changed my mind

    sjoe replied to Jamiers's topic in General Nursing

    Good luck to you. Better to figure this out before spending all the time and money. But if your goal was to be a NP, I'd suggest at least looking into a couple of PA programs and talking with a...

  3. Nursing skill levels in the USA

    sjoe replied to Farkinott's topic in General Nursing

    click on the "glossary" button, top righthand corner of your screen for some of these abbreviations. others can be PMd to Brian so that the list may be

  4. I finally had the guts to say no!!!

    sjoe replied to stella123 rn's topic in General Nursing

    Right on, Stella. jnette wonders: "MAY we as nurses "refuse" to take a patient if your CN or whoever says you have to take one? " You are asking, in effect, "Does a nurse have a right to refuse an...

  5. Just had an emotional breakdown at work.

    sjoe replied to unikuelady's topic in General Nursing

    "I think everyone understands that ths happens. So you just get over it and they do too. Go back to work and do your job the best you know how. Try to learn what precipitated it so maybe next time...

  6. The nursing profession.................

    sjoe replied to uk_nurse's topic in General Nursing

    "why do we nurses put up with these bad conditions and of course low pay?" 1) sub-assertion and 2)

  7. Staff Nurses

    sjoe replied to SCB's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    "The concern I have is letting the staff nurses care for my patients." These are not YOUR patients. If you have concerns about the level of patient care, take them to the administration. And ditch...

  8. Why do I feel so sad: f.u. to my post!

    sjoe replied to jaxnRN's topic in General Nursing

    Well, you know the old story. If you keep looking back you'll turn into a pillar of salt. Letting go usually has an element of loss in it, moving on leaves the loss

  9. Help To Prevent Any More Mistakes!!!

    sjoe replied to MQ Edna's topic in General Nursing

    Double checking with another nurse is the safest policy, which is why it is required in many (most?) facilities, as pointed out above....

  10. Not going to med surg after graduation?What are your thoughts?

    sjoe replied to happystudent's topic in General Nursing

    It is a rare ICU that will take someone who hasn't had at least a year in med-surg, in my experience. And for very good reasons. But give it a shot if you feel you need to and can find one to take...

  11. Not necessarily jumping ship

    sjoe replied to huggietoes's topic in General Nursing

    "My intent is to have another profession so that I may be able to work part-time as an RN and that way not feel burned out and ready to leave the profession permanentally. " Sounds like a

  12. Protecting yourself

    sjoe replied to epg_pei's topic in General Nursing

    "There are no written policies regarding this issue, that I am aware of. " There NEED TO BE, in order to protect your school of nursing, the clinic, its employees, the students, AND the clients. This...

  13. Protecting yourself

    sjoe replied to epg_pei's topic in General Nursing

    "The nurse supervisor told me to pat him down when he came back" I definitely confirm what barefoot said, above. This was nothing other than poor judgment on the part of your instructor who was trying...

  14. Authoritarian HN

    sjoe replied to ohbet's topic in General Nursing

    1) no matter what you think, say, or do, you are not likely to alter this person's behavior in the direction you would prefer 2) she is giving you a good lesson in behaviors and approaches NOT to use...

  15. back to hospital after 11 years in home health

    sjoe replied to renerian's topic in General Nursing

    "If you find an agency with smaller territory you should be fine. " You forgot to add "and if you simply LOVE doing LOTS of paperwork." "The hospital I am working for has 8 different software...

  16. Bsn

    sjoe replied to arbs84's topic in General Nursing

    Get in touch with your prospective MSN program (or ANY grad school). You will most likely find that before you can enter it you need to have your BSN first--with good grades--not just an RN "by any...

  17. Is your charge & triage RN included in nurse/patient ratio grid?

    sjoe replied to KKERRN's topic in Emergency

    "We are asking for charge and triage nurses not to be counted because they are not giving patient care in a zone, but they are being counted in the nurse/patient ratio." Well, if you figure that these...

  18. Need to loose weight for me health!!!

    sjoe replied to LPN-n-2005's topic in General Nursing

    Check out Dr. Phil's new book on the

  19. Nurses who specialize in footcare

    sjoe replied to adrienurse's topic in Nurse Entrepreneurs, Innovators

    I have seen podiatrists and NPs who specialize in podiatry work in several clinical settings, but never with their own RN assisting, so don't know about future employment opportunities after a program...

  20. Non-nursing B.S. what's my move B.S.N or ADN??

    sjoe replied to lulu4's topic in General Nursing

    Do a fast-track BSN program. It will be quicker than many ADNs

  21. Retaining senior staff? What a Concept!

    sjoe replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    sharann writes: "the nurses who have been there since forever are scared into being good little nurses. They are so scared they'll lose their pensions that they kiss butt and grouse in private."...

  22. Id Badges

    sjoe replied to tatoome33's topic in General Nursing

    What does your union have to say about this? and cot writes: "Our names, addresses, birthdays, dates of expiration, etc are all published on the internet for everyone to see. Also, if a patient asks...

  23. PLEASE help me decide!!! Job change!

    sjoe replied to jaxnRN's topic in General Nursing

    You obviously are not able to adjust to working nights, so why continue to try? For a measly $5.50/hour (before taxes) you would damage your physical and mental health? Is this a reasonable...

  24. medical documentation issue

    sjoe replied to basha's topic in General Nursing

    Barb gave excellent advice. and Catastrophizing is ALWAYS

  25. Retaining senior staff? What a Concept!

    sjoe replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    The last I read, nursing turnover in the US averages about 25%. Many facilities prefer to lose their more experienced nurses because: 1) they often are paid more 2) they often are not so easily...