JHURN

JHURN

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About JHURN

JHURN has 3 years experience and specializes in Pediatrics.


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  1. That’s awesome! Honestly I think you would be great at peds. I have worked with some awful peds nurses, and as long as you have compassion and kindness towards your patients you will be fine. Plus you will probably care for some autistic kiddos too a...
  2. Starting in Pediatric Oncology

    I would absolutely go for it if you are interested in this specialty! You will learn everything you possibly need to know on the job. As far as math it’s not bad. Once you learn how to do BSA it’s really just dosage calc. I wanted to do ped...
  3. Night Shifters... How do you do it?

    Man these posts are pretty discouraging! OP- try not to be too worried. I am a night shifter who absolutely loves it, I don't think I will ever go back to days. The first night I work I sleep 4-5 hours before my shift. I was blessed with being able t...
  4. can you become a RN with a "bad back"

    I think I may have mentioned it in my interview. More from a "I can totally understand what a lot of my patients are going through" perspective, and not so much as an issue with lifting. I used to be in great shape, lifted weights, ran, and even ha...
  5. Pregnant and Nursing.....

    Congrats! As a pp stated it is different for everyone. I am 35 1/2 weeks and my doctor just put me out of work for at least a week. I was having contractions, am 2 cm dilated, and the baby has dropped. I think working full time and not keeping hydra...
  6. can you become a RN with a "bad back"

    You will hear lots of people say to avoid nursing if you have back problems, but it can definetely be done. I have scoliosis, complete with metal rods, screws and lumbar fusion and I really havent had a lot of trouble yet. I was a tech before I becam...
  7. CRNAs with Tattoos

    People are just wondering if you realize how much pain you went through to be held in such low regard by a hiring manager AT ANY JOB!!!!! Oh please. My hiring manager was much more concerned with my 3.9 GPA from Johns Hopkins than the tattoo I may be...
  8. What is better and why - Salary or hourly?

    I am a big fan of being paid hourly. Shift differential can make a huge difference in your paycheck. It makes working weekends, nights, and holidays (which you are going to do if you are a bedside nurse) totally worth it.
  9. Three Questions - New Grads, Please Read

    I am on orientation for 4 months so right now I am following my preceptors schedule. When I am on my own I will be working every other weekend for 2 years, after 2 years it becomes every third weekend. I will work 50% days and 50% nights but would b...
  10. Did you work as a CNA before RN?

    I thought it was a huge help to be a CNA before I graduated. I only did it during summer and holiday breaks though. But it absolutely helped me and has given me so much more respect for CNA's now that I am an RN. If you can do it I recommend it.
  11. How are peds RNs different?

    I always knew that I would be a Peds Nurse. I think what got me hooked originally was all the time I spent in hospitals when I was younger. But I realized during my adult rotations in nursing school that I just cannot work with adults. I dont have th...
  12. why do people want to be a nurse

    I found this website years ago but had to stop looking at it because I found so many really discouraging posts. Long story short I am now a Nurse myself (and highly addicted to this site by the way :)) Nursing is hard and stressful, but it is by far...
  13. What does your login nickname mean to you?

    Mine is pretty boring - JHU for where I went to nursing school, and RN because I would tattoo it on my forehead if I could, I just love saying it
  14. RNs can't be CNAs?

    I know at my hospital in VA you cannot work as CNA if you are an RN. I dont know if this is state law or not. The problem is that, as NeneRN pointed out, you will be held accountable for what an RN should do, but your job desciption will obviously be...
  15. Calling yourself a "nurse"

    At my facility we all have name badges and then a giant, bright orange tag that hangs out from under it reading "RN". The rumor was that a family (at a different hospital) had taken medical advice from someone wearing scrubs who they assumed was a nu...