jeckrn

jeckrn BSN, RN

EMT, ER, Homehealth, OR

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  1. OR vs ER

    jeckrn replied to litebrightgirl's topic in Operating Room

    I have and it was a nice switch. If it's the fast pace of the ER which is keeping you there it could be a difficult transition. But if you are like me and was tired of the B.S. of the ED and the pace...

  2. Is this the norm?

    jeckrn replied to bapebbles's topic in Operating Room

    Being from a small town what are they doing to entice RN's to move into the area? Is it like alot of small hospitals which has a lower pay scale and unable to bring in people? Also, what is the SOP...

  3. OR vs ICU nursing

    jeckrn replied to Jordym919's topic in Operating Room

    Where you depends on what your long term goals are. My advice is to get some med/surg experience before you go into any specialty. This will allow you to develop your critical thinking & basic...

  4. Scrubs run the OR, not nurses.

    jeckrn replied to OR Dude's topic in Operating Room

    Where is the head nurse? Whoever it is is allowing this to

  5. Periop Interview Questions

    jeckrn replied to qrkid's topic in Operating Room

    I will be front with you. Do 1 year of med-surg before you go I to any specialty area. This will allow you to learn the basics of nursing which you can fall back on when something new comes up. In...

  6. Best Army Duty Station

    jeckrn replied to nrryan's topic in Government, Military

    It all depends on what you want. Fort Polk is a good example. If you love a rural country life it's great but if you are a city person than Ft Sam or Walter Reed, dry desert area Ft Hood, Carson etc....

  7. Army recruiter says I should join as LPN with BSN

    jeckrn replied to Newnurse19832016's topic in Government, Military

    Because the Army could classify you as a LPN and work you as one even with your

  8. Nursing student wanting to join military.

    jeckrn replied to Cheymo21's topic in Government, Military

    Changing over to active from reserves to active is not a given. Depending on the needs you might or might not be able to switch

  9. Combat boots

    jeckrn replied to sarahmarie14's topic in Government, Military

    I wear Danners and will not wear anything else. They are very durable and made in the US. They will cost a little bit more then Nike but worth every penny. If you are working 12 hour shifts,you want...

  10. Nursing student wanting to join military.

    jeckrn replied to Cheymo21's topic in Government, Military

    It is very competitive I all the services right now. If you join the reserves you would not have to drop out of your nursing program. There are rules in place in case you get mobilized during your...

  11. Army recruiter says I should join as LPN with BSN

    jeckrn replied to Newnurse19832016's topic in Government, Military

    Do not enlist; the recruiter is just trying to meet his quota. To prove this, point ask him to show you in writing and to have it writing & guaranteed in your contract. See how fast this changes....

  12. New Grad OR Nurse- Job Not Going Well

    jeckrn replied to Rn052015's topic in Operating Room

    From what I have read here this is why I do not encourage any new RN going into to a specialty area. You need to learn nursing basics before you can fall back on that to help out in difficult...

  13. Interservice transfer from Army to Navy

    jeckrn replied to Reductio ad absurdum's topic in Government, Military

    You will need to contact a Navy healthcare recruiter ASAP. Their process is just as long as the Army's. There is an Army the in the 600 series which covers inter service

  14. Room Turnover -- How to get faster?

    jeckrn replied to hereinlc's topic in Operating Room

    Sometimes you have to push the techs to move faster. Once you get some experience you will know which ones need that little push and which ones do not. My yesterday is a good example. The tech I...

  15. Room Turnover -- How to get faster?

    jeckrn replied to hereinlc's topic in Operating Room

    Start the turn over while the patient is in the room. What I mean by this is have everything cleaned up that you can, have instruments no longer needed handed off the field,

  16. Discharging patient from same day surgery - ambulatory vs wheelchair

    jeckrn replied to TravlOn's topic in Operating Room

    Julie, I bet you do not have the trial lawyers in Australia like in the US. There is a lot of waste of time and dollars in the healthcare system in the US because of

  17. OR Brain?

    jeckrn replied to ruddergrl's topic in Operating Room

    The best OR brain is having basic nursing skills to fall back on. What I mean by this is knowing how to prioritise your care and what to do in an emergency. Too often I,have seen OR staff running...

  18. Discharging patient from same day surgery - ambulatory vs wheelchair

    jeckrn replied to TravlOn's topic in Operating Room

    Using a wheelchair is pretty standard for D/C for most hospitals except if they are D/C'd,from the ED. It's a CYA

  19. Advice: Do I need an MSN to promote?

    jeckrn replied to deftonez188's topic in Government, Military

    Meetings to have meetings to plan for

  20. 68W and Associates RN

    jeckrn replied to subvitalsigns's topic in Government, Military

    I obtained my ADN and BSN when I was in the reserves. I did have to push my RN to BSN start date by 18 months because of mobilization. I do not know I would have been able to obtain either degree on...

  21. Orthopedic OR or cardiac?

    jeckrn replied to Greenhouse's topic in Operating Room

    I work in all areas except cardiac because we do not have it. Working General surgery will help you learn the basic instrumentation and position before you go to the more complex areas. In general...

  22. Orthopedic OR or cardiac?

    jeckrn replied to Greenhouse's topic in Operating Room

    If you have never worked in the OR doing general surgery first will help you become a better ortho nurse. Orthopedics is one of the harder specialities and ha e some of the most demanding surgeons....

  23. Learning Ortho Surgical Instruments - Resource Suggestion?

    jeckrn replied to ruddergrl's topic in Operating Room

    You might want to look into AORN's periop 101 program which will also help with becoming a periop nurse. You will need to learn basic instruments and basic surgeries before you jump into

  24. Blanket roll for TKA's

    jeckrn replied to Fezmarelda's topic in Operating Room

    There is a sterile leg attachment that you can use. Instead of sterile how about you use 3/4 drapes. We use them often when are using c arms etc. The cost of the drapes are probably cheaper then SPD...

  25. Transfer from Reserve to AD

    jeckrn replied to custerjc3's topic in Government, Military

    Presently the Army is not accepting nurse in the reserves for AD. If you are chosen for CRNA in the reserves the recruitment climate might have changed and you might be able to switch to AD. If you...