jena5111

jena5111 ASN, RN

Tele, Interventional Pain Management, OR

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  1. Real nursing school is not as boring as pharmacology right?

    jena5111 replied to shinyunggyun's topic in California Nursing

    Pharm will make more sense when you're in nursing school clinical rotations and applying that knowledge to actual living, breathing patients. It can be difficult to learn medications without their...

  2. Is 8 months experience good enough to get hired when they ask for a minimum of one year?

    jena5111 replied to NightNurse714's topic in Psychiatric

    I would just apply and see what happens. If you score an interview, crush it. Dress professionally, research the organization beforehand, have a personality, exhibit enthusiasm for the SPECIFIC...

  3. No BSN required if 20 yrs or more experience!

    jena5111 replied to Emergent's topic in Nursing Career

    A BSN probably shouldn't be required with 5-10 years of experience, let alone 20 years. I am all for subbing education with experience when it comes to nursing. One can read and write about...

  4. "I am a nurse!"

    jena5111 replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Yep, medical assistants are important. In my previous role at an outpatient pain mgmt clinic, the MAs were a critical part of the team. We had some GOOD medical assistants in my

  5. "I am a nurse!"

    jena5111 replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    I dunno...when I brought my (then) ten-month-old-son to urgent care, it was for the first time and I was straight from work--scrubs, name badge and all. I didn't care one iota about people knowing I'm...

  6. My best friend puts down being a nurse

    jena5111 replied to mindfulnursingbabe's topic in General Students

    Ehhh...your friend will never become a PA. Wanting to do something and ACTUALLY DOING IT are two different

  7. This person outranks me?!

    jena5111 replied to Aunt Slappy's topic in General Nursing

    A coworker's RN license versus your CNA (or whatever) certification is not an example of "promoting people into leadership who shouldn't be there." New RNs, whether new to the profession or to the...

  8. I want to like my preceptor, but...

    jena5111 replied to OrganizedChaos's topic in General Nursing

    Even if your preceptor has half of your years of nursing experience, if she's spent it in med surg, she undoubtedly has experience with psych patients. Not only is M-S a notorious dumping ground for...

  9. The Men in OB Debate: Help!

    jena5111 replied to jay_prn's topic in General Nursing

    Why is it such a big deal for a male to be an OB nurse, but not an OB/GYN (MD)? I gave birth to my first child in March 2017. The on-call OB/GYN was male--the BEST doctor I could have had during a...

  10. Just finished taking HESI A2! My experience might help you...

    jena5111 posted a topic in HESI Entrance, Exit Exam

    I took the following sections: Math, Reading comprehension, Vocabulary & general knowledge, Grammar, Anatomy & Physiology, Learning styles, and Personality test. Best test prep for the MATH...

  11. Just finished taking HESI A2! My experience might help you...

    jena5111 replied to jena5111's topic in HESI Entrance, Exit Exam

    Hi there jleslie5! I don't remember having the option to go back and review/edit answers. And I'm pretty sure all HESI questions must be answered in order. As long as you've completed enough "HESI...

  12. New grad needs help

    jena5111 replied to manda18's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I don't know where you live, but the state mental hospitals in Texas offer 8-hour shifts (AM, PM, and overnight). Something to consider--plus awesome benefits and all government holidays off. I will...

  13. Pay in Austin, TX (1 yr experience RN)

    jena5111 replied to madRN10's topic in Texas Nursing

    Austin desperately needs experienced nurses, but even new grads shouldn't have much difficulty landing jobs. New grads should be prepared for relatively low pay, though--the two major hospital systems...

  14. Only Crusty Old Bats will remember..

    jena5111 replied to Pepper The Cat's topic in General Nursing

    I graduated in 2015. Not only did we learn how to calculate drip rates and set up IVs to gravity--we were checked off on these things too. This is despite the fact that all of our clinical sites were...

  15. SO BAD at drawing blood, starting IV's??

    jena5111 replied to Chimio's topic in General Nursing

    In my nursing program, everyone in my clinical group got to rotate through day surgery and/or ED with the sole focus of starting IVs, priming lines, gathering IV start supplies, etc. Anything possible...

  16. Advice- Newer RN Thinking About Changing Jobs

    jena5111 replied to Rn052015's topic in First Year After Licensure

    It wouldn't hurt to apply if you're interested in L&D. But allow yourself to deeply consider whether or not you're cut out for night shift. I am leaving my first RN job after ten months...

  17. Calling report to the floor.

    jena5111 replied to CardiacDork's topic in General Nursing

    The other night, three of my six patients were on bed alarms. One was able to use the call light appropriately (kinda), one was not and the third...well, she would just rip out her IV when she needed...

  18. What is your work routine?

    jena5111 replied to Tomrn2128's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Another tele nurse here--I'm going against the grain to suggest NOT coming in early, especially if you're not permitted to clock in during that time. Aside from the idea that nurses (or any hourly...

  19. Getting so busy and forgot to notify the charge nurse about a small med error

    jena5111 replied to georgya3's topic in General Nursing

    I just started my tenth month as an RN on a tele floor (6:1 patient-nurse ratio on nights). I still ask for help from my charge nurse--though not nearly as much as in those first few months. The main...

  20. Reapplying for a job

    jena5111 replied to Bkre8iv2's topic in General Nursing

    Sometimes in HR, the right hand doesn't know what the left hand is doing. Meaning there's a chance you're ineligible for rehire but no one knows it yet because they haven't checked. I agree with...

  21. Pyxis error

    jena5111 replied to decarla's topic in General Nursing

    Meds would pretty much NEVER be given on time (or on time-ish) on my unit if narcs required a dual login for administration. Wasting/returning, sure, but straight-up administration? I can't even...

  22. Would you take a $5 paycut for Dream job

    jena5111 replied to loving2024's topic in General Students

    ​"So should I take job 2 because of my love for trauma patients and my desire to be a CRNA or take job 1 to develop my skills and then transition to MICU after 2 years." Until you are a working...

  23. FREE Colleges?! & How it affects Nursing

    jena5111 replied to FutureDNP2021's topic in General Nursing

    Nursing school seats are also limited by the number of QUALIFIED nursing faculty willing to assume the immense responsibilities of teaching while potentially earning less money than nurses in other...

  24. The rudest thing that's ever been said to you by a patient or family

    jena5111 replied to nikkole318's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Ehhh, not a lot will necessarily happen if a "distressed" customer yells at a store employee. This I know from years of retail work prior to becoming a nurse. The "customer is always right" mentality...

  25. Hospital requires you to pass Nclex on first try.

    jena5111 replied to Sagegrr's topic in General Nursing

    I was required to pass NCLEX within 30 days of hire. In the meantime, I worked under a GN permit through the Texas BON. If I 'd failed NCLEX, my employer would've terminated me. But I passed, so it...