johnson0424

johnson0424

Member

  • Content

    261

  • Visitors

    6,096

  • Followers

    0

  • Likes

    0

All Content by johnson0424

  1. Schools in AL

    johnson0424 replied to 2bnurseguy_2005's topic in Alabama Nursing

    I live in Maryland and I go to UAB for my FNP degree...I used to live in

  2. I'm considering Grad School to become an NP-any words of wisdom?

    johnson0424 replied to delmar's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I am working .8 FTE and going to FNP school on line with UAB school of Nursing(univ. of alabama at bham)..I could not do it any other way and find it less stressful b/c i can do things on my own...

  3. need advice-student nurse with anxiety disorder

    johnson0424 replied to sasha2006's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I am in the same situation. I was dx with anxiety disorder and placed on Zoloft and dont take it anymore(I know nurses make the worst patients) but I was new in medsurg and a new nurse too..since then...

  4. ortho evra patch

    johnson0424 replied to lindamb's topic in Ob/Gyn

    i love the patch and has been the only thing I can keep up with and that I have had regular periods on. I tried the pill and I just could keep up with taking it at the same time everyday...I have been...

  5. 30 day notice?

    johnson0424 posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Ok here is the story,, I was hired as a NM of a nursing home and then in OCtober of 2005 I put in a letter to step down to charge nurse...WELL..they would not let me go to that position until they...

  6. 30 day notice???

    johnson0424 posted a topic in Nurse Management

    Ok here is the story,, I was hired as a NM of a nursing home and then in OCtober of 2005 I put in a letter to step down to charge nurse...WELL..they would not let me go to that position until they...

  7. Feeling really down.

    johnson0424 replied to nckdl's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    WOW!! you just described exactly what I am going through...When I got into LTC I thought"This is it,,this is what I want to do, I found my niche". well 3 years later I am in the same slump as you and...

  8. 30 day notice????HELP

    johnson0424 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Ok here is the story,, I was hired as a NM of a nursing home and then in OCtober of 2005 I put in a letter to step down to charge nurse...WELL..they would not let me go to that position until they...

  9. Barrier cream around wound edge

    johnson0424 replied to jmarriednluvnit's topic in Wound, Ostomy, Continence

    mosture barrier is great..we used it all the time in addition to nystatin powder around the ostomies and it would clear it right

  10. 30 day notice????HELP

    johnson0424 replied to johnson0424's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks everyone for your responses ;NOPE no policy (at least in the book i was reading in) it may be an "understanding" kind of policy but that to me is nothing...giving them 3 wks and 1 day so i am 6...

  11. New nurse on MEd/surg with ADHD need tips

    johnson0424 replied to newrn05's topic in Medical-Surgical

    is this an actual sheet...do you have one that you can send me? I know to get organized i made up a sheet and put about 4 patients on each sheet a space for name, dx, diet, o2, IV, other? this helped...

  12. Going back to med surg..advice please

    johnson0424 posted a topic in Medical-Surgical

    hi everyone, well i am a FNP student and am currently a manager in LTC and I am deciding to go back to med surg for more clinical skills and to see more diseases and conditions I will be working with...

  13. Working and NP program?

    johnson0424 replied to ICRN2008's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I started off with pharm and was working 40+hours/week in management and couldn't do it...I am now down to 32 hrs/week and it is much better and i am taking 7 hrs credit. I am fixing to make a change...

  14. Nurses who haven't been doing acute care

    johnson0424 replied to jen42's topic in Nursing Career

    you just described what i am going through. i am a nurse w/ 5 yrs experience. i spent 1 1/2 yrs in the hospital (med surg) and 3 1/2 in LTC in management and now b/c of FNP school i am trying to get...

  15. Anyone go to LTC from a hospital??

    johnson0424 replied to TereseLPN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    great response and just what i was thinking your every move in LTC is dictated. it is ridiculous but i love LTC but like u am ready for a

  16. how much experience did you have before becoming an ER nurse?

    johnson0424 replied to liljsmom02's topic in Emergency

    ok so tellme why the ER will take new grads but wont take nurses with experience.Granted my experience is in MS and LTC but I have 5 yrs nursing experience. HELP!!!it is

  17. Introductions...........

    johnson0424 replied to CardioTrans's topic in Alabama Nursing

    hey guys i am a bama girl grad. from UA with my BSN in 2001 and am currently at UAB online program for FNP, will graduate in 2008. Hi cardiotrans!!! how is it going for you in the program? I recently...

  18. Just Accepted to USA's MSN program

    johnson0424 replied to tmarie75's topic in Post Graduate Students

    hey guys i am at UAB's FNP online program and love online learning it is challenging and flexible. glad to see some other

  19. Balance??anyone have a problem with it being in school

    johnson0424 replied to johnson0424's topic in Post Graduate Students

    thanks everyone for your replies. My husband and I are in no financial burden but I cannot stand something hanging over my head for long periods of time. I wont grad till 2008 and it is about to kill...

  20. New job interview-how do you ask these ?

    johnson0424 posted a topic in General Nursing

    what do you do if you are not sure if you want to work at a particular and how shallow as it sounds you just want to know how much they pay and the benefits etc without being rude and coming out and...

  21. Best Job To Get You Prepared For An Np?

    johnson0424 posted a topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I am considering taking a job in the ER/ICU and I am currently in an online FNP program...I will be working 3 12 hr shift which will be good ..I think:uhoh3: Just your opinion...is there a good job...

  22. How do you monitor labs at your facility??

    johnson0424 posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I am a manager of a unit that i just took over and i need a method for following up and making sure the md's are notified about the labs etc. In our facility, our PT/INR's have to be called to the MD...

  23. Primary Nursing MODEL!!! GOOD BAD UGLY??

    johnson0424 posted a topic in Medical-Surgical

    Anyone ever worked with a Primary nursing model. I have only worked with a team model and am scared but all the hospitals around here use the primary model. can u tell me the good,bad,ugly on a med...

  24. Anyone else suffering from the midway blah's?

    johnson0424 replied to moonshadeau's topic in Post Graduate Students

    yes yes and yes...i am the same way..i only have about a month left of the semester and finding it harder and harder to crank it out..am becoming quite the "catcher uper" if you know what i mean...i...

  25. Anyone come back to Med Surg?

    johnson0424 posted a topic in Medical-Surgical

    I worked in Med Surg when I first got out of school and have been in LTC for the last 3 yrs. I am thinking about going back to the hospital (med surg) for more experience ---I am also in FNP school,...