jottRN

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1. Am I doing the right thing? New nurse getting butt kicked

   jottRN replied to j_tay1981's topic in First Year After Licensure

   I am 1 1/2 years out of school. I worked my first year in a med-surg float pool, but as of July, have been in SICU. I can definitely identify with having been extremely nervous before work for the...

2. Which is better RN cert. from a community college or BSN

   jottRN replied to wchelsea's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

   Looking at thelittledoe's post--if you can indeed get a BSN in the same amount of time, I'd go for

3. Which is better RN cert. from a community college or BSN

   jottRN replied to wchelsea's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

   It depends on several factors. First of all, as others have said, it depends on where you're located. I'm in northwest Arkansas. I graduated with my ADN from the local community college and I have...

4. Nursing license and state residency

   jottRN replied to drguitarum2005's topic in Louisiana Nursing

   You should be able to take the NCLEX anywhere so long as you get the authorization to test from your state BON. But, per my understanding, you must be a resident of the state in which you seek...

5. Needing Advise

   jottRN replied to Brianrn's topic in General Nursing

   I really get my fill of this crap. We had a nurse in our SICU recently receive a write up for failing a core measure. A patient was ordered to have a foley out a certain date after surgery. That day,...

6. Nursing license and state residency

   jottRN replied to drguitarum2005's topic in Louisiana Nursing

   I didn't take the time to read other responses, so forgive me if I'm repeating information. I've a little experience with state hopping. I was initially licensed in Arkansas and immediately moved to...

7. Nursing student resume question

   jottRN replied to lalopop86's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

   I wouldn't include the skills performed in clinicals unless anything stands out. For example, if you were given some award in nursing school for your clinical performance, you might include it....

8. Discrimination of Men as nurses?

   jottRN replied to bonestAx's topic in Men in Nursing

   I had one instructor who seemed to pick on the paperwork of the few guys we had in our class--and at one point made a statement to the effect of men are no good at paperwork. Considering that my...

9. Transfusing blood

   jottRN replied to Grasshopper11's topic in Medical-Surgical

   I've also been taught both ways by different preceptors. I haven't checked to see if my facility has a policy on it, but I prefer to prime with blood for the same reason you gave. If you're...