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AJJKRN

AJJKRN

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AJJKRN has 6+ years experience and specializes in Medical-Surgical/Float Pool/Stepdown.

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    Nurse Gives Lethal Dose of Vecuronium Instead of Versed

    AJJKRN replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Nursing

    Also, if I'm not mistaken, a pharmacist has to check off each and every drug filled by a pharm tech prior to it being "dispensed".
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    MA rant

    AJJKRN replied to orangepink's topic in NP

    Many employers are like this. They don't want to pay up front and they end up paying more in the long run. Sigh.
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    Accept the job that hires you and pays your bills...and with any luck it will turn out to be your dream job.
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    Klone, my area has a glut of new grads to choose from and we've been offering sign-on bonuses for years (not when I graduated years ago though but...sigh). We have an issue that everyone wants to initially work at our hospital and get that golden year of experience and then leave after we've paid to train them. Our hospital is looked at as the place to work at in our area but these new hires are leaving and moving as fast as we can train them. This is why I am frustrated by the lack/shortage of seasoned nurses. I don't think many new grads want to stay at the hospital bedside anymore...but they damn sure want to use our resources to get a year under their belt either way. I am being told that we have no longer been giving "good" recommendations for those leaving before the first two years and/or breaking their sign-on contracts. Still hasn't phased many of them from leaving. Again a top 50 hospital, competitive wages, and truly a good place to work with a ton of cool bells and whistles. Oh well.
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    You may want to go back and reread the comment...it was "liked" so much because of the sarcastic twist that the OP added about being able to sue for being a male and being "discriminated" against... At least I think this is the post you're referring to except the post you're referring wasn't quoted...you may have underlying "unworthy" reading comprehension that doesn't allow you to "see the difference"... Disclaimer: I personally only know how to quote only one discussion post at a time :-)!
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    I bet you just unintentionally hit a nerve like when people say to us nightshifters that the patients just sleep all night. Oh man that has not ever been the truth for me! She might have just thought that you thought that working with one patient at a time would be easier and less-overwhelming, like you said, or she may just get easily offended no matter what someone says. Gotta love interviews and first impressions huh...
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    ACCN Emergency dilemma

    AJJKRN replied to mediwizard's topic in Critical

    Yep, my hospital offers all of those and more like trauma nurse certification, etc. It's a perk of working for them.
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    Charge nurse

    AJJKRN replied to YstRN12's topic in Nursing

    I've been in the float pool for years and have been doing charge for years which is an expectation for many of us in the float pool. Not enough experienced nurses on the floors most of the time. I get a full patient load most of the time, maybe also show up and have an orientee, it's my norm. I personally like the challenges for the most part as it keeps it interesting and challenging plus it does come with a decent differential. Better than working with a charge that either doesn't know what they're doing or are too lazy to do what they're supposed to be doing!
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    This link may clear up some of the confusion... Nursing School Accreditation || RegisteredNursing.org Hope you find an accepting school especially in this volatile "nursing shortage"...smh...
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    PCCN vs CCRN

    AJJKRN replied to TNnurse91's topic in MICU

    My boss told me this as she has both certifications... She said the PCCN was actually harder for her because you have to take the test in the mindset of a nurse with the knowledge of a step down nurse without using your knowledge of a ICU nurse, if that makes sense. She said that yes it was very beneficial to study for them separately to help keep in each mindset. I would loosely compare it to trying to take both the certifications for medical-surgical (CMSRN) and neuroscience nursing (CNRN) but with only using the resources from one focus area to study for both. Good luck on both!
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    Staying Current

    AJJKRN replied to Rhody16x's topic in Nursing

    Do you know what type of area of nursing you will be trained in? You can always become a member of the nursing association you will be training in and have access to their journals and continuing education or look on the web for a "essentials" book to learn more from. There are lots of good websites too, just search allnurses for suggestions.
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    job offer but not until December

    AJJKRN replied to direw0lf's topic in New Nurse

    As long as you get it in writing, I would wait and work a non-nursing job until you start. Continue to read up on concepts to help prepare you for when you do start but getting a job as a nurse somewhere else will require that somewhere else to sink money into training you which isn't fair to them and you don't want to possibly pick up bad habits from them either. It may not seem like it now but getting a residency for peds icu at a level I trauma hospital would really "tee" you up for a peds burn unit IMHO. Congratulations!!!
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    The Nurses BreakRoom: Going, going ... been gone?

    AJJKRN replied to Joe V's topic in Nursing

    When we are short staffed...which is often but keeps me employed...I go into the floors break rooms only to clock in and out. It is my reality. It's nice to hear that others realities are different in that breaks are normally and consistently obtained but it's not everyone's reality. Why is it so hard sometimes to find (or accept) the humor in truths? Especially when I feel the premise to the OP was meant to be a light-hearted stab at the truth that often still frustrates some of us, but maybe not all.
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    How would you like 3 consecutive months off a year?

    AJJKRN replied to KrCmommy522's topic in Headlines

    I wonder what teachers may think of this. I've definitely had a few retired teachers as patients that sort of ranted a bit about how much "more" nurses make but they didn't seem to take into account all of the "perks" teachers often have too...hmmm...
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    Should I ask for a raise?

    AJJKRN replied to OnTheSearch's topic in Nursing

    Yep, it's actually illegal for an employer to tell employees they can't discuss their wages amongst each other... Here's just a few google searches on the subject: Access Denied 'Pay Secrecy' Policies At Work: Often Illegal, And Misunderstood : NPR You would think managers would know better.
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    BSB & A-BSN Comment/Question

    AJJKRN replied to sleepyinscience's topic in Pre-Nursing

    As others may wonder...have you looked into the physicians assistant route yet if NP is your goal?