AJJKRN

AJJKRN

Medical-Surgical/Float Pool/Stepdown

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  1. How long have you been a nurse?

    AJJKRN replied to OsceanSN2018's topic in General Nursing

    I have been a nurse for six years now. I did my ASN, then BSN, and am about to finish my MSN in leadership up in the next few months. I may decide to do a post-masters NP in the next ten years but who...

  2. Starting a new position nervous

    AJJKRN replied to krd2984's topic in Nursing Career

    It's hard to go from competent (and comfortable) to unfamiliar (and uncomfortable). As a Med-Surg float that dabbles in step-down but also came from an adult trauma-surgical floor, what you're...

  3. PSA

    AJJKRN replied to mmc51264's topic in General Nursing

    Just think of how often we have our patients use hand sanitizer in the hospital... I leaned any ther "quirky" med "reaction" (not that the OPs was quirky, but it did make me think of it). The other...

  4. Any advice for quiet introvert people?

    AJJKRN replied to hazyblue's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    How is this post/rant related to being an

  5. IV extensions

    AJJKRN replied to Dubs3035's topic in General Nursing

    I'm missing in the posts then where the OP is saying that they have more than one line already in their scenario. I'm reading that the patient only has one IV access but needs more ports to "Y"...

  6. Weekend Incentive Fulltime Contract Questions

    AJJKRN replied to orientbeachgirl's topic in General Nursing

    Make sure that the other nurse you talked to works the same days as you. At my facility it's different (slightly) for each floor and each contract. Most work Friday, Saturday, and Sunday to get their...

  7. IV extensions

    AJJKRN replied to Dubs3035's topic in General Nursing

    If that lone IV blows...so could the rest of your shift I'm assuming the pt is in active childbirth right

  8. drug diversion

    AJJKRN replied to Zsoliman's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    True that! They should just come out and say what it really is, protection of their electronics, and stop treating us like little children that have people's lives in their hands every shift. I will...

  9. Is this reasonable or just over the top?

    AJJKRN replied to Lakeshore18's topic in General Nursing

    Ours came from the Studer Group in an effort to increase HCAHPS scores. (That's why I included their bedside report link in a previous post ;-). I can say that after spending more than apparently...

  10. Is this reasonable or just over the top?

    AJJKRN replied to Lakeshore18's topic in General Nursing

    Welcome to the customer service model and bedside report. These hoops are the bane of my existence as a hospital nurse. Just wait til the patient white boards show up. Strategy 3: Nurse Bedside Shift...

  11. Contemplating on quitting my first RN hospital job

    AJJKRN replied to beeg12's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Welcome to your first year in a new environment. You already have experience, just not in a hospital setting. Find someone you can ask questions to...like if you have a unit educator. Otherwise, use...

  12. Safety of nurses

    AJJKRN replied to CGPD's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Pts acting badly happens in civilian hospitals too...it's called the customer service model, aka HCAHPS & value-based purchasing. I think that culturally, we as a culture are just becoming more...

  13. MD in the Philippines?

    AJJKRN replied to Plumrose15153's topic in Nurse Registration

    While I am not up to date on the subject I can say that a fairly large majority of the Filipino nurses that migrated to my work place are MD's in the Philippines but work as registered nurses...

  14. drug diversion

    AJJKRN replied to Zsoliman's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Trust of employees with clear protocols and

  15. What makes a good manager?

    AJJKRN replied to Lev's topic in General Nursing

    Since I work in the float pool...a manager that lets you practice autonomously but expects all employees to do their jobs under the company's expectations. It doesn't hurt that she still works at...

  16. Why is Keppra and Dilantin given 1 hour apart?

    AJJKRN replied to LPNwithBIGdreams's topic in General Nursing

    I would be curious about ensuring optimal absorption without doing a google search

  17. CON withholding proof of graduation!!!!

    AJJKRN replied to KelERnurse's topic in General Students

    Sounds like the school wants to raise their pass rates...at or above 80%...my ASN had a 98-100% pass rate running years strong. I know it's got to be frustrating but there's a reason for the push....

  18. Bed Assignments

    AJJKRN replied to alleycat5106's topic in General Nursing

    We use a house officer for the whole house and a charge nurse is on each floor. We also use pagers and a computerized charting system that has throughput on it. The house officer gets the admit and...

  19. coworkers constantly checking your charting

    AJJKRN replied to MNNICU, RN's topic in General Nursing

    I would take it to quality and ask what I they think is expected. Unless the persons in question are performing a chart audit, they are wasting valuable time being productive. And actually changing...

  20. Green O2 Christmas trees

    AJJKRN replied to SandraCVRN's topic in General Nursing

    It would make sense seeing as how I've never seen them cleaned :-) There was a type of tubing that had an end on it that screwed directly into the wall O2 appliance. I think the tubing was really soft...

  21. IV medication that can not run fast

    AJJKRN replied to kinmei's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Do you have access to something like micromedex via work computer? I always look up new drugs or revisit ones I haven't used or don't use very often and I always check iv compatibility (even with...

  22. Okay, I have a dumb question.

    AJJKRN replied to quazar's topic in General Nursing

    If they're required for entry into the program than I think it's just another way to weed out applicants (duh huh ;-). I had to take the TEAS to get into my ADN program and score high enough on each...

  23. Would you be content if you worked your current job/specialty for the rest of your career?

    AJJKRN replied to purplegal's topic in General Nursing

    As long as I stay at the bedside in the hospital setting I will continue floating. I honestly could be a float nurse for the rest of my career if all patients/families had boundaries and respect for...

  24. Manager catch phrases

    AJJKRN replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    It takes a village :-/ It takes a village:-/ It takes a village :-/ (Insert headbag) There's also been a lot more take about silos

  25. WGU vs Aspen BSN

    AJJKRN replied to Liztacular's topic in School, College Programs

    Check out the WGU forum and you will find most of the answers you are looking for. For me, WGU all the