AJJKRN

AJJKRN

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  1. Preceptor From Hell-Need Advice

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

    I did this and my first year was absolutely horrible because of it. I had worked as a CNA prior to becoming a RN and had known this nurse and we were good coworkers prior to her becoming my preceptor....

  2. Nursing Students Looked at my EMR... HIPAA?

    AJJKRN replied to femnursingstudent's topic in HIPAA Challenges

  3. Injecting into a cannula; does syringe size matter?

    AJJKRN replied to Thankgodforativan's topic in General Nursing

    I wonder if they're mixing their info with central lines

  4. Favorite RN Position

    AJJKRN replied to KT_RN's topic in General Nursing

    Float pool for is where it's at for

  5. How to Leave My New Job for Another

    AJJKRN replied to Stkrepp's topic in General Nursing

    If you're going to burn this bridge then I wouldn't do so without telling the manager about your preceptor if they are truly acting this way. What the manager doesn't know may happen to many many...

  6. Vein finders

    AJJKRN replied to lkhrn's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think a vein finder (that I'm familiar with anyways) will illuminate any other veins other than ones that are fairly superficial. You may be looking more for a Doppler instead. Vein finders...

  7. Scope Of Practice

    AJJKRN replied to amysnurse's topic in General Nursing

    Sort of, often the doc's take down the dressing to look at it and expect whomever to drop whatever they're doing and redress it for them. As a PP said, pretty much all of our surgeons want to do the...

  8. Scope Of Practice

    AJJKRN replied to amysnurse's topic in General Nursing

    Oh...once our CNA's know how to do it (mainly just nares though) then they can swab, label, and send to lab. It can really be done by anyone trained on it at my facility but if it's a wound, etc then...

  9. AN.com's Soap Opera, "Generic Hospital"

    AJJKRN replied to Davey Do's topic in Nursing Humor

    Oh Lord Davey Do, sometimes I wonder what it would be like to get a glimpse into your mind...and sometimes I wonder if you're either missing or have too many crayons in your box! Either way, I have...

  10. Scope Of Practice

    AJJKRN replied to amysnurse's topic in General Nursing

    My facility has protocols to follow as well. I don't think you're gonna find an answer in your nurse practice act, this one should be facility/floor

  11. On that call light every 5-10 minutes

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

    I'm becoming less and less therapeutic over the years myself. I tend to address it head on, as in, "we have rounded on you frequently but have still not managed to reduce your need to utilize your...

  12. 2017 CE (continuing edu) Nursing REQUIREMENTS

    AJJKRN replied to Icooka4u's topic in General Nursing

    Check out Medscape (free) & nursing organizations (not free) like AMSN or

  13. Cost of MSN program

    AJJKRN replied to tokmom's topic in Western Governors University

    Apologies Tokmom, my breakdown for one semester was essentially a few hundred under $4000 for a six month term. I am halfway through but for the past month I've been struggling with the assessment...

  14. Free Nursing Organizations to join as a New Grad RN BSN

    AJJKRN replied to Plumrose15153's topic in General Nursing

    It's not a nursing organization like the Academy of Medical-Surgical Nurses (AMSN) but signing up for access to certain reputable and free online educational resources such as Medscape can help...

  15. MSP unit??

    AJJKRN replied to Hopefulnurse30's topic in General Nursing

    All I can think of is pediatrics but until you talk to someone in charge you're just playing a guessing game . Does the job not have a basic description and job requirements? Let us

  16. Can nurses do more for patients coming from ECFs with stage III pressure ulcers?

    AJJKRN replied to Axmann, RN, BSN, NREMT-B's topic in General Nursing

    How bout rallying for better staffing ratios...for all of

  17. What made you want to be a nurse?

    AJJKRN replied to MollyM99's topic in General Nursing

    (((not.done.yet)))...sniffle...

  18. No More Glass in Your Fingers: Filter Needle Trick of the Trade

    AJJKRN replied to EMdruggist's topic in Nursing News

    This is how my ASN school taught

  19. RN TO BSN?

    AJJKRN replied to dianekt's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Western Governers University all the way!!! Fully accredited, online, self-paced, can be done in under six months (for very driven students), and is just under $4000 per six month

  20. Hi Can Someone Tell Me if I Have This Concept Correct Please?

    AJJKRN replied to Plumrose15153's topic in General Nursing

    Don't forget about the body's amazing lymphatic system

  21. Critical thinking

    AJJKRN replied to coconut3431's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Being book-smart does not always equate to being street-smart. That being said, everyone learns and grows at different paces. If you continue to compare yourself to another nurse then at least be...

  22. Do new grads learn complete physical assessment in todays world???

    AJJKRN replied to Gods_nurse's topic in General Nursing

    My patient ratios are 5-6 (rarely 6) on Med-Surg and 3-4 (rarely 4) on stepdown. My Med-Surg get my full assessment at the beginning of the shift and a focused with any changes during my shift per...

  23. Do new grads learn complete physical assessment in todays world???

    AJJKRN replied to Gods_nurse's topic in General Nursing

    I do a quick head to toe on every patient the same way every time no matter what they're admitted for so a major bowel still gets basic neuros done from me. I would see if there is an "action line"...

  24. OK to call HR for PRN rates before applying?

    AJJKRN replied to Tbutbu's topic in General Nursing

    I called HR to find out the hourly pay for an education job posting at my hospital a few months ago and they were able to tell me a basic pay rate per years of experience. It was much lower than I...

  25. Ativan and getting punched in the face

    AJJKRN replied to Happynurse2222's topic in General Nursing

    Honestly this is when you have the MD come to the bedside and see if they want to go a round with the patient! In my experience, (I would think ED MD's would have waaaay more exposure though) MD's...