AJJKRN

AJJKRN

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  1. Clinical Paperwork

    AJJKRN replied to AmeliasAunt's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    In my ASN program, we showed up to the hospital the night before and chose appropriate patients for the next day and spent all of that time on our clinical paperwork including on care plans and med...

  2. RT says her scope is wider than mine. Ok?

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

    While I greatly value many of the RTs at my hospital (just like many other coworkers along with nurses alike) I still see my fair share of RTs that talk down to nursing, are not good at educating or...

  3. What would you consider an awesome GPA, after finishing nursing school?

    AJJKRN replied to Lightning90's topic in General Students

    For my ADN you needed a 4.0/4 for your gen eds for admittance (especially in your sciences) and on the higher end percentages for the TEAS also. I graduated with a 3.8/4 but of course had a 4.0 going...

  4. What would you do?

    AJJKRN replied to 3men1lady's topic in General Nursing

    Honestly, since I have never been in your position I would see if I could pay for a background check on myself and go from there. Maybe you will discover a plethora of information on the "flag" that...

  5. Positioning craniectomy patient

    AJJKRN replied to bostongirl128's topic in General Nursing

    At my hospital on the trauma Med-Surg floor we get these pts out of the ICU without any ICU/ICP monitoring. Usually the patient has a helmet fitted to protect the crani side until the skull is...

  6. Why do online courses cost so much? I'm baffled.

    AJJKRN replied to SHGR's topic in General Students

    This is exactly why I choose WGU for my leadership MSN and will choose a postmasters FNP that best suits my needs if I ever bite that bullet. As far as I know there are no online discussions required...

  7. Pearsonvue unofficial result shows I failed the exam

    AJJKRN replied to rdeasis's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Did you take a review course prior like Kaplan, Hurst,

  8. Why Do Nurses Quit?

    AJJKRN replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    I think that newer nurses leave direct patient care initially because of the culture shock mentioned in the article. Indoctrination is an evolving issue that seems to be bleeding through where many...

  9. Nurse tells summer volunteer to not refer to the unit as "We"!!

    AJJKRN replied to djasc112's topic in General Nursing

    Sounds like high school all over again to me...wow, maybe even back to junior high or grade school...the volunteer probably had a flash back

  10. Saying goodbye to nursing

    AJJKRN replied to malarwen's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    You may find more opportunities for both you and your husband if you move...Is fight tooth and nail to keep my license though, what about placing it in inactive

  11. ADN to MSN

    AJJKRN replied to lollipoplbc's topic in Nursing Career

    If you go through WGU, you earn your BSN first, then go on to earn your MSN next I believe. I did my RN to BSN at another school not far from my ASN school but I'm doing my BSN to MSN through WGU now....

  12. Alert and oriented but drowsy

    AJJKRN replied to caalvarez3's topic in General Nursing

    Lethargic is one of our charting options and I usually make the comment "sleepy" attached to it in the free text

  13. stethoscope sliding around on neck

    AJJKRN replied to Ele_123's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I think you're going to have better luck in how you wear it to keep it from sliding IMHO. Like placing the chest piece in one of the binaurals or in the V of a lanyard with your badge/keys

  14. Called a code for a seizing patient

    AJJKRN replied to thesimplenurse's topic in General Nursing

    Ditto response/questioning of the chest compressions. Next time, if able, maybe think about getting them on their side or head elevated, slap a pulse ox on for heart rate and O2 measurements, suction...

  15. Grad in Dec, BLS expires in Jan - renew myself or will employer pay?

    AJJKRN replied to Guest915876's topic in General Nursing

    I think it would depend on getting that job and what benefits the future employer provides. If you don't have a job secure yet then schedule your BLS towards the end of the month and cancel in a...

  16. Feeling extremely underappreciated

    AJJKRN replied to Medic2RN_'s topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I have. Unfortunately I think this is why night shift gets such a bad wrap. When I was a CNA, both in LTC and hospital as a float, more nurses than I could believe got away with leisure activities...

  17. I need help deciding what nursing school to attend

    AJJKRN replied to Sara19's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Both of these statements show just how much you really don't know or understand about the different educational paths to becoming a registered nurse. You might want to read up on the

  18. WGU Any advice for upcoming 2017 RN-BSN/RN-MSN students?

    AJJKRN replied to pmabraham's topic in Western Governors University

    If you are self-motivated and organized, WGU is the way to go! I wish I had known about the school when I did my RN to BSN. I don't know if I can ever be contained to a structured class that has an X...

  19. I need help deciding what nursing school to attend

    AJJKRN replied to Sara19's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    There are many factors for you to consider that your post doesn't mention, like you didn't mention how old you are or how saturated the job market is where you live. I don't think you're fresh out of...

  20. WGU vs. UTA

    AJJKRN replied to pmabraham's topic in Western Governors University

    Its possible if you stay on task and on top of the assignments but not typical if that makes sense. Not everyone can expect to finish their RN to BSN in less than 6 months so it would be prudent of...

  21. Rolling Veins: A Quick Guide to Being a “Good Stick"

    AJJKRN replied to Krista Vaughan's topic in General Nursing

    Sounds like a good ol vasospasm to me. Arrgh! I'm pretty darn good at IV sticks but when a vein vasospasms, my chances of success drop in half. I'm not fond of waiting it out a couple of minutes for...

  22. What are your biggest pains/ problems as a nurse?

    AJJKRN replied to dma13's topic in General Nursing

    Forgetting good ol Press Ganey & anything else customer service related Ladies & Gents.... and staffing ratios.... and supplies, either lack of or not being able to find in close proximity......

  23. There's no fool like an old fool

    AJJKRN replied to Juryizout's topic in General Students

    I would stop answering tests as you would as a working nurse. I would almost bet money that you are. Remember what school teaches you is not real world, it's NCLEX world, and instead of it being the...

  24. November 2016 Caption Contest. Win $100!

    AJJKRN replied to Joe V's topic in News, Announcements

    "Let me just check and make sure your DNR band is on

  25. Bedside Report

    AJJKRN replied to Nurse0207's topic in General Nursing

    Do they happen to be part of a multidisciplinary council or task group working on bedside report (and probably customer satisfaction scores) that got voted into or asked for the job to "monitor"...