AJJKRN

AJJKRN

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  1. Do nurses work more than they get paid?

    AJJKRN replied to Ruth V.'s topic in General Nursing

    You do if you come in early and look up your Pt's before you clock in...or make employee recognition gifts off the clock and spend your own money on getting said gifts...still think it doesn't come...

  2. Multi-dose insulin vials

    AJJKRN replied to Sunshine716's topic in Patient Medications

    We have multi dose vials for Novolog and Novolin R. You just draw up what you need in the med room but we keep it in the med room so all have access. No cosigner unless it's a gtt. Lantus comes up...

  3. Another Nurse Hijacks My Patient and Family

    AJJKRN replied to rnccf2007's topic in General Nursing

    So how exactly is she juggling her own Pt load

  4. The worst.

    AJJKRN replied to soyoureanurse's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    These are the woes of night shift that day shift won't ever understand. We sit around all night eating Bon Bon's while all the Pt's and family members sleep

  5. Wgu august 2016

    AJJKRN replied to Chingcha's topic in Western Governors University

    So far all I need is to do my intake interview and then I start in august. I'm doing the MSN in Leadership and Management track. I am am supper excited and wondering what the heck I think I'm doing...

  6. A Headache is not an emergency

    AJJKRN replied to Patient4life's topic in Emergency

    Just think if all of the "non-emergent" cases were to stop, staffing would decrease, people could and probably would be laid off or just lose their job all together...hmmm...job stability would be one...

  7. If You Could Have Any Skill to Deal with Difficult People -- What Would It Be?

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

    Mind control The ability to always sound professional in the face of attitude! It makes putting boundaries in place way more effective

  8. Already have 2 bachelors; which nursing degree is best?

    AJJKRN replied to skydream's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Honestly, if I were you I would check out the path for becoming a Physicians Assistant. Regardless of all the hype, there is NO nursing shortage for new grads. It just doesn't make sense (IMHO) to add...

  9. Disrespectful patients

    AJJKRN replied to Mrs.in2015's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I don't think the OP said the Pt got stuck 8 times but that the OP only stuck once and missed...correct OP? I've had Pt's degrade me before and the longer I've been a nurse the more I've learned to...

  10. Daisy Award on Badge for New Grad

    AJJKRN replied to rachmac11's topic in General Nursing

    I would honestly say wait a little while and then wear it proudly since you were awarded the Daisy. The problem I see would have more to do with you receiving the award when you weren't officially a...

  11. Results from What You Hate Most about Your Job Post (5/25/16)

    AJJKRN replied to PancakeSaturdays's topic in General Nursing

    Inadequate staffing is higher up on the totem pole than reported...we know we will have to deal with lack of staffing from TPTB until mandated ratios are made into law for every

  12. Venting - Where is the Loyalty!

    AJJKRN replied to Btdthat08's topic in General Nursing

    Unfortunately it just seems to be the changing of the times (that's the saying, right?). It's like an employee or the company being loyal...far and few...sigh... One the other hand, hopefully you just...

  13. What annoys you most in your daily tasks?

    AJJKRN replied to mangi's topic in General Nursing

    Since charting is legally necessary And appropriate staffing doesn't seem to ever be a realistic probability, then how's about not searching high and low for

  14. Should I have made an incident report?

    AJJKRN replied to Kharma711's topic in General Nursing

    Highly probable that this was incident report worthy, when in doubt, always rule out a

  15. What is the Registered Nurse Patient Ratio at your hospital?

    AJJKRN replied to LinenP's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah, so where exactly do I have to move my family

  16. BSN and Associate Nurses Are Neck and Neck. Will This Change?

    AJJKRN replied to allnurses's topic in General Students

    While I absolutely agree with most of your responses on nurses becoming better as we continue our educations as a whole, if I remember correctly while in my RN to BSN classes where almost every...

  17. Although Women Dominate the Nursing Profession, Do Men Make More Money?

    AJJKRN replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

    I still think that (in nursing at least) if there is a pay difference other than accounting for overtime than it would be because of studies showing - I have no access to them now as I have to start...

  18. Central Line safety

    AJJKRN replied to NursingOR's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I was told by a very seasoned Onco nurse that the clamps are preferred to be moved each time as to not promote the break down of the lumen/line faster. Kind of like chewing with the same two top and...

  19. Preparing to go back to nursing after a long career break.

    AJJKRN replied to Wheaties's topic in General Nursing

    I think your money might be better spent on review books for certifications like for the Med-Surg cert CMSRN or CCRN, etc. Your foundation of knowledge is still in their somewhere, I think a refresher...

  20. Pendulum Swinging too Far on Pain Meds?

    AJJKRN replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    But why is this happening in an era where we are so medically and technologically advanced, with also having so many different resources that could have lessened the pain, were they not being treated...

  21. Pendulum Swinging too Far on Pain Meds?

    AJJKRN replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    PS Emergent, I hope your friend gets appropriate pain control sooner than later like he

  22. Pendulum Swinging too Far on Pain Meds?

    AJJKRN replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    As a surgical nurse at heart I find this very frustrating. For one, Tramadol I believe is an agonist-antagonist and essentially has a ceiling on it which is why it is often preferred as to be less...

  23. Gel polish

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

    The ladies, and a few gents, at my facility wear something called shellac polish. I don't know much about either because I really haven't painted my nails in a

  24. Nurse forced to work as a CNA

    AJJKRN replied to hillbillienurse's topic in General Nursing

    With all due respect, your title has the word "forced" in it which does imply an extra touch of

  25. 40 yr old with GED. Is a MSN even possible?

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

    I just want to caution that the CNA role happens to be basic nursing, AKA Foundations of nursing, and if this type of work is not up your ally then you may want to rethink nursing. You may be...