AJJKRN

AJJKRN

Medical-Surgical/Float Pool/Stepdown

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  1. College books are the biggest scams ever

    AJJKRN replied to LPNtoRNin2016OH's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Check out Cheggs, Halfprice Books, and good ol' Barnes & Nobles

  2. Western Governors-- MSN Edu or Leadership?

    AJJKRN replied to RyzenRN's topic in Western Governors University

    I want to start the WGU MSN Leadership track soon because I feel that this option would better serve me even if I chose a path involving staff development and/or education, say at my hospital, and it...

  3. (Warning graphic topic). "Worst of the Worst" former pediatric nurse sentenced

    AJJKRN replied to JustBeachyNurse's topic in Nursing News

    I'm personally fine with paying for him to be sexually abused against his will for the rest of his life...and castration (or anything else that would limit his ability to be aroused) would be a fair...

  4. Nurses thrown under the bus

    AJJKRN replied to GM1928's topic in General Nursing

    I can not imagine working at a facility that didn't utilize policies and procedures or even an access to resources such as Lippincott to guide EBP care for simple things such as chest tube dressing...

  5. Hospital treating travel nurses better than their own staff?

    AJJKRN replied to Obsessedrn's topic in Nursing Career

    Start looking for another job and see what the requirements are for licensing yourself in other states you may be interested in moving to...I'm under the assumption that any out of state hiring places...

  6. Bedside report - hate it? Like it? Love it?

    AJJKRN replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    Not always a fan especially when giving report to multiple nurses or when the Pt has behavioral/family issues that interrupt report enough that it makes it almost dangerous/pointless because the...

  7. Going from ADN degree to BSN degree

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

    Job security is where it's at...scam or no

  8. Cough syrup

    AJJKRN replied to Amy71076's topic in Patient Medications

    Meds like Guaifenesin (aka Mucinex) are expectorants that needs adequate fluids to help thin the mucus so you can cough it up easier . It really depends on the concoction of meds in the cough syrup...

  9. Resigning from first RN job

    AJJKRN replied to coolpeachrn's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Not a bad idea to do an exit interview with HR so they can get a grasp on why you're leaving. I wouldn't trash your unit/manager persay but I would be factual. Your manager should know roughly how...

  10. Completed my BSN

    AJJKRN replied to Rhody34's topic in General Nursing

    Congrats on increasing your job

  11. why am I being overlooked?

    AJJKRN replied to jellybean75's topic in General Nursing

    My first two years on a Med-Surg floor I could have been charge but knew that I wanted to move to the float pool ASAP and was not wanting to be blocked from transferring for any reason. I also noted...

  12. Customer satisfaction callbacks

    AJJKRN replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    It is often a unit secretary or some other customer service rep that makes these calls at my hospital. Don't get me started on the excellent customer service

  13. How do you scan insulin?

    AJJKRN replied to Ann.E's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I have a sticker stuck to the back of my badge. Not technically suppose to do this but we're not technically suppose to run out of stickers all of the time also! PS: I only keep one sticker for...

  14. December 2015 Caption Contest. Win $100!

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

    Time for your Flu

  15. New grad job FLOAT to 13 floors! Qs for medsurg nurses!

    AJJKRN replied to nurse1990's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Ours is a minimum of two years experience. I'm assuming that there is no floating differential offered. Could be wrong

  16. Can I wear the scrubs for an interview?

    AJJKRN replied to MSTRN's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I would wear scrubs to an interview out of necessity but never on purpose. Your best bet, as others have suggested, is to just be truthful and explain briefly why you're in your work scrubs. The...

  17. New grad job FLOAT to 13 floors! Qs for medsurg nurses!

    AJJKRN replied to nurse1990's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Get yourself a good brain sheet for pertinent Pt info and maybe even a med/task list sheet to help keep things straight, on task, and checked off. And remember that Med-Surg is just about anything...

  18. What am I qualified to do? OTHER THAN FLOOR NURSING!!

    AJJKRN replied to Shackna13's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Check out WGU and other distance learning schools (that are creditable). It shouldn't take a couple of years to get a MSN in education or leadership with all of the reputable and available educational...

  19. Specialty pay

    AJJKRN replied to BeachsideRN's topic in General Nursing

    I get $7 extra an hour for floating. Not including shift differentials, weekend pay, charge nurse pay, preceptor pay, etc...and I LOVE my job (not always all of the BS though

  20. Does your hospital go on diversion

    AJJKRN replied to NurseDMSN's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I work for a level 1 and pretty much no, we never divert if we can at all possibly avoid it. It's a double-edged sword when it comes to the safety of the Pt, adequate staffing, and remaining the go to...

  21. I didn't get into a BSN program with a 4.0

    AJJKRN replied to justyna030's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Since when do you have to have good social skills to become a

  22. Would you respect a nurse manager whose bedside experience...

    AJJKRN replied to klone's topic in General Nursing

    The best manager we've ever had hands down had never even worked as a nurse inside the hospital ever, only in the clinic. She did manage the clinic float pool but managing the inpatient float pool...

  23. Paramedic to BSN?

    AJJKRN replied to aggieemt's topic in General Nursing

    Just from your brief OP background, I think you would be happier pursuing PA options. Neither option will let you do your education fully online (probably not even partially

  24. Nothing replaces a good old fashioned skills day

    AJJKRN replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Check it out on the AHA website, by the time you get all of the scenerios and different tabs down, you're a internet code guru!!! you will probably never want to do your ACLS on line

  25. Help with Reading portion!!

    AJJKRN replied to NursingStu92's topic in TEAS Exam Help

    My school offered a short prep class for the TEAS within their student learning center. I wonder if you could find more resources