AJJKRN

AJJKRN

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  1. Winnie Palmer

    AJJKRN replied to BabyNealRN's topic in Florida Nursing

    My bad, misread and thought it was an interview with a specific person. Even though it's a unique name for a facility, the OP doesn't narrow down the city or state. So as in "are you serious someone...

  2. Winnie Palmer

    AJJKRN replied to BabyNealRN's topic in Florida Nursing

    Are you

  3. Pain medication advice PLEASE!!

    AJJKRN replied to PVL_RN86's topic in General Nursing

    To each their own practice but...Pt "a" I would have continued to give the 10mg mainly because this had been the dose that was working for them previously and yes, because day shift is probably more...

  4. new grad maybe screwed

    AJJKRN replied to Fruit Sucker's topic in General Nursing

    If you could wait the six months out this May be your best option assuming they really will hire you back. I would also look into getting FMLA for your illness but am not sure if you have to be at a...

  5. Experienced nurses help- heparin subq question....

    AJJKRN replied to IHeartPeds87's topic in Medical-Surgical

    As others had suggested...call the MD. This really is more MD specific and no hard and fast rule but more of a MD's preference

  6. Can you work at a hospital with a GED after getting your CNA?

    AJJKRN replied to christinamiller12322's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I started with a GED. Once you get your CNA, or LPN/LVN, ADN/ASN, BSN, or MSN then the entity really only cares that your certificate or licences are valid and unrestricted and that you have a decent...

  7. Prescribers vs Providers

    AJJKRN replied to Mavrick's topic in Advanced Practice

    Oooooooohhhhhhh, I think I'll pick buttered popcorn for this

  8. CNA to ADN/RN?

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

    You might be surprised that Nursing programs can require an applicant to have their CNA and maybe CNA work experience to be required for eligibility into their nursing program. They also often require...

  9. What did you want to specialize in vs. What you want to specialize in now

    AJJKRN replied to Candace_Mk's topic in General Students

    I specialize in adult Med-Surg (and am certified in my specialty) and love being a float nurse. I am currently training to be able to float to our adult Stepdown ICU's as well. I adore kids but just...

  10. Sharpie on Tegaderm

    AJJKRN replied to Mavrick's topic in General Nursing

    Well, we are told not to write in sharpie/pen on IVF bags because they are permeable. how about slap a tagaderm on your derrière and some sharpie ink and see what happens after a few

  11. I need some good advice

    AJJKRN replied to marsbar37's topic in General Nursing

    Do you have a planner? Just like everything else in life, I used a planner to write down the dates and times due for assignments/tests/clinicals/etc. I like the one that has the month view the best....

  12. Hourly Rounding--pushing back

    AJJKRN replied to CharmantUn's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    The PTB are practically mandating that we wake the Pt's up every hour so they know that they are be rounded on...whether or not I follow the rules on all of this nonsense will probably lead to my...

  13. Have you encountered useless residents?

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

    Adding to VANurse2010's suggestions, I have found that telling a resident what you want helps advocate for the Pt and then you guys can get to learn together. It wouldn't have hurt to have done some...

  14. dry hands

    AJJKRN replied to direw0lf's topic in General Students

    Gold Bond Ultimate healing with Aloe is awesome but not slippery or

  15. What are the top 10 diagnoses you manage?

    AJJKRN replied to jessimee's topic in Medical-Surgical

    This is why I want to try and wait out the masses going to NP school and get a masters in leadership done soon so if I want later on I can do a post-masters NP program. My area is way too saturated...

  16. as a nursing student will I get more out of working in the ICU as a CNA?

    AJJKRN replied to michigan94's topic in Critical Care

    As long as you remember that you are there to be a tech first and learn, get more ICU exposure second then I would not pass it up! You are way more likely to be hired in as a new grad to the ICU if...

  17. Hourly Rounding--pushing back

    AJJKRN replied to CharmantUn's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Its not the hourly rounding or AIDET itself that is the problem...it's the signing the majic whiteboard (that's not part of the permanent chart) and the scripting they give us with the threat of being...

  18. New grads are expensive...really?

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

    Not only does orientation, education, and new grad residencies cost bank to the entity, it takes longer for a new grad to develop time management and critical thinking skills (as it should but it...

  19. Hourly Rounding--pushing back

    AJJKRN replied to CharmantUn's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Hourly rounding, AIDET, and initialing Pt whiteboards with dry erase markers will be what pushes me away from the bedside at my hospital. Why does management not realize that pushing all of this crap...

  20. ECG reading. HELP!

    AJJKRN replied to LelahRN2be's topic in General Nursing

    There is a bundle branch block in which the tell tell is the widened QRS. Not the same as the first, second, or third degree blocks. I vote a sinus rythm with a BBB and a probable ST segment...

  21. What are the top 10 diagnoses you manage?

    AJJKRN replied to jessimee's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Might I ask why you are working at the bedside as an

  22. Where do you float/work per diem?

    AJJKRN replied to sergel02's topic in General Nursing

    I am a float nurse that goes to all of the Med-Surg units (which includes every unit that isn't an ICU or that has Pt's under the age of 18 except an OBS unit that can take Peds) in a 400+ bed level 1...

  23. How many questions did you pass the NCLEX with?

    AJJKRN replied to shanell85's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I was pretty darn sure I had passed too but nothing calmed my nerves until I had seen the quick results and then my licence number posted on the BON

  24. Can you dialyze a patient into withdrawal?

    AJJKRN replied to Loveyourkidneys's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    It has been my experience that you can dialyze a Pt into ETOH WD so one could make an educated guess that amphetamines would

  25. How many questions did you pass the NCLEX with?

    AJJKRN replied to shanell85's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    75...and I was sweating it and thought I failed