AJJKRN

AJJKRN

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  1. Would it be better to get a bachelor's first or an asociate's?

    AJJKRN replied to Irena67's topic in General Students

    My area continues to hire ADN's into acute care but now with a catch of getting a BSN within I think five years or you're fired (the wonderful perks of being at a Magnet hospital!). Really, really...

  2. Is it better to get an ADN or BSN?

    AJJKRN replied to Irena67's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    BSN offers better job security...that can be priceless in this

  3. Bargain Basement Computer Systems

    AJJKRN replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Out of all the hats we nurses wear, IT is definitely one of

  4. Harrassment??

    AJJKRN replied to RealRN2015's topic in General Nursing

    If your username is your real name, please change it ASAP as to not cause anymore issues with your current employer and maintain your anominity. Sounds like the new ones in control we gunning for you,...

  5. Clinical Nurse Assistants (CNA) Help or Hindrance?

    AJJKRN replied to hkaren79's topic in General Nursing

    You mean "Certified Nurse

  6. Can a doctor "order" a nurse to not assess something?

    AJJKRN replied to SilleLu's topic in General Nursing

    This sounds more like the scoring you were told to stop correlated to Pt and staff safety. No way would I follow MD's orders if Pt was in active ETOH WD! I would be finding a way to go around them....

  7. Not getting it as nurses- the view

    AJJKRN replied to luv2's topic in General Nursing

    We can be frustrated and lash out all we want too but who out there has tried to be a guest speaker on the view to educate the cast and the public at large? I chalk this up to just plain ignorance...

  8. Help, wardrobe malfunction

    AJJKRN replied to Lyn-de-lou's topic in General Nursing

    Look up cuddle duds underwear. I wear the same brand and the material is soft/stretchy so the pants tend to wander a bit with soft/stretchy underwear. Cuddlduds are for cooler weather but you'll get...

  9. Mom of 2 looking into becoming Lvn put down by recruiter at kaplan

    AJJKRN replied to Rose90's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Look at the schools NCLEX pass rate and if it's accredited. After you earn your degree from a respectable not-for-profit nursing school then you can use Kaplans study resources to pass the NCLEX! I...

  10. How long until I try another unit?

    AJJKRN replied to Cardnurse15's topic in General Nursing

    Since you verbalized that you don't really have a specific passion then I would stick it out for at least a year. What if this is just the natural growing pains of being a new nurse? I would get my...

  11. Thank you, Joy Behar!

    AJJKRN replied to ixchel's topic in Nursing Humor

  12. Thank you note after an interview-who to send it to?

    AJJKRN replied to purplescrubs15's topic in General Nursing

    Don't leave out the HR person that is your liaison, they can make or break

  13. 1st Med Error

    AJJKRN replied to OUxPhys's topic in Patient Medications

    Besides following the 5 (or 6 or 7 now) rights for medication administration, develop a system and stick to it. Just like doing a head to toe the same way for the most part on each Pt, if you apply...

  14. The Real Brian Short - Words from a Friend

    AJJKRN replied to allnurses Admin Team's topic in General Nursing

    I for one am still in awe and there's honestly not enough truthful information out there about the trajedy that happened for me to just make up my mind one way or another about a person that is no...

  15. Meds in unlabeled bags... Is it safe?

    AJJKRN replied to BiohazardBetty's topic in Patient Medications

    If the barcodes for the meds will scan then this is an even bigger no-no since the med in the bag or the dose may not match the bag...it's just up to us to not cut corners and do our checks no matter...

  16. Bad idea to take MA position even though i am a RN??

    AJJKRN replied to ErinDel's topic in General Nursing

    Please check your states Nurse Practice Act because it is my understanding that you will absolutely be held to the full extent of your license/education and will be held fully accountable in a court...

  17. Nurses expecting to do too much!

    AJJKRN replied to CosmoRN77's topic in General Nursing

    Out of curiosity, how many responders have to do the core measure checklists at there facility that are monitored by non-nursing staff in quality control? Our MD's don't have to do them but they're...

  18. Nurses expecting to do too much!

    AJJKRN replied to CosmoRN77's topic in General Nursing

    I understand the frustration as it is just one more thing that really the MD's should be doing without nurses holding there hands to get it done. Missing an order here and there is one thing but now...

  19. Meds in unlabeled bags... Is it safe?

    AJJKRN replied to BiohazardBetty's topic in Patient Medications

    A Pt label should never be placed on the med baggie, hence that someone bypasses scanning a Pt armband and scans the baggie instead (high risk for wrong Pt to get the "right" meds). This should be way...

  20. Brian Short News

    AJJKRN replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in General Nursing

    I just cannot believe such a tragedy has happened! God bless, God speed to family and friends with finding peace and

  21. If you had a reset button, would you choose nursing again?

    AJJKRN replied to amazingme's topic in General Nursing

    Without a second thought,

  22. Rhythm debate

    AJJKRN replied to MendedHeart's topic in Cardiac

    Cool, but not in the same lead like Torsades or multi focal PVC's. I think it would be hard to tell especially with the sawtooth trademark where the flutter waves look the same when you just flip the...

  23. Anyone See Blosson Brown on the I am Cait show?

    AJJKRN replied to Riawahine's topic in General Nursing

    :roflmao:

  24. CCRN Today!!!

    AJJKRN replied to OhioCCRN's topic in Critical Care

    Congratulations on your

  25. Rhythm debate

    AJJKRN replied to MendedHeart's topic in Cardiac

    I don't see any extra p's but I do see some artifact in some areas that could be mistook though. Flutter waves tend to be pretty sawtooth waves that will not change in polorization regardless of which...