AJJKRN

AJJKRN

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  1. Nursing care of ADN vs BSN

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

    The issue with your post happens to be the huge difference between each schools curriculum and focus, not with which degree will be the end result. Hence, it's really not the degree, it's the...

  2. Nursing care of ADN vs BSN

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

    Tell that to the droves of new grad BSN's in my area that don't know the difference between sterile, aseptic, and clean techniques but they know APA (as I learned APA as well doing EBP research papers...

  3. New Grad Interview Question - Med/Surg

    AJJKRN replied to breezy7's topic in General Nursing

    If you just gave a genuine and honest answer about why you're leaning towards Med-Surg then you have had your answer before asking. The majority of the time "honesty is the best policy"! Disclaimer: I...

  4. Is Emerge nursing harder than medicine, med-surg and rehab?

    AJJKRN replied to Guest878640's topic in General Nursing

    I personally think it's all about finding one's niche. An extremely smart being (which I feel most professional nurses are regardless of degree or specialty) would find one specialty harder or easier...

  5. Who teaches essential nursing skills?

    AJJKRN replied to Libby1987's topic in General Nursing

    I don't want to turn this into a associates/diploma versus BSN thread but in my area this is the issue that our associates/diploma schools have these skills built into the program during live hands on...

  6. Pre employment substance testing

    AJJKRN replied to Libby1987's topic in General Nursing

    Maybe and maybe not. I have coworkers that are smokers than rock out the shift and I coworkers that are young and healthy, eat vegan, work out every day in the gym but can't stay off of social...

  7. About paying off student loans

    AJJKRN replied to Libby1987's topic in General Nursing

    On the other hand, there are posters that budgeted appropriately for their student loan debt and took out only what they needed to survive nursing school like me. I have about $20,000 in loans from...

  8. would you give this bp med?

    AJJKRN replied to lynnburg's topic in Patient Medications

    Metoprolol also helps with CHF management. Propranolol can be used for migraine management. I totally agree, need to know what the med is being used for so you know and can reinforce education to the...

  9. I made a big mistake

    AJJKRN replied to Birdy2's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    If the patient had been tolerating the meds before I would be more concerned about the pneumo getting bigger or a pleural effusion or PE, etc...not that the drugs could not have caused his symptoms...

  10. Loan forgiveness options? Help!

    AJJKRN replied to kaimkaim's topic in General Nursing

    There is a Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program through our federal government that President Obama developed that I have been looking into recently that looks like a possible viable option....

  11. RNs!!!! Did you fail Any classes???

    AJJKRN replied to dinah77's topic in General Nursing

    This is how my program was. Never failed any classes, kept a 4.0 with pre-reqs to even be considered, and passed the NCLEX the first time with 75 questions. My school has maintained a 99-100% NCLEX...

  12. Charge nurse/ years of experience

    AJJKRN replied to shortstuff31117's topic in Nurse Management

    Our faculty requires that you have two out of three...a level III or more, a BSN, or an approved certification in your specialty. The levels are based on our clinical nurse ladder (all nurses...

  13. Being the "New Girl"

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

    Time and turnover plus experience prove to be a good mixture for

  14. 50 Things New Nurses Need to Know About Calling Doctors and Other Providers

    AJJKRN replied to Lynda Lampert, RN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Same difference about learning which service you need, which is the primary team and which are the consulting teams, if you need the intern, the resident, or the attending (and who's who out of all of...

  15. 50 Things New Nurses Need to Know About Calling Doctors and Other Providers

    AJJKRN replied to Lynda Lampert, RN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    We have a night hospitalist that often gets a bad wrap from newer or inexperienced nurses (you can be both or either or!) but honestly, if he gets an attitude with your call it really means that you...

  16. RN forging doc's signature

    AJJKRN replied to Student Mom to Three's topic in General Nursing

    In my facility you would make a factual occurrence report, alerting the right powers that be to talk to everyone involved and take it from

  17. Even In Nursing, Men Earn More Than Women

    AJJKRN replied to Not Your Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    Yep, I read a few studies (during my RN to BSN days) that trended that both men and women of minorities tended to advance their nursing careers/education more often than non-minority women. I remember...

  18. Heart Sounds vs Heart Rhythm

    AJJKRN replied to ThatNursingDude's topic in General Students

    Either way, I meant that you should feel a pulse while being able to hear the heart beating...if you are always so eloquent in all of your online typings (with the years of practice that you've had on...

  19. Heart Sounds vs Heart Rhythm

    AJJKRN replied to ThatNursingDude's topic in General Students

    Extra Heart Sounds (S3 and S4). Another website I like. Give me a break I just learned how to copy and paste on my

  20. Heart Sounds vs Heart Rhythm

    AJJKRN replied to ThatNursingDude's topic in General Students

    If this was meant towards me then I think this is one of the main reasons why I wax and wane at times on this site when deciding whether or not to help out. Please re-read... I did not say that the S1...

  21. Pt threw a bedpan...

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

    So here's what I'm not understanding from the side of the mental Heath nurses. No disrespect intended but when someone with a mental health diagnosis needs acute care nursing are they being admitted...

  22. Did you work fulltime in nursing program?

    AJJKRN replied to Infofreak411's topic in General Nursing

    While working as a CNA, I worked 3x 12 hour night shifts a week every Friday, Saturday, and Sunday and sometimes an extra 12 or so for overtime while taking full-time classes and supporting three...

  23. When we become the patient

    AJJKRN replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Sending you good vibes for a full

  24. RN to BSN, How long did it really take you? Recommendations

    AJJKRN replied to Michellelove's topic in General Nursing

    Mine was 22 months just as the program stated...6 weeks online and the next 6 weeks was one night of class a week where the teacher met my cohort in our town so we didn't have to travel an hour plus...

  25. Pt threw a bedpan...

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

    Sounds like attention-seeking behavior. Boundaries need to be set and charges brought against the patient. Absolutely not acceptable