AJJKRN

AJJKRN

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  1. Just passed the CMSRN!!!

    AJJKRN replied to AJJKRN's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Actually, it was a personal goal and shows that you take pride in your speciality and that you are knowledgable in your practice. You need at least a minimum of two years experience before you can...

  2. Thoughts? Nurse in independent living facility refused to perform CPR

    AJJKRN replied to valliloves's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Unless the nurse was 100% positive that this person was a DNR, IMHO the nurse was absolutely negligent and should be charged and prosecuted as such. I don't know what difference her hired title makes...

  3. Increase in Autism Diagnosis

    AJJKRN replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    I have a high functioning 16 year old Aspie. At first we were told he was ADHD and after seeing a counselor for a few months for aggressive outbursts when he was around five or six, they pretty...

  4. mandatory flu shot

    AJJKRN replied to Mando7475's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Mandatory means FREE to me and select nurses come to the floor to administer it. Can't beat FREE and room service! Unless you have a known reaction anyways, then wear a

  5. Med-Surg cert review

    AJJKRN replied to Mel-RN99's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Check out AMSN, look at the resources they offer and at least book wise you can find the same resources much cheaper on amazon! Good luck! PS, if you're taking the CMSRN you can get a membership to...

  6. Take My Pain Away

    AJJKRN replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Patient Medications

    With having my start on a surgical-trauma floor, I know the values and challenges of controlling acute and chronic pain. Thank you for always finding such interesting

  7. hypertension

    AJJKRN replied to 2bNurse_kinjal's topic in General Nursing

    Your textbook is your best resource as this is the information the your instructors are most likely expecting you to learn answers from...maybe

  8. Weirdly sad about MD errors

    AJJKRN replied to qaqueen's topic in Health, Stress Management

    I would also hope that you have a designated physician that serves as a liaison between nursing staff and medical staff. We have one designated in each service to be the go-to for issues and concerns....

  9. Do you really get the worst of the worst when you float?

    AJJKRN replied to Curious1alwys's topic in General Nursing

    To the OP, I can't imagine not being in the float pool. The experience you gain and retain, not being part of the floors politics, and the extra differential are perks that I can't get just being...

  10. Weirdly sad about MD errors

    AJJKRN replied to qaqueen's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Has you workplace gotten a fairly new round of residents, physicians, or medical staff lately? Just

  11. What do you do when you have to "read everything in the book"?

    AJJKRN replied to Summers3's topic in General Students

  12. What do you do when you have to "read everything in the book"?

    AJJKRN replied to Summers3's topic in General Students

    No she was apparently not and she was not "made fun of" for it either. I know you are an intelligent being from reading a lot of your posts but I'm not sure if you're a practicing nurse though. I used...

  13. Acronyms: Where's the COW?

    AJJKRN replied to Brian's topic in General Students

    BRBPR = bright red blood per rectum and ROSOAB = really old son of a

  14. What do you do when you have to "read everything in the book"?

    AJJKRN replied to Summers3's topic in General Students

    To the students that are not reading the assigned material and are just doing "NCLEX" questions...how's your grades, fundamental knowledge base, and critical thinking coming along? We had a code the...

  15. More Nursing Humor

    AJJKRN replied to P-RN's topic in Nursing Humor

    I was once doing my normal orientation questions on a fresh post-OP major bowel patient that was in her 40's so really young. She answered everything appropriately, who she was, where she was, what...

  16. MED-SURGE Certification

    AJJKRN replied to trello's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Which one, the RN-BC or the CMSRN? Both tests are similar but different as are the different "governing

  17. Do you really get the worst of the worst when you float?

    AJJKRN replied to Curious1alwys's topic in General Nursing

    We will probably agree to disagree but as a float nurse and a charge nurse, this is not cool with me! Anyone being floated to your floor, or any floor in your entity, should be getting an appropriate...

  18. Does it matter where I complete my ABSN?

    AJJKRN replied to melbalt's topic in General Students

    And remember: acredidation, NCLEX pass rate, and

  19. how to tell P wave from T wave on EKG?

    AJJKRN replied to notyetnurse's topic in General Nursing

    Honestly, because I was cross-trained as a cardiac monitor tech while working as a CNA during nursing school, I personally think one of the best ways to get comfortable and commit rhythms to memory is...

  20. Hospitals and diversion

    AJJKRN replied to martymoose's topic in General Nursing

    We stack 'em like

  21. officially beginning RN career in Med/Surg

    AJJKRN replied to albyRN805's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I personally carry a mini clipboard with my brain sheets and extra brain sheets and med sheets that I leave at the nursing station. I carry my med sheet on me folded up and cross off things as I go....

  22. IVP meds- is this safe?

    AJJKRN replied to Graduatenurse14's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I am curious if the way your preceptor is teaching you sounds reasonable to you or not and what else you are questioning that is pretty basic "real world nursing" things. Does this sound safe to you,...

  23. Have my rights been violated?

    AJJKRN replied to FredericksonL's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    If the person has access to your medical records and chose to use poor judgement and to be utterly unethical then, YES, they could have which deserves punishment if they did. I personally would have...

  24. School nurses and other RNs not supportive of decision to send their child home

    AJJKRN replied to rollernurse365's topic in School

    The wonderful "politics" of nursing...definitely blurs lines at times.

  25. Hiring inquiry

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

    2 months, but was working full-time at my job as a CNA during school. Would have taken a job offer from them sooner but wanted to pass the NCLEX first and not have the entire hospital know if I