MurseJJ

MurseJJ specializes in Neurosurgery, Neurology.

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1. Advice On Becoming an Excellent Neuro Nurse

   MurseJJ replied to AdventureOrNothing's topic in Neurological

   I would definitely recommend joining the American Association of Neuroscience Nurses. They have an annual conference (next one is in March 2019 in Denver, CO), and they also have an annual stroke...

2. CNS or NP

   MurseJJ replied to PICCRN79's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

   Even if you do CNS you could always apply for positions that are related to the CNS competencies but may not specifically be titled CNS (i.e. quality and safety specialist, professional development,...

3. Advise on transitioning to management

   MurseJJ replied to LittleRed84's topic in General Nursing

   Typically an assistant nurse manager position is something you could look into first. Perhaps look into

4. New York hospitals with the best schedule for nurses?

   MurseJJ replied to NYMichaelRN's topic in General Nursing

   I work at NYP/Columbia. Yes, we do work 13 shifts (all 12 hour shifts), however I will say that the salary is about $20K more than Stony Brook (I was hired at Stony just before I got hired at NYP a...

5. I HATE contingency orders

   MurseJJ replied to Melanin's topic in General Nursing

6. Beyond Bedside? Advanced Practice? Really?

   MurseJJ replied to EGspirit's topic in General Nursing

   It's interesting, I work with a nurse that has around 8 years experience, all on our unit, has two masters, two certifications, presents at conferences, chairs a hospital committee, clinical ladder,...

7. Entry level MSN masters CNL CNS

   MurseJJ replied to YellowMaskrosbarn's topic in General Nursing

   May be helpful to get a letter of recommendation from a

8. You don't need RN experience to get an NP job

   MurseJJ replied to FullGlass's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

   Saw this article on Twitter, thought I'd share here: Independent Practice: Both Nurse Practitioners and Physicians Should Be

9. NP jobs that work 3days

   MurseJJ replied to Guest1059175's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

   Agreed. Our inpatient neurology NPs do 3

10. Omg I'm so broke!!!

    MurseJJ replied to christina.adams2889's topic in New York Nursing

    That sounds hard. You could basically double your salary as a new grad, let alone as an experienced RN, at various hospitals in the city (Mt Sinai, NYU, NYP, etc), even LI (St. Francis,

11. Brick & Mortar NP Programs- are they no longer a thing?

    MurseJJ replied to EKTheRN's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I prefer "advanced practice provider" or "APP". There are many in-person NP programs around the country. Here in NYC we have Columbia, NYU, Pace, LIU Brooklyn, and CUNY Hunter, in addition to a...

12. SCRN Experience

    MurseJJ posted a topic in Neurological

    Recently I passed the ABNN Stroke Certified Registered Nurse (SCRN) exam. When I was preparing, I searched for info on the exam, how others prepared, etc., but didn't find too much out there. So...

13. NVRN vs CNRN

    MurseJJ replied to NeuroNurse101's topic in Neurological

    Hey just letting you know, I took the SCRN earlier today and I passed! I'll post a separate thread on what I used and what I thought (when I searched there wasn't too much info on it so hopefully I...

14. Eating ice cream and getting nervous -- offered Neuro-ICU job, now a psych nurse

    MurseJJ replied to pixierose's topic in General Nursing

    Agreed. I also work on a neurosurg stepdown, and we get neurology patients as well. A psych background will definitely not go to waste in neuro, even in the neuro ICU (I actually have a coworker on...

15. Seeking Advice: Direct Entry Blues

    MurseJJ replied to mk989's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I agree. While the roles of bedside RN and NP are different (just like the roles of bedside RN and physician are different), there is also some overlap, and I agree that there is a connectedness...