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  1. Help with decision

    jrt4 replied to MJJFan1's topic in Nurse Management

    Do not feel guilty for leaving. Your employees happiness is not dependent on you and if it is that is a bigger problem...hopefully some of the strategies you initiated to improve staff engagement...

  2. Considering a job in management

    jrt4 replied to Bwashbush's topic in Nurse Management

    I agree with the above posts. Being a hands on leaders is merely aspirational at most organizations. You have a lot of priorities and obligations at the management level. Leaders who are "hands on"...

  3. CNS title

    jrt4 replied to jrt4's topic in Clinical Nurse Specialists, CNS

    ok thank you! I was just curious because I hadn't heard of that

  4. What is MSN - leadership and management track

    jrt4 replied to ArrowRN's topic in Nurse Management

    Before you get an MSN degree research what is out there. There are a variety of degrees available for MSN. There is the leadership track, Clinical Nurse Specialist, Nurse Practitioner (multiple...

  5. Pediatric Nurse need help with Adult IV insertion

    jrt4 replied to kheemooy's topic in Pediatric

    I agree with the above poster that said you are psyching yourself out. It is different but the principles are the same. I find pediatric veins to be easier to access usually just because they are...

  6. PALS

    jrt4 replied to nerdynurse22's topic in Pediatric

    Agree with the above posters. I am a PALS instructor. Just don't over think it and take enough time to do your initial assessment to figure out what is going on with the patient. All PALS scenarios...

  7. Manager

    jrt4 replied to special1rn's topic in Nurse Management

    I was in this spot when I first got into leadership. Its challenging...they will test your new relationship. Its important to just treat everyone consistently. I was fortunate that I was not...

  8. BSN,RN Adminstration

    jrt4 replied to mkay25's topic in Nurse Management

    This wouldn't be typical. However, if your DON holds an additional title such as Vice President, Director of Nursing she could very well have the therapy department reporting to her. This is common...

  9. The challenge of new leaders...delegation

    jrt4 replied to klone's topic in Nurse Management

    Transitioning to management can be difficult. We often feel as though we are doing something wrong if we are not taking care of patients. I agree with the above poster...we should jump in when we...

  10. Which position do I accept?

    jrt4 replied to lifesacomedy's topic in Nurse Management

    I cannot answer this question. The two positions are drastically different so I think it comes down to what do you want to do? If your heart isn't in management take the VA position. If you are...

  11. Office Organizing

    jrt4 replied to RNator's topic in Nurse Management

    This takes time and I am still trying to perfect the art. During construction my space has been significantly downsized so I had to downsize with it. It has been great though. If you are not...

  12. House supervisors!

    jrt4 replied to GenSurgRNFA's topic in Nurse Management

    Agree with the other poster. This is going to be very location dependent. For example. My first management position was around 75K/year. Now I make 110K/year in a larger metro area. Cost of...

  13. "Do Nots" New to Administrative Role

    jrt4 replied to RNator's topic in Nurse Management

    I agree this is important. However, if you ever take a management role I think your eyes will be opened to some of the

  14. Terminations

    jrt4 replied to Libby1987's topic in Nurse Management

    We all have jobs to do. If this was an unsuccessful orientation then I am assuming you did not feel it was safe for her to practice in your area. At the end of the day its our patients that matter....

  15. "Crazy" to decline this offer?

    jrt4 replied to Lucky724's topic in Nurse Management

    Sorry to hear that . I do have to say that all management positions are not like

  16. NICU vs. Adult Step-down

    jrt4 replied to MJPN2012's topic in Pediatric

    I think that's a difficult question to answer as there are so many things that should be factored in your decision but Ill try to offer some advice. -NICU is different from everything else...including...

  17. Difficult parents/patient

    jrt4 replied to ICareAlot's topic in Pediatric

    -As a male myself I have also been put in this situation. Oftentimes people do not realize what they are doing when they do it. People think of males as the muscle”…this is just a...

  18. Difficult parents/patient

    jrt4 replied to ICareAlot's topic in Pediatric

    additional note... pediatrics is not for

  19. Difficult parents/patient

    jrt4 replied to ICareAlot's topic in Pediatric

    whoa... thats a lot. So I do have to agree with the poster above. Don't be quick to judge...any maybe there is more to the story and you just didn't type it all out. -First pediatrics are not just...

  20. "Do Nots" New to Administrative Role

    jrt4 replied to RNator's topic in Nurse Management

    I agree with all your don'ts! some people are more comfortable with being facebook "friends" but people use social media differently. If you are just using it to post pictures of your...

  21. Annual Competency Fair Suggestions

    jrt4 replied to kristinc312's topic in Nurse Management

    There is some really great feedback in this thread. My suggestion would be similar to others. Find out what can be done by either posterboard ( I hate posterboards) or electronically via a web...

  22. Toxic Managers

    jrt4 replied to Djadia's topic in Nurse Management

    Sounds like a pretty tough experience... It sounds like the first layer of the problem is communication. I find that being prompt with email and returning calls is something that is easy to do and...

  23. CEO with nursing background?

    jrt4 replied to southshore2014's topic in Nurse Management

    The only CEO I have personally known that was an RN was a ADN. All of her post graduate work was in the business field. She is still an RN though! The CEO I am currently working under is an MD. I...

  24. Hiring Former Staff

    jrt4 replied to RNRy's topic in Nurse Management

    I had a similar situation. I was hiring someone back after she had left for a few years. She had previously worked on another unit that we interact with a lot in a charge role. There were some...

  25. What is MSN - leadership and management track

    jrt4 replied to ArrowRN's topic in Nurse Management

    Let me first dispel the myth that you must have a vast amount of experience to be a charge nurse or manager. While this is true at some organizations, it's not true of all. It really depends on what...