theRNJedi

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1. Walden University for FNP, any suggestions?

   theRNJedi replied to Luvbuble's topic in NP Students

   Graduated Walden in 2015. One major question to ask up front is about your clinicals. Online clinical programs typically require the student to do all the grunt work in finding a clinical site and mentor/preceptor. I found this to be the most challe...

2. Interview for Perioperative Clinical Nurse Educator

   theRNJedi replied to tiffcrn's topic in Operating Room

   I've been a perianesthesia staff nurse, charge nurse, nurse manager, and nurse educator, and am now a Perianesthesia Professional Practice Leader and the educators report to me. In general, educators make less than managers and in many cases less tha...

3. The future for RNs?

   theRNJedi replied to nURse_dEZi's topic in Activism

   I'm a PhD candidate, Nursing School Faculty, Professional Practice Leader, and Nurse Manager....and I have not heard of this. If anything, LPNs are being phased out of most orgs as the nursing profession evolves to preferring baccalaureate prepared r...

4. Bored in ambulatory care

   theRNJedi replied to Lizabeth1115's topic in General Nursing

   Ambulatory nursing is a unique nursing specialty with it's own clinical environment, schedule, patient population, and workflow. Even among ambulatory settings, they range widely in scope of services and operations with varying patient populations. T...

5. Need Help Deciding

   theRNJedi replied to DanaRNoneday's topic in ADN/BSN

   Without knowing why you are pursuing a LPN...maybe it's the path you have found yourself on to enter nursing, but if your ambition is to be a RN, and if possible for you, I would suggest nixing the LPN program and go straight for the RN, preferably a...

6. New grad PACU

   theRNJedi replied to lvcrn's topic in PACU

   As a Perianesthesia Professional Practice Leader, Nurse Manager, and dually board certified Perianesthesia nurse...I will suggest that you have not been properly set up for success. There's no regulation for minimum hiring criteria for the PACU, it'...

7. Accelerated better option?

   theRNJedi replied to loosemoose's topic in General Nursing

   Are you currently an RN? The reason I ask is because most accelerated BSN programs are pre-licensure programs for degreed non-nursing people who want to fast track into a nursing career. The programs are intense and usually 12-18 months. Traditional...

8. MHA degree

   theRNJedi replied to innerpeace's topic in Recovery

   As I read your post my mind was generating many questions. Your situation is unique. Without knowing all the details, my initial suggestion would be for you to take a couple steps back and reflect on your long term goals. What influences you to pu...

9. I Prefer a Male Nurse...

   theRNJedi replied to ymartinez176's topic in General Students

   In nursing, we don't get to select our patients and have to accept the reality that we encounter/care for the general public...and everything that comes with that. So yes, it is inevitable that we nurses will face a plethora of attitudes, dispositio...

10. Advice

    theRNJedi replied to jdw1976's topic in Arkansas

    It's hard to offer specific advice because the options you listed for yourself in pursuing an NP versus an MBA is really very broad. If you're still at that point then you're still very high level, and you would need to convey more details about you...

11. GN job offer email?

    theRNJedi replied to badwolf10's topic in Career Support

    I completely concur with the PP (enuf_already). Your email is an 'unofficial' offer that's probably preliminary and/or contingent on other technicalities (i.e., graduating, drug test, NCLEX, etc...)..hence, that's why she's asking to be kept updated...

12. RN-BSN

    theRNJedi replied to LesaJordan's topic in Online Learning

    beyond considering the basics like accreditation and cost, you would want to identify your personal preferences and align your priorities with the various plans of study.....such as ....how long are the courses (5 weeks, 8 weeks, 12 weeks, etc..) and...

13. To accept or not accept offer?

    theRNJedi replied to songbird_RN's topic in Psychiatric

    as a rule I generally encourage new grads to accept any nursing job they get offered; but there are exceptions, and your description of that specific job environment and responsibilities sounds like a red flag. Particularly in light of the fact that...

14. Certifications?

    theRNJedi replied to amorales208's topic in Career Support

    Certifications are awarded by various organizations and societies when the minimum criteria is met and a nurse has 'earned' it; there's no law the stipulates a 'maximum' amount of certifications/degrees a nurse can receive. Achieving a nursing specia...

15. What is priority: experience or BSN?

    theRNJedi replied to happy2015's topic in Colorado

    Speaking from a hiring manager's perspective, I would prioritize the BSN. I can always hire someone and let them gain experience, but I can't necessarily give them a BSN; that takes their own initiative and effort to pursue advanced education. (whic...