ashleyjean3

ashleyjean3

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  1. Prioritizing AM care (longish)

    ashleyjean3 replied to kanzi monkey's topic in General Nursing

    When i was on surgical floor the techs did all the am care. The RN would help when they got their work finished. Perhaps your unit should hire another

  2. Can you push Diprovan ?

    ashleyjean3 replied to time4meRN's topic in General Nursing

    we push it if 2 mds are in room. one to monitor pt and one for procedure. im in the er in

  3. BID Shift

    ashleyjean3 replied to SCRN1's topic in General Nursing

    We do Bidshift where I work. ONly full time and part time nurses get their scheduled hours. ALL per diem and PRN staff bid on shifts and if you want OT. So far there has been plenty of time to go...

  4. Rn-msn

    ashleyjean3 posted a topic in Post Graduate Students

    I just finished up nursing school and am planning to start an RN-MSN program in August. I want to be a nurse educator....teach.....Has any one else gone this route? Any suggestions or tips? Is this...

  5. Any nurses out there who think express care should not exist?

    ashleyjean3 replied to JessicRN's topic in Emergency

    We fast track those pts.....they see a np.......their chart never crosses an MD desk. The fast track is staffed so that these pts can be seen without disrupting regular ER function. We have 15...

  6. Shadowing Availability?

    ashleyjean3 replied to redshott's topic in North Carolina Nursing

    You can job shadow at Presbyterian in Charlotte....you should get in contact with the education department. Send me a PM (private message) and I will let you know the person's specific name to ask...

  7. Manager expects me to stay once I graduate

    ashleyjean3 replied to nickikh23's topic in General Nursing

    I also worked for a nurse manager before I graduated who was not very good at her duties and expected me to come on board as an RN. She would staff our 33 bed floor with 2 RNs and a Tech, then write...

  8. Mixing GT meds

    ashleyjean3 replied to Mrs. M.'s topic in Geriatric, LTC

    i miss them all together....except iron i always give it alone....and most

  9. Need Information About Charlotte

    ashleyjean3 replied to twinkle's topic in North Carolina Nursing

    Levine childrens hospital is part of cmc and opens in the fall. Try

  10. New grad needs ER textbook recommendation please ...

    ashleyjean3 replied to RNSurf's topic in Emergency

    i have sheehys and love it. Also nursing made incredibly easy has a great emergency nursing books full of great charts that break things

  11. Dnp

    ashleyjean3 replied to ashleyjean3's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    Well I am working on my Masters right now concentrating in Nurse Educator. I would like to teach and perhaps get my Nurse Practioner. I just know that to get tenure at most universities you need to...

  12. do you actually wait?

    ashleyjean3 replied to StacieRN's topic in General Nursing

    I love working in the er becasue we are able to act before the MD see the pt. There are tiems when we run a code without an MD present. Act first, Ask

  13. Pens

    ashleyjean3 replied to bklynborn's topic in General Nursing

    i am very happy with the pens the drug reps leave they always seem to write

  14. IV Starts

    ashleyjean3 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I am having trouble with my IV's.....I can hit the vein no problem...great return but I go to thread the catheter into the vein and blow it 9 out 10 times. What am I doing wrong??? Any tips???? I just...

  15. What nursing shortage?

    ashleyjean3 replied to labfreak's topic in General Nursing

    im in NC and out of the 65 who i graduated with just a few weeks ago..all of us but maybe 5 had jobs...many of use getting offers months

  16. Graduation Speech HELP PLEASE!!

    ashleyjean3 replied to ale_kat03's topic in General Nursing

    I am the student speaker for our graduation on thursday. If you would like I can send you a copy of my speech so you will kinda have an

  17. Midnight Dr. Call.

    ashleyjean3 replied to m4blondi's topic in General Nursing

    Remember the doctors are paid the big money to be called in the middle of the night, it is their job. If the pateints condition changes and you need the MD

  18. ahh two job offers, CMC or Presbyterian?

    ashleyjean3 replied to rsjenni's topic in North Carolina Nursing

    what unit did you get offer from at presby? I think that presby is a good fit for most people. i did all my clinicals there are worked in the

  19. Need Information About Charlotte

    ashleyjean3 replied to twinkle's topic in North Carolina Nursing

    I forgot to mention.......if you do the ASN program at queens, then do their RN-BSN program it is really easy. The classes in the ASN program are one day a week, with clinicals 2 days a

  20. Need Information About Charlotte

    ashleyjean3 replied to twinkle's topic in North Carolina Nursing

    I am graduating from the Queens program next week. I did the ASN program. I would highly reccomend it. The pass rate is like 97%, higher then their BSN scores. The instructors are amazing and...

  21. Scholarships for Nursing School???

    ashleyjean3 replied to ThursdayNurse2b's topic in General Nursing

    In North Carolina the state will give you 15000 a year if you are working on your MSN for nursing education. You should see if your state has a program like

  22. Ummmm..are they ALLOWED to do that?

    ashleyjean3 replied to NurseJacqui's topic in Emergency

    Where I work if the ICU is full we send patients to the ED. They are a crtical care area and a med-surg unit is not. In the ED the patient can be put on tele, vent,

  23. Need Information About Charlotte

    ashleyjean3 replied to twinkle's topic in North Carolina Nursing

    The pay is about equal at both places. At CMC you get a raise each year based on performance, and you may also get a cost of living raise. At presby you get a cost of living raise, some years but not...

  24. Need Information About Charlotte

    ashleyjean3 replied to twinkle's topic in North Carolina Nursing

    CMC is getting ready to open a brand new VERY large childrens hospital if you are really interested in pedi. Also they recieve the major trauma, they are a teaching hospital as well. And public Presby...

  25. What are charge nurses like at your work place?

    ashleyjean3 replied to rn undisclosed name's topic in General Nursing

    I work on a surgical unit with some tele beds. Our charge nurse never takes patients. She is there to check orders, call doctors, help when