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y name is Jason West and I have been at Vanderbilt for three
Myears. I worked in our Emergency Department for a year before
coming to work in the Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit. In February
2020, I advanced from RN2 to RN3. The process was more tedious
than I anticipated, but the recognition and pay raise were both worth
it. I would definitely do it again and highly recommend anyone who
is thinking about it, to get with a coach or someone who has been
through the process and go for it.
After I looked at the rubric and spoke to my Education Specialist, I
thought I had all of my paperwork in order and started the submission
process. The process took me back to my EBP class in nursing school.
The coaches worked with me to fill gaps in the application. We went
through this several times until my coaches approved my application. It took me about three months of sub-
mitting, waiting, procrastinating, re-writing, submitting, etc. With that being said, I am proud of myself for
being able to weather the storm and advance to RN3. My intent was to remain RN3 for as long as I needed
and then apply for my RN4 but I am now abandoning that process in order to go to CRNA school starting in
August 2020.

Pillar Goal - Fiscal Year - 2020

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HAI VUAH blue/gray HAC VUAH blue/gray

Unit Activity Falls blue/gray by unit
Pressure injury blue/gray by unit

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