Bairkr

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1. New grad nursing home charge nurse.. help?!

   Bairkr replied to Bairkr's topic in Geriatric

   I've been there for a little over 2 months now and it was a lot to take in at first. As a new nurse I was put in a position where I have to make important decisions but thankfully I have a lot of support. I found it hard to be a very young new nu...

2. New Grad RN's in nursing homes

   Bairkr replied to SunshineRN79's topic in Geriatric

   I start on August 23rd, so far they have given me IV certification and I have an orientation to attend tomorrow. Ill let you all know how it pans out!

3. New grad nursing home charge nurse.. help?!

   Bairkr replied to Bairkr's topic in Geriatric

   I completely agree with you about the LPNs. They have been there for 20+ years and are going to be a great asset! When I found out they had so much experience I felt a little better about the whole situation. They are very knowledgable.

4. Which is better KAPLAN CLASSROOM COURSE or ONLINE COURSE ONLY?

   Bairkr replied to jylyn8's topic in NCLEX

   And I passed NCLEX first try May 2010. I definately believe Kaplan helped!

5. Which is better KAPLAN CLASSROOM COURSE or ONLINE COURSE ONLY?

   Bairkr replied to jylyn8's topic in NCLEX

   I took the Kaplan classroom course and it was good but looking back I would rather have taken it online since you can go through the questions at your own pace. In the classroom there wasn't much time to think about the answer choices where as you ca...

6. New grad nursing home charge nurse.. help?!

   Bairkr replied to Bairkr's topic in Geriatric

   Thank you for all the information! It is very helpful, I guess I just needed to hear that is has been done and I'm not going to crash and burn.

7. New Grad RN's in nursing homes

   Bairkr replied to SunshineRN79's topic in Geriatric

   SunshineRN, I recieved your message but unfortunately I cannot message you back until I have made 15 posts! I'm new on allnurses.com and thats the rules. I'm going to work on making some more posts but if you'd like to message me your personal e-mail...

8. New Grad RN's in nursing homes

   Bairkr replied to SunshineRN79's topic in Geriatric

   Thank you so much for the information! The job is located on Long Island in NY. I haven't had my first day yet (it's tomorrow) but I will let you know more about what the job actually entails. I know that I won't be doing the med pass regularly (only...

9. New grad nursing home charge nurse.. help?!

   Bairkr posted a topic in Geriatric

   I am a new grad BSN RN and I was just hired as a charge nurse in a nursing home. This is my first job as an RN and I will be supervising 2 lpns and 6 cnas on a 60-bed unit. I took the job because it has taken me 3 months of searching to even get an i...

10. New Grad RN's in nursing homes

    Bairkr replied to SunshineRN79's topic in Geriatric

    I am a new grad BSN RN and I was just hired as a charge nurse in a nursing home. This is my first job as an RN and i will be supervising 2 lpns and 6 cnas on a 60-bed unit. I took the job because it has taken me 3 months of searching to even get an i...