JulVaccRN BSN

JulVaccRN has 14 years experience as a BSN.

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1. MGH salary

   JulVaccRN replied to rnvzla's topic in Massachusetts

   I'm a new grad on a surgical floor and made 26 and change on orientation, 29 and change off orientation. (not including differentials)

2. Daughter vs. NURSE: Moral Courage

   JulVaccRN replied to tammysmithlvn's topic in General Nursing

   Tammy, So many (((((((hugs))))))) this made me cry my eyes out. Bless you for being so strong.

3. First day of clinicals .. does this get easier?

   JulVaccRN replied to Neldavi's topic in General Nursing

   My first day of clinical, I will never forget: pediatric rotation (Peds isn't my "fit" at all...) I had a 12 yo pt with a chest tube that was Spanish speaking only. At this point In my learning, we had only learned the basics: vitals, bed baths, etc....

4. Housekeeping wish list

   JulVaccRN replied to Missclean's topic in General Nursing

   1.) If you see multiple people in the pt's room barking orders/suctioning/drawing labs/applying o2, mopping the floor can wait. No need to mop our feet at this time. (they SMASH our feet with the mop while we are doing pt care, even in those more acu...

5. Question about your first job as an RN

   JulVaccRN replied to Chameleonchick's topic in General Nursing

   My advice- if you're offered a job as a new grad, take it! Where I am (In MA) jobs are few and far between for new grads. I recommend being very flexible while applying, good luck!

6. WOW! Have things changed that much or did we have our signals crossed???

   JulVaccRN replied to ilmbg's topic in General Nursing

   While I was searching for a job, one of the places I applied to had me take a med test. No one watched while I took it, but using a cell phone to look up meds never crossed my mind (I may be young, but I still use a cell phone without a camera (never...

7. question for young nurses

   JulVaccRN replied to peppapig123's topic in General Nursing

   I'm 22 years old, RN-BS, work on a surgical-vascular unit, and work 160 hours/month. (not always 40hrs/weeks, sometimes more, sometimes less) I work a rotating schedule-days, eves, nights-and still have plenty of time to hang out with my friends. Som...

8. Soon to be new grad :)

   JulVaccRN replied to sbostonRN's topic in Massachusetts

   http://www.simplythebestnursingjobs.org/content/faqs I'm a nurse at mgh, and I believe that you need at least a yr of experience to be hired with an adn, unless they have changed their requirements? I'm not sure if they have updated the site in awhil...

9. HELP a nursing student out!

   JulVaccRN replied to Daisy_08's topic in General Nursing

   a clinical instructor told us that when she was a young nurse, they were told not to use gloves while changing an ostomy bag because it would make the patient "feel bad." How times have changed!

10. Have nurses always been so negative?

    JulVaccRN replied to scrubbee's topic in General Nursing

    This board is great for venting! I absolutely LOVE everything about my job, but there are always things that irk you. I can't vent to my best friends/boyfriend because they are not nurses, they don't "get it" like my fellow nurses do on this board!

11. Is my hospital going to spoil me for other hospitals?

    JulVaccRN replied to Bruce_Wayne's topic in General Nursing

    I also work on a post-surgical floor, but with high acuity. However, where I did clinicals, nurses had the 6-8 pt ratio and i cant imagine what would happen if a pt decompensated like they do on my floor. When I work nights, ihave 5-6 pts, but luckil...

12. New Grad Critical Care Internships

    JulVaccRN replied to NS_MA's topic in General Nursing

    I'm in MA, and at my school (graduated In May) only people that worked as an aid or precepted in critical care got jobs there. It's tough getting any job around here, I only got mine because I precepted on my unit. My advice is to network as much as ...

13. I got in !!!!!

    JulVaccRN replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Nursing

    Best wishes!!! awesome news!!! Some advice, just remember that what happens on your specific place of employment can differ from what they teach you in school. (I was a PCA before being a nurse, some of the things I was taught in school were not prot...

14. New grad/bad economy, bend over and take it?

    JulVaccRN replied to noyesno's topic in General Nursing

    I haven't read all the responses so I aploligize if my post is repetitive: as a new grad, take anything! (esp. in a hospital, here in MA hosp. jobs are scarce) I'm a rotator, so I do a few night shifts per time schedule. Its really not bad, I get mo...

15. Done with school but don't want to start work as a nurse...

    JulVaccRN replied to anichka1285's topic in General Nursing

    Sometimes I leave work so stressed out that, honestly, if I didn't really LOVE my job, I don't know what'd I do. Ultimately, (sp? no spell check on my laptop) I would go with your gut. Even on my worst days, I still love everything about being a nur...