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  1. Dealing with siblings

    Oh Ashley. I have no idea how you do the job you do. I cannot even imagine having the strength to go to work and deal with the situations you speak of. You're a special, special person.
  2. Job NOT via new grad program?

    Most of the new grad programs where I live (central NJ) have gone by the wayside. I was hired as a new grad by the hospital where I was already employed as a paramedic; my unit then hired another new grad who had been a tech there....most of the new...
  3. Code Blue Announcement

    Yup, this exactly.
  4. A Day in the life of a Telemetry Nurse?

    I had five years as a paramedic (all patients on portable monitor and the majority getting prehospital 12-lead ECG as well), and I had ACLS as part of that job's requirements.
  5. Can men works as a labor and delivery nurse?

    I know of at least one male L&D nurse at my hospital.
  6. A Day in the life of a Telemetry Nurse?

    i'm a new grad on a tele floor (i've been working since february, on my own for 3 months now). since it's my first job i can't really compare to a regular med/surg floor but we do occasionally have a fair number of med/surg (non-tele) patients. in ...
  7. New Nurse, multiple offers -- help

    You're lucky to be in this predicament in today's market! I'm from NJ and a new grad as well so I know firsthand how hard it is. I think I'd eliminate the NY job from my short list unless you think you could work that one and the Morristown gig at t...
  8. Blood pressure medication / checking blood pressure

    On my unit, morning vitals are done between 0700-0730; BP meds are usually scheduled for 0800 (coreg is usually given with food) or 1000. If the patient's BP or HR is close to the cutoff (there are parameters entered by the doc usually) then I will ...
  9. Start RN-BSN right away?

    This is a big decision for me too...I signed a contract at my current employer stating that I would have my BSN within five years. Sounds like a no-brainer, right? Except that I already have a non-nursing Bachelors and plan on getting a master's deg...
  10. ? if I want to become a CRNA where should I begin to work?

    Check the programs you're looking at applying to. The big ones around me require at least one year of "strong" ICU experience, and say that OR does not count. I'd say your best bet would be adult ICU (med, surg, trauma, neuro, whatever) then PICU. ...
  11. Please Help...Advice.

    I'm a new RN (still on orientation) working in acute care and while I had to take a course for IV certification nobody ever mentioned PICC certification to me. I do need to be checked off on PICC and central line skills (blood draws, dressing change...
  12. One hour rounding

    Where I work there is hourly rounding but the techs do the even hours and nurses the odd hours. I find myself in every patient's room within half an hour either way of when I'm due and sign off on it then. Our director does round at least once a da...
  13. Blood draws are driving me crazy...

    Are you using butterfly needles or straight needles? I prefer butterflies; it's similar to starting an IV in that you see that flash. I'm not very good at using a straight needle.
  14. Pain medication and confused patients.

    I agree, if the patient didn't seem to be in pain and said he didn't want anything, I wouldn't have given it either.
  15. IV starts turn into hematomas

    I'm a brand new nurse as well but come to nursing with five years of paramedic experience and therefore about a million IVs under my belt. Not as many on kids, but I can still give some suggestions! I would guess that the hematomas without flashback...