NYCRN21

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1. PCCN certification help

   NYCRN21 replied to MercedesBaseyScottRN's topic in CCU

   Hi mbaseyscott, I passed the PCCN in May this year. I used the book PCCN Certification Review, 2nd Edition by Ann Brorsen to study, and took the practice test from the AACN. I found the questions in both the book and the test to be very similar to ...

2. Hard to get RN job at NYU Langone Medical Center?

   NYCRN21 replied to stillalice's topic in New York

   I was just hired at NYU after having a year and a half of acute care nursing experience. Feel free to PM me. Best of luck!

3. Switching to ortho- advice please!

   NYCRN21 posted a topic in Orthopaedic

   Hi everyone! I'm about to start a new job in an orthopedic critical care unit. I'm really excited about this new job, and wanted to ask some experienced ortho nurses what I should know about starting in ortho and what to expect. My nursing backgrou...

4. I thought I was done crying and feeling incompetent

   NYCRN21 replied to IHeart BSN RN's topic in New Nurse

   Hi IHeart BSN RN, BSN Ive been a night shift step down nurse for a year and a half and I still break down crying every now and then, especially if Ive made a mistake that I know is a stupid mistake (I hope that doesn't sound like I'm making mistake...

5. Night shift scheduling!

   NYCRN21 replied to KBRN15's topic in General Nursing

   My favorite schedule to work is two nights on, one night off, two nights on and then usually I end up having 5 days off. That night that I'm off, I stick to a night schedule and just use the time to catch up on tv shows, laundry, household stuff and...

6. Best New-Grad Job leading to ICU?

   NYCRN21 replied to m1117's topic in New Nurse

   Hi maaadddzzz, I'm a new nurse too (started working in November 2015). I work on a surgical step down unit and I agree with adventure_rn, BSN, RN, I think it's a great place for new grads to start if they want to be an ICU nuse but can't get in to ...

7. Conflict with fellow nurse regarding Dilaudid administration, please help!

   NYCRN21 replied to NYCRN21's topic in Pain

   As I said, I am a new nurse. I did the best I knew how at the time to help a patient in need. It was not my patient and the doctor said not to give the medication, so Been There Done That, it was not appropriate. I gave the Tylenol because the docto...

8. Conflict with fellow nurse regarding Dilaudid administration, please help!

   NYCRN21 replied to NYCRN21's topic in Pain

   Thanks everyone! I know it's hard to give advice based off what I told you but what you all said helped. The nurse I was referring to is very bad about giving patients pain medication when they need it (we work on a surgical step down unit, so that'...

9. Conflict with fellow nurse regarding Dilaudid administration, please help!

   NYCRN21 posted a topic in Pain

   Hi everyone, I'm a first year nurse and I have a question about Dilaudid administration. Is it necessary to hold Dilaudid pain medication for an 84 year old patient with low blood pressure? Another nurse on my unit refused to give her patient Dilaud...

10. Dominican College, NY ABSN 2013-2014

    NYCRN21 replied to NYCRN21's topic in New York

    No problem! For MedSurg 1 and 2, the best things you can do are to realize you have no life for the 2 months you have those classes, study 24/7, and get a good study group. And buy an NCLEX review book, I did a ton of practice questions when studyi...

11. Dominican College, NY ABSN 2013-2014

    NYCRN21 replied to NYCRN21's topic in New York

    Hey Andy1415, for MedSurg 1 and 2 which you'll probably take in October and February, I DEFINITELY recommend the most up to date textbook. That thing is going to become your Bible haha. For some of the other classes I got an edition older than the ...

12. What should I do before starting an ABSN program?

    NYCRN21 replied to sarsoora8's topic in General Students

    Hi sarsoora8, I'm in the last 3 weeks of my 12 month ABSN program now, and I can tell you, it's a LOT of work!!! Having said that, it's completely doable. There were a few times where I was really stressed out, but overall it wasn't as hard as I ant...

13. Dominican College, NY ABSN 2013-2014

    NYCRN21 replied to NYCRN21's topic in New York

    Hi @tiprizzo, I'm in the absn now...I can't remember how much the uniforms were but I would recommend getting 2 uniform tops, you never know what's going to get on you during clinical! A couple of penlights would also be good to get, I dont don't re...

14. Dominican College, NY ABSN 2013-2014

    NYCRN21 replied to NYCRN21's topic in New York

    Congrats, @nayesab24! Feel free to private message me and I'll give you my name & add you on Facebook

15. Dominican College, NY ABSN 2013-2014

    NYCRN21 replied to NYCRN21's topic in New York

    Hmmm, it won't let me private message, can you guys private message me your name, then i'll add you?