Abrillant12

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1. New Grad Success Story/Help with Pharm Exam before New Grad Internship

   Abrillant12 replied to livethequestions14's topic in New Nurse

   It's been a while since I've taken the exam. The med math part is pretty easy and straight forward. The pharmacology is tailored towards the unit you'll be working in. As far as the internship goes, the length of the internship depends on the unit yo...

2. St. Peter's University Hospital Internship

   Abrillant12 replied to Abrillant12's topic in New Nurse

   I don't really have a straight up answer for that. I feel like it may depend on the unit directors personal preference. The floor I work on, Tele and ICU, won't hire unless you already have a BSN. However, I do feel as though I've heard of a few ADNs...

3. St. Peter's University Hospital Internship

   Abrillant12 replied to Abrillant12's topic in New Nurse

   so I have finished the internship and was hired per diem. I'm not sure how everybody else turned out but I do think a fair number were offered jobs. best of luck to you.

4. St. Peter's University Hospital Internship

   Abrillant12 replied to Abrillant12's topic in New Nurse

   I believe is was 20 med math and 40 pharmacology questions. Make sure you know the trade vs. generic and be able to match it with the typical dose of that medication. I didn't know how to study for it so I took my pharmacology textbook from college a...

5. Is diabetes considered a syndrome?

   Abrillant12 posted a topic in General Nursing

   I know this may be silly but is diabetes considered a syndrome? Originally I said "no" because I thought a syndrome was a group of symptoms that are fairly specific to a certain diagnosis. However, some people have been saying that it is because of M...

6. St. Peter's University Hospital Internship

   Abrillant12 replied to Abrillant12's topic in New Nurse

   Thank you! I was never told about going to HR for a physical. What else do I have to look forward to? lol.

7. St. Peter's University Hospital Internship

   Abrillant12 replied to Abrillant12's topic in New Nurse

   oh wow! sorry I went MIA on this thread. I didn't end up starting in November because I had to retake the pharmacology part of the test. I did pass and they said "we'll see you next month." I'm assuming that means I'll start the beginning of December...

8. St. Peter's University Hospital Internship

   Abrillant12 replied to Abrillant12's topic in New Nurse

   Best of luck if you haven't taken the test yet!! Keeping my fingers crossed for you!

9. St. Peter's University Hospital Internship

   Abrillant12 replied to Abrillant12's topic in New Nurse

   I was told I had to call and schedule a retake date, which I haven't done yet. I'm going to call Monday. I'm still racking my brain on how to memorize the different dosages, especially when the dosage depends on the Dx and the route of administration...

10. St. Peter's University Hospital Internship

    Abrillant12 replied to Abrillant12's topic in New Nurse

    Yes we did meat at the open house. I passed the drug calculations but not the pharmacology part. It was harder than I expected. I'm not exactly sure how to go about studying for it again or how long I should wait before retaking it. I don't think tha...

11. St. Peter's University Hospital Internship

    Abrillant12 replied to Abrillant12's topic in New Nurse

    I imagine it will be. What can be worse than the NCLEX? lol. Good luck to you as well!

12. St. Peter's University Hospital Internship

    Abrillant12 replied to Abrillant12's topic in New Nurse

    I take mine on the 15th and the nursing recruiter gave me a start date of Nov 3rd.

13. St. Peter's University Hospital Internship

    Abrillant12 replied to Abrillant12's topic in New Nurse

    I hope your studying is going alright. I don't feel like it's possible to know all of these drugs so early in my career. I tried to focus on the drugs that are pretty common and skip drugs I haven't heard of, can't pronounce, or never gave a patient....

14. New Grad Success Story/Help with Pharm Exam before New Grad Internship

    Abrillant12 replied to livethequestions14's topic in New Nurse

    Funny you mention this. I'm experiencing the same thing right now. I too have to know the exact same stuff you are required to know and I also have the exact same conditional factors. As a new grad I'm feeling fairly overwhelmed with the pharmacology...

15. St. Peter's University Hospital Internship

    Abrillant12 posted a topic in New Nurse

    Hello fellow nurses, I moved to NJ after getting my BSN and passing the NCLEX. As most people know, the job market is tough. St. Peters University Hospital had an open house for New Grad RN's and they offered me an internship. The internship is unpai...