Lemmy8

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1. ER dropping the ball?

   Lemmy8 replied to Birdy2's topic in General Nursing

   I bet you would care if one of those 8 ambulances waiting with the patients in the ED had your mom, dad, brother, sister, uncle or aunt stroking out, having MI or seizing and needed immediate intervention. Some of you nurses here need to float to the...

2. Patient Ratio

   Lemmy8 replied to ERpinup's topic in New York

   I work in NYC too and would love to work in your ED. That would be such a reprieve lol. I really love ED nursing and feel very conflicted about changing jobs because the patient to nurse ratios are ridiculously out of control all over NYC and Jersey...

3. Patient Ratio

   Lemmy8 replied to ERpinup's topic in New York

   I'm a ED nurse in NYC and I can confirm that nurses can have up to 14-17 patients as mentioned by above. It happened to me as recent as last week and it's very unsafe, the city is overpopulated and there isn't even enough space for the patients some...

4. unsafe nurse to patient ratios

   Lemmy8 replied to jwils's topic in Emergency

   You are lucky to have a nurse to pt ratio of 4:1, I work in NYC and it's horrible, I had 10-12 or yesterday all day. They don't even consider the acuity of the patients they just slam you back to back with chest pains, abdominal pains and psych, it r...

5. Any recent Ramapo College students, PLEASE

   Lemmy8 replied to Southernurse's topic in New Jersey

   I graduated from Ramapo this past May and i have to say their Nursing program was great. Its a tough program but the instructors are always willing to help with anything, they are very open. As for the info you received regarding clinical sites, its ...

6. PASSED NCLEX

   Lemmy8 replied to Lemmy8's topic in NCLEX

   Good Luck to you Laura. Take your time answering the questions and don't rush. Let us know how it went!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

7. PASSED NCLEX

   Lemmy8 replied to Lemmy8's topic in NCLEX

   Hi there, the exam to my opinion was difficult. The first bunch of questions were ok then the exam got harder as i went along then towards the end before my screen shut the questions were fair again. I did 75 questions and used Kaplan to prepare for ...

8. PASSED NCLEX

   Lemmy8 posted a topic in NCLEX

   Just found out this morning that i passed nclex. I took it thursday in nyc......... Thank god the misery is over........good luck to those of you yet to take it and congrats to those who have taken it and passed!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!;)

9. Hackensack Hospital Externship Program

   Lemmy8 posted a topic in New Jersey

   I'm currently doing my summer externship at Hackensack Hospital but very disappointed by them:down:. I was offered a full time position when i interviewed with the condition that i work every other weekend and attend a class every Tuesday but when we...

10. I got my letter today

    Lemmy8 replied to val0000's topic in Pre-Nursing

    Sorry you got denied but with your GPA you should be able to get into the other schools which you applied at.I just got my acceptance letter last week and that was after my application had been rejected by 3 other schools and i had almost given up ...

11. I got a letter today!!

    Lemmy8 posted a topic in Pre-Nursing

    I got an acceptance letter to the BSN program for Fall 2006.I'm just glad the wait is over with because i was already thinking of plan B since 3 other schools had rejected my application. Good luck to those of you still waiting for their letters.