JenRN1983

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1. Travel to NYC

   JenRN1983 replied to JenRN1983's topic in Travel

   Thanks for all the info. I use to live there so I am familiar with the areas, and the hospitals. I have just never worked there, so I wasn't sure. I thought that rate didn't sound good! Those rates were for NYP, Sloane and NYU. Maybe I need to ke...

2. Travel to NYC

   JenRN1983 posted a topic in Travel

   I am hoping to travel to nyc in November. I have been a nurse for a little over a year. My experience is on a cardiac/tele floor and on a progressive care unit which is icu stepdown. I have applied with cross country, on assignment, rn network, an...

3. Trying to figure this all out...

   JenRN1983 posted a topic in New York

   First off, thanks for reading! I am a fairly new ASN nurse with 3 months as a graduate nurse and 13 months experience as an RN. I am moving from FL to NYC, and have been trying to get a 13 wk contract beginning in November. I think this will give me ...

4. Ideas for Career Day, 2nd-Graders?

   JenRN1983 replied to SkateBetty's topic in General Nursing

   You have to bring in gloves for them! Kids seem to love them! Also, the importance of washing their hands. Maybe the importance of wearing helmets to prevent head injury. If you can get ahold of any blank patient armbands where they can draw in their...

5. NCLEX # of questions

   JenRN1983 replied to JenRN1983's topic in NCLEX

   I found out at about 10 am today that I did pass! I had tears in my eyes. I just can't understand how I passed...I was so sure I had failed! I am so excited! Thanks for the replies. This just proves that you can pass with an unusual number of quest...

6. NCLEX # of questions

   JenRN1983 posted a topic in NCLEX

   Has anyone else taken the test and had no idea how many questions they got?? After 75 I forgot to pay attention! I am pretty sure it was between 85-110. I don't remember glancing at a three digit number. I had a lot of priority questions, who to se...

7. TGH Internship??

   JenRN1983 replied to JenRN1983's topic in Florida

   Thank you both for your responses! I am doing my preceptorship right now, and I really like the Cardiac Interventional Unit that I am on. Thanks again for the info.

8. Preceptorship!!

   JenRN1983 replied to JenRN1983's topic in Cardiac

   Thank you both for your reply. I am doing what you suggested, and it seems to be working out very well. My nurse is a great fit for me. Thanks again!!

9. Preceptorship!!

   JenRN1983 posted a topic in New Nurse

   I also posted this on the cardiac nursing site... Hello to everyone! I will be starting my preceptorship on a cardiac floor tomorrow. This is the last part of nursing school for us! Can you please give me some advice as to what to do...I want the nur...

10. May/June grads - preceptorship

    JenRN1983 replied to crmson_lady's topic in General Students

    We have to complete 72 hours in about three weeks. What have some of your preceptors expected from you?? Oh, and its an ADN program.

11. Preceptorship!!

    JenRN1983 posted a topic in Cardiac

    Hello to everyone! I will be starting my preceptorship on a cardiac floor tomorrow. This is the last part of nursing school for us! Can you please give me some advice as to what to do...I want the nurse to think that I am capable, since she will b...

12. Please Read!!

    JenRN1983 replied to JenRN1983's topic in SRNA

    I have taken statistics, which seems to be required by lots of programs.

13. Please Read!!

    JenRN1983 replied to JenRN1983's topic in SRNA

    Helped in what way?!?

14. Please Read!!

    JenRN1983 replied to JenRN1983's topic in SRNA

    Did they consider your BSN work too? This is really encouraging. Even though I have a ways to go, I still like to know where I am going in the future. It justs makes it easier to get there!

15. Please Read!!

    JenRN1983 replied to JenRN1983's topic in SRNA

    Thanks for your advice. I have a lot of credit hours since I was pre dental for a while. I was thinking about taking my chemistry class over, since I got a C in it back in 2001! It is just so hard to raise your gpa when you already have so many cr...