brandnewjerseyrn

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1. Do they have orientation programs for night shift?

   brandnewjerseyrn replied to changeofpaceRN's topic in New Nurse

   I work night shift, My orientation was 12 weeks long. 4 weeks were on night shift and the rest were on day shift. I'm glad I got mostly the day shift orientation experience because I really learned a lot, patients are always going for tests and proc...

2. so our 1st year is almost up: what are your plans

   brandnewjerseyrn replied to smileysenior's topic in New Nurse

   I will be at my first job for a year in July. I work on a surgical unit at a large teaching hospital in Philadelphia. I am extremely happy with my job. I have an amazing group of supportive coworkers and for the most part I really like our patient po...

3. new grad bout to start

   brandnewjerseyrn replied to mslpn210's topic in New Nurse

   Congrats on graduating!!! You will learn more your first week of work on the floor then you did all of nursing school, at least thats how I felt. Clinical is nothing like the real world of nursing. What type of floor will you be working on? Are you g...

4. self-scheduling help

   brandnewjerseyrn replied to dainty's topic in General Nursing

   I would definitely suggest working 4 weeks straight of days and then 4 weeks straight of nights, so you really aren't messing around with your sleep schedule too much. alternating every week would be really tough on yourself. I work all night shifts ...

5. Top Five Tips for Night Shift? For a new nurse?

   brandnewjerseyrn replied to TuckerBug's topic in New Nurse

   I agree with everyone else here. I've been on nights since the beginning of October and I really have adapted well to them. You really need to work 3 shifts in a row, or you will feel like you have no life. My last night of working 3 12's, I come hom...

6. IV Lopressor on the med/surg ward?

   brandnewjerseyrn replied to country bumkin's topic in General Nursing

   We give Lopressor IV as well on our med/surg floor, and insulin drips are very common for us. For IV lopressor to be given the pt must be on tele. I always check VS before giving it and then 20-30 minutes after. I wouldn't feel safe giving Lopressor ...

7. Philly hospital loan repayment/sign-on bonus contracts...true or all hype???

   brandnewjerseyrn replied to circanw's topic in Pennsylvania

   UPenn offers $10,000 in loan repayment over 4 years. They don't offer sign on bonuses. I just started there in July so I know this for a fact. Good luck with the job search!

8. Hi! Anyone know what TRAFFIC is like from south jersey to UPenn Hospital?

   brandnewjerseyrn replied to lpjmmb's topic in New Jersey

   Hi! I live in South Jersey and work at UPenn. I take the walt whitman bridge to work. The commute in the morning actually isn't bad if you have to be in at 7 am, and the commute home after your shift isn't bad either. You go in early enough and avoid...

9. The non-medical aspects of patient care

   brandnewjerseyrn replied to LiveZen's topic in General Nursing

   The hospital I work at has a floor called the pavilionwhich is for patients that pay an additional $500 (I think) a night for more "upscale" care. They not only have the usual nursing care but they have a concierge, a chef that cooks food like lobste...

10. 265'ers club, Pass or Fail at 265 please post

    brandnewjerseyrn replied to RNKay31's topic in NCLEX

    i took the nclex in june for the first time and passed with 265. :)

11. NCLEX results???

    brandnewjerseyrn replied to dmv0309's topic in Pennsylvania

    I took the NCLEX on a Friday and my license was up on the website by Tuesday morning. The website only updates at 7 am on business days. I didn't realize this until Monday after checking like 20 times each day!

12. Poll for those who have already taken NCLEX..

    brandnewjerseyrn replied to lpn2rnMay2005's topic in NCLEX

    1. How many questions did you take on NCLEX? alllll 265, and i passed!! 2. What study materials did you use? Did you take a test review course? i took the kaplan course, and i also used saunders 3. Did your SON offer any testing (ERI, ATI, HESI)? jus...