RDJ R.N.

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1. Do you feel you were adequately prepared to practice nursing when you graduated?

   RDJ R.N. replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

   I graduated 2 years ago from Rose State College with an ADN degree. I feel that I was adequately prepared to begin my career upon graduation, mainly in part to my instructors. They are all also still working in their respective specialties besides te...

2. nurse-patient ratio

   RDJ R.N. replied to NANCPER's topic in Med-Surg

   I work for a teaching hospital with 175 beds. We average 1:5days 1:6evenings and 1:8nights. Our hospital does not look at acuity. Our unit is a twenty bed unit with mainly surgey, ortho, oncology, thoracics, and orl patients. As our supervisor told u...

3. Feeling very sad today

   RDJ R.N. replied to maccrn70's topic in General Nursing

   Keep caring. I know it is hard, but from someone that has been there on the other side as the family of the dying child please believe me that it means soooo much to the parents that you care.