medsandmargaritas

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1. How do you help your suicidal patients?

   medsandmargaritas posted a topic in Psychiatric

   I am a new grad in psych and my unit has a lot of suicidal/depressed patients. When they come up to me and say that they are having suicidal thoughts, I sometimes freeze on what to say. I try to help them use their coping skills but that doesn't alwa...

2. A (Long) Note to New Grads

   medsandmargaritas replied to PS1CK's topic in Psychiatric

   Wow, thanks so much for this post. I just accepted a job in a psych hospital on a pediatric unit, but will float to other floors as well. Today was my first day on the floors and I came home and began to feel a little anxious about working in psych. ...

3. Any tips for new grads looking for NJ employment?

   medsandmargaritas posted a topic in New Jersey

   I've recently passed NCLEX and have been applying to jobs, and was wondering how other people in my boat are doing. Have you found that you were able to find employment at hospitals? A couple of my friends have gotten jobs at LTC facilities and nursi...

4. If I passed, you can pass!

   medsandmargaritas replied to medsandmargaritas's topic in NCLEX

   I apologize, I just saw your post now! And yes I did buy Hurst

5. How long does it take to get a license number?

   medsandmargaritas replied to RNinMarch2015's topic in New Jersey

   I passed my test on March 18, and 2 weeks after I called the NJ BON and the lady on the phone told me to try again in another week. I happened to look online and what do you know, my number was posted! It was posted the night after I made the phone c...

6. If I passed, you can pass!

   medsandmargaritas posted a topic in NCLEX

   I told myself that if I passed the NCLEX on my first try, I would post here. Reading how other people did on reviews like Kaplan and Hurst really calmed my anxiety when I was studying, so I hope I can calm some people's nerves too! I graduated in De...

7. Question about fetal heart beat

   medsandmargaritas posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

   Hi, I'm working on some questions for a homework assignment and I'm stuck on one. The question is about a woman who has been trying to get pregnant and after having some spotting, she went to the clinical and found out that her cervix is closed and h...