NJNursing ASN, RN

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    Charge nurses?

    NJNursing replied to miko014's topic in General Nursing

    I work nights on an ortho/neuro floor and during the day we've got set charges who don't take assignemtns but go room to room checking for patient problems - basically doing PR work to make sure...
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    Rough shift!

    NJNursing posted a topic in Medical-Surgical

    It started off with a rapid response and a pt who's HR was >150 without any untoward signs of anything - afebrile, BP was ok, pulse ox was 98% on 3L. Finally got her shipped off to tele and tried...
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    sterile water for baby baths

    NJNursing replied to brady123's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We did the same as SmilingBluEyes. There was always mommy/baby contact immediately after birth. This way it gave us a chance to clean up after the delivery, the family could take photos or oogle the...
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    job and personal life?

    NJNursing replied to love2shop's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I agree with NurseyNightNight. When I worked in maternity - i went back and forth. Doing L & D I seriously considered having another (I only have one and she just turned 6) but then I spent a...
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    What is your nurse to pt ratio....and how many is too many?

    NJNursing replied to crb613's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Wow, a lot of y'all have it very lucky. I work nights on a 32 bed Ortho/Med-surg floor. We only have to be staffed a minimum of 4 overnight and we're thrilled if we have 5. We try to spread out the...
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    Rough shift!

    NJNursing replied to NJNursing's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Thanks guys. When I showed up last night the lady with the facial droop was dc'd home to her daughter with VNA. The day shift said that she perked up later and we think that she's just had some...
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    how long till you got your license?

    NJNursing replied to patsyNJ2006's topic in New Jersey Nursing

    Most people receive their license within 2 weeks of passing the NCLEX. If you don't get it, call the BON which is a PITA because it takes an act of God to get a live person there. After 3 weeks of...
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    Recomend your nursing school please!

    NJNursing replied to jessdreams's topic in New Jersey Nursing

    You're probably going to have to pick someplace really local. Most county colleges have closed it to out of county students. I went to Mercer County College and I was lucky to have been matriculated...
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    Nurse Externship

    NJNursing replied to Dbb82's topic in New Jersey Nursing

    yes, exernships and internships are hard to get. I didn't do an externship, but did do an internship at Robert Wood. Over 100 people applied for 20 spots and of the 20 spots 18 went to people who...
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    Are there any NJ NICU nurses out there?

    NJNursing replied to SteveNNP's topic in New Jersey Nursing

    Even from a northern area of monmouth - like middletown - it's 40 minutes with the traffic and all. I live down in Burlington county, so I can get to everything I need within a 15 minute drive in...
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    imposter???

    NJNursing replied to RNLisa's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Everyone had great advice. I just passed my 6th month and sometimes I'm totally confident that I gave the best care possible and then there are some frazzled days where a million things go wrong and...
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    nj salary survey

    NJNursing replied to rnman's topic in New Jersey Nursing

    I'm a new grad at Robert Wood Johnson Hamilton and I'm starting at $25 an hour, although I work 7p-7a, so I make $25 from 7p-11p but from 11p-7a I'm making $29 an hour with the shift differential plus...
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    Can Anyone Tell Me The Real Role Of A Lpn??

    NJNursing replied to luvlilbit119's topic in New Jersey Nursing

    At the hospital that I work at the LPN's do almost everything that an RN does. An RN is assigned to cover their patients if they're off the floor or busy in another room. They can't give anything IV...
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    In need of sum Direction

    NJNursing replied to MICHELLE MA's topic in New Jersey Nursing

    You may even be able to find some small programs, community colleges and technical schools that you can do your LPN
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    How long did you wait...

    NJNursing replied to smkiya's topic in New Jersey Nursing

    It took forever for mine to come. I took my NCLEX on July 13th and I didn't get my License until the middle of August and even then, I had to basically badger them for it. You can almost never get a...
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    Are there any NJ NICU nurses out there?

    NJNursing replied to SteveNNP's topic in New Jersey Nursing

    Those are all kind of a hike from Monmouth county, though. The larger a city you go to, the better their NICUs are, but there are hospitals in Monmouth/Ocean county which may suit you
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    what is per Diem position means ?

    NJNursing replied to romashkarn's topic in New Jersey Nursing

    If you don't have transportation or childcare or other obligations, I wouldn't take a per diem position. It varies hospital to hospital. Mine basically calls in per diem nurses if they know someone...
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    Scorned by Maternity

    NJNursing posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    This happened a couple of months ago but I've finally got the time and am less upset about what happened. I was 10.5 weeks into an 18 week internship in maternity which I worked hard to attain. I'm...
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    Scorned by Maternity

    NJNursing replied to NJNursing's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Thanks for such an uplifting post. My new co-workers have been very supportive and they're very much like family there. It's a total team effort and we're going to a brand new wing which is opening...
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    Scorned by Maternity

    NJNursing replied to NJNursing's topic in Ob/Gyn

    What are you stalking me? Always have a nasty word to say? I still don't have those undesirable patients on orthopedics. We're just not that type of hospital and it probably never will be as long as...
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    H&H Question

    NJNursing replied to LouisianaNurse2006's topic in Orthopedic

    We almost always transfuse if under 8, depending on the H & P of the pt prior to surgery. Between 8-10 it's at the discretion of the doctor and their daily trend on the lab values. Our hospital...
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    What type of epidurals on your unit?

    NJNursing replied to mitchsmom's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We use Fentaynl/Bupivicaine mix with a loading dose of the Fentanyl. I have never noticed any difference in breastfeeding between those who did and didn't have epidurals or primips vs multips...
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    labor and delivery nurse-patient ratio

    NJNursing replied to magz53's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Ours is 1:1 in any stage of labor unless it's a cervadil, then we can take 1:2 with the cervadil and another in active labor. Post-partum is 1:4
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    synvisc

    NJNursing replied to irmaRN's topic in Orthopedic

    My grandmother had cortisone shots to her knees bilaterally and the left one aspirated. She then went on to Synvisc which her insurance fully paid for and it didn't help at all. She's now looking at...
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    What doctors do that bugs you...

    NJNursing replied to 33-weeker's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Our facilities policy is only 3 applications and the person who applied it 7 times was the CHIEF OF STAFF in maternity. I think he let the Baby Story episodes go to his