NJNursing ASN, RN

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    Forgetting to give a med on a schedule....

    NJNursing replied to lm8539's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I agree, I would of called the doctor to see if they wanted a dose given ASAP or wait for the next scheduled dose. Then I would write out an occurance report as a missed med and whatever the...
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    Improving a resume via memberships? Committee participation?

    NJNursing replied to SeattleKid09's topic in Medical-Surgical

    It shows that you're comitted to the facility and your job. I belong to the ANA, NJSNA just for the heck of it - and the publications. I also do several in hospital committees. It keeps me up to...
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    hourly rounding

    NJNursing replied to suni's topic in Medical-Surgical

    We also are supposed to do hourly rounding. We've done a variety of things from havng sheets we had to initial every hour and we had to assess the 3P's: position, pain, potty. I'm sorry, but i'm...
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    Not allowed to SIT during 12 hour shift and MORE

    NJNursing replied to katieusa's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Is there an actually WRITTEN policy on this? If not, then they can't really enforce diddly squat. Until it's written, it's not law and if you're tired and feet/legs hurt, then how are you giving...
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    iv tigan??

    NJNursing replied to kbear's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I have heard of Tigan, but have not given it in years and I've given it IV push, just slow IV push like Phenergan or it can make the vomiting
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    Med/ Surg Patient to Nurse Ratio

    NJNursing replied to pilpusher's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Our staffing used to be 1:5-6 and very rarely 7, but they just changed the guidelines so we're going to be 1:6-8 and very rarely 8. One patient really does make a big difference and we're all up in...
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    Pregnant & Working... When to Tell?

    NJNursing replied to LNDRN2's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I waited until I was about 10 weeks along to tell my manager and 14 weeks to tell my co-workers. I had a history of miscarriage in the past and I didn't want to tell everyone and then get faces of...
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    How do I get hired into OB?? Please Help!!

    NJNursing replied to MarcyRN3385's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I am going through this too. Before I graduated nursing school I applied for an internship in LDRP. They normall took 1-2 new nurses but they were opening a new wing and so me and a classmate were...
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    The Case Against Breastfeeding

    NJNursing replied to EffJay's topic in Ob/Gyn

    My daughter never latched. I pumped for 9 months with her and had to formula feed her the rest when my job sucked and didn't allow me to pump but once a day in the only bathroom we had in the office....
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    Has anyone had a synvisc injection?

    NJNursing replied to Audreyfay's topic in Orthopedic

    My grandmother has had 2 rounds of synvisc and that's all she needed. It saved her from a knee replacement and she's had no problems. She swears by
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    Why is this forum so dead?

    NJNursing replied to CandyGyrl's topic in Neurological

    I know a lot of hospitals near me have ortho and neuro grouped together. Neuro is pretty cut and dry but fascinating. I work on an ortho/neuro unit but my orthos have more problems than the neuros....
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    Advice for the Overnight Shift...

    NJNursing replied to Ltimko's topic in New Jersey Nursing

    Now see I don't like doing three 12's in a row. I like to do 1 or 2 and then off for one or two. I am asleep around 10-ish and I get up at 4:30 to shower, make dinner and leave at 6:15. In the...
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    NJ Hospital and Starting Salary

    NJNursing replied to A.Manning's topic in New Jersey Nursing

    I started at RWJ Hamilton and started at 28.80 or there abouts and that was 4 years
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    LPN's Aren't Allowed to Work in NJ?

    NJNursing replied to MQ Edna's topic in New Jersey Nursing

    When I worked at RWJ, they hired LPN's but I hear they're phasing them out. I don't know any Virtua hospitals that hire LPN's but that's not to say that the doctor's offices/LTC facillity doesn't....
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    High School Senior+ADN or BSN?

    NJNursing replied to TeeGuneys23's topic in New Jersey Nursing

    I really don't recommend the CNA, LPN, RN route because that will take you upwards of 5 years to do and you could have graduated as an RN before that. Yes, you'd be working all though it, but why not...
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    nursing jobs in south jersey

    NJNursing replied to smartnurse1982's topic in New Jersey Nursing

    I work for Virtua Memorial. It's not bad, but it's not perfect. :-) However jobs are hard to find in So. Jersey anywhere. NOt just
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    New Grad LPN looking for a job in central NJ

    NJNursing replied to Nj~RN's topic in New Jersey Nursing

    oh no there's no shortage in NJ. With hospitals closing and nurses working later in life because of the slowing economy and schools cranking out more and more nurses, there's actually more nurses...
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    Hospital Hiring Process

    NJNursing replied to Caitwxo's topic in New Jersey Nursing

    I live in Burlington county and i know the Burlington/Mercer county areas have more nurses than jobs right now. Our hospital has a very low opening rate and has been like this for a couple years now...
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    Where to buy scrubs in NJ?

    NJNursing replied to AllAngelsRN's topic in New Jersey Nursing

    Life Uniform - there's one pretty much near or in every major mall. They're
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    New Grad RN Pay - Princeton Area

    NJNursing replied to Qtp2t RN's topic in New Jersey Nursing

    No, only Princeton, St. Francis, Mercer Medical, Fuld, Robert Wood Johnson and then if you go just outside of Mercer you've got Centre State in Monmouth, Virtua, Deborah and Our Lady of Lourdes in...
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    Ancora Psychiatric Hospital - any recent news?

    NJNursing replied to mercermom_rn's topic in New Jersey Nursing

    When I was a student we had to do rotation in TPH and I can say that it sucked there. There's no real 'nursing' that goes on there. The nurses are more like case managers. The LPN's pass meds and...
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    need some info, please

    NJNursing replied to rexfreedom's topic in New Jersey Nursing

    No, in NJ you can just apply for reciprocity for your TX license - at a fee of course. Yes, if you work in NJ and NY, you get double taxed, but someone told me that it's somehow reflected off you NJ...
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    Where are all the jobs???

    NJNursing replied to RNnightingale12's topic in New Jersey Nursing

    No RWJ in Hamilton. They closed the discharge lounge, rapid admit and laid off all of the tele monitor techs on all floors. A few directors and a nursing supervisor was also let go. It was in...
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    Burlington County College?

    NJNursing replied to bnb0627's topic in New Jersey Nursing

    Every school's nursing program is competative now. I went to Mercer and 120 people applied for only 60 seats, so of the 120, half didn't make it in and those that don't make it in or fail out or drop...
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    Where are all the jobs???

    NJNursing replied to RNnightingale12's topic in New Jersey Nursing

    What a lot of professors need to do is tell new grads to get into internship programs before graduations. Most hospitals take applications for the August (post-grad) programs starting in January or...