NJNursing ASN, RN

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    M-S Certification

    NJNursing posted a topic in Medical-Surgical

    I know that there is the ANCC test (for the low, low price of $300+). Are there any other certification places? I want to kind of do my research before plunking down the money for the ANCC, but the...
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    Need IV Access/Phelobotomy Classes

    NJNursing replied to tutored's topic in New Jersey Nursing

    Is there a reason you don't want to be hired at a hospital? Then you can get the IV access class while being an employee. You can always quit later if it's too far or doesn't pay
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    nursing program

    NJNursing replied to lalunia86's topic in General Nursing

    Back in school I was overwhelmed with the incessant memorization. You have to learn a lot of information about a lot of areas in a fairly quick time. As quick as you learn something you've got to...
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    Can i work whiles retaking NCLEX RN?

    NJNursing replied to A+malenurse's topic in General Nursing

    You can get a job as a CNA, PCT, patient transport, phlebotomist (great for training!), lab tech, pharmacy tech, unit secretary, patient registration or patient relations. It at least gets your foot...
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    Need IV Access/Phelobotomy Classes

    NJNursing replied to tutored's topic in New Jersey Nursing

    I know with me we weren't taught IV access in school - all of the instruction I received was when I was hired at a hospital. Perhaps broaden your surroundings with hospitals and extend the commute?...
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    M-S Certification

    NJNursing replied to NJNursing's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Thanks for the info. I'm probably going to look into it later this year as I'm up for my license renewal soon an was out of work for nearly 2 months, but I appreciate the
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    Capital Health System - Fuld & Mercer Campuses

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

    Wow, RWJ is doing their internships late this year and cut the amount in half and evidently cut down the length of the program. I did the internship 2 years ago there. They had taken 20 and the...
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    PCT Patient care tech ?????...

    NJNursing replied to KibbsRNstudent's topic in General Nursing

    I think that more than qualifies you. I've seen people who have had NO healthcare experience who are just changing jobs and trying to "feel out nursing" by becoming PCT's and they've gotten hired,...
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    Exactly HOW addictive do you think Ambien is?

    NJNursing replied to justme1972's topic in Patient Medications

    I have been taking Ambien CR for about 6 months now and i'm so/so about it. I only take it on nights where I work back to back because I have GAD and I'd come home from work and my mind would race...
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    Letter to Congress: ANA "Safe Staffing Saves Lives" campaign

    NJNursing replied to marie-francoise's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I sent mine out today. Thanks for the
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    Salary in the US vs salary in Sweden

    NJNursing replied to swedishnurse's topic in General Nursing

    It depends on a lot. First I'm sure that there is a conversion of money to yours and ours unless you were posting salaries in USDs. It also depends on which areas of the US you live in and in what...
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    Emotions at work

    NJNursing replied to onlyngrace's topic in General Nursing

    I finished it, but it was really wordy and i could see how people would get confused with it. I had to re-read some stuff to truly get what you were
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    IV specialists please, please help me

    NJNursing replied to newlpn08's topic in General Nursing

    You already have a good list of things. Do you know how many sticks I had to do before I got my first successful one? Probably almost 20. It's really an experience thing and it will come with time....
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    Capital Health System - Fuld & Mercer Campuses

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

    Yes they'll hire you pending passing the NCLEX. I chose to do an internship which is basically the understanding of being a nurse pending the outcome of your boards but most hospitals start hiring...
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    Some Hospitals in NJ not hiring LPNs ?

    NJNursing replied to DaddyO's topic in New Jersey Nursing

    I also know that this is going on, although I don't know which hospitals exactly are doing it. Most hospitals are finding that LPN's take too much away from RN's in terms of time management. Most...
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    Capital Health System - Fuld & Mercer Campuses

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

    I have done clinicals at both hospitals. I personally think that Fuld's ICU/CCU/Trauma units are really good, but Mercer has the boat on Peds and Maternity. Yes, both are in very questionable...
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    Summer Job in S. Jersey

    NJNursing replied to amya215's topic in New Jersey Nursing

    You can always try for a patient care tech or unit secretary. Secretaries aren't absolute direct patient care, but you still learn a lot about disease processes, MD orders and nurse
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    new grad, cant get hired

    NJNursing replied to jojo19's topic in New Jersey Nursing

    I'm sorry to hear you're having such a hard time. I just switched jobs and although I applied to at least 6 hospitals, only one called me for an interview and being the sole $ provider in my family,...
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    Thinking of Nursing -- where to start?

    NJNursing replied to shopgirl721's topic in New Jersey Nursing

    You could always major in nursing and minor in psychology and then do psych nursing. I know that there are 3 major psych facilities in NJ that are governemnt run and thus a state job - great bennies...
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    Advice..?

    NJNursing replied to StudentFromNj's topic in New Jersey Nursing

    You would stand out more if you had a job in a hospital (especially the one you want to end up in) first. Get a tech or unit secretary position. Perhaps Lab tech as well. Once you get your foot in...
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    What would you have done?

    NJNursing posted a topic in General Nursing

    Ok we had this patient the past 2 weeks. He's a professional athlete who had a of things go wrong during his admission. As charge nurse (and for the first week or so I knew nothing about him other...
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    What would you have done?

    NJNursing replied to NJNursing's topic in General Nursing

    Well there's more to the story than that and I really don't want to get into that as people say I'm giving out too much as it is, but it was enough for the bigwigs of the hospital to come personally...
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    What would you have done?

    NJNursing replied to NJNursing's topic in General Nursing

    Perhaps I'm just not as paranoid as others. Perhaps i'm just realistic that there are over 6 million people in this world and figuring out one person based on a few details which I felt were fairly...
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    Passing meds prepared by others

    NJNursing replied to cowboy_carl's topic in General Nursing

    I would never give meds I didn't pull out unless they're intact in their original blister pack (or however they're packaged) so that I can read the med and the dose on it. I would just go and pull my...
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    What do you write on your pt's bulletin board?

    NJNursing replied to Dempather's topic in General Nursing

    I put the date (because after several days in a hospital, days run together), My name, my extension, the tech's name and their extension, who the charge is (which is usually me), who their doctor is,...