NJNursing ASN, RN

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    I Never Remember....

    NJNursing replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    I also sometimes forget the name of the pt i'm pulling meds out for in the pyxis which is why i'm glad that we can also sort the list by room # because that I usually remember. We just moved to a...
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    Hello Mr. VIP! I'm your servant nurse for the night!

    NJNursing replied to SICU Queen's topic in General Nursing

    OMG I had this one lady a few weeks ago that drove us so nuts I chose a different section of pts every time after that so I wouldn't get her again. She came in with dizziness and near syncope. She...
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    stethoscope question~down to 5 choices.

    NJNursing replied to Buckyxj's topic in General Nursing

    I'd definitely stick with a Littman brand. I've got a master classic myself and I love it. I want to get a cardiology one in the next month or so before we start getting tele
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    Ebl??

    NJNursing replied to KMP77's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We were always ok with anything 300 and under and I've seen many doctors fudge the EBL at times. We had one birth where the mom pushed and pushed and pushed having obvious PDS with a big headed baby...
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    Student Nurses

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

    I've had students twice, I've precepted 2 people and I've been charge nurse at least a dozen times so far. Either no one else wanted a student and you got stuck with them or they saw something in...
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    Is this normal?

    NJNursing replied to model50's topic in General Nursing

    Heck, I was a new grad with the paper that said I had basic competancy and I still sometimes second guessed myself. I'm approaching my year mark and once in a while I'll still go to experienced...
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    did I just get discriminated?

    NJNursing replied to lovemycareerchoice's topic in General Nursing

    However, most BSN programs start clinical classes their 2nd year in thus if someone in a BSN program could have completed 2 years and thus had 1 year of nursing completed. It's in ADN programs that...
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    Student Loans

    NJNursing replied to Groo1sem's topic in General Nursing

    Don't go too nuts because eventually those loans have to pay them off and I know some nurses that did ASN, BSN then MSN and have to pay off over $100,000 in student loans for the whole shebang because...
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    Crash Cart

    NJNursing replied to pat8585's topic in General Nursing

    During a code in maternity we had no epinephrine in our code cart which caused valuable minutes to tick while I ran to a pyxis for a couple of boxes. It was the only time during a code (on any floor)...
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    HELLLP -- British Nurse seeking job in Princeton

    NJNursing replied to gemma74's topic in New Jersey Nursing

    I'd stay stay out of north jersey. It's outrageously expensive to live there, so Mercer, Hunterdon, Monthmouth, Ocean counties and southward are the cheapest. I like where I live (a little south of...
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    Tattoos and nursing

    NJNursing replied to PrincessJessica's topic in General Nursing

    I've seen many younger executive types in my hospital who have tribal armband tatoos (a fad, IMO). I've seen upper level state workers with them (well paying,secure jobs). Granted most of those I've...
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    Shoes

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

    Theres this same thread in the genearal nursing thread, but I'll answer it anyway. I've got Nike Shox. They're about $100, but so worth it. It took me 2 days to "break them in", but now that I have...
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    Shame on me!!! Need Advice

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

    I'd call the company. I wouldn't have let him drawn it, but I guess at this point it's a little late. Just keep an eye on the puncture sites. It might be ok since it's your own normal flora, but...
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    cbc and bmp

    NJNursing replied to onduty23's topic in Medical-Surgical

    We call a cbc a cbc or some will write it as cbc w/diff. BMP I've seen written as SMA7 or Chem 7 and it includes your 7 basic electrolytes like glucose, sodium, potassium, cloride, BUN, creatinine,...
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    Nurses/Nursing Students:What advice would you give someone starting Nursing School?

    NJNursing replied to missymarie26's topic in New Jersey Nursing

    Form study groups with your friends. It's tough studying with people you don't particularly care for and being with friends will occassionally give you comic relief. Tape record your lectures....
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    HELLLP -- British Nurse seeking job in Princeton

    NJNursing replied to gemma74's topic in New Jersey Nursing

    Well princeton has it's own hospital which we all call Princeton Hospital but I think it's official title is Princeton Healthcare System. (http://www.princetonhcs.org/default.aspx) There's capital...
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    About how much..

    NJNursing replied to KMP77's topic in New Jersey Nursing

    Always apply to FAFSA.ed.gov - that's the best place to start looking for a Pell grant. You just put in your income tax information and the school you want and it'll calculate it for you based on how...
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    Strange experiences on the floor...have you had any?

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

    LOL about being allergic to pts (how are you btw?)! I also used to get the runny nose thing, but I've been on rhinocort for seasonal allergies and since I started it back in March, I've noticed that...
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    More than regular new grad anxiety; feel like quitting.. too soon?

    NJNursing replied to azzurra29's topic in First Year After Licensure

    My senior year of school I made it a point to talk to a lot of the nurses who had been there 1-3 years and what they wished they had done more or less of their 1st year and almost all of them said...
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    Does nights or first shift give your insulin?

    NJNursing replied to TooterIA's topic in General Nursing

    In my 268 bed hospital, the night shift does blood sugars roughly between 6:15 and finishing around 6:45 and then covering at 7am while the day shift is putting their things away, getting pt labels,...
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    new job dilemma - need advice "desperately"

    NJNursing replied to yanga82's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I hated med-surg when I was in school. I SWORE to myself I'd never work in med-surg. I'm actually doing ortho-neuro now but we get a lot of med-surg overflow and i'm actually very thankful that I've...
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    Melatonin?

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

    It never really worked for me. I take 25mg of Diphenhydramine (Benadryl basically) and that helps me off to sleep and keeps my allergies away,
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    My First Med. Error

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

    I agree, 1:32 is a heck of a lot for a new grad who just passed their boards. I recommend getting a year of med-surg under your belt first at a hospital to really fine-tune your skills and then go to...
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    Honestly, is nursing really what I want?

    NJNursing replied to ostomyrn2b09's topic in Nursing Career

    Most nurses I talk to say that nursing was almost a calling for them. I wanted to be doctor or a nurse since I was 5 and that's exactly what I went out to pursue. I've had GREAT jobs: I worked for...
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    how to look for a job while pregnant

    NJNursing replied to Saltysaltyky's topic in Nursing Career

    I agree with everyone else. You've only got 9 weeks left in your pregnancy and I think it would be a deterrant to any hospital to hire someone that's going to go on a medical leave in just 2 months....