aniutka

what are your ratios? in "my" facility I medicate 19 patients, IV, 2 trach PT, lots of pain meds, asthma treatments, paper documentation and paper orders (!!!!). on the unit, day tour, there are typically total 3 RNs/Lpn - one charge ( who helps w...

Thank You everyone for input, I guess I didn't know where I stepped in

How is it possible to give meds to 40 people all scheduled for 10 am within the required 2 h window? When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time.Maya Angelou Read more at When someone shows you who they are, believe them the fi...

Hi Everybody, Ill be starting nights in the summer, 7p 7 a, AED level 1 trauma, Ive never worked nights and am clueless how to organize my day, when to sleep? can you share with me your day schedule?

Hi everyone, I was kicked in the lower belly by patient wearing working boots, while trying to medicate /restrain. I was evaluated in ER and cleared, but now few hours after I feel abdominal cramps and overall not great. It was bad situation, Patien...

Hallo All, I've been asking myself this question for few months now: take or leave it? I graduated June 08, had long summer, in october passed NCLEX and on Dec 8 started to work at HHC in NYC where I live. I am working at behavioral unit, acute care,...

Ohhh :) this is a great info, great post, thank YOU! I am debating what to do with my nursing "career" , I graduated in My 2008, right now I am employed as a s staff nurse at acute psychiatric unit in one of the largest hospital centers in NY, and ha...

Hi Jjjoy, I know how you feel and I wonder when it starts to feel good being a nurse, my dream and very hard work. I too graduated in May 2008, after passing boards in October started working in December in Acute Psych Unit- when my plans were to be ...

OMG are we working at the same hospital? same unit maybe?

Thank You!

interesting.....

5). If you are going to work with borderlines, read everything Linahan has written I can't find anything written by Linahan.... is it correct spelling?

I am working since december in Psych unit, Jun 2008 graduate. what I find problematic is not the patients but often staff, not working together, using a lot of force, not being therapeutic at all, just medicating patients to be free of their annoying...

Hello All, I am a new RN, graduated in June, passed boards and got a job as a psych nurse. This is not something I had in mind but taking current economic situations and lack of open positions for new grads I took it just to get a foot in a hospital....

Hi khiasdestiny, I got your message but for whatever reason I cannot reply to it, if you want to talk write to me at [email protected] regards Ana

LOL "adipose tissue has more water than muscle, and gallon of water weights 2.2 lbs" are nurses really that ignorant??????? how much hot air weights???? more than water?? " a gallon of gas, in a closed container, frequently develops some of it's co...

Hi claudia :) small world I have old barn in Andes and live in manhattan, thinking about moving upstate after I get my license, i wonder how is nurse's life there, regards Aniutka

Hi, I'm very happy and excited to start nursing school of my dreams in the end of this month!!!!! maybe here we can meet before school starts? I'm spending summer with my parents in warsaw, poland and can't wait to be back in US only because of the...

long island college hospital school of nursing- I guess we are thinking about the same school. my gpa 3,6, requirements- high score on NCLEX, reference letters, essay about why you want to be a nurse, how did you prepare yourself and your family/ hom...

link to Long Island Coollege Hospital School of Nursing website http://www.futurenurselich.org/

agree with bonjovi, need more details as what borough ( it makes all the difference in the world!! manhattan, bronx, brooklyn, queens and what area of it) public schools are free and private..... as high as you can imagine, food- groceries- depends w...

Hi, everybody :) I,m pre nursing student at NYCTech all going well but bit slowly. Maybe you can help, looking for info about Long Island College Hospital Nursing School, private, small thinking about it but it;s very hard to get any feedback, I;ll b...