silvienurse

hi i'm feeling a lot like alluvme; i too graduated from rn school this past may (06') and waiting to take my nclex (very soon i hope); in our area we had a nursing fair for all soon to be nursing grads to come and meet with all the different dept mgrs etc. of all the local hospitals in our area and schedule interviews for whichever departments we were interested in. i ended up interviewing for 5 different departments and was called and offered my choice of any one of the 5 i interviewed for. i was really surprised. but…..instead of starting like all the other new grads i decided to wait and take some time off after nursing school and study for the nclex instead which i haven’t been quiet so faithful in doing. the areas which i was offered a position in included areas such as (icu, micu, or, ed). i have once again contacted hr and have pretty much well the same interviews coming up in the very near future. only thing is; if i’m offered a position; i won’t receive as much and as intense of an orientation as new grads do; the new grad orientations is only offered once a year and is 12 wks long. i do have healthcare experience but not in a hospital setting and i feel i really could’ve used this intense orientation; too late now…………. what i guess i’m trying to ask is………what do you recommend i do at this point????? please help; any and all suggestions are greatly appreciated. i don't have any interest in working med/surg or l&d. i like psych but find it much too depressing. please help; i really need your advice / input; after all; you’ve been there done that and i’m only just beginning; what areas other than med/surg would you recommend as a good starting point? thanks in advance for all your assistance.

Hi then what is a code Brown???

Thank you; thank you; thank you........that's my point too; but I guess they make you know it just in case you should ever encounter it....PLUS it's on our math test and believe it or not the instructor said there's still some of these type questions on the Boards.............

I thought it was "bad weather" tornado etc. etc.

Thanks Pie123 I think I "might" have it......do you just take the 0.3grams and multiply that by 15 = 4.5grains????? please advise.....also if interested I have a really neat formula for temperature conversion; it works every time; much simplier to use and a lot less steps involved.

I figured it several different ways; that's why I wrote in for advice from everyone.........when I figured it I came up with all the different answers that everyone else has submitted.... First I came up with 50gr then :uhoh21: 5gr but just couldn't seem to come up with what instructor said was correct answer which is: 4.5gr Pie123 please reinterate on your last posting..:) ...I really need to get a good grasp and understanding of this stuff not just for the test but for the "real world as well". Thanks SilvieNurse

Thanks Pie123 for the conversion list; the minims is also on our test; do you ever use those?? Instructor said only reason they're on the exam is because the State Boards still use them as possible test question(s). Thanks

As for my doctor's office; when I call and ask to speak to "the Nurse" they always put the MA on the line who then never states they're an MA; they give shots, meds, VS etc. etc. I've even asked over the phone before proceeding with my question etc. if I was talking to the nurse and their reply was 'yes; how can I help you".......just my input

Yes; me too, I need this information as well......thanks to each and everyone for you time in answering this.....

I have to admit I myself agree to this policy as well (no long or acrylic nails)....but then again I'm just a nursing student.....that's also our schools policy.

Now I'm beginning to think I'm seeing things (scary) hahahahaha too much nursing school here......I could've swore I saw a website for conversions of metrics; oh well, must've been dreaming or something (not enough sleep here lately).......later and thanks again

Thanks so much Pie123 and Mwray1....this makes much better sense to me know...I can see it now.....thanks Mwray1 I also worked it your way but instructor told me it wasn't correct......thanks Hopefully ya'll will be on line either tonight and / or tomorrrow in case I run into another snag....... and thanks Pie123 for the website......

Hi Please help; bit confused and have an exam coming up really soon........isn't 60mg = to 1grain? O.k. let me run this by you; what is 0.3grams converted to ______ grains?? and how did you convert it?