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I work in a small ICU in Rural NH and we recently had a new grad. Unfortunatly she is being pushed off orientation for staffing reasons and I find this unfair. I can in some aspects understand that in a small ICU you may only see something once in a year but three month orientation with little patient contact is not sufficient. Our hospital is developing a preceptor program which on our MS floor seems to be successful but I am afraid we are failing our RN in the ICU>

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I work in an ICU and we are allowed per hospital policy to give Fentanyl IV push for pain and as a form of conscience sedation. I live in NH

I graduated from NHTI three years ago. I can tell you it is a very challenging program with little room for mistakes but I flet way more prepared then some of my colleges that came from other prgrams. NHTI has a reputation for putting out new grads that are exceptional take a look at the NH Board of Nursing it will show you the rate of passing the boards 1st time around. NHTI is right up there my year of graduation I think only three people didn't pass the first time around. They are so supportive and I live in Northern NH with three kids while i was going to school. I taped lectures and listened to them to and from school so that I could have that driving time as study time and they were very accomodating with clinical and the weather. Good luck and I hope you choose NHTI;)

I would love to here why. I live in a small rural community and believe it or not Magnet is the big talk these days.

I became a Rn because I was sick of having the Md's who were incontrol of my childrens health talk in terms that I could't understand. I felt out of control. I also felt becasue I wasn't in the med field I was regarded as ignorant. I love it and actually I am not a pedi nurse I am an adult ICU nurse but I have calmed down with my critizim and have asked more questions and got the answers need. "Whats in a title":monkeydance:

Hi- I live in NH and I know that ACLS instructors arent RNS we have alot of docs paramedics and intermiditates. I think the biggest thing is taking the class which is usually two days each but it may vary from state to state.

Hello Just two years, I have been a RN for three years. I must say I have several things behind me that had nothing to do with Nursing and obtaining a nursing degree was the hardest I have ever done. I am in a BSN program and I find resistance to the fact that BSN are better prepared critically in reagards to thinking. It is an insult. I live in NH look at the board results of who passes it first time around The NCLEX is based on critical thinking and all level grads take it. NH has as many two year grads passing then BSN grads thats the first time around. I work in a small hospital and I dare one to challenge me on my skill and "rounded nursing ability"/ NH Nurse:madface:

In my experience it is part of the job description to do your required duties. What was the person you wrote ups justification for not doing the bloodsugars?