njbikernurse

njbikernurse

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  1. how do you NOT get overtime and get done?

    In my experience, it's impossible to do all the work you're supposed to do and still get out on time. Wherever I've worked, the nurses who got out on time were skipping tasks but signing that they did...
  2. What are the most laid back nursing jobs?

    I'd say corrections. If the setting itself doesn't stress you out, the job itself is the least stressful I've ever had. I usually get to completely finish all my intended tasks by the end of my shift,...
  3. Why inmates do not deserve free healthcare

    Some inmates have absolutely no access to even a couple of dollars. I work in a small county jail, and the inmates get money from one of two sources: money earned themselves if they are able to get on...
  4. Paramedics in Nursing

    Well, since you asked: 1. Yes, I sense a little jealousy. But hey, I'm jealous of lots of people who have it better or easier than me! My main consolation is that I'm grateful for all I've learned,...
  5. EC study question

    I highly recommend taking Microbiology first if that's a class that you don't already have credits for. It just helps sooooo much in understanding the infectious disease processes that are covered in...
  6. Patients with interesting occupations (or not)

    At my first job out of LPN school, I had a patient who was a nun. Whenever I had to do a dressing change on her sacral wound, I felt so weird looking at a nun's butt. She was alert and oriented, maybe...
  7. Would you be a patient at your place of employment?

    I definitely would not want to be a patient at my place of employment. I work in the county jail! All kidding aside, I did run into this situation where I was offered a job at a doctor's office where...
  8. I passed Excelsior's A&P exam!

    Congrats to you! It's funny, there have been three Excelsior exams that I was thinking I failed, then the grade comes up at the end as an "A". Lotsa critical thinking questions on the Nursing Concepts...
  9. Distance Learning

    I am currently enrolled in Excelsior. I have only two exams left, NC6 and NC7, plus the CPNE. If you truly believe you will make yourself study (even when the weather is beautiful), then I highly...
  10. Not able to continue orientation, feel terrible.

    Nobody is really that understanding, in my experience. They need a position filled and if you're not it, the the next person in line is. The question is, are you it? Maybe I'm wrong, but nobody ever...
  11. PRN wages

    At several LTC facilities I've worked at, the PRN nurses had no benefits but made 10% more that the part time or full time
  12. Not able to continue orientation, feel terrible.

    It doesn't sound like you're at all up to taking on a new job at this time. It's hard enough when you've got no other problems. All I can say is, accept that you may be kissing this opportunity...
  13. OMG!! You guys are right!

    The more I hear about long term care, the more I think there's just no safe place in it for me. It's a rare facility where the nurses have all been on the job together for a long time, and being...
  14. Does size matter.

    I'm pretty small myself, just under 5 feet tall, and about 120 lbs. Nobody thought twice about hiring me! It's pretty funny standing next to a 6"4" inmate who weighs about 300 pounds, especially when...
  15. Excelsior? Which guides/books on e-bay?

    Well, I'm up to Nursing Concepts 6 now, and I still firmly believe in following the Excelsior study guide and looking at all the recommended reading. But this is also the first exam that I've bought...
  16. Took NC6...

    I am studying for this one now. Just wondering, were there specific questions about immunization ages for children? I cannot get this info to stick in my head, no matter what I try!
  17. What is the nicest thing a patient has ever said to you?

    I did wound care on a man who was one of the nit-pickiest, crankiest, unthankful patients I have ever had. This went on for 6 weeks, nothing I ever did was good enough,whenever I left the room he...
  18. LPN's just glorified nurse aids in LTC? Huh?

    At my last facility, they told us that LPN's cannot do a few things: 1. Hang the first bag of IV ABT, but can hang successive bags 2. Mix TPN 3. Do admission "assessments", can do the admission...
  19. New Nurse

    It's nice to hear a nurse say they want to stay and help! However, I don't understand how the facility can let a nurse start working on their own if they don't know how to do certain things,...
  20. New to Corrections!! Hired through MHM

    What's it mean to "walk the line"? Never heard of that. Well, congrats on starting in corrections. I had my doubts, but after doing it for a year or so, it's just a dream job. Great support from...
  21. How do the distant programs do clinicals?

    Nope, no clinicals in the Excelsior program. That's why they require you to be an LPN to enroll. You've already done school-based clinicals in the LPN program, and have worked in a clinical setting as...
  22. Whew, you sound like you are in full-blown crisis mode worrying about this. It's no doubt a scary prospect to start something new, but in a way it's just as scary to stay on the path you're on now....
  23. 3-11 shift any suggestions on how to change?

    Well, in my experience, LTC is always desperate for nurses, so they will try to work with you on scheduling. The only trouble spot is the 7-3 shift, which more people want. If by Baylor schedule, you...
  24. Took Job on Telemetry Floor...what's Telemetry???

    Well, I know absolutely nothing about telemetry, so I'll skip that part. As far as whether or not to take the offer............ you sound like you're leaning towards "no". Think about why. Is it...
  25. My usual method of studying is following the EC content guide and reading ALL the stuff. Works well so far. I read a few posts mentioning Lisa Arends CD's and bought the NC6 one. Holy cow, that's a...