njbikernurse

njbikernurse

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  1. LTC facility interview

    njbikernurse replied to want2wearscrubs's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Ask how long the orientation period is, and who will be your "helping hand" when you don't know how to do something. Be wary of any orientation less than two weeks........... be very wary if they are...

  2. Should I stick it out or run?

    njbikernurse posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I lurk here daily but hardly ever post........ today I am so down, I need some advice. I left a good job for a promise of a better one in a LTC sub-acute unit. I have found this new place to be a...

  3. Should I stick it out or run?

    njbikernurse replied to njbikernurse's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I forgot to mention........ one of our sub-acute patients is a trach who is also on TPN and lipids and normal saline, all running into a single lumen PICC line at different times, with a Y-connector....

  4. What was your first day as a nurse like?

    njbikernurse replied to Sassybottom's topic in General Nursing

    This post brings me back to that day like it was yesterday! I worked as a unit secretary while awaiting my LPN license, so my soon-to-be patients were all waiting for me to hit the floor. The first...

  5. If you won the lottery, would you still do your job?

    njbikernurse replied to SK-222's topic in General Nursing

    Probably one day a week, just to get that feeling of contributing something. But preferably a job that deals with no poop, no families, and no holding my bladder for 9

  6. What age were you when you went to nursing school?

    njbikernurse replied to Imissthefall's topic in General Nursing

    Career mid-life crisis at 35! Went to 1 year LPN program. My oldest classmate was 61, and she was sharp as a tack. Now in RN program at 37. Don't think I could have done this as well right out of high...

  7. anyone doing Excelsior?

    njbikernurse replied to romiia's topic in North Carolina Nursing

    Hi, I've been enrolled with Excelsior for about 1 1/2 years. I've taken Micro, Lifespan Psych, NC1 and NC3. The key for me is to read, read, read and then do the study guides to really zone in on the...

  8. what school? (Nursing...)

    njbikernurse replied to exoskeleton's topic in General Nursing

    Are you by any chance already an LPN??? If so, Excelsior College offers a distance learning program for an ADN degree. It's very tough unless you're self-motivated and can comprehend nursing textbooks...

  9. Corrections Nurses: Have You Been Hit Like This?

    njbikernurse replied to Sheri257's topic in Correctional

    I can't imagine this happening in the county jail where I work. The C/O's are pretty in tune to who's a rotten apple, if they know some super bad dude is coming to the medical dept for treatment, I...

  10. Thank you's - memorable ones you've received?

    njbikernurse replied to Liddle Noodnik's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    This is my first post........... As a new nurse, I worked on a sub-acute unit doing wound care. One of my patients was a young girl with truly horrific wounds, which she'd had for the past four years,...