nj1grlcrus

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1. Bergen Community Program

   nj1grlcrus replied to SweetGrL397's topic in New Jersey Nursing

   PDA's are allowed, in some hospitals, you can even get their latest drug updates, but you can do fine without the PDA. The drug book, lab book and hospital computer covers just about everything. It...

2. Math Whizs please reply

   nj1grlcrus replied to nurse2btracy's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

   you move the decimal at the start of the problem, let's see if I can type it in. Let's say 25.5 divided by 0.5. change that to 255 divided by 5, you moved each decimal place over one so that you...

3. teamwork?

   nj1grlcrus replied to RNfaster's topic in General Nursing

   Teamwork is the name of the game. The nurse is responsible for making sure the pt is taken care of. If call lights or cleaning is stacked up, they better pitch in. Or learn to manage pts and CNA...

4. OMG.....Great News!!!!

   nj1grlcrus replied to lovegoddess1977's topic in General Nursing

   Great news, good luck :balloons: I can only imagine how great that must feel.

5. Bergen Community Program

   nj1grlcrus replied to SweetGrL397's topic in New Jersey Nursing

   Congrats to all! I am going into second year nights at Bergen. You need to buy a stethescope, it is not included in the kit, the BP cuff is optional, but make sure it is manual, not digital, they...

6. Male nurse looks

   nj1grlcrus replied to albert6jed's topic in Men in Nursing

   OOPS, didn't finish the post, after the first haircut, the instructor was still asking me to pull back the hair, finally just cut it SHORT. You get graded on everything in school, after that, as long...

7. Male nurse looks

   nj1grlcrus replied to albert6jed's topic in Men in Nursing

   The hair thing affects women, too. I am a nursing student that HAD medium length hair, layered, and I couldn't get it pulled back into a

8. can someone help me pleeeeeeeeease (metric question)

   nj1grlcrus replied to reidesert's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

   4.16M (100cm/1M) = 416cm 416cm(1dm/10cm) = 41.6dm first I changed to cm, then to dm, answer 41.6 dm if you did it from mm it would be: 4.16M(1000mm/1M) = 4160mm 4160mm(1cm/10mm) = 416cm then go to...

9. Lipping the bottle

   nj1grlcrus replied to PoppaD's topic in General Nursing

   maybe its like tossing the salt over your shoulder after you knock over the salt

10. Does this sound strange to you?

    nj1grlcrus replied to inquiry123's topic in General Nursing

    Doesn't sound like a big deal to me, I know my MIL gets her flu shot from a neighbor who is a nurse, she brings it home with

11. They make me feel like a failure

    nj1grlcrus replied to iriska_meller's topic in Post Graduate Students

    It's like this, when asked about WHY NURSING? you should say, "If you have to ask, you'll never understand!" or whatever it is that the bikers say. You are a member of the elite, don't fall prey to...

12. where is sacrum and coccyx located?

    nj1grlcrus replied to onduty23's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    great site! thanks

13. Do any students deal with a nervous stomach or IBS?

    nj1grlcrus replied to time2fly's topic in General Students

    we didn't get a break(food or drink kind) on our clinical, but the bathroom was always

14. Too old????

    nj1grlcrus replied to Yayamaya's topic in Nursing Career

    I am 50, just finished Level I nursing for an RN, ADN. Critical thinking came much easier to me than to some of the youngsters, so I think you will have an edge, not a liability because of your age,...

15. need writing help.

    nj1grlcrus replied to reisen's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I definitely like the role of patient advocate, check that angle