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  1. VA hospital........WOW! I was impressed!!

    nj1grlcrus replied to TazziRN's topic in General Nursing

    I do a phlebotomy clinical at the VA hospital in East Orange, NJ. Great place, just remodelled the Oncology floor, nice people work there, and the patients are terrific. Too bad they don't treat...

  2. Create-A-Job for me!

    nj1grlcrus replied to fromTeacher2Nurse's topic in First Year After Licensure

    How about working in a clinic, maybe one attached to a hospital, where teaching patients what to do at home is vitally important. You maywant some sort of community-based nursing job, and I think...

  3. Help! How Hard & How Many Hours?

    nj1grlcrus replied to sexymonkeyboy's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I have four kids, and I am a nursing student. I miss some study groups to do things with my kids, but other than that, I can do both, you could too, go for

  4. i did so many errors today.*needing comfort guys

    nj1grlcrus replied to chick_pea's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I am still a nursing student, but I will pass on what my clinical instructor told us Thursday night. She said, "I think some of you are confused over my role as your instructor. I am not here to...

  5. Hardest part of nursing school

    nj1grlcrus replied to amf1987's topic in General Students

    Take one day at a time when you feel overwhelmed, make friends FAST, they are a lifesaver, and try not to be scared of the instructors, I become all thumbs when I am be watched...try and relax a...

  6. Do you check for contacts?

    nj1grlcrus replied to Pumpkin1621's topic in Emergency

    I wear contacts and I don't think leaving them in for an extra day will do any harm. If you do attempt to remove them, if they don't move freely, use alot of saline eye drops to moisten them, until...

  7. Why do nurses eat their young?

    nj1grlcrus replied to cinthern's topic in Ob/Gyn

    You could look at your situation another way. Your preceptor was so proud of what a great nurse you have become, and wanted to hand you off to nights where they would have been so happy to get a...

  8. offered and accepted Triage and L&D position

    nj1grlcrus replied to Gennaver's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Great news, follow your dreams,

  9. Question about Hemodialysis Nursing

    nj1grlcrus replied to VieraGrl1030's topic in General Nursing

    I took phlebotomy while I was waiting, it was cheap, and interesting, I get to interact with patients, it covers some of the same basis stuff as first year nursing. The hemodialysis course offered...

  10. "You can't be a Nurse!" Vent...

    nj1grlcrus replied to sconoli's topic in Nursing Career

    don't listen to the naysayers!!! I told my mom when I was in 8th grade I was going to the Vocational High School to become a nurse. She said NO, you are going to college. Well, had a great time in...

  11. nurses and fake nails

    nj1grlcrus replied to TigerGalLE's topic in General Nursing

    fake nails spread germs and are responsible for many nosocomial infections, do the research. They may LOOK neat and clean, but they can kill you pt. No joke, i remember a bunch of years ago, when...

  12. HELP- How bad is it to leave job after < 1 year?

    nj1grlcrus replied to scrubby bubby's topic in General Nursing

    Can you take a leave of absence? just a thought, ask around and read your employee manual, or whatever it is that nurses get as an employee manual, good

  13. places to live by UMDNJ

    nj1grlcrus replied to rb24's topic in New Jersey Nursing

    Newark is a tough town, but I just received a pamphlet from a new apartment building near NJIT, an engineering school a few blocks from UMDNJ. I will try and track it down. So look for housing near...

  14. Need some advice please...

    nj1grlcrus replied to hays2001's topic in Online Distance Learning

    If you got accepted into the program, I think you should go for it. You sound like you have great experience, and it was 2 years and ONE month ago, so that month knocked all that knowledge right out...

  15. YOU as a Pt-what would you allow a student nurse to do?

    nj1grlcrus replied to KellNY's topic in General Nursing

    As to the list from the OP, that's exactly what we can and cannot do in my nursing school, so I think you summed it up pretty well. As far as students working on me, I had a student CNM deliver one...

  16. Taking A Poll for an Assignment

    nj1grlcrus replied to beckyrmm's topic in General Nursing

    student nurse here, yes i have it- $29 a year. NSO insurance, school required it, wouldn't leave home without it...NSNA also offers the same

  17. pulse pressure

    nj1grlcrus replied to phiposurde's topic in Emergency

    do you have access to the CINAHL database, they seem to have a lot of full text articles on pulse

  18. Accuplacer Test

    nj1grlcrus replied to chubbi's topic in Maryland Nursing

    http://www.mccfl.edu/pages/1484.asp try this site, for Accuplacer practice

  19. Accuplacer Test

    nj1grlcrus replied to chubbi's topic in Maryland Nursing

    I had to write an essay for the Accuplacer. The topic was "The 12 month school Year, is it better or worse than the traditional school year?" Other people got topics like, "What would be the ideal...

  20. Need ideas for community senior citizen teaching project...Please!

    nj1grlcrus replied to cmullerRN's topic in General Students

    My recent interest is in osteoporosis. I guess it hits women harder, but it might be an idea, I do think the constipation one is better, but if you are feeling shy...also diabetes is rampant these...

  21. Strange S.O.

    nj1grlcrus replied to joeb1's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Gennaver is right on track. He sounds like an abusive husband, and he is isolating her. He bullies anyone that would advocate for her, but he knew he couldn't get rid of the male doctor. As for...

  22. Home birth vs. hospital

    nj1grlcrus replied to rnmi2004's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Crazy thread, one thing no one has mentioned is the impact of the insurance industry on birthing centers. After I gave birth to kids 2,3 &4 at a birthing center, the insurance companies would not...

  23. Nurse Externship

    nj1grlcrus replied to Dbb82's topic in New Jersey Nursing

    good question, I would like to know that too, and are they hard to

  24. NYC vs NJ Salary

    nj1grlcrus replied to moonberry's topic in New Jersey Nursing

    New graduates never get the day

  25. Recomend your nursing school please!

    nj1grlcrus replied to jessdreams's topic in New Jersey Nursing

    I go to Bergen Community College, I love it, and YES its hard to be in. Hundreds of people compete for 70 seats, at night, at least as competitive for days. You are pretty close to Middlesex, you...