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  1. cost of living question??

    pcicurn7 replied to hushpupgrl's topic in New York Nursing

    Definitely. Hoboken is a fantastic place to live if you are single and working in the city (although plenty of families live there too). And, it is definitely affordable on a RNs salary. I live in...

  2. Now What?

    pcicurn7 replied to Lilnurse0803's topic in New York Nursing

    Follow through, or your resume will get buried in someone's desk. Don't feel bad or out of place by calling. You have to be persistent. Good

  3. Instructor says textbooks are wrong about urine output

    pcicurn7 replied to Alpha13's topic in General Nursing

    My suggestion is that you go and find what is written in YOUR textbook (the one you are currently using), and go with that. The best advice i was ever given in nursing school is that you NEVER mix...

  4. Whoa! Crazy ProTime/INR

    pcicurn7 replied to Roy Fokker's topic in General Nursing

    Dont know much about INRs and adults, but all you need for an INR to go through the roof in peds is a nice little cold. I have had a patient go from therapeutic range to 3 times that, in a matter of...

  5. Question about ages in the NICU and PICU

    pcicurn7 replied to SoontobeAdrienneRN's topic in General Nursing

    Once that baby is discharged, any stays afterwards go to the PICU. Obviously Nursery to NICU or NICU to NICU transfers are not babies that have been discharged. Seems like this is the rule of thumb...

  6. Lie about references?

    pcicurn7 replied to LovebugLPN's topic in General Nursing

    Whatever you do, DON'T LIE. The hospital that just hired me checked EVERY SINGLE PIECE of information that i gave them. EVERYTHING, right down to each employer i put down in my application, to every...

  7. new grads and specialty nursing

    pcicurn7 replied to dedicatedstudent's topic in General Nursing

    Training is key, these arent new grads with "no experience" (hopefully). There are some facilities who offer excellent training and orientation programs, so in comparing the two, you would have to...

  8. What Jobs For A New RN??

    pcicurn7 replied to mammaoftwo's topic in General Nursing

    Yep, this is totally true. You will have to do the research, but you will find that lots of hospitals are now having "new grad internships" for a particular field in nursing. I graduated this past...

  9. Nursing school didn't prepare me for reality

    pcicurn7 replied to jjjoy's topic in General Nursing

    An internship is usually after you graduate, externships are usually done for experience between your junior and senior year of school (at least at my hospital that is how they see it). All...

  10. Things you wish you could say to your co-workers...

    pcicurn7 replied to nurse4theplanet's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    your deodorant. it doesnt work. are you allergic to work? ANd, to the OP...if you are noticing this, then so must your preceptors. They should have stopped such behavior in the middle of class....

  11. Gossiping CNA

    pcicurn7 replied to TazziRN's topic in General Nursing

    I hope the hospital figures out a way to fire her. Behavior like that is like the

  12. Nursing school didn't prepare me for reality

    pcicurn7 replied to jjjoy's topic in General Nursing

    Absolutely. If critical/acute care is what you are looking for, then you should shop around for the hospital that is going to give you the best (and longest) training. Heck, this goes for ANY...

  13. Shoes!

    pcicurn7 replied to DaughteroftheKing's topic in General Nursing

    I have Quarks. They are SUPER light. They also make them in a clog as well as a closed shoe, which is important (in nsg school, we were not allowed to wear clogs...but the clogs are great cause they...

  14. Nurses are Pathetic!!

    pcicurn7 replied to lorster's topic in General Nursing

    OK. so i have a question for the OP. What do you plan on doing in order to change the way that the nurses are treated in your hospital? The next time someone throws a chart at you or humiliates...

  15. Nurses are Pathetic!!

    pcicurn7 replied to lorster's topic in General Nursing

    ok, so perhaps i will sound totally naive and very new-gradish, but... WHY didnt anyone stand up for that new grad? More importantly, why didnt that new grad stand up for herself? Something as...

  16. attracted to one of your patients?

    pcicurn7 replied to pisces_girl18's topic in General Nursing

    HAHAHAA. you folks are so funny. See, this is why i'm going into peds. I'm married, they're married, its all good. (omg, i can hear the wheels spinning in some of your heads!! lmao!) Really...

  17. Finally!

    pcicurn7 replied to AliRae's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    Way to go! I hope i "click" into work mode as you did when i get my first code...you did

  18. Are students in the way?

    pcicurn7 replied to MelodyRNurse's topic in General Nursing

    When i was doing clinicals in NS, all nsg notes and med notations were done on the computer. Our instructors wrote the notes, then added our initials as well as hers. So, theoretically, that means...

  19. Nurses are Pathetic!!

    pcicurn7 replied to lorster's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not sure if you just had a bad day and just venting, or if you hate all nurses, including yourself. I do not see the actual point in this thread. You talk about banding together but then say...

  20. Where do I start?

    pcicurn7 replied to rebecpar's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    I would say yes. If you signed a contract that states you must work a 40 hour week, changing this will be very difficult. Your manager may not fully disclose this at this point because they may not...

  21. UMDNJ Accelerated BSN Program

    pcicurn7 replied to 3Triages's topic in New Jersey Nursing

    But there arent many institutions under federal and state investigation, who may need to possibly pay back millions of dollars. Perhaps it shouldn't influence your entire decision to attend the...

  22. Where do I start?

    pcicurn7 replied to rebecpar's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    I have heard that a lot of hospitals have a policy that new grads must work full time. I think that the reason for this is that there is A LOT to learn, and you have to keep it in use in order to gain...

  23. UMDNJ Accelerated BSN Program

    pcicurn7 replied to 3Triages's topic in New Jersey Nursing

    Major cutbacks, this affects everyone, including all the schools and personnel. i believe that UMDNJ is still under

  24. Name the hospital and its Starting Salary!!!

    pcicurn7 replied to amadime1's topic in New York Nursing

    At NYP-Columbia its a little over $68.8k. I'm assuming that its similar at NYP-Cornell, since its the same system, the starting salary is probably the same. I'm not 100% sure though...just

  25. Did anyone lose weight AFTER becoming a nurse?

    pcicurn7 replied to heartlover07's topic in General Nursing

    i lost 38 lbs during nursing school. i joined weight watchers my 2nd month into NS, and never looked back. yes, it was a sacrifice, but totally worth it, and i'm really happy i didnt wait until...