For us no matter if it is witnessed or not neuro checks are done Q15 X 4, then Q hour X 4 then Q 4 hour X4. and most of the nurses have 45+ residents to take care of.
The same at my place, except the LPN's can't start IV's unless a RN is right there, and they cant do TPN for some reason otherwise we work right next to each other doing the same stuff
my orientation was 3 weeks on days, and then I followed a nurse for a month on midnights. after the first couple days on nights, I took a side of a unit and she took the other. It was good because I had her to fall back on if I got stuck on something...
Myt thoughts exactly until I can find something else I want to do in nursing, this is paying my bills and giving me a little extra plus my benefits are great
I just graduated and was told by many managers, recruiters that they systems are not hiring until you pass the nclex. I have applied for aprox. 100 jobs and have not gotten one call yet. I'm hoping as soon as I get my license it will be different
cardiac resp, and the like are not done until 221,222. in 155 (med surg 1) this is when the dreaded fluid and electrolytes is. they also cover pre and post op. your first nursing class willl be med. administration and nursing systems. If you're star...
