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  1. Changing jobs the first year

    mark3274 replied to sleepyjane's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I am looking for a new job too I do not like leaving so soon but the hour long drive is a killer. plus I got hired for straight nights and I have learned I just can not do a striaght...

  2. i took the nclex yesterday ..265 questions!!

    mark3274 replied to airhead's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I passed had 265 questions also you can get the result in one day I tested friday called on monday 3/10 and they had my result

  3. i took the nclex yesterday ..265 questions!!

    mark3274 replied to airhead's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    hey do not feel bad I got all the questions too. I feel like I failed but hope for the best. I have heard that they are giving many people the full amount of questions......

  4. How many patients is too many & addressing staffing issues.....

    mark3274 replied to CareBayer's topic in General Nursing

    Nurses and techs need to start saying no even at the risk of there jobs. where i work right now none of the rns have more than a years experience... yup we are all new grads...

  5. Unhappy with employer- what to do about it?

    mark3274 replied to LEA1's topic in First Year After Licensure

    all I can say is start looking around at what is out there. When you do find a new job instead of talking to the old boss which in most places sadly will not change much is just when...

  6. my first job is becoming a nightmare

    mark3274 posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    I am a new grad RN quess who is supposedly training me? other new grads who maybe have like 9 months of experience in fact on my floor all I see is new grad RNS very few...

  7. Nursing Uniform Policy

    mark3274 replied to rustysflygirl's topic in General Nursing

    This is common now and a good idea. In our hospital all nurses must wear navyblue or a navy blue white combo. nursing assistants/techs wear hunter green lab staff wear burgandy RRT- wear a...

  8. Rochester, NY payscales

    mark3274 replied to robpritc's topic in New York Nursing

    Yes GN are new graduate that have not passed nclex yet. It's a shame nurses do not start off higher than about 20 an hour But I also think the Stong/VIa/Unity systems enjoy...

  9. OMG--is US$32 per hour as starting too good to be true or really true in Los Angeles?

    mark3274 replied to FutureUSRN's topic in International Nursing

    How true its rather sad that as a new grads we have to look at 20.50 as a starting wage... 20.50 in todays world is really sad. They wonder why more males are not going into...

  10. Is it true fail two classes and you`re out!

    mark3274 replied to sar4tee's topic in General Students

    Our school was the same and I agree with the policy one thing That I think sucks is NYS stopped letting 3 rd semester RN students become LPN's which I disagree with the last semester...

  11. Passed !!

    mark3274 posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    YUp our final was today at 7:45 I passed !! now I just have the Nclex which after the exams we have been through will not be that bad. our school exams were well lets...

  12. Where to buy stethescopes??

    mark3274 replied to Amxixi29's topic in General Nursing

    I have a ultrascope and it works great. I got that when I was a Aemt-B and now I am A GN(soon to be RN after

  13. Rochester, NY payscales

    mark3274 replied to robpritc's topic in New York Nursing

    to me the starting wages are not that great A GN in rochester will make about 20.50 to start. That is not that great but better than not being A RN at least in dead...

  14. Non "floor nursing"

    mark3274 replied to KungFuFtr's topic in Male Nursing Students

    I would go to the unit you want to... that you need med surg for a year is old thinking. most eds have a new grad training program

  15. nclex ? on bun

    mark3274 posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    we had a review question today about a Bun level of 24 and digoxin toxicity in our school we had a normal Bun level listed as 10-30 but clinically that is to high many...

  16. Did anyone hate nursing school?

    mark3274 replied to FNPhopeful's topic in First Year After Licensure

    hate it.. no Would I want other male students to attend my particular school...... well that is up for debate. I have already had talks with some old Biology professor's and said...

  17. shoes and uniform question

    mark3274 replied to tigress_8207's topic in Male Nursing Students

    when I worked as a PCT I wore solid color scrubs like ceil blue, navy blue, gray, black,forest green(very dark),more navy blue variations-but all were a darker blue. As a...

  18. new grad pay In charlotte ncor raleigh

    mark3274 posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    Hello I am a new grad dec 07 currently in upstate ny the rate of pay here for a brand new grad is about 20.50 to start. I have alot of family in charlotte and Raleigh...

  19. Nursing Diagnosis help

    mark3274 replied to mark3274's topic in First Year After Licensure

    just wanted to say thanks for the help to everyone I got the process paper back and every single category Meets standard which in our program is tough.:balloons: We do not...

  20. Increasing the Number of Male Nurses

    mark3274 replied to 2bNurseCouple's topic in Men in Nursing

    I can tell you why there are not more men in nursing and at least in our area it is pay related. A starting salery of 20.50 does not motivate many in our region of the nation....

  21. Nursing Diagnosis help

    mark3274 replied to mark3274's topic in First Year After Licensure

    well The paper is finished the dx I used were Ineffective airway clearance R/t cva and copd decreased cardiac output r/t altered contractility Impaired gas exchange r/t copd risk for...

  22. Nursing Diagnosis help

    mark3274 replied to mark3274's topic in First Year After Licensure

    for this paper we can only pick 2 dx of high priority but we have to list

  23. Nursing Diagnosis help

    mark3274 replied to mark3274's topic in First Year After Licensure

    decresed cardiac output takes higher priority than the K+ imbalance over a period of a few days his bp ranged as follows 97/52- 152/69 pulse ranged 59-75 respirations ranged...

  24. Nursing Diagnosis help

    mark3274 replied to mark3274's topic in First Year After Licensure

    process papers are wonderful..I know they have there purpose but on the other hand every hospital in our area uses a care map... Nurses no longer sit and write out a dx for...

  25. Nursing Diagnosis help

    mark3274 replied to mark3274's topic in First Year After Licensure

    ok so I will use the decreased cardiac output as my number 2 diagnosis because following the priority of airway breathing circulation then maslows the cardiac dx will be...