NJ2010RN

Hello, So I have plenty of experience (Stepdown and ER) in a hospital setting, but the 12 hour shifts were causing some difficulties with baby sitting. So I took a job (while staying per diem at the hospital) at a Rehab facility very close to home. I...

So I am new to LTC as this is my first job outside of the hospital setting. At my new facility it is commonplace for the nurses to text the doctors/NP's with questions and asking for orders USING THEIR PERSONAL CELL PHONES. Yes patient personal infor...

No. I have never heard of it. Do you use it?

Thank you for your reply! Unfortunately, it seems like assessments aren't being charged at all. They just chart if they cleaned a wound, if eyeglasses are in place, etc. Not change in pt status or even a focused assessment, except on admission. I'm ...

with the increased need for bsn prepared nurses, i have decided to go back to school to complete my bsn. i am torn as to which school to attend. i have been accepted to two schools and am considering applying to more. it would be a great help if y...

I found this on another thread. I wish I knew the person's real name to give them credit because it helped me. Additionally I found that when I reviewed the practice tests, I would write down what I got wrong, why and study all the possible answer...

My third attempt is on Tuesday. If anyone was looking for a Monday date, the closest slot to the NYC area: Savannah, GA. I almost booked a flight, but then my boss gave the day off. :redbeathe Thank you Dena!!

Now the NYC location is canceled. Hopefully a third appointment is the charm. I really don't like snow right now.

So at 5:04pm I just happened to be checking my e-mail when I receive the e-mail from Pearson stating that my White Plains appointment was "unscheduled". So I quickly went onto the Vue website and saw that all I could do was schedule another appointm...

I am scheduled to take the nclex tomorrow. I have used Mosby, Lippencott, Saunders, 3500, MedsPub, and NCLEX Made Easy. My average for the 2706 questions that I have done: about 68%. I hope I don't get snowed in (there is a big snow storm set for ...

Thanks for the attachment! There are some good acronyms in there!!!

Sounds like it worked out for everyone. Personally, I'm still more nervous about the snow than the test at this point. But a glass of wine and a good dinner with my husband made me relax a bit more last night. Hopefully we don't get too much snow ...

Thanks for the update! Good luck with that. I remember when I was looking to register the only time available was at 8am, BUT there was lots of availability in NYC. I could have taken the test two days after I registered if I was willing to go to ...

Hello! I'm scheduled to take my NCLEX on 2/10 in White Plains, NY. We are also supposed to get a snow storm the night before into that day. Did you have any trouble rescheduling? What happened? Where you able to reschedule for the next day or so...

Well, I took my HESI this week. When we got there our school said that they lowered the passing rate from 850 to 820. Thank god! I ended up getting an 846. I think someone was watching over me for this one. Now I can study for the NCLEX.

Thanks for all of the info! I agree with your tips. Some of my professors throughout nursing school gave us some of the same tips. I also took the Rutgers U. Review, but that focused on more content. The content review was good for me since I am ...

I also work at HUMC and I just heard of yet another unit that is closing down Then again, who knows how it has to do with all of the legal problems that the higher-ups are having...someone has to pay for it.

Hiring has been weird all over. I hear that many hospitals have canceled their Externship programs.

Then the next day a hospital representative contacted The Record and rescinded their decision. I think that their initial decision to end their relationship with The Record made HUMC look VERY bad. It also opened up advertising for other hospitals....

Hello Everyone!! I recently was accepted into BCC's evening RN program. I have transfered from a full-time BSN program to BCC's part-time evening program for financial and personal reasons, so I have an idea that nursing school is hard and requires...

Thanks for the input! On Monday we will be having our first Physical Assessment test. How much of the test is from the notes that she gives out and how much is from the Jarvis textbook? She did mention in the beginning that the Jarvis text is at a...

Thanks for your reply! Please excuse my ignorance, but what do you mean by "If you pm me"?

The hospitals in Bergen just had a bidding war for part of Pascack Valley Hospital, and Hackensack won, so there may be some budget trimming. If you are looking for other hospitals to apply for you may want to look at the list of hospitals on http:/...

Last summer most departments were full time, 8 hour, M-F, 7am-3pm positions. There were a few floors (such as the ER) that offered 12 hour shifts during both days and nights. As far as I know, the hospital only offers full-time externships. Everyo...

I was a Student Nurse Extern (or SNE) last summer and thought it was a wonderful opportunity. Make sure you apply and interview early. The floors to intern on are at a first come/first serve basis. Don't go to the geriatric floor (5 Saint John), a...