Abishag

Hello, I'm a fairly new grad and have been working the last 6 months in Med-Surg. It is so fast-paced that I don't sit down AT ALL. We're not supposed to sit anyways but if we were allowed to, I still wouldn't have time to. I sometimes don't get my l...

I'm starting to think my experience and training have only set me up to keep me opressed. Hmm. Maybe I need to take that course on abuse in the workplace. I wonder if I'm just getting old school info from old school nursing instructors who mean well....

I won't argue that my perception or how I react will or won't change. I am new to nursing and thanks for saying I'm young. I still feel young lol. But after 8 years in telephone customer service and a job depending on how I respond to angry verbally...

carolmaccas66 I was not talking about accepting abuse by individuals that are in their right mind. However, you can tell the ones that are abusive in general by how they treat their family members, and those that are just being over-protective and st...

Nick - Our final semester we had clinicals and class lectures on ICU. We rotated and took patients in the CCU, MICU an and SICU. I did my preceptorship in the CCU as well. Our instuctor had many years in the CCU so he was passionate about it.

I can tell you why I put up with behavior like that. I was taught in nursing school that patients and families are sometimes dealing with an extreme amount of stress and don't know how to handle it. Sometimes we think the patient's condition is not a...

As a former MSON graduate, I can tell you that we were constantly being told by nurses at the hospitals that compared to other schools we were way ahead of the game. Apparently the other schools did more shadowing and ancillary work (baths, etc) whil...

I have shaky hands naturally as well. I'm a first year RN. I can tell you...shaky hands is the least of your worries. Catching rolling veins and not blowing crappy ones on the other hand...sigh. I'm in a hospital that is mainly geriatric (worst vein...

What kind of insulin was it? If it was Lantus I probably wouldn't have given it unless they were over 120 just out of habit. Even if there was no rule or perameters saying to hold if Even when there are no parameters given, I usually hold insulin wh...

Hey, I'm a new grad here. When I did my clinical rotations they were at the CMC-Pineville maternity center in Charlotte, NC. They have a level III NICU I believe. I know that the RNs in that maternity center can also scrub. I know the CNM's have been...

You know I just don't even understand why we have to wait 48 hours when they know the results almost instantly. But God forbid I lived in CA!!! I can't imagine waiting longer than 48 hours for my results!!! I feel sorry for you. I felt like projectil...

Do you know what your pass rate is for you school? The reason I ask, is because if you guys have 100% pass rate, then try not to worry so much. Your faculty prepared you well for the NCLEX-RN. Don't sell them short. My school has a 100% pass rate f...

It is true! I just checked and I passed! The pearson trick worked for me. :) Also, for any that are concerned that their questions were getting easier at the end. Mine definitely got easier. Almost like the computer had forgotten to give me easy ones...

I received a phone call from a recruiter this week wanting me to send in my goals & objectives for the new grad position along with clinical references. I've been applying since October and this is the first real interest I've been shown. So now ...

I took it today. Had 81 questions. Mostly drugs I had never heard of and tons of priority questions. I had 8 SATA. I tried the Pearsonvue trick and so far I have the good pop up that I can not register and to contact my member board services or what...

Every med I've ever given has been in a package with the name on it and we used an electronic scanner or computer mar in the room. However, if you're still on paper, my suggestion is just bringing the wrappers (even if you've already put it in a pill...

Is it possible he was a new grad like more than a couple years ago? Cause I do believe starting pay for new grads was higher (like maybe closer to $22/hr). I could be mistaken but I believe its gone down over the years. Anyhow, like the previous pos...

Hmm now I'm second guessing what I heard. I wish I still had the voicemail that she left initially. Its very possible she said "our own candidates" and my mind went with queens. I think had she used the word internal I probably wouldn't have been thr...

I know you don't want $$ per hour but I thought this might help you. CHS/CMC pays $19.68/hr base for new grads. You get $3/hr extra for evenings after 3pm. You get $4/hr for weekends. So say you worked 7a-7pm M/W/F (no weekends/nights, just weekday...

I definitely think that is what it is. The only other thing I can think of is, the recruiter thinks it sounds more permanent to say it that way so there are no "what ifs". For instance, if she said, "Sorry but there aren't enough jobs right now so yo...

Never Give Up (I almost called you "Hang in There" and decided I should look again! ) - Here are the areas in order of Safety levels in my opinion. But with safety comes $$$$! Also, I will tell you right now not to even consider convenience that much...

And just an additional comment. Before when I typed that comment, that was the rumor was they were not hiring ANY new grads (including Queens College whether or not they are related). At this point they are only hiring from "their" program. Maybe so...

Elk Park - Based on the phone call I received from a Presby Recruiter three weeks ago saying they were only hiring new grads from "their" program and would not be accepting applicants from outside schools, I'm not sure that is entirely true. She neve...

In nursing school we used both. Most times we used tap water for NG tube feedings. The exception to the rule was when I worked in pediatrics. We used sterile water only for peds. If you consider first who you are giving the meds to I guess I can see...

I'm kind of well...speechless. ...not really, I never am. :lol2:But still, I just took about three personality tests, two of which had IQ tests attached. Two of these were for Nursing jobs and the 3rd was just a part time job at a fitness center! Has...