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sbostonRN

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  1. Experienced Nurses: How is your day organized?

    sbostonRN replied to *4!#6's topic in General Nursing

    I start at 6:45... I wouldn't say I'm experienced but I've been at my job for a few months and been a nurse for over a year so I feel like I have a good routine down. I generally have 6 patients and...

  2. Assertive Desperate Professional In-need of EMPLOYMENT!! (ADPIE) ;)

    sbostonRN replied to Chapo84's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    Try Whittier Rehab Hospital in Bradford or Westborough. They hire new grads and are currently hiring nurses! Pay is not as good as Boston but still competitive. Benefits are good and ratios are...

  3. Finding a job without acute care experience

    sbostonRN replied to WittySarcasm's topic in General Nursing

    Try acute rehab or LTACs. I went from a nursing home to a LTAC hospital and it's very similar to acute care. I plan on working here for a few years before trying to move onto somewhere more

  4. 2nd degree nurses

    sbostonRN replied to grantchatt's topic in General Nursing

    I have been a nurse for a little over a year. I had been working in healthcare before I became a nurse and wanted a more patient-centered position in healthcare. I didn't have a lot of nurse friends...

  5. What is the nurse-patient ratio where you work?

    sbostonRN replied to kaliRN's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I work in acute rehab/LTAC and my ratio is usually 1:5 or 1:6. We've had 6 every day this past week with a high census and it's awful. Can't wait to get back down to 5. They do try to staff based...

  6. If you worked FT during nursing school...

    sbostonRN replied to unicoRNurse's topic in General Nursing

    I worked full time (office hours) while going to school evenings and weekends for my ASN program as well. I had class 2-4 times a week from 5:30 to 9:30, and clinical every other weekend. I was able...

  7. 2nd degree nurses

    sbostonRN replied to grantchatt's topic in General Nursing

    I left my first career because there was nowhere for me to go. I found my job very boring and tedious and wanted something more exciting, something that would offer me opportunities to change things...

  8. [Blank] Made Incredibly Easy! - book series

    sbostonRN replied to GracyMae's topic in General Students

    They are wonderful books! Even better are the "Incredibly Visual" books, especially Cardiovascular Care made Incredibly Visual. Made my last semester of nursing school and ACLS class so much

  9. Wet Hair Don't Care?

    sbostonRN replied to 2BRN123's topic in General Students

    I don't have curly hair but I have very thick wavy hair that takes forever to dry. I haven't had the time or energy to blow dry it since 2006 or so. I've either gone to work with it wet and pulled...

  10. Low blood sugar, juice or D50?

    sbostonRN replied to mappers's topic in Diabetes, Endocrine Nursing

    Unconsious: Medical Emergency and D50 Conscious and able to talk: I'd do as the original poster did. I've had a patient with a BS of 34 at my previous facility, was conscious and her only symptom was...

  11. Help! Advice with BSN and ADN OPTIONS

    sbostonRN replied to TheChiliGuy's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    You will likely have to complete a lot more general education courses but it looks like you've done the basic ones. I think the hardest thing to transfer into nursing programs are the nursing courses...

  12. lovenox injections

    sbostonRN replied to iwanna's topic in Patient Medications

    Not necessarily. Hold the syringe with the needle pointed down so the bubble goes to the top of the liquid. Waste the amount you need and give the med as

  13. New RN, 3 weeks into orientation, total screw up.

    sbostonRN replied to Nugget's topic in First Year After Licensure

    You don't sound like you screwed up at all! Both of those situations had a fine line of judgement involved and any nurse could have done the same thing. Been there, done that said it best...this is...

  14. New grad LTAC job

    sbostonRN replied to RN1822's topic in Long Term Acute Care

    I recently started at a LTAC, but it isn't Kindred. My orientation has been 5 weeks on the floor so far, I think it will be 8 weeks total. However I am not a new grad. I think new grads have a...

  15. When you are the patient. Do you get nervous about it?

    sbostonRN replied to dudette10's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I've been reading all the replies too. Maybe I should add that the reason I'm not scared of hospitals is that I've never been an inpatient in one. I think I'd be OK if I was A&O x3 and totally...

  16. RNs who work both hospitals and LTC, is your pay the same?

    sbostonRN replied to tokebi's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I think it depends on your area. In the Boston area nursing homes pay much less than acute care hospitals. Not sure if PRN employees get paid more. From talking with my peers, it doesn't seem like...

  17. Nursing homes pay??

    sbostonRN replied to mb19's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    I second Esme...LTAC will give you great experience! I just started at one a few weeks ago and already I've learned a ton. Nursing homes in this area don't pay much...I was quoted by two within 10...

  18. When you are the patient. Do you get nervous about it?

    sbostonRN replied to dudette10's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Most of my patients are very well informed about their meds. Our policy is to bring the med sheets to the bedside and open each pill and tell the patient what it's for. So they realize when there's...

  19. Torn!! How should I go about this job interview?

    sbostonRN replied to strawberryfields's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Depends on how part time it is. 20 hours...not acceptable. 32 hours...would work. Calculate how much money you spend on gas and try to figure out the minimum amt of hours you would need to work in...

  20. Is it possible for a RN to work five 12 hr days?

    sbostonRN replied to f_nurse2b16's topic in General Nursing

    I think it's a fast track to burn out. Money is great but it's not

  21. i feel bad- leaving things to do for day shift

    sbostonRN replied to sophie<3's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I agree with ckh23 that I wouldn't have questioned the Hgb. It seems like you have a standing order that you follow that if the Hgb is below a certain level, the person gets a transfusion. I think...

  22. i feel bad- leaving things to do for day shift

    sbostonRN replied to sophie<3's topic in First Year After Licensure

    It sounds like you did your best. It would be one thing if you didn't even start the transfusion and just left the day shift nurse with the lab work to follow up on, but it sounds like you did as...

  23. ANA, State, and Specialty Associations

    sbostonRN replied to Melissa0181's topic in General Nursing

    Just want to add that as a new grad I decided not to join a specialty organization because I haven't yet found my specialty and didn't want to invest in something that could change so

  24. ANA, State, and Specialty Associations

    sbostonRN replied to Melissa0181's topic in General Nursing

    I joined ANA and my state association about 6 months ago. To be honest, I did it for networking purposes because I was looking for a new job at the time and thought it would look good on my resume....

  25. Lawrence memorial hospital

    sbostonRN replied to OnMyWay2014's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    I graduated from their evening/weekend program in May 2011. It's difficult but I really enjoyed it. The instructors are all wonderful and really do their best to make sure you succeed. In the first...