cherick22

Try St. Lukes hospital in New Bedford. I was hired there as a new grad in 2008. I had to work nights for a year which was tough but most of my classmates did not get jobs in acute care so I feel very lucky. After that golden year I was able to get a ...

I turned down a job offer at a local hospital last May. Then I was hired by the same manager 5 months later...same floor different shift. In fact I didn't even have to go in for an interview. We spoke on the phone and she asked why I changed my mind ...

I got the H1N1 yesterday..no problem no soreness. Nothing.

I turned down a med-surg position last April then was just hired same floor same NM different shift. In fact she remembered me from the previous sit down interview so didnt require me to come back in. Just a short chat on the phone and I got the job!

Do you still work with your preceptor? I relied heavily on my preceptor and co-workers once I was on my own...still do a year later...lol. I like to have my "ducks in a row" so to speak. Get organized and ask questions as they come up. If all your du...

No, don't put this on your resume. You dont have to include anything you don't want to.

I have yet to see a diabetic labeled as Type I or Type II. I was wondering that recently about one of my patients and was unable to find the answer, even the patient didnt know and couldn't tell me when they were diagnosed. Histories only report NIDD...

It all depends on your facilities protocols. We have list of steps to follow which includes giving snacks twice then notify the MD if the bs was still less than 70. If protocol was followed and this MD still has an issue with this then he needs to in...

No holidays, no weekends? I'd do the 5 8's! However, I dont have children at home. Good luck with your decision, change is so hard

I have been on nights for 13 months and I never got used to it. It was the only job offer I got as a new grad so I took it. I feel like I've lost a year of my life however. I am happy to have my year of med-surg but it came with a big change in the q...

Ugh this is so common. Where I work there are one or two nurses everyone hates to report off to. One in particular will nitpick about something unimportant and carry on and on. It happened this morning...a patients tube feed was changed. "who changed...

I would start with your Doctor...see if you can go on medical leave. You might not be able to because you've only been there two months but this will get the ball rolling. It goes without saying that priority is the baby you are carrying. Honestly I...

I have a report sheet on each of my patients. They are stapled together. I set them up exactly the same. The upper right is where I put meds I will be giving and what time. Next to that I'll put foley, NGT, Neuro checks, PCA, ect...I draw a box next ...

Aww sorry you're struggling but there are no shortcuts in nursing school. You have to do the work yourself otherwise how will you know how to find the answers once your out there working?

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This has happened a few times where I work. Each time I did report it to the Nurse manager. Her response was always a story about her experiences in a much more difficult incident than I experienced. Not much help but be aware that others are aware o...

I remember feeling the same way you do at 4 months. I was frustrated because it felt like I never had the time to fully understand what was going on with my patient. I needed time to look at reason for admission. history, labs,consults, report of ope...

I resigned from my job 2 days ago. Co-workers and other nurses told me you give notice based on how many weeks of vacation to are entitled to that year. In my case that was two weeks but when I spoke with my nurse manager I asked her first what was r...

As I read your post theres one glaring thing that came to mind. Is there a co-worker who knows your history? Maybe someone figured they would point the finger at you because of your past? Take a hard look around you. Find out if there is a voice reco...

You sound like me...I like to have my "ducks in a row", my favorite saying at work. In nursing school you will learn two very important things ( and a million others) but these two things you can do now. They are: Critical thinking and prioritizing....

The test I took was about 50 questions. They provided a calculator, drug book, paper and pencil. It was multiple choice. The first ten questions were drug related, not calculations so all answers were in the drug book. As long as you know your dimens...

Hi I was unable to PM you havent posted enough I suppose. Wondering what your doing now that summer camp is over? Have you relocated? I just accepted a position at Cape Cod Hospital...wondering who is there that I will know. Cheryl

I know exactly how you feel. I took the only Med-surg job I could find as a new grad 13 months ago. I would have taken anything just to get that experience. Most of my classmates have yet to find a med-surg position so I was very lucky. I love my co-...

Hi I think we went to school together at 4C's. I have been working med-surg for 8 months at St. Lukes hospital in NB Mass. I was just offered a job at Cape Cod Hospital med-surg on Mugar 3. There are several openings there. I will be turning down th...

Hi I found out on Monday that I passed the NCLEX-RN. I had 105-110 questions. At least 15 SATA and 8 drug calculations. Lots of infection control and teaching and prioritizing. I did not take Kaplan since the ATI predictor indicated I had a 97% chanc...