jenrninmi MSN, RN

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    developing a system??

    Are you off orientation yet? For me, it took a couple of weeks off orientation before I really started to delegate to others. It will really be a big help to you and save you a lot of time by...
  2. Oh! Good luck! I hope it is exactly what you've dreamed of! :) My interview is next
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    Shoes???

    Thanks for the link, I'll check them
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    Shoes???

    Mine are the same shoes you have, no straps. Thanks
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    Shoes???

    Do you work 8 or 12 hour shifts? They don't support my feet for 12
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    Shoes???

    Which Dansko's did you buy? I find my Danskos kill my baby toes and it makes for a horrible 12 hours if I wear them. I don't have wide feet, not narrow either and this is the first time I've had...
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    1st Week as RN!

    Hi there! Sounds like you had a pretty good week! That's really a shame how the unliscenced personnel are being treated. Well, I guess you'll be the one to try and change it! The CNAs will be...
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    Cover Letter Help

    Here's another link. http://www.udel.edu/CSC/NurseResumes.pdf The sample cover letter is the last
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    frustrated...bad 2 days

    Don't beat yourself up over these things. It sounds like you did what any other nurse (even experienced) would have done. Not your fault the iv went bad. Also sounds as if the patient must have...
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    Finding a Job as a New RN

    Good luck Meghan! I hope you get that job! ) It does seem to be much more difficult to get a non-bedside nursing job than hospital nursing. You're not willing to get a job in the hospital, is that...
  11. Huh?:uhoh21: I've never seen anyone covered in blood, so I can't help you out
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    I love this J-O-B!

    Glad you're enjoying your clinicals!
  13. Right in front of my eyes. Thank goodness I had my charge nurse there and a tech. I don't know if I would have realized he was going downhill so fast. The other nurse knew that the RAP team need to...
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    help! to follow my heart or not???

    There would be no question at all that I would take a dream job of mine instead of staying in a position that wasn't making me happy. Go for
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    How would you have handled this?

    I probably wouldn't have stayed longer than a few days in that environment. No way! You're a better person than me to have lasted as long as you
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    Does anyone here love their job?

    Two weeks ago, I probably would have said I love it. Right now, I'm not so sure. Lately I've been having 8 patients at a time which really is too much. (Especially when you keep getting assigned to...
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    Let's introduce ourselves...

    Congratulations!!
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    Worried about my interviews.....

    Hey! Not sure what else to say but good luck! Just give it time, and possibly schedule some more interviews. Let us know how it
  19. Our patients' meds are kept in a locked drawer in their room except for the narcotics
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    Book suggestions

    Here's a link of some good ones:
  21. Here's a website you can try for some practice: http://www.delta.edu/tlc/TLCStudySupport/mathforscience/NursingMath/nursingmath.html I would say also, if you're having problems with the nursing...
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    Money!

    Hi there, there's actually another post that lots of new nurses answered that talks about pay: https://allnurses.com/forums/showthread.php?t=117675I am paid in the low $20-something/hr. I work...
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    nurse-patient ratio

    Ours during 7p-7:30am usually is 6-8 patients each. 6-7 I would say is perfect, 8 too
  24. Regarding the review book: Have they changed the format of NCLEX - PN like they have for the NCLEX-RN withing the last couple years? If they have, I would definately purchase a new review text....
  25. Wow! Good for you! I hope the rest of your orientation goes as smoothly!