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I am a nursing student and work as a MBT Mother Baby Technician in a hospital dealing with post partum mothers and babies. Amoung other things my duties are helping with breast feeding, peri care for c- section mothers, blood sugars, removing foleys and IV and taking care of the babies. My question is whenever we have patients with certain disease that can be transmitted by body fluid are the nurse suppose to let us know. I do know we are all suppose to follow HIPPA and Universal Protocols but at least they get that info in their reports from their peers. I don't get it why can't they just let us know to be a little more cautious. There was a incident recently where one of my collegaues had to do blood sugar on a patient every 2 hrs during a 12 hrs shift and the nurse NEVER mention to here this patient had HIV. I am concerned and just need to know what you guys think, should I ask for this info if it is not being pass on. HELP.

I am about to send a application to mulenberg, but i know a few people that attend that school that say they would not recommend that school ,yet they were transfered from trinitas and did not had anything good to say. I am confused?

I am not a RN but work at St Peters in New Brunswick as a NUS in the intensive care unit, I have seen a lot of new grads hire on my unit, but it is better if you work per diem even if you are at school this kind of help you as a new grad to get in. I am attending nuring school presently.