Keri8680 BSN, RN

On my report sheet I write out alittle "to do" list for stuff that pertains to that patient, before I start my rounds. (Before you start rounds is KEY for this to work out) I look on their med profile and check out their orders for this list. For ex...

I started applying the December before I graduated (which was May 2009). I had job interviews set up for my spring break in March, and job offers quickly after that. I had my job waiting for me once I graduated. You can never be too early!

i did notice just last week an open posting for the NICU at Magee in Pittsburgh. go to www.upmc.com Not sure if it's still there though.

It probably depends on how much you really want to challenge yourself. I work on a stepdown floor, and can get a 4-6 patient assignment each shift. We see patients right from the CCU, on drips, etc. This was right for me at the start, now I feel I...

we still do paper strips but i think they eventually get scanned into our system.

FIrst job: July 2009 Unit: cardiac/tele Orientation: 3 months I am still here!

Congrats....It's hard work, but once you're finished you will feel an amazing sense of accomplishment! As for prep work, see if you can get the copy of the syllabus for that class you are starting with, that way you can get a head start on the read...

buy the book prioritization, delegation and assignment by linda lacharity. it's all those sorts of questions and it's only 14 dollars. it helped me bunches!!! good luck.

i bought a book that helped me alotk, let me think of what it was called....

I went into Cardiac nursing right out of school (started summer 2009) I really enjoy it, I feel it's a great first step for me. I've gone thru basic arrhythmias and ACLS all paid for by the hospital! I've learned so much and I love knowing how to ...

In response to your questions, I moved from CT to the Pittsburgh area last summer (2009) after i graduated with my RN. My fiance was out here and we wanted to be together. I found a job right out of school (after looking and applying and interview...

i think it's going to start getting harder to find a job here. several of the local hospitals are downsizing, therefore leaving many nurses to find jobs elsewhere. However, there is a new UPMC hospital opening just east of Pitt in Monroeville in th...

I moved out to the Pittsburgh area this past month and Pitt seems to have RN job openings. I'm a new grad and had 2 job offers back when I interviewed with UPMC. It may be a better job market out here than eastern PA.

1.what kind of floor are you working on? cardiac/telemetry 2.where are you from? ct, but just moved to pitt to be with my fiance 3.how did you get that job?-- once i decided to move out to pitt this past winter i started sending my resume around. ...

I was told by a new nurse on my clinical med/surg floor to buy "Prioritization, Delegation and Assignment by Linda LaCharity. It's got tons of questions with the rationales r/t prioritizing and delegating, two of the hardest concepts to learn in my ...

I can't be sure, according to PA they will issue your tpp with just the form completed by ur nursing director and not the transcripts, which happened in my case (they still havent received my transcripts but i do have my tpp already) Just give that ...

I graduate May 31 from a school in CT and I had mine on June 14. I saw it posted online before I got it in the mail too.

Hey Michelle! I start July 6 too at the Shadyside orientation! My position is on a cardiac/telemetry floor at Presby! I'll be right next door to you. I wont know anyone at orientation either! We should email beforehand if you want. Let me know a...

I got the kaplan med cards at barnes and noble in the nursing section

It's a telemetry unit that sees alot of cardiac patients for surgeries, stents, chf, etc... How do you like shadyside and where are u living now?

I just got offered a job at Presby starting in June (after I graduate in May). They do not have a hiring freeze, and neither does Mercy (I interviewed there too).

I sent in apps over my winter break, set up interviews at UPMC over my spring break (last week), got invited to return a couple days later to shadow a couple of units, and got called two days later from the nurse recruiter offering me a job on a tel...

Where in sw pa? I'll be moving to the Greensburg area in May...I don't even know if thats techincally considered sw haha. But I won't know anyone...just got a job at UPMC Presby, strating in June.

I've had all my clinicals at ST francis, but my regular day job is at HH. I can tell you that HH has had some problems in the past few years....from the new CEO transition and the fact that they were on some kind of warning/probation period for some...

Maybe type up an information sheet for one half of the class on Left Sided Failure with a bunch of questions that pertain to the information sheet, and do the same for Right sided failure for the other half of the class. Maybe give them about ten mi...