GMG RN

GMG RN

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  1. New nicu nurse in need of advice!

    Go on YouTube and look up a newborn assessment
  2. New nicu nurse in need of advice!

    Here's another piece of advice for you new nurses you won't feel comfortable in any specialty until you have about 2 years of experience I have 5 years and I still don't feel 100% I learn something new each and every day so just relax and learn as mu...
  3. how long did it take you to end up in the NICU?

    It is absolutely a good idea to contact the NM. You have to be aggressive in this field and persistent. If not you'll be just another resume/application. You dont have to wait for a position to open up, sometimes they dont always post them í ½í¸‰
  4. Medication barcode scanning

    We also use a posey, but its on the baby's ankle, and it has an extention on it so it can stick out through the opening at the front of isolette so we dont disturb the baby
  5. how long did it take you to end up in the NICU?

    Hello well youll be pleased to know that I worked as a tele/med surg nurse for 2.5 years before I became a NICU nurse (i do level 3). I wouldnt change a thing!! You get SO MUCH experience being a floor nurse, your going to have a huge advantage and ...
  6. New nicu nurse in need of advice!

    Hello there! Welcome to the beautiful world of the NICU, you are going to love it!! Im a nurse of 5 years, 2 of which was adults/tele/medsurg (eww) , and 3 in the NIcU, and I absolutely love my babies. Just relax, breathe, do what you know, be a s...
  7. Burned out and hate nursing

    Yea i agree find another nursing job, especially now that you have experience, youll get hired in a second, dont do anything extra Then your job description, they will take advantage of you, thats crazy
  8. Pearsonvue Trick - Does it Work Every Time? Part 3

    It means you passed congrats!
  9. Broward College August 2013

    To those attending Broward College Central: As an alumni of bcc cebtral RN program, It is a gruesome program, its heartbreaking to see people fail. But ive seen those people bounce back ( i included) and are now RN's and look back and are so proud ...
  10. If you dont ask the answer will always be no"
  11. Burned out and hate nursing

    WOW I dont think I know any nurse on either Tele or MEd/Surg that doesnt feel like this. I felt the same way, I wanted to pursue something else another career altogether. I was a Telemetry/Med Surg nurse for 2 years, and I hated every minute, I would...
  12. What to Do Before Starting School for ASN?

    The only degree you can have to reduce the time of the ADN is if you were an LPN. But even then you only get to skip the first semester and have less clinicals ( lpn's do clinicals in their program and the RN program recognizes that time), thats re...
  13. Certification Suggestions?

    Try CEU fast.com
  14. new grad looking for a great job

    Apply everywhere, then follow up by calling the Nursing recruiter after a couple of days. With so many applicants, you want to put a voice to your resume. New grad jobs are hard to get, but theyre out there you just have to be aggressive. Good luck!
  15. Broward College starting Jan 2013

  16. Overwhelmed New RN

  17. assessment/handoff sheets

    Im new to the NICU, but what we used on my Tele Floor was we had a handoff sheet we would write in pencil with, it had all the info on patient Diet, IV location, Assessment (edema, lung sounds ), last BM, Doctors on case, and what is pending, and we ...
  18. JCAHO, gloves and oral meds

    Just looked into my Perry and Potter skills book, it says "Use good medical aseptic technique: perform hand hygiene before preparing a dose of medication. AVOID TOUCHING TABLETS AND CAPSULES. Use sterile technique for parenteral medications. Hope t...
  19. JCAHO, gloves and oral meds

    did u look in your perry and potter skills book under medication administration? Im pretty sure you use gloves. Some medications can penetrate your skin and cause you (the nurse) some effects (chemo drugs, sulfadiazine). I would wash my hands and ...
  20. Broward College Central Campus January 2011

    I posted the only thing I had from Professor K in my email. I dont have anything else from her class, there is sooooo much paperwork in the program I was going to be a hoarder if I kept it all. The only tip I can give u is Read those chapters over a...
  21. Broward College Central Campus January 2011

    For those of you who are Process 1 Students: The following is the Email Professor K" sent us in 2008 when i started BC Central Campus Nursing. Broward College NUR 1020: Fundamentals of Nursing I Web-Enhanced Fall, August 2008 Reference Mandatory ...
  22. Broward College Central Campus January 2011

    The nursing Program at Central FORCES you to buy this bookbag, your suppost to have it the first week of lab. They will check your receipt. They put alot of things in this bookbag that ur going to get in the lab itself from them, so you will find y...
  23. FIU RN-BSN changes!

    Hello Labrador, I just graduated in Aug 2010, and I passed my NCLEX. I was admitted to FIU already and the advisors said I am admitted into the program for Jan 2011. My question to you is. Which classes could I take together you think? I would lik...
  24. Broward College Central Campus January 2011

    So i went into my BC email and found this email Professor K sent us for Process 1 for our reading this is what it says: First Day Theory Assignment Read Perry and Potter 7th edition, Chapters 1 to 6 for the first day of class. All powerpoints are lis...
  25. Broward College Central Campus January 2011

    Oh yea I forgot, If you need your physicals done, go to Walgreens they have this "Take Care Clinic" and they do them there, you can get your PPD, Physical, done CHEAP!! I paid like 50 for both. Not sure about titers but Im sure you can call and find...