PacoUSA BSN, RN

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    Accelerated Program Jitters

    PacoUSA replied to iammargarita19's topic in General Students

    My accelerated program was 12 months long. It was hell on wheels but at the end of the day it was worth the blood sweat and tears. I got a BSN and was working a whole year sooner than if I had pursued...
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    Your Specialty & Why

    PacoUSA replied to AspiringNurseMW's topic in General Nursing

    You get me, you really do. Thanks for that! :) Sent from my iPad using
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    Your Specialty & Why

    PacoUSA replied to AspiringNurseMW's topic in General Nursing

    Work in adult med-surg/tele, only because it was the fastest job I could get after graduation and I did not want to be a new grad employment fatality. Couple of years later, I still dont like it and...
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    Why is Med-Surg so hated?

    PacoUSA replied to Nola009's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I wish my management would come to terms with this. True, med-surg isn't for everyone, but if conditions were made so that nurses didn't feel so overworked with high patient ratios to boot, then...
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    Discouraged new RN

    PacoUSA replied to NuevaRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Unfortunately, no golden gates on this end. Even with 2 years experience it has been hard to transition. The crutch on my end is that I work on a unit that does not offer its nurses critical care...
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    The real reason your failing in school

    PacoUSA replied to studentmalenurse's topic in General Students

    Or "instructors" ... i.e., "This is the reason why unfair nursing instructers still remain." OP, don't blame the "instructer" ... blame the students for not doing their due diligence to attend a more...
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    Being Asked to Come in and Work as CNA...

    PacoUSA replied to NurseQT's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I have run out of popcorn!! Anyone have any to share?? Sent from my iPad using
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    Why is Med-Surg so hated?

    PacoUSA replied to Nola009's topic in Medical-Surgical

    You hit it on the head. They don't care and it shows. This is my only experience with bedside nursing so I have nothing else to compare it to. However, I know I would prefer another specialty so I am...
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    Being Asked to Come in and Work as CNA...

    PacoUSA replied to NurseQT's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Does this happen at a unionized hospital?? Sent from my iPad using
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    Male Chiropractor considering nursing...advice please :)

    PacoUSA replied to NP/PA?'s topic in Nursing Career

    I almost went to chiropractic school (Palmer -- paid my $200 deposit and everything but withdrew my acceptance 2 months before the program started, something just didn't seem right, lost the $200)....
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    Why is Med-Surg so hated?

    PacoUSA replied to Nola009's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I agree, dumbing down is how we feel many times. Our turnover rate is so high that morale is constantly in the toilet and working short-staffed has become the norm. I sometimes think we are made to...
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    Why is Med-Surg so hated?

    PacoUSA replied to Nola009's topic in Medical-Surgical

    My PERSONAL experience is that med-surg nursing is perceived as a dumping ground, and (except for California) a higher than normal patient load is the norm and nurses are expected to deal with it....
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    Cochran school of Nursing vs. Montefiore School of Nursing

    PacoUSA replied to benBAJ234's topic in New York Nursing

    Actually, this is important to worry about right now, especially when you graduate you will be competing with many nurses that have BSNs and will be entering a market of medical facilities that prefer...
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    NYU or Stony Brook Accelerated Nursing?

    PacoUSA replied to foodie3921's topic in New York Nursing

    Considering you will be commuting by LIRR, Stony Brook indeed will not be a viable option. The train schedule is very sporadic and does not coincide well with the program's demand. Case in point: no...
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    clinic in the bronx, dangerous?

    PacoUSA replied to blondie1887's topic in New York Nursing

    Is this job worth all the hassle worrying about your safety commuting to and from it? Just asking. I know the job market is tight but dang. BTW, I grew up in the Bronx, so I have always known that...
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    NYU or Stony Brook Accelerated Nursing?

    PacoUSA replied to foodie3921's topic in New York Nursing

    You say you live on Long Island ... but it would take you 2 hours to commute to Stony Brook? How is that possible? I assume you're talking public transportation, because nothing on Long Island is 2...
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    Keep my cell phone......or landline

    PacoUSA replied to Vwpenn's topic in General Nursing

    We have 'shift alerts' at work. You set these up online, you decide if you want an automated call, email, or text to notify you of urgent staffing needs on any unit you choose (only within your scope...
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    No more 12 hour shifts?

    PacoUSA replied to UpennRN's topic in General Nursing

    12 hours is no big deal for me. I love having more days off per week than what I work. I would hate working 8s and having 2 more days of work. Sent from my iPad using
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    who does the blood draws in your hospital?

    PacoUSA replied to annieboo444's topic in General Nursing

    Phlebotomists draw AM labs in our hospital. At other times the RN or an aide certified to do sticks can draw labs. Only RNs draw from central lines. Interestingly enough, our hospital recently...
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    New grad wants ER

    PacoUSA replied to irenlish's topic in General Nursing

    Aren't CEN and TNCC premature certifications for someone without ER experience? They don't impress employers if the candidate just has medsurg/tele experience. Sent from my iPad using
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    All Men Shift

    PacoUSA replied to kalevra's topic in Men in Nursing

    Sadly, the male RNs on my unit are slowly moving on to other opportunities, and within a couple of months the unit will be all-female RNs (except for a handful of male CNAs). The environment there is...
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    AUG 9,14-NYHQ RN open house

    PacoUSA replied to teletipid's topic in New York Nursing

    I hope this is not a trend. I started out in med-surg/tele in the hopes that I could get strong clinical experience to eventually move into ICU or ER. I don't want to be stuck in med-surg for the rest...
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    Travel nursing

    PacoUSA replied to nursinnola's topic in Travel

    See? That is scary. I really want to do some travel nursing but am terrified at resigning a perm position and accepting a travel assignment and then getting cancelled (granted, I want my first...
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    AUG 9,14-NYHQ RN open house

    PacoUSA replied to teletipid's topic in New York Nursing

    BTW, lots of places are starting to prefer nurses with 2 years of experience as opposed to 1 year. It is not common right now, but it looks like this is the trend considering the surplus of new...
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    Med-Surg Patient:Nurse Ratios in NYC

    PacoUSA replied to PacoUSA's topic in New York Nursing

    Wow, great info so far from you both (well, great in the sense that it is informative, not the reality) ... thank you! So it seems that med-surg units in NYC dont usually incorporate tele monitoring...