PacoUSA BSN, RN

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    I ignored my instincts...

    PacoUSA replied to NurseOnAMotorcycle's topic in General Nursing

    What a shame that you have to work with a bunch of drama queens! This is why I never socialize with co-workers outside of work. I see enough of them in a 12-hour day ... at some point you will...
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    Is Nursing as Stressful as Nursing School?

    PacoUSA replied to imjustme123's topic in General Nursing

    Unless you're a nurse trying to get your BSN
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    Is Nursing as Stressful as Nursing School?

    PacoUSA replied to imjustme123's topic in General Nursing

    Whaaat? $40/hour is more like
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    Ever have the spike come out from a hanging bag of blood?

    PacoUSA replied to Billy_Ruben's topic in General Nursing

    I once drew blood from a PICC line and I went to discard the flush syringe containing the "waste" blood. Without really paying attention, I inserted the syringe upside down into the sharps container...
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    Stony Brook Accelerated BSN Class of 2014

    PacoUSA replied to Emer1234's topic in New York Nursing

    My experience with the alternate list (having been on it one year and ultimately not accepted, and then re-applying and being accepted straight out the following year and speaking with classmates that...
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    Losing respect for nursing students

    PacoUSA replied to kjnsweets's topic in General Nursing

    I just read the posts on this thread with jaw dropped. I can't believe the gall of some of these students. Thankfully, I have not heard of any students in my hospital do things like this. I was a...
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    Working @ SUNY Downstate Medical Center

    PacoUSA replied to PacoUSA's topic in New York Nursing

    Thanks for the update, estrellaCR! The only reason I was interested in working @ Downstate would be to continue my tenure for the pension as a state employee. Now I see that is not enough of a...
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    12 hour shift question

    PacoUSA replied to BOSS man's topic in General Nursing

    At my hospital, I do three 12s in a row on night shift. It's not a big deal in my opinion. Yes, by the 3rd night you're a little tired but at least we can keep the same group of patients all three...
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    Saying no when work calls

    PacoUSA replied to TerpGal02's topic in General Nursing

    I never answer the phone when work calls on my time off. Leave voicemail and I will act accordingly. I always say no when I am asked to come in earlier than I originally scheduled myself. Some...
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    Working @ SUNY Downstate Medical Center

    PacoUSA replied to PacoUSA's topic in New York Nursing

    I believe they do, they seem to always be hiring. My unit alone needs RNs, there is a high turnover there because it's a hard unit to work in. Check out Stony
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    What if the Boston bomber was your pt

    PacoUSA replied to imintrouble's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I'd rather be the nurse for the bomber than be the lawyer defending him. Hands
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    Medical Volunteer @ a Marathon

    PacoUSA replied to PacoUSA's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for your reply! The NYC Marathon is the closest to me, so I was hoping I would start with that one. The Brooklyn Half is in a month but I will be working that
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    Discrimination against males in the nursing profession.

    PacoUSA replied to Halim F. Dagher's topic in Men in Nursing

    My experience has generally been positive, but there are clearly nursing units out there where misandry is extremely pervasive. One experience I can think of was my clinical rotation in OB. Female...
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    did the md's pen go into v-fib??

    PacoUSA replied to SNB1014's topic in General Nursing

    That is clearly a dangerous thing to do! I'd be scared to work with nurses like this! Thank God my hospital is mostly EPR and new orders popup on the screen and we very rarely have to read a doctors...
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    Moving from Hawaii to Idaho

    PacoUSA replied to wanderanne's topic in General Nursing

    OMG ... Why on earth would you do
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    Am I right or wrong

    PacoUSA replied to CNAEB's topic in General Nursing

    You are always going to work with people for whom the job is just a paycheck, that's just a reality of life. You're likely never going to find a place that has staff following a 100% unified...
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    Stony Brook Accelerated BSN Class of 2014

    PacoUSA replied to Emer1234's topic in New York Nursing

    Yes, my class was pretty tight and we got to know each other pretty well (of course, there are exceptions always -- there are some classmates that I will be lifelong friends with while others I am...
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    Noncompliant

    PacoUSA replied to Vespertinas's topic in Nursing Humor

    The Bible decries divorce, but medicine proves it's healthy. Who would have
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    New Grad Residency Program Listings By State

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

    Stony Brook University Hospital on Long Island is not listed, they have a CCNE-accredited new grad residency program, one of only 10 accredited in the
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    Stony Brook Accelerated BSN Class of 2014

    PacoUSA replied to Emer1234's topic in New York Nursing

    The professor is just jealous because he did not get into the program LOL I can speak to the class of 2012 stats, started out with 64 in the ABSN and graduated 58 (there were about 180 grads total...
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    Pharmacology - how hard is it?

    PacoUSA replied to MTmomofsix's topic in LPN, LVN Students

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    Has this ever happened to you?

    PacoUSA replied to jchilds's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I once farted in the med room by the Pyxis thinking no one would be coming in (it was not peak med pass time) and lo and behold my former-classmate-now-coworker comes waltzing to the door, punches in...
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    BMT nursing questions

    PacoUSA replied to danceyrun's topic in Oncology

    At my hospital, BMT is considered critical care, as the nurses on that unit have to take the critical care class as would all nurses working in ICU and stepdown. My former classmate works in BMT and...
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    Stony Brook Accelerated BSN Class of 2014

    PacoUSA replied to Emer1234's topic in New York Nursing

    Thank you kace! I really appreciate that sentiment. Too bad Stony Brook would never consider such thing ... but alas, I will continue to do it when I can just for the sheer enjoyment of it all ......
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    5 months snd still haven't takin boards

    PacoUSA replied to Nikki0727's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    OMG, this is like a novel ... I read the whole thread and now I'm posting just to find out if you pass In the meantime, use this link for some NCLEX 3500 questions, it is one of the things that...