moleskine44 replied to Nurse326's topic in Emergency
I really feel you. When i started ED with no ED background nurses told me "You can't make it" everyday i worked. Everyone was rude to me, but i took it as a challenge and worked very hard to learn as much as i could during my orientation. Now, everyo...
ED NYC ratio are tough! On some days i get 1:20 at the same time. I see alot of new nurses and travelling nurses from west coast that don't stay long in my hospital because they came from 1:4 ratio. NYP they will cap you out at 10, Mt Sinai and North...
moleskine44 replied to ERpinup's topic in New York
I am ED RN in NYC and there's no max. the most i had was 22 at the same time with 2 ICUs. I usually get 14-17 patients. I started with 12 admits one time and my assignment went to 19 patients in an hour. The only thing we can do is protest of assignm...
Hi, I am scheduled for an inteview on Friday. I was told i will take a pharmacology exam. any tips regarding the exam and the interview process? thank you.
moleskine44 replied to moleskine44's topic in New York
hey there, Pharm exam was okay. Dosage Calcs and conversions. When you passed the exam you will be interviewed by the HR and will be sent to the DON and ADON. They asked me basic and clinical questions.
moleskine44 replied to KayceeLeeRN's topic in General Nursing
This is how i understand this topic. 1. Put air on insulin N then R. 2. Turn the R bottle upside down. Check for bubbles. 3. Withdraw the R then put to N. 4. Put the N bottle upside down then shake. 5. Correct amount then withdraw.
I think thats enough since you are doing alot of resources. I am on KAPLAN and thats it but sometimes i do read Saunders. They told me that STICK ON WHAT YOUR'E DOING so i am hooked into KAPLAN. Saunders gave me a good grasp of the nursing content bu...
i'll be taking my FIRST NCLEX RN Exam on May 22nd at 2PM. I am studying for a month now. Im scared and nervous about this but i know everybody does. I am not that confident since i get low scores on Question trainers. But i do believe the Big Guy up...