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  1. Problem: Nursing program waiting list and way to many applicants

    jaimealmostRN replied to JKostok's topic in New Jersey Nursing

    Oh wait my total score was 110 but I don't know my individual scores (it was all the way last year!) That was average for my group. As I said b/f, the range of those accepted was 90-130. Talk to you...

  2. Problem: Nursing program waiting list and way to many applicants

    jaimealmostRN replied to JKostok's topic in New Jersey Nursing

    I forget my composite score, but I made it thank god! That was this time last yr. and now I'm in my 3/4 semester. Most of the other people who got in had great GPAs and scores from 90 to 130. I...

  3. need advice for possible relocation to princeton

    jaimealmostRN replied to dwag's topic in New Jersey Nursing

    My home town!!! Princeton is a beautiful place, with extremely high taxes! In the past few years traffic has also greatly increased. As another poster wrote, Robert Wood Hamilton and New Brunswick...

  4. Problem: Nursing program waiting list and way to many applicants

    jaimealmostRN replied to JKostok's topic in New Jersey Nursing

    Hey, I just wanted to let you know that I was completely unprepared for the NLN last yr too. I'm a little farther up north in NJ than you guys, but I think all the community colleges are pretty...

  5. You know you're a nurse when.........

    jaimealmostRN replied to obliviousRN's topic in General Nursing

    You wash your hands BEFORE you go to the bathroom You've ever had a patient with a nose ring, a brow ring, and twelve earrings say "I'm afraid of shots" Hahahah, or how about a body FULL of tattoos...

  6. Mandated assessments

    jaimealmostRN replied to Terryw's topic in Emergency

    I think it's important to always ask about domestic violence. We do it in our ED at triage, and I believe that other areas of health care are asking to. The other day at the dentist I was asked! I...

  7. What Is Your Most Gross, Yucky, Disgusting Nursing Horror Story?

    jaimealmostRN replied to yazisizit's topic in Nursing Humor

    Please Please for the love of god, change your picture under your name!!!! I'm reading these posts at around midnight and laughing at the stories, then I see that pic (exorsist, I guess AHHHHH ) and...

  8. If I hear 'C Nurses make the best nurses' one more time I will scream!

    jaimealmostRN replied to JennInColumbus's topic in General Students

    I am a solid B student, of course I try my best and would be happy with straight 100%, but I think I pretty much know my stuff while making 85's. I have a few extremely intellegent classmates who...

  9. Hippa violation?

    jaimealmostRN replied to BernieO's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    Bernie, you did NOT just sit there and listen...I can imagine that you were shocked by what you were hearing. This person caught you off guard during a vulnerable time. You did the right thing by...

  10. nj salary survey

    jaimealmostRN replied to rnman's topic in New Jersey Nursing

    Robert Wood Johnson in New Brunswick pays very well esp. for new grads. The only down side is that there is a parking fee (I think $25/paycheck) and the lots are not connected to the hospital (unless...

  11. What's your craziest story of the ER

    jaimealmostRN replied to debo_lpnER's topic in Emergency

    ernurse752 - I adore you! Thanks for taking care of that poor kitty. Whenever there is a fire on the news I always wonder if the person had pets and if they are being taken care of. You're

  12. Tonsillectomy Question

    jaimealmostRN replied to VickyRN's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not positive this is exactly true with adults, but in peds the biggest risk for hemorrage occurs immediately post-op/1st 24 hrs after surgery and when the sutures come out (usually 2 wks if I...

  13. A Call To Reform Nursing Education

    jaimealmostRN replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    EWWWW! Nextyearnurse, I completely agree with you!!! It's ok that some foods, pens, fingers have some germs on them and we still put them in our mouths, but something that fell on a *hospital*...

  14. STR8 vs Gay Male RN

    jaimealmostRN replied to Ah life!'s topic in General Nursing

    HBScott, I am also feeling that anger you describe. I am not yet an RN, but another tech made unwelcome advances to me, and then SHOVED me!!! I reported it to our manager and security was involved....

  15. ALL NP's PLEASE READ THIS!

    jaimealmostRN replied to jewelsg627's topic in General Nursing

    I too have had a family member (who works in finance) ask me why I wanted to be an RN. They told me they thought nurses were subservient, "mousey" women! Every single RN/LPN I know is strong,...

  16. Ultram cost me my new dream job

    jaimealmostRN replied to KELLYGIRL's topic in General Nursing

    Big Bab- wow, I am new to this site and already I have found what I've been looking for so to speak! I've had severe IBS all my life and have never ever know another nurse who has had it...I also...

  17. BP Meds

    jaimealmostRN replied to bushy's topic in General Nursing

    When in doubt, call the floor nurse manager or nursing supervisor if he or she usually handles these things. In school we have learned that you do not give these meds if the BP is/goes below 100/50....

  18. Low Na diet???

    jaimealmostRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hey everyone... A few days ago in clinical, my pt (who is obese, diabetic and a now controlled hypertensive) was on a 2000 cal diet. She asked me why she couldn't have a bag of potato chips since she...

  19. The ER has become a restaurant.....

    jaimealmostRN replied to harry Krishna's topic in Emergency

    Veetach, I completely agree....a few days ago we had a "trauma" pt with only superficial stab wounds. While we were cutting off clothing, putting in IV's, assessing, etc he asked us for a meal tray!...

  20. Things Patients Have Taught Me NOT To Do

    jaimealmostRN replied to Trixxy's topic in Nursing Humor

    In my brief time working in a urban ED, I have learned that it is NOT a good idea to stab yourself in the abdomen because you "want a colostomy since the guy I like has one." Yes, I believe this...