Nurse Connie

Nurse Connie

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  1. How did you change?

    Nurse Connie replied to openyourmind's topic in General Nursing

    I wanted to work in the NICU or L&D. I was lucky to get hired in the NICU right out of nursing school. I've been there ever since and absolutely love it! I couldn't see myself anywhere

  2. what do you wear?

    Nurse Connie posted a topic in Home Health

    I'm a new grad starting with a pediatric homecare agency. They don't have a dress code other than to look professional. Do you all wear

  3. Who/what keeps track of your hours?

    Nurse Connie replied to SteelGrey's topic in General Nursing

    We have a computer time clock, we punch in our employee number and scan our

  4. What is the most overtime you've ever worked

    Nurse Connie replied to BSNbeauty's topic in General Nursing

    I don't do a lot of OT. I have 2 kids and am in school part-time for my BSN so I already feel overwhelmed! The most I'll ever do is an extra shift in a pay

  5. Survey on how many patients you get in a shift

    Nurse Connie replied to neonatal_nurse's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We have one aide that only works with us in the NICU, she is absolutely amazing. When she is off or we need more help we get aides that float but typically there is a pool of 4-5 aides that are...

  6. Survey on how many patients you get in a shift

    Nurse Connie replied to neonatal_nurse's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I must work at the same hospital. We are so short staffed right now! It wasn't like this when I first started here. It's not uncommon to have up to 5 feeders, but we usually do have an aide, sometimes...

  7. How Not To Bring Germs Home...

    Nurse Connie replied to sparky605's topic in General Nursing

    I don't do anything special either. My scrubs get washed with everything else, I don't change out of my shoes before I get into my car. I rarely get sick, neither do my

  8. Charge and Resus --How does your facility do it?

    Nurse Connie replied to HopefulRN2010's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We are a small Level III 30 bed unit. We don't attend births, since we do have residents and the OB nurses are NRP certified. The charge nurse takes an assignment and we are assigned

  9. Washing scrubs

    Nurse Connie replied to N_madison's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Every time, no matter

  10. QueensBorough Community College Help!

    Nurse Connie replied to qcc_studentcandace's topic in New York Nursing

    I graduated from QCC in 2011, and from what I remember, the A&P 1 grade is what really counts for admission. If it's still as competitive as when I applied, that C- is not going to cut it. I'm...

  11. What is your Achilles heel?

    Nurse Connie replied to cjdmomma's topic in General Nursing

    This is the only thing I REALLY, REALLY HATE! Luckily, working nights, we don't do too

  12. use of diapers during phototherapy

    Nurse Connie replied to al.ghada68's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We always use diapers

  13. Salary

    Nurse Connie replied to %)'s topic in NICU, Neonatal

    No difference in units at my hospital

  14. New Grad and would like advice about NICU

    Nurse Connie replied to qbanmom5's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I was lucky. One of my professors at school recommended me to the ADN and got me an

  15. Breast milk storage in NICU

    Nurse Connie replied to catlover314's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We are a smll unit, less than 50 beds, with 3 rooms. We have one large freezer for all the breast milk, (like a refrigerator, but it's just a freezer). East patient has their own bin and it's stored...

  16. 12 hour shift

    Nurse Connie replied to haiman7's topic in General Nursing

    I LOVE working 12 hour shifts. I would hate to work 8 hours, 5 days a week. In my hospital, we do get paid if we miss

  17. Fitness and nursing

    Nurse Connie replied to Rhi007's topic in Health, Stress Management

    I always work out on the days I'm off. I work night shift and there is no way I could work out right before or after my

  18. Pod leader model?

    Nurse Connie replied to Kamaulie's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Our charge nurse also makes assignments at the beginning of shift. We try to keep the nurses with the sames babies they've had if they're working a few days in a

  19. What are you getting for payment?

    Nurse Connie replied to CloudySue's topic in Camp

    I worked at 2 different camps last summer, but one was just a weekend fill-in for the regular nurse. At the main camp I was paid $600 for the week plus free tuition for my 2 kids. Including the...

  20. Describe your med pass!

    Nurse Connie replied to CloudySue's topic in Camp

    The camp I worked in was divided into groups by activity so I organized their meds by group, each group having their own bin. I kept PRN meds separate but also organized by group. I also organized the...

  21. 2013 Camp

    Nurse Connie replied to Alex Egan's topic in Camp

    I will be going back to Camp Quinipet in Shelter Island, NY to work for one week. I have 2 weeks vacation from my regular job and my kids have been talking about going back to camp non stop since last...

  22. New Grads that have Jobs: what do you advise for the rest of us

    Nurse Connie replied to estrellaCR's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I graduated the same time as you and I'm also in NYC. I applied everywhere and never got one call back. Ultimately, I got my job through a professor at school whose sister is a nurse manager at a...

  23. Prospective Student wondering about Job Opportunities in NYC

    Nurse Connie replied to thomasc's topic in New York Nursing

    It's pretty bad here. I graduated last December and it took me 8 months to find a job and only because someone got me an interview. A lot of my fellow graduates are still not working. I know of at...

  24. Meeting the parent on a new (1st) case

    Nurse Connie posted a topic in Private Duty

    I'm a new grad and this will be my first case in private duty nursing. I've been working as a camp nurse all summer and that was my first job after passing the NCLEX. I've taken orientation classes at...

  25. Which book?!

    Nurse Connie replied to almostnewgrad12's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I have Core Curriculum. My supervisor and every nurse on my unit recommends this over the other one. I just have the one book so I can't tell you the pros & cons but it reads very well and is well...