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    My best orientation mistakes

    beckster_01 replied to skicoachrn's topic in Nursing Humor

    When I was a tech I was helping the nurse turn a patient, and I could have sworn she was a woman. But when we turned her to clean her up, what did I see but a very edematous scrotum? I was so confused...
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    how to get the elusive, required, First Med Surg job?

    beckster_01 replied to Genuine_Pure_Setae's topic in New York Nursing

    My hospital actually requires you to do a four hour shadow experience, it is considered part of the interview process. It still wasn't very easy to set up the shadowing, but once I got to the floor I...
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    Surviving orientation...

    beckster_01 posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    I'm in the middle of my 5th week of orientation on my floor (I had 2.5 weeks of classroom orientation before my unit orientation). While the first several weeks were difficult I was able to keep from...
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    how to get the elusive, required, First Med Surg job?

    beckster_01 replied to Genuine_Pure_Setae's topic in New York Nursing

    Going in person is not too pushy...neither is emailing/calling nurse recruitment a couple times IMO. I believe that I submitted my online application, waited a week, emailed nurse recruitment, waited...
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    Where is your heart at?

    beckster_01 replied to Mom23kiddos's topic in First Year After Licensure

    From what I have heard, there is no formula for how long you should work in med-surg before specializing. I have always loved cardiac, so it was only natural for me to pick a cardiovascular surgical...
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    struggling

    beckster_01 replied to NursingIs4CoolPeople's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I know exactly how you feel! I do fine as long as I can do my assessments, pass my meds, and check my orders. Once people start coming and going, new orders come in, I need to constantly talk with the...
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    I'm from NY, how long does it take to see your name on the BON website

    beckster_01 replied to nervouswreck1's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I took my exam on 7/3 and got my NCLEX results from Pearson about 5 days after I took the test. I finally got my license in the mail today and when I checked my number was on the BON website (the last...
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    Pearson Vue Trick - Poll once you receive your results

    beckster_01 replied to Silverdragon102's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Worked for me! I found out yesterday that I passed!! Congratulations
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    Need feedback on nursing job description

    beckster_01 replied to Sera Blue's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I don't know how many times I've been asked the question "so why didn't you become a doctor?" The best answer I've come up with so far? I don't want to be a doctor. Probably wouldn't matter what I...
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    how old were you when you realized you weren't going to make real money as a nurse

    beckster_01 replied to pilotstudentnurse's topic in General Nursing

    Didn't really read the whole thread but bottom line is 1) At least we aren't social workers, who with a masters degree would be lucky to make $40,000 according to my SW roommate (and their job is not...
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    Strong Memorial/Rochester Hospitals

    beckster_01 replied to pmednurse's topic in New York Nursing

    I'm starting there in a couple weeks, so I can't give you too much info besides pay and reputation in the area. I'm starting as a new grad at 23.70/hour, Strong definately has the strongest rep in the...
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    I think cutsey scrub tops look ridiculous on adult units

    beckster_01 replied to AZO49008's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Hahaha well reading this thread has certainly been entertaining to say the least. I think if there is one thing we all agree on it is to wear tops to work! I personally am not a fan of disney...
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    Need feedback on nursing job description

    beckster_01 replied to Sera Blue's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    What? Not expected to think??! Haha last year my nursing professor stumped us daily and all she would say was "Think!" That's what nursing is (or at least what studying for the boards is)...pure...
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    I hate nursing..

    beckster_01 replied to flygirls2's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Well, I haven't started my RN job yet, but I worked as a PCT in the MICU/CCU for 2 years...what an experience. I loved the job itself, the patient population, families, etc. But from my first day I...
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    Please help!!! I need advice..

    beckster_01 replied to precillar85's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I remember last summer around this time I did not think there was ANY way that I would make a competent nurse in one year. Actually, scratch that, this past February I wasn't sure if I would make a...
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    The 1st check as an rn....yay!!! Or nay!!

    beckster_01 replied to Serrano2886's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Wow! Very interesting thread... Fortunately for me cost of living is notoriously low in my area. I haven't decided what I will do with my first check yet, I'm waiting to be "inspired" by the numbers...
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    NCLEX RN 2 hours away

    beckster_01 replied to jpali's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    haha people keep on asking me why I'm not out celebrating, all I felt like doing today was sleeping and watching movies...save the celebrations for some time next week! My parents think I passed...
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    NCLEX RN 2 hours away

    beckster_01 replied to jpali's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Our stories are exactly alike.. I felt like I hardly slept at all last night...woke up at 5:30 and forced myself to stay in bed until six. My testing site was 15 minutes from my house so it was all I...
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    Pearson Vue Trick - Does it Work Every Time? Part 2

    beckster_01 replied to Silverdragon102's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Ugh that sounds terrible. I suppose I had more pharm when I think about it, there were a lot of the pretty standard ones (synthroid, dig, etc.), vs. the obscure meds I hadn't ever heard of that kept...
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    Pearson Vue Trick - Does it Work Every Time? Part 2

    beckster_01 replied to Silverdragon102's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    How soon after the exam is this thing supposed to work? I finished exactly 45 minutes ago. Not so sure how it went, it shut off at 75 questions but I only got 4-5 SATA, no math questions, hardly any...
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    What do you wish you were told on the first day?

    beckster_01 replied to AOx1's topic in General Students

    I would definitely say that it is important to give new students a realistic view of nursing school without using "scare" tactics, or being unreasonable. At the end of my sophomore year one of my...
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    Difference between Surgical Telemetry = Medical Telemetry?

    beckster_01 replied to OhYeahIneedaMiracle's topic in Cardiac

    I'm starting on a CV surgical stepdown unit in a few weeks. I'm starting to get a little nervous about the job since I have only ever worked on medical units/clinicals, and have loved having the...
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    Rochester General Hospital Phone Interview

    beckster_01 replied to Danielle27's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I worked at RGH for two years as a tech! Mostly I worked in the ICU. I loved the job itself but the atmosphere was a little difficult. I then did a nursing internship on the Oncology floor which was a...
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    Too Smart for Rehab Nursing

    beckster_01 replied to Lola77's topic in Rehabilitation

    Ah good old horizontal violence. I actually did a project on that sophomore year (which was actually one of the more fun projects that I've done...we made videos and demonstrated various ways that...
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    CAM

    beckster_01 posted a topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Does anyone have any good resources to review CAM? Especially if there are specific medications that should NOT be taken with specific herbal remedies. We talked about this in class but it is not in...