rnmaven

Yes I did receive my MSN from Monmouth. What can I help you with? What other programs are you considering and what "track" are you considering?

The hospital has decreed that all nurses will wear white in the near future. Despite a petition to administration voicing the opinions of the nurses that overwhelmingly the majority of nurses working at the bedside do not want to wear white, the poli...

You don't need a special pump to backprime. If the secondary tubing is connected at the upper Y-site on the primary line, you just lower the secondary IV bag and the primary solution will backprime up the seconday line and flush it out. Like I said...

I don't know the exact numbers, but diploma schools do still exist in the US. My almamater, Muhlenberg Hospital School of Nursing is still alive and well. Back in 1974 they had the vision to collaborate with an associate degree program and at least...

I agree that in order to enter a NP school the RN should have a good solid foundation in experience at the bedside. That experience is invaluable in creating a foundation upon which an advanced practice is built. You will be a better autonomous clini...

Dear Nascar Nurse, Please print out all of these responses and make an appointment with your DON to discuss. Healthcare facilities seem to have bought into the notion that they should operate like a hotel or Disney World in order to be successful. If...

I've been working for an agency on a full time basis for almost 4 years now. It has been fairly consistent work. I've been cancelled on occasion but for the most part, I get all the work I want and need. Recently there seems to be more pressure to ta...

West of Newark is nice: Milburn, Summit. South of Newark try Cranford, Kenilworth, Clark, Westfield. You can also find some nice new condos in the Bayonne and Jersey City area if you are looking for a closer to NYC city lifestyle. Go on NJ.com and...

Try this site: and search thru the links......I'm sure that they have something about the plans for BSN in NYS. http://www.op.nysed.gov/nursing.htm (You're going to have to copy/paste this link because I don't know how to transfer links over.....sor...

I was trying to search this site to look for the news item that was posted awhile back re: the BSN requirement in NYS but couldn't find it right now. Anyway, it is true that the state of NY is going to go BSN as the minimum requirement for sitting f...

So here is a monumental FIRST step towards safe staffing laws in NJ and no responses? I am surprised but also not surprised to see that basically no one has responded to this post! That is the problem I see in the state of NJ. I see the CA nurses ...

You should definitely finish up your LPN to RN goal but DON'T move to NJ! Even though the pay rates quoted seem great, it all gets eaten up by the cost of living here! For example: Current pricing on new construction in my town $725,000 for a 4 BR ho...

Why don't you look at Jersey City Medical Center.......I have a friend who ended up with a package close to $85,000 in their new trauma center. Nights. Living in Jersey City you'll find lots of work.......but you'll need to convert that license to N...

Night shift is tough......sometimes when you're really busy it's a breeze but since we NEVER get OFFICIAL breaks it's hard to keep going though those 12-13 hours and be totally awake. Believe it or not, we DO try to let the patients get some sleep s...

You might want to check back with RWJUH re: hiring. They have had to use alot of agency again lately so maybe they need more nurses.

I'm very surprised to hear that someone in South Jersey is making $40/hr. Around Monmouth County which certainly has a high cost of living, I think the nurses are tops $27/hr and that's with a night differential. $40 sounds more like a PerDiem rate...

I guess you could look up styles of charting formats as one approach to this assignment. Like at one hospital we use D (Data), A (Activity) R (Response) as the headings for each narrative written. Regarding Nursing Research......most of the schools a...

Hey, love this commentary......it goes along with my post on Nurses Wearing white...only this one (matching the bedspreads) is much more entertaining! The real issue on this topic (mandated changes in uniforms) is that nursing leadership and hospital...

Hey, love this commentary......it goes along with my post on Nurses Wearing white...only this one (matching the bedspreads) is much more entertaining! The real issue on this topic (mandated changes in uniforms) is that nursing leadership and hospital...

We still don't know what a "breast man is!" Come on! We're dying to know! And re: that website on male breast feeding..........YIKES! I guess this is interesting info for gay male couples adopting! So we can all do that bonding thing! Wish my ...

We still don't know what a "breast man is!" Come on! We're dying to know! And re: that website on male breast feeding..........YIKES! I guess this is interesting info for gay male couples adopting! So we can all do that bonding thing! Wish my ...

I have this argument with nurses all the time. In fact when I go on my rounds I find patients receiving multiple IVPB antibiotics with all three or four IVPB's and tubings dangling in the breeze. I throw them all out and back flush the last one con...

I did receive your reply and agree that most of this movement is an attempt to improve the professional image of nursing. I agree that there are many ways that nurses can improve their professional image. I do not wear Sponge Bob Scrubs but I do pre...

Good one! I had a disagreement with a confused elderly gentleman the other night who said to me......"with that sarcastic attitude of yours now I know WHY they KEEP you on nights!" I said.......well, you'll be surprised to know that they don't KEEP m...

From the contract I saw lying around a nursing office, my agency basicly bills double what they pay me. I was actually surprised because for some reason I thought maybe they'd get 20-30% more......but the nurses are in great demand here in NJ so the...