JulVaccRN BSN

JulVaccRN has 15 years experience as a BSN.

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1. MGH salary

   JulVaccRN replied to rnvzla's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

   I'm a new grad on a surgical floor and made 26 and change on orientation, 29 and change off orientation. (not including

2. First day of clinicals .. does this get easier?

   JulVaccRN replied to Neldavi's topic in General Nursing

   My first day of clinical, I will never forget: pediatric rotation (Peds isn't my "fit" at all...) I had a 12 yo pt with a chest tube that was Spanish speaking only. At this point In my learning, we...

3. Housekeeping wish list

   JulVaccRN replied to Missclean's topic in General Nursing

   1.) If you see multiple people in the pt's room barking orders/suctioning/drawing labs/applying o2, mopping the floor can wait. No need to mop our feet at this time. (they SMASH our feet with the mop...

4. Question about your first job as an RN

   JulVaccRN replied to Chameleonchick's topic in General Nursing

   My advice- if you're offered a job as a new grad, take it! Where I am (In MA) jobs are few and far between for new grads. I recommend being very flexible while applying, good

5. WOW! Have things changed that much or did we have our signals crossed???

   JulVaccRN replied to ilmbg's topic in General Nursing

   While I was searching for a job, one of the places I applied to had me take a med test. No one watched while I took it, but using a cell phone to look up meds never crossed my mind (I may be young,...

6. question for young nurses

   JulVaccRN replied to peppapig123's topic in General Nursing

   I'm 22 years old, RN-BS, work on a surgical-vascular unit, and work 160 hours/month. (not always 40hrs/weeks, sometimes more, sometimes less) I work a rotating schedule-days, eves, nights-and still...

7. Soon to be new grad :)

   JulVaccRN replied to sbostonRN's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

   http://www.simplythebestnursingjobs.org/content/faqs I'm a nurse at mgh, and I believe that you need at least a yr of experience to be hired with an adn, unless they have changed their requirements?...

8. HELP a nursing student out!

   JulVaccRN replied to Daisy_08's topic in General Nursing

   a clinical instructor told us that when she was a young nurse, they were told not to use gloves while changing an ostomy bag because it would make the patient "feel bad." How times have

9. Have nurses always been so negative?

   JulVaccRN replied to scrubbee's topic in General Nursing

   This board is great for venting! I absolutely LOVE everything about my job, but there are always things that irk you. I can't vent to my best friends/boyfriend because they are not nurses, they don't...

10. Is my hospital going to spoil me for other hospitals?

    JulVaccRN replied to Bruce_Wayne's topic in General Nursing

    I also work on a post-surgical floor, but with high acuity. However, where I did clinicals, nurses had the 6-8 pt ratio and i cant imagine what would happen if a pt decompensated like they do on my...

11. New Grad Critical Care Internships

    JulVaccRN replied to NS_MA's topic in General Nursing

    I'm in MA, and at my school (graduated In May) only people that worked as an aid or precepted in critical care got jobs there. It's tough getting any job around here, I only got mine because I...

12. I got in !!!!!

    JulVaccRN replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Nursing

    Best wishes!!! awesome news!!! Some advice, just remember that what happens on your specific place of employment can differ from what they teach you in school. (I was a PCA before being a nurse, some...

13. Done with school but don't want to start work as a nurse...

    JulVaccRN replied to anichka1285's topic in General Nursing

    Sometimes I leave work so stressed out that, honestly, if I didn't really LOVE my job, I don't know what'd I do. Ultimately, (sp? no spell check on my laptop) I would go with your gut. Even on my...

14. let go 6 wks into 10 wks orientation...is it fair?

    JulVaccRN replied to maman2zoe's topic in General Nursing

    I'm really sorry, this situation-for lack of a better phrase- SUCKS. I am a new grad as of May, and on my unit, they hired 3 new grads. Unfortunatly, one of the new grads was struggling during our 8...

15. What to do now..

    JulVaccRN replied to kmd199's topic in General Nursing

    Hello! I work in Boston and have recently graduated...it was tough to find a Job, and was only considered because I precepted there. I agree with the above poster and think you should work and gain...