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  1. New York Presbyterian PHARM EXAM!

    janetrette posted a topic in New York Nursing

    i am feeling overwhelming with the studying of the drugs that columbia wanted us to know. i understand knowing the side effects are important. but do they really ask you about drug interaction and the...

  2. med-surg vs. er?

    janetrette posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    i am stress out. a different kind of stress from nursing school. i am torn btw working two hospital offering me two different positions. one is the ER position at a city hospital and the other is a...

  3. written up already!

    janetrette posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    By Dec. 27, it's going to my 6th month evaluation and already I had been written up!!! My patient had a bone marrow aspiration biopsy and needed to keep NPO after midnight and he was keep NPO. It...

  4. fingerstick on mastectomy pt!

    janetrette posted a topic in General Students

    is it true that no fingerstick to the finger of a mastectomy pt? [1side of the breast cut off] i know that no B/P nor IV but what about FS??? :balloons: just wanted to

  5. How Do You Know If Er Nursing Is For You?

    janetrette posted a topic in Emergency

    How Do You Know If Er Nursing Is For

  6. BMCC just called...

    janetrette replied to nycNurse2b's topic in New York Nursing

    congrats. i know what kind of feeling it is.

  7. Blood Transfusions: How fast do you go?

    janetrette replied to Genista's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I had seen blood transfusion given 200ml/hr. No reactions and given on a 22 gauge needle. in our hospital, 20g is the number. I usually run the blood over 4hr. stay with the patient and start counting...

  8. What do you do when it's time to go and you still haven't charted yet?

    janetrette replied to Shell5's topic in Medical-Surgical

    in my hospital where we work, "the nurses should write all 10 nursing notes on our patient." our ratio is 1:10. however, on crazy notes i just write the most important. if other patient are stable i...

  9. Pet peeves!

    janetrette replied to ADN 2002's topic in General Nursing

    WHEN... the other shift nurse leaves u with empty cart or a storm in the

  10. tough time giving report.

    janetrette posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    i'm been working at this hospital on a med-surg floor for almost 7months. i love my night shift crew. but i have a hard time giving report to the day nurses. one of the nurses would laugh at me. for...

  11. burn out

    janetrette posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    quick facts: going into my 9th month of med-surg nurse. im a new grad. been in charge 2x. usually patient load 10. the other we had to protest i had 13 patients and 1 was a direct admission with blood...

  12. burn out

    janetrette replied to janetrette's topic in First Year After Licensure

    thanks for all the reply. i'm having trouble picking a hospital. what should i say to them why i wanted to quit after 9 month? why i didnt wait for a 1yr? doesn't it show how weak i am? i'm interested...

  13. "but doctors are better than nurses"

    janetrette replied to AussieJack's topic in General Nursing

    i knew i wanted to be a nurse because i wanted to do patient

  14. tough time giving report.

    janetrette replied to janetrette's topic in First Year After Licensure

    oh no, the pt was dx with neutropenia. a cancer pt with all labs off the wall. she's only been a nurse for 3

  15. written up already!

    janetrette replied to janetrette's topic in First Year After Licensure

    not that i know

  16. written up already!

    janetrette replied to janetrette's topic in First Year After Licensure

    bone marrow aspiration /

  17. CUNY School - BMCC

    janetrette replied to nycNurse2b's topic in New York Nursing

    i graduate from bmcc dec 2004 since it was just last winter its competitive to get into the program. can you heard a 3.77 gpa to get in? it's insane. join a study group for support because there's no...

  18. Intramuscular Injection Sites?

    janetrette replied to Nurse Bethie's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    sometimes its whatever choice you have. like i gave an IM inj of haldol to a pt who was agitated into the vl. normally i would give an IM at vg. so it depends on the

  19. Help me help a new nurse

    janetrette replied to ShayRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    as a new grad, and a new nurse I think the best way to approach him would tell it to him honestly. Take a break for yourself. You need that break to help care for others. Make a general rounds of the...

  20. Heparin or lovenox

    janetrette replied to Toothbrushx2's topic in Medical-Surgical

    is it true that heparin and lovenox cannot be given

  21. Hanging IV Potassium

    janetrette replied to MrsMinor's topic in First Year After Licensure

    i had given 20meg k with 250ml. if the patient complaint of pain just reduce the rate in half so it's less irritating. that's what i had been told to

  22. Tips for nurses in their first year of nursing

    janetrette replied to Brian's topic in First Year After Licensure

    - always carry a penlight esp if you're working at nights! - i carry a pad with me to jock down any things i need to remember. - print out a list of your patient names with id number if possible to...

  23. Maimonides Hospital in Brooklyn? (Lutheran, Methodist)

    janetrette replied to NYNewGrad's topic in New York Nursing

    it all varies from how much experiences do you have. they would gradly take new grads to med-surg, motherbaby, labor and delivery, peds, nicu, but not the er. i'm not quite sure about icu

  24. Maimonides Hospital in Brooklyn? (Lutheran, Methodist)

    janetrette replied to NYNewGrad's topic in New York Nursing

    i believe NYM offers a good length orientation for a med-surg floor. the problem i think with NYM is the patient ratio. between 10-13 patients. i am on a floor that carries 10-1 max. don't know if i...

  25. Maimonides Hospital in Brooklyn? (Lutheran, Methodist)

    janetrette replied to NYNewGrad's topic in New York Nursing

    i dont see a huge turnover at nym where as i heard maimodies has it instead. my friend enjoys her floors. i get to pick the unit meaning med-surg, labor-delivery but the actually floor -