JerseyBSN

JerseyBSN

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  1. How to cite a college course in APA format

    JerseyBSN replied to LaceyRN12's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I use PERRLA.com It's $34.95 a year and worth every single penny! You type and it automatically formats your paper, your title page and your bibiography page with all the reference. It has made my...

  2. Do you give back-rubs and foot baths to your patients?

    JerseyBSN replied to silt's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    No, no time to do more than meds. I wish, but

  3. If my goal is Home Health, where should I do preceptorship?

    JerseyBSN replied to emptyboxcars's topic in Home Health

    I totally agree with Med/Surg if you want to do HH with intermittant

  4. Nclex-RN exam...265 questios..pls see details

    JerseyBSN replied to dezim0001's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    There's no way to determine how many questions you will have. When the test cuts off that tells you how many questions were needed to determine if you passed. Therefore if it stopped at 200 then...

  5. How do I become a good candidate to be a Clinical Instructor?

    JerseyBSN replied to Burlshoe114's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    Call the school and ask if you can have a short meeting with the professor who heads up that department. It worked for

  6. Increase abuse of Bath Salts

    JerseyBSN replied to WendyBensonRN's topic in Addictions

    Unfortunately they're not thinking, that's part of the problem. It makes them absolutely psychotic and some never come out of it. Fries the

  7. Increase abuse of Bath Salts

    JerseyBSN replied to WendyBensonRN's topic in Addictions

    FYI: Bath Salts is just a name for privately created drugs that are sold in convenience markets under innocent sounding names, such as Bath Salts, Plant Food, etc. They are not what they imply that...

  8. No Arm Bands??

    JerseyBSN posted a topic in General Nursing

    A friend started a new job at a rehabilitation center. They do paper charting (check sheet and short narrative). What shocked her, and me, was that the patients do not wear armbands. When giving meds...

  9. No Arm Bands??

    JerseyBSN replied to JerseyBSN's topic in General Nursing

    Inpatient. If you understand drug addicts/alcoholics you know they are drug seeking to the max. If a nurse asked for their name they could easily say someone else's name just to get their meds if they...

  10. No Arm Bands??

    JerseyBSN replied to JerseyBSN's topic in General Nursing

    Rehab as in drug addicts and alcoholics and they receive QID doses of phenobarbital, subtext and Valium. Admit protocol on Valium is 10mg q one hour up to 12 hours also phenobarbital 100 mg q one hour...

  11. What am I doing wrong??

    JerseyBSN replied to conniesmth's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    It is gut wrenching to hear about so many nurses having trouble finding jobs. If you're willing to relocate there are areas of the country where getting a job is much easier and they even advertise...

  12. cheap and fast way to MSN

    JerseyBSN replied to learner's topic in Post Graduate Students

    If they have to say they are as good as those online reputable schools then it would appear they have something to hide. Why would they have to say this anyway? As for the cost. $300 a semester hour...

  13. ACLS Experienced Provider Course

    JerseyBSN replied to detroitdano's topic in MICU, SICU

    I don't think it was too bad. Go for

  14. Excelsior College LPN to RN program questions

    JerseyBSN replied to gergel11's topic in Excelsior College

    Excelsior is a great way for experienced LPN/LVN's to get their RN. Bottom line you have to know what a new graduate RN knows. Whether you learn it through work and/or through studying, it matters...

  15. cheap and fast way to MSN

    JerseyBSN replied to learner's topic in Post Graduate Students

    You know what they say. If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is. Check certification. Besides don't you want to actually learn something? Where is this fast cheap school

  16. How to write a verbal warning on poor work relationships

    JerseyBSN replied to SoulSpirit_Rn's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    My very first warning ever was a "verbal" warning, written down that I had to sign. Supposedly so many "verbals" equal a "written" warning". So many "written" warnings can equal termination. Can you...

  17. 8 week till graduation

    JerseyBSN replied to tnelson's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    Thank you so much for the kind reply and yes you have very eloquently answered my question. It now makes perfect sense to

  18. ASN vs BSN

    JerseyBSN replied to amulhe's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    I am a BSN but I'm just not getting it. Working as a staff nurse in a hospital there is no difference between the skill levels of a ASN or BSN. Moving up into management, yes I see a difference. The...

  19. Working from Home: advice?

    JerseyBSN replied to ivyleaf's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    After 18 years of pounding the floor, I'd take it in a heartbeat. Trick is to spend time outside socializing with

  20. 8 week till graduation

    JerseyBSN replied to tnelson's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    Congrats! I have a question (in general) why do people go to LPN school knowing they'll continue on to RN? Why not just start earning an

  21. How much of a raise did you get this year?

    JerseyBSN replied to thesundowner's topic in General Nursing

    9 cents an hour! But hey it's still

  22. Same patient's over and over again

    JerseyBSN replied to MattNurse's topic in General Nursing

    Far cry from adolescents with chronic illnesses and patients who lose their children to DHS because they spend their time high instead of with their

  23. I hate ignorant people...

    JerseyBSN replied to sarah620's topic in General Nursing

    You hit the nail on the

  24. Are many nurses products of abusive/drug dependent homes & parents?

    JerseyBSN replied to wsp4905's topic in General Nursing

    I've been a nurse for 18 years and have never used a drug in my life other than OTC or what was prescribed for me. Likewise my parents have never used drugs. I don't think nurses are anymore likely...

  25. Same patient's over and over again

    JerseyBSN replied to MattNurse's topic in General Nursing

    For the record, I've been told by patients that their co-pay on Medicaid is $20. The highest I've heard is $35 for BC/BS. I've been told by patients that they sell their Suboxone for $25 dollars a...