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  1. Advice for a New Grad RN After Quitting job/ Orientation after 5 & 1/2 months

    Benj2610 replied to DonovanRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Agreed... float pool as a new grad? (set up to fail!). 1. Get a new job 2. Be honest on interviews but don't be negative Its such a common situation & really needs no explaining. You just say "it...

  2. NYU NP program vs. Hunter?

    Benj2610 posted a topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Been accepted to both schools for Adult (Primary) Care NP program... Price aside (work will pay for school), any thoughts? Any opinions or comments on either school/program is appreciated.

  3. NYU NP program vs. Hunter?

    Benj2610 replied to Benj2610's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I'm about half way through. Not that difficult because you are already a professional. To quote my pharm professor: "you already know this." So far its been a review of nursing school but I suspect...

  4. NYU NP program vs. Hunter?

    Benj2610 replied to Benj2610's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I just combed through my emails and stuff... looks like when I applied in 2016 (for Fall 2016 semester), decisions were available on May

  5. NYU NP program vs. Hunter?

    Benj2610 replied to Benj2610's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Depends on how you do things... & if you plan on going to school full time. I am part time as I am working and since I don't want to take Patho & Pharm at the same time, it will probably be...

  6. ICU Question about central line infection control

    Benj2610 posted a topic in Critical Care

    Doing a PICO project and it would be helpful to know from any ICU RN's or anyone that may have an answer... Do ICU RN's do dressing changes on IJ's / central lines? and Are Chlorhexidine baths...

  7. ICU Question about central line infection control

    Benj2610 replied to Benj2610's topic in Critical Care

    Very helpful... thank you all! I type too slow, missed that last response. Disregard my last

  8. ICU Question about central line infection control

    Benj2610 replied to Benj2610's topic in Critical Care

    I figured that the IJ might be removed and the patient on the way to the floor before you have the opportunity to do the dressing change. So assuming a patient is in the ICU for say 9 days for...

  9. NYU NP program vs. Hunter?

    Benj2610 replied to Benj2610's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Meant to say was NOT so much about the

  10. NYU NP program vs. Hunter?

    Benj2610 replied to Benj2610's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    My essay was so much about the code experience as that was just my opening. I transitioned my code anecdote into how I love learning and want to be the best at what I do along with overcoming...

  11. NYU NP program vs. Hunter?

    Benj2610 replied to Benj2610's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Thanks for

  12. NYU NP program vs. Hunter?

    Benj2610 replied to Benj2610's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I say write from the heart... Don't reference anything. What are you passionate about? What experience has had a profound impact on you in your nursing career that makes you want to go back to school...

  13. NYU NP program vs. Hunter?

    Benj2610 replied to Benj2610's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I applied for next fall (2016) and got my acceptance May

  14. CMSRN vs. RN-BC

    Benj2610 posted a topic in Medical-Surgical

    Any opinions on which would be more beneficial for my Med-Surg certification? Although I found a summary highlighting the differences between the two, I don't know if any of these things are really...

  15. Grad School Nursing Direction

    Benj2610 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Been a nurse for 2 years now... its exhausting, frustrating, challenging, rewarding, and I love it. I'm on a busy med surg floor and I work with great people, make good $, and could not have made a...

  16. Question: Drawing Blood from Portacath

    Benj2610 posted a topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    Is blood ever drawn from a portacath? (context: person has portacath & gets blood drawn weekly but has been stuck so much, veins are shot). Is the infection risk w/a portacath any more or less...

  17. needle stick infection/transmission pathway

    Benj2610 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Whenever the subject comes up (needle sticks & odds of being infected), I never read anything specific about the kind of needle involved... and I'm trying to get a better understanding of how...

  18. Med port on Peg Tube

    Benj2610 posted a topic in Gastroenterology

    Patient on continuous KO feed with what seems like pretty standard orders... 50 or 60 ml/hr of feed, flush q4... pump programed & running. Peg Tube has a larger port which is connected to feeding...

  19. First Responder Question

    Benj2610 posted a topic in Emergency

    This morning as my bus turned the corner entering the bus stop, I heard a shreik from the back & saw that a woman had been hit by a car. She was lying prone with her cheek pressed against the...

  20. First Responder Question

    Benj2610 replied to Benj2610's topic in Emergency

    Thank you all... I figured not to do anything more than CPR if it was needed (which I am qualified & certified to do). And I certainly know/knew not to try to move her. Even feeling her pulse......

  21. Having trouble understanding the different types of NG tubes

    Benj2610 replied to tsm007's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Thank you... that makes sense to

  22. Having trouble understanding the different types of NG tubes

    Benj2610 replied to tsm007's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Not talking about sump... The thin yellow tube for feeding & PO Meds used with the KO pump has two ports at the

  23. Giving/Receiving report

    Benj2610 posted a topic in General Nursing

    New RN & I really need to practice getting & receiving report. I know it will come with experience but the inability to articulate can really cause people to prematurely question your...

  24. Having trouble understanding the different types of NG tubes

    Benj2610 replied to tsm007's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Thank you all... so many little details are left out in formal education! So I have another question about an NG tube... the thinner tube (used for feeding & meds with the ko pump which I...

  25. Sub-Acute Skilled Nursing Facility

    Benj2610 posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    What kind of place do you think this is? (I understand how a skilled nursing facility differs from a nursing home but reading discussions distinguishing LTC vs. LTAC has got me confused...) Job...