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  1. Trinitas school of nursing dilemma

    freckles23 posted a topic in New Jersey Nursing

    Hey there everyone. So I am writing because I only have micro bio to take until I am done with all pre reqs to get into the trinitas program. But there is a lot holding me back to apply to this...

  2. Lapse in coverage, from NJ

    freckles23 posted a topic in Travel

    Travel RN from NJ. I heard NJ is a pesky state when it comes to health insurance. U get fined for not being covered. Looking for advice for anyone with info on the matter. Everyone always says...

  3. Question about local agency nursing

    freckles23 posted a topic in Travel

    I am from NJ (tax home, pay parents shared expenses) and have been traveling for year and a half. I found a location I like in WA and coming up on my 1 year. I would like to stay in this area for a...

  4. Compliance and moving across country

    freckles23 posted a topic in Travel

    So I signed contract with an agency. I received onboarding info 2/14. Facility deadline is 3/7 and my start date is 3/13. I have called/emailed numerous times my recruiter and compliance on clearance...

  5. Compliance and moving across country

    freckles23 replied to freckles23's topic in Travel

    I have a place I put small deposit on so its not like im arriving with no where to go. I figured if I start a week later, I can make a vacation out of it. Im not strapped for money currently and can...

  6. Nurs 4465 Vulnerable Populations

    freckles23 posted a topic in University of Texas Arlington

    Is anyone currently taking or had previously taken Nurs 4465? I am in the class now trying to fill out the windshield survey. I have no clue if I am doing it correctly. Anyone have the file I can look...

  7. Big or small hospital?

    freckles23 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I am an RN with 5 years tele/med surg experience at a level 1 hospital which is #1 for cardiac and work on a tele floor. I feel stagnant and stuck in my current position and feel like im not learning...

  8. Wait for open position?

    freckles23 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi everyone. I have been a tele/med-surg nurse for 6 years. I moved to a bigger level 1 hospital 2 years ago from a small community hospital. My dilemma is that I feel im super stagnant in the...

  9. Food donations

    freckles23 posted a topic in Disaster Preparation

    How are food donations being handled at your hospital due to the pandemic? I know some places are setting up gofundmes. I ask this because the other day I had a coworker call a place and ask if we can...

  10. Venti vs nonrebreather

    freckles23 posted a topic in General Nursing

    In the event a patient is SOB Or distress, would you place a NRB or venti on them without a Dr order? I dont want to overstep my boundary but also dont want the pt in

  11. Staff drama

    freckles23 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Does anybody else feel like nursing is making them jaded? I am a pretty easy-going person and usually get along with everyone but I realize my role as charge nurse has made it very difficult to have...

  12. Staff drama

    freckles23 replied to freckles23's topic in General Nursing

    Nurses will also come up to me during my shift and say hey can I have this person to give report to or that person to give report to when meanwhile I am taking care of my patients and I have not even...

  13. Staff drama

    freckles23 replied to freckles23's topic in General Nursing

    I did not sign up to be charge, I just happen to have more experience so they assign depending on whos staffed on that day. The new grads are all young (20s). Mgmt tells us to write emails so they can...

  14. Staff drama

    freckles23 replied to freckles23's topic in General Nursing

    I have also written several emails to management regarding certain coworkers not fulfilling their job needs and it seems like they want multiple emails before they even take action of anything. I try...

  15. Staff drama

    freckles23 replied to freckles23's topic in General Nursing

    They complain to all charges. Some might handle it better than others. I hate confrontation so alot of the time I throw my hands up like “i dont know, you figure it out if u want it changed so...

  16. Staff drama

    freckles23 replied to freckles23's topic in General Nursing

    We are a brand new unit so they took us from our 17 bed unit to a 38 bed unit and we have maybe 7 experienced nurses and the majority are the new grads. We get pulled to help the new grads, answer...

  17. MSN

    freckles23 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I have my BSN and work on a TAVR unit. Been a nurse for 6 years. Not sure what direction to take my nursing career. I believe its important to keep educating and getting the highest degree possible to...

  18. Starting on a brand new unit

    freckles23 replied to freckles23's topic in General Nursing

    I would def like to! And the policies are iffy. Like we opened for a certain patient population but are taking patients beyond the expectations of the unit so its hard to tell exactly what the...

  19. Starting on a brand new unit

    freckles23 posted a topic in General Nursing

    So my small tele unit (17 patients) just moved to a brand new cardiac floor (38 patients) that was built In our hospital and it is supposed to be majority tele and then 9 cardiac stepdown unit beds...

  20. Nurses with bipolar or anxiety/depression

    freckles23 posted a topic in Nurse Disabilities

    Any of my fellow nurses diagnosed with bipolar or anxiety/depression? I was recently diagnosed with bipolar w hypomania but having difficulty accepting it. I really thought it was just anxiety with...

  21. Which route to go?

    freckles23 posted a topic in Cardiac

    I used to work on med surg/tele floor where we have the monitors at the nurses station and had techs to read the strips for us and we would take only cardizem drips. We also would take cardiac cath...

  22. Precepting

    freckles23 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I have been a nurse for 5 years. I am supposed to be precepting one of the ex nursing assistants on our unit. I feel like I am not a good person to precept because I still question alot of things...

  23. Board certified

    freckles23 posted a topic in General Nursing

    How did everyone study for their board certification? Im scheduled to take my cardiovascular certification and bought the mometrix review book but not sure if I should be studying test questions or...

  24. Shared governance

    freckles23 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hey all! So I finally finished my BSN and I want to get more involved with nursing committees/activites, etc. I have been on the cardiac/tele unit for 1 year but worked in another hospital for 2 1/2...

  25. Crying at work

    freckles23 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I have been an RN for 4 years. Today I had an emotional shift where a patient’s care became escalated very quick. He ended up needing to be intubated and had to have massive transfusions and...