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  1. Good Sam rn new grad posting

    brendacg posted a topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    Just wondering if anyone works here or has worked here recently, and would possibly recommend working there. I have an interview for a new grad rn posting which says csg admin. Not really sure what...

  2. Good Sam rn new grad posting

    brendacg replied to brendacg's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    Meh. This girl has bills to

  3. Good Sam rn new grad posting

    brendacg replied to brendacg's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    I went to the interview and was offered the position but passed. Personally, I can't afford to not have benefits or guaranteed hours. My commute would also be more than an hour, not worth it for me....

  4. Tips for new nurse manager at SNF?

    brendacg posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I'm planning on taking a unit nurse manager position tomorrow after trialing it for the past two weeks. I have the general idea of what the position is all about, i.e. audits, chart checks, care...

  5. Is this normal?

    brendacg posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Hi all, Ive posted here before and I've always received great feedback when I've had questions in the past. I've only been working as a nurse since July on a SNF and I've really tried to stick it out...

  6. What's it like on an inpatient geri psych unit?

    brendacg posted a topic in Psychiatric

    I applied for a med surg position at a hospital, but instead my resumé was forwarded to the nurse manager of an inpatient geri psych unit who is interested in interviewing me. I've been on a SNF...

  7. Initiative vs borderline harassment

    brendacg replied to brendacg's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I have been checking the website obsessively since Friday, haha. It's possible that maybe the position was posted for internal candidates, or maybe she posted the position for a PCA and not an RN. I'm...

  8. Initiative vs borderline harassment

    brendacg posted a topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    So, I had a great interview with a DON of an intermediate med floor on Friday for a general position on her floor. By the end of the interview, she had told me that there would be a per diem position...

  9. Include clinical exp or no?

    brendacg posted a topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I'm a new grad who has been working as an RN at a SNF for 8 months now. Is it appropriate to include clinical experience from school or just my work history now that I'm a practicing RN? Any...

  10. What song describes your workplace environment?

    brendacg replied to Blackcat99's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Everyday I'm Hustlin' - Rick

  11. What is the environment like at your workplace? Do you like your co-workers?

    brendacg replied to KayyyT's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I love my coworkers! I work on a really busy and chaotic skilled floor, and we're all usually very stressed out but it kind of brings us together. I'd say there's a lot of sarcasm and even singing to...

  12. Advice for first job in a SNF?

    brendacg replied to StaceFace1122's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Get personal insurance for your

  13. Has this happened to you

    brendacg posted a topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Hi everyone, I had an incident happen with one of my patients, and looking back on her stay on my floor - I feel like I could have done more... but not sure how. I had been taking care of a little...

  14. Has this happened to you

    brendacg replied to brendacg's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Yes, there are many issues at my facility and im really just there to ge my experience because the job market is so poor and i am a new grad... The rationale was that she was nonambulatory and had a...

  15. Has this happened to you

    brendacg replied to brendacg's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I'm aware that the INR has nothing to do with Lovenox. At my facility, we don't hold off on a discharge because of a high INR. I'm not sure if this is because of the fact she was at the facility under...

  16. Has this happened to you

    brendacg replied to brendacg's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    We do not have an interpreter at our facility, we never do... I had a meeting with the DON (along with another nurse and our unit manager) and this patient is in the ICU bleeding out. There were 6...

  17. Has this happened to you

    brendacg replied to brendacg's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Thanks for your response. What I meant was that she was receiving lovenox and coumadin but the lovenox was supposed to be dc'd after the inr reaches 2-3 range. I guess the patient being non-english...

  18. Residents not being showered, am I being dramatic?

    brendacg posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Hi all, I've posted in this forum before about random things and I've always gotten some good advice. Just for some background info, I'm a new nurse and have been working on a skilled floor since...

  19. If you worked FT during nursing school...

    brendacg replied to unicoRNurse's topic in General Nursing

    I just graduated with my BSN but for my junior and senior year I was going to school fulltime, doing clinicals/externship, and then working as an aid full time at night. My days and weeks were...

  20. How many days of orientation?

    brendacg replied to NewLPN11's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I'm a new grad RN and 3-5 days doesn't sound that great to me either. I've had almost a month of orientation at a SNF on a subacute foor. I just got signed off on treatments and medications last week...

  21. Prioritizing in LTC, what is normal?

    brendacg posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I've only oriented to my floor for about two days now, but I am scared to death. It is a subacute floor with a max of 22 pts per nurse, but Ive shadowed my nurse who has had about 13 pts both days and...

  22. Prioritizing in LTC, what is normal?

    brendacg replied to brendacg's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I couldn't even tell you where they're located on the floor. I've checked patient's rooms and the supplies room and the nurse I'm working with hasn't put any of her needles (insulin, and to check...

  23. How to find a job?

    brendacg replied to trolloc6340's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I graduated in May, got licensed at the beginning of the month, and then got a job at a SNF. I would like to say that I got the job because of my 3 years of CNA experience, GPA, blah blah blah... but...

  24. Interview at SNF tomorrow for new grad position

    brendacg posted a topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Hi everyone, Tomorrow, I have an interview at a SNF for a new grad position. After submitting countless resumes to hospitals and acute rehab hospitals without any luck, I am excited for a real live...

  25. Temple's New to Practice Program

    brendacg replied to KotysMom's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    They sent me a link for the competency exams