Plagueis

Plagueis

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  1. License Number in NJ

    Plagueis replied to JerseyGir1's topic in New Jersey Nursing

    Hi, JerseyGir1. I got your PM message, but it won't let me PM you back for some reason. I wanted to thank you for your response and congratulate you on becoming a

  2. Let me be clear there is NO nursing shortage!!!!!!!!! and now THIS????

    Plagueis replied to JoblessRN's topic in General Nursing

    I am sorry to hear about yours and everyone else's difficulty in finding jobs. I am also stunned that you are not getting called back about nursing assistant positions. Where I live (NJ), the nursing...

  3. 3 Days Orientation for a New Grad?!

    Plagueis replied to Plagueis's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks to all who responded. While I am still looking, I found a place that offers a couple of weeks orientation. I just cannot imagine how any new graduate could take a whole assignment in a nursing...

  4. 3 Days Orientation for a New Grad?!

    Plagueis posted a topic in General Nursing

    I'm a new grad LPN who wants to stay in LTC. However, I am finding that many facilities are only offering 3 days orientation, even for a new grad. There was one that was for one week, but even that...

  5. How long after you graduated did it take you to take the NCLEX-PN?

    Plagueis replied to luckystudentnurseRN's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    It took about 5 weeks after I graduated to take the

  6. Did you sign a contract for your first job?

    Plagueis replied to Violet08's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Concerning job contracts, I think caution is needed. I've had two fellow nurses who signed those agreeements, only to find out that the hospital did not have positions for them when they graduated,...

  7. Welp, was discriminated against; ps I didn't like it

    Plagueis replied to PeaceKeepr's topic in Male Nursing Students

    I'm sorry this happened to you. What I still don't get about OB is why it's okay for the OB/GYN to be a male, and people don't seem to have a problem with that, but they have a problem with RNs, LPNs,...

  8. Should Staff At Nursing Homes Be Banned From Having Cell Phones With Cameras?

    Plagueis replied to chase4myheart's topic in General Nursing

    As much as I hate seeing people who are supposed to be working using cellphones, I don't see how employers are going to be able to ban them from workplaces. Are they going to force people to empty...

  9. License Number in NJ

    Plagueis replied to JerseyGir1's topic in New Jersey Nursing

    Hi. I took and passed the NCLEX over 2 weeks ago, and I was wondering: what department of the New Jersey BON did you contact when you got your license number over the phone 9 days after taking the...

  10. Suctioning a Choking Patient or Resident

    Plagueis posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi. I'm a recent LPN school graduate who is working at a new facility that has a nurse stay in the dining room just in case a resident chokes. There is also a portable suctioning machine available in...

  11. Working during nursing school/clinicals

    Plagueis posted a topic in Nursing Career

    Hi. I'm a pre-nursing student who wants to become a RN. However, one college here says that during clinicals it will be pratically impossible for a student to work. In other words, the nursing program...

  12. Public Speaking Nerves: Class Presentation

    Plagueis posted a topic in General Students

    I am a nursing student, and one moment that I am dreading is coming up in a couple of weeks: a class presentation. Each of us has to present a topic about a current nursing issue. The problem isn't...

  13. Moving/lifting patients when short staffed

    Plagueis posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hello. I'm going to be starting a new job as a CNA, but I'm worried about how I'll ever be able to move, lift, and bathe residents/patients without hurting them. I've already done this in job...

  14. Does "your" instead of "you're" drive anyone else nuts?

    Plagueis replied to *ac*'s topic in General Nursing

    OMG! This is one of my pet peeves that drives me to insanity! :banghead: There/their/they're is number one on my drives-me-absolutely-crazy list, followed by the your/you're mixup. Where/wear is...

  15. Every Nurse Should Give Birth

    Plagueis replied to Vito Andolini's topic in General Nursing

    Yes. This is drummed repeatedly into my head by my nursing instructors: "Pain is what the patient says it is, not what the doctors or nurses think it is or should be." Other statements by my...

  16. Does it bother you to address MDs by their title of Doctor?

    Plagueis replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    I've always referred to doctors using their professional title, plus their last name. That's how I've always heard doctors being referred to. (the same for professors with doctorate degrees.)...

  17. We really need to do a better job educating the public on our role.

    Plagueis replied to ShayRN's topic in General Nursing

    I'm still in nursing school, but whenever I've mentioned nursing to people past and present, many assume that they just pass pills, clean bedpans and other bodily fluids. There is never any mention of...

  18. What students should NOT do before,during, and after exams

    Plagueis replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Students

    Wow. Cell phones going off during an exam? My instructors would kill us students (slight exaggeration ) if that occured, and yes, that includes the vibrate

  19. When student nurses come for clinical.....QUESTION....

    Plagueis replied to pink2blue1's topic in General Nursing

    I thought it was a general guideline that nursing instructors had to witness med passes, injections, etc., for nursing students, and not "hand" it off to the nurses working at the hospital or nursing...

  20. Were there any nursing skills that you didn't get to do in nursing school?

    Plagueis posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi. I'm a CNA who's due to graduate from LPN school in June. Even though I am not finished with the clinical rotations yet, there are some nursing skills that I haven't done yet on actual patients,...

  21. Nurse reality show

    Plagueis replied to massrn116's topic in General Nursing

    Totally agree. This happens whenever there is a whiff of a state inspection where I work, so I'm sure if TV cameras ever were to be put into hospitals (or nursing homes), there would always be plenty...

  22. This monster careplan is taking 4ever !

    Plagueis replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Students

    OMG! A 27-page care plan?!! The longest care plan I had to do was 2 pages, and that was frustrating enough! (I'm in LPN school.) I haven't even seen anything close to a 27-page care plan, even when I...

  23. Average Hrs a CNA works per Week!

    Plagueis replied to Serendipity, PCT's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I work 40 hours per week, and there is plenty of opportunity to work overtime, as there are always

  24. Nursing and Traffic Violations?!? SERIOUSLY

    Plagueis replied to Spoiled627's topic in General Nursing

    So getting a speeding ticket, or being two weeks late on a car payment, is actually correlated with whether someone will make a good nurse or not? What about other "character" traits that some...

  25. Question about organ donation.

    Plagueis replied to xlilchatonx's topic in General Nursing

    I wish there was more correct information about donating organs, as well. There is so much information about the importance of donating blood, but not about donating organs. The myth that...