jjmm RN,BSN

jjmm RN,BSN

Member

  • Content

    71

  • Visitors

    2,679

  • Followers

    0

  • Likes

    2

All Content by jjmm RN,BSN

  1. Baby and school?

    jjmm RN,BSN replied to julesjameson3333's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I did an accelerated BSN with a 1 and 2 year old. You can do it, just mentally prepare yourself..You will need good organization, support and long term high stress tolerance..but its

  2. UB ABS 2016 start

    jjmm RN,BSN replied to lexibuffalo92's topic in School, College Programs

    A little late but if you still have questions let me know! I had a baby so I was a little busy for a

  3. 32 years old and ready to switch my career to become a nurse! Am I too old?

    jjmm RN,BSN replied to Kaytee12's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Nope, I became an RN at 39 :) I work in acute med-surg and have no problem keeping up with my 23 year old coworkers! Except when I was 40 and in my late 3rd trimester of pregnancy...LOL. I guess I'm...

  4. How to manage life on night shift?

    jjmm RN,BSN replied to Larry2016's topic in General Nursing

    Although I work days now, when I was on nights I had issues with falling asleep on the way home and my commute was just 30 minutes. The only thing that helped me was eating. I would save a granola...

  5. 34 yr old starting out...help

    jjmm RN,BSN replied to katylady22's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I became a nurse at 39, so it's not too late! I did an accelerated BSN in 1 year, but I had to do roughly 2 years of prereqs before I could apply to that program. You will have to take all the...

  6. Uworld percentage

    jjmm RN,BSN replied to randeepbrar93's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I did almost the entire qbank and at the end was testing in the 60% range, I passed nclex in 75

  7. UB ABS 2016 start

    jjmm RN,BSN replied to lexibuffalo92's topic in School, College Programs

    Hi! Sorry for the late reply I just saw this. The average gpa when I got in was a 3.6 I think, but the committee looks at how good your essay is and if your prereq gpa is high they count that as...

  8. Pregnant nurse: scared of problems with baby from working as a nurse.

    jjmm RN,BSN replied to Nursing2102's topic in Health, Stress Management

    I'm currently 33 weeks and have been working full time on a med-surg unit. I take all precautions patients I'm given, with the obvious exception of CMV and shingles, but my coworkers understand that...

  9. The worst job you had before becoming a Nurse?

    jjmm RN,BSN replied to Want2BeeRN's topic in General Nursing

    telemarketing!

  10. "I don't know why she has to get such a lowly job just to be a nurse"

    jjmm RN,BSN replied to missnursingstudent19's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I was a CNA before I became a nurse and I thought it was worth it. I was a lot more comfortable performing patient care and talking to and relating to patients than other student nurses just...

  11. When to Get Pregnant

    jjmm RN,BSN replied to metamedicine's topic in General Nursing

    I did nursing school with a 1 and 2 year old, but that said not sure I could have done it while pregnant. I'm 30 weeks now with an almost 3 and 4 year old, working as an RN and taking only 2 masters...

  12. I hate nursing school !

    jjmm RN,BSN replied to Student2017555's topic in General Students

    I hear you..nursing school is really really tough, you have to really want to be a nurse, otherwise you won't have the motivation to get through it. Believe me, we all had some of these things...

  13. 8 or 12 hour shifts

    jjmm RN,BSN replied to LPNTOBE2017's topic in General Nursing

    I work in acute care (med-surg unit) and I hated 8 hour shifts. I worked mostly 7-3 with some 3-11. I felt like I was always there, and unless I had really easy patients I would always be there late...

  14. New Grad RN... is this patient load safe?

    jjmm RN,BSN replied to new.grad.rn's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I am a new nurse (10 months) on a med-surg unit and although it is regular when I did noc shift to have 6 patients, we almost always had an aide. It would be really difficult to prevent falls, manage...

  15. Starting nursing school with a 3 year old

    jjmm RN,BSN replied to linzipinzi's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I did my pre-reqs pregnant with a 1yr old, then an accelerated BSN with a 1 and 2 year old. I also worked per diem as an aide the whole time. I had a great support system though with my fiance and...

  16. I am a new nurse and I am hating my job

    jjmm RN,BSN replied to prubio352's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Only you can decide what is ultimately right for you. If you can stick it out do so, but if you are completely miserable, I would just leave if you can, although I'm not sure how your contracts work....

  17. Contemplating changing majors...

    jjmm RN,BSN replied to rnabors's topic in General Students

    If you like teaching and health promotion there are many opportunities in nursing out of the hospital setting. I know many of my classmates that started out in acute care and were miserable because...

  18. Failed the NCLEX at 149 Questions... Please help!!!

    jjmm RN,BSN replied to Drahcir's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I also used Uworld. It is really difficult and frustrating at first. I was only answering 30-40% of the questions correctly. The rationales are really good, and you start to know how to narrow down...

  19. where do you learn blood draws

    jjmm RN,BSN replied to direw0lf's topic in General Students

    I know of many programs don't teach venipuncture/IV insertion anymore. I was fortunate that my program taught venipuncture as a skill on a fake arm our first semester, then if we got the opportunity...

  20. UB ABS 2016 start

    jjmm RN,BSN replied to lexibuffalo92's topic in School, College Programs

    Oh boy lol. The hardest for me was our acute med/surg class the last semester. They are preparing you for the boards so the exams are so hard..major anxiety. The 3rd semester is hard all around...

  21. UB ABS 2016 start

    jjmm RN,BSN replied to lexibuffalo92's topic in School, College Programs

    I was in UB's ABS program and graduated this past May. It's very hard but it's worth it. I had a 3.8 prereq GPA and 3.1 overall. Everyone I know from the program (including traditional students)...

  22. cna to rn???

    jjmm RN,BSN replied to missglamour's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I was a CNA in long term care, then a nursing assistant in a hospital before I became an RN. It makes it a lot easier because you know a lot of the basics of patient care already. I also got hired...

  23. New CNA looking for jobs, full day shift?

    jjmm RN,BSN replied to Wolfmoon's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Hmm as a nurse I love 12s, but when I was a CNA I don't think I would have liked it. Also the previous poster is right. The morning is extremely hectic for a brand new CNA. Big rush to get everyone...

  24. Anyone excited about your RN life ahead?

    jjmm RN,BSN replied to Upward_Bound's topic in General Nursing

    Its nice making a good wage and being able to provide for my family, but where I live acute care hospital positions are by far the highest paying. Now I love nursing, but I earn every penny of my...

  25. Do RNs get extra pay for working with students?

    jjmm RN,BSN replied to johndough's topic in General Nursing

    In my limited experience, it obviously depends on the instructor. We have a clinical group whose teacher is an RN in our hospital. She is wonderful. If she assigns her student to my patient, they...