TrissRN726

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   St.Pauls School of Nursing 2014

   TrissRN726 replied to bknursestudent's topic in New York Nursing

   Just be careful with that program. That school has no accreditation by the nursing
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   How do you draw up meds for IVP?

   TrissRN726 replied to FineAgain's topic in Medical-Surgical

   For your example of giving o.4ml of dilaudid, I found it easy to use a 1ml syringe for drawing up the medication. Prior to administration I would flush the IV with about 5ml NS from a prefilled...
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   Is it really necessary to start out in med surge before branching out to other units?

   TrissRN726 replied to ashleybrooke1208's topic in Medical-Surgical

   Me personally, i feel like starting out in med-surg is a good move. You get to see many different illnesses and you learn how to assess each condition, whereas your not subjected to just one category...
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   Overloaded new m/s nurse.

   TrissRN726 replied to jlb~88's topic in Medical-Surgical

   As a med-surg nurse myself. Its really important to have a sheet where you can write down the times that things need to be done, for example the times you have to give your meds or do certain...
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   North Shore LIJ Pharm Exma

   TrissRN726 replied to TrissRN726's topic in New York Nursing

   Im on 6 Tower!! lol Good luck to you
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   North Shore LIJ Pharm Exma

   TrissRN726 replied to TrissRN726's topic in New York Nursing

   I have a BSN, and I am so sorry you had that experience at the job fair. They are very picky with hiring nurses who have an associates. I know a few people who were hired with an associates, but they...
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   North Shore LIJ Pharm Exma

   TrissRN726 replied to TrissRN726's topic in New York Nursing

   I have been applying since last August...you just gotta keep applying, thousands and thousands of people apply to the NSLIJ system everyday! Keep getting your name in that database and be persistent....
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   North Shore LIJ Pharm Exma

   TrissRN726 replied to TrissRN726's topic in New York Nursing

   AWESOME! CONGRATS! I am in my second week working there and it is an amazing organization1 You are very luck to have received a call! In all honesty just be yourself! Mainly behavioral questions, why...
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   North Shore LIJ Pharm Exma

   TrissRN726 replied to TrissRN726's topic in New York Nursing

   I graduated May of 2012, I had been applying since August and finally received a call this past May. the hiring process is fairly quick. If this is a system that you are truly passionate about working...
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    What's the BEST nursing shoes?

    TrissRN726 replied to BigCSN's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I am looking in to purchasing a pair of Dansko's, I hear they are a little pricey, but definitely worth the money. I currently work in a doctor's office, but I will be starting my night shifts in the...
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    New grad working in Endo outpatient center has some questions

    TrissRN726 replied to knursing54's topic in Gastroenterology

    I currently work in a gastroenterology office and I work very closely with the MD who performs the procedures, does the consults with the pts, etc. I myself get consent for the procedure, I explain...
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    Tattoos in healthcare

    TrissRN726 replied to savoytruffle's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I personally feel like many people here said, as long as the tattoos are offensive or very large in visible places then they are acceptable. I myself have four tattoos but I have them in places that...
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    Market for New Grads in NY

    TrissRN726 replied to coconutgirl14's topic in New York Nursing

    The job market in Atlanta, GA isn't quite bad. I am an RN in NY and I applied for a position one evening for a hospital in GA and the next morning I got a call from the hospital, I did a phone...
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    Refresher Course

    TrissRN726 replied to kemifair's topic in New York Nursing

    Ohh okay. Not to mention they give you training and orientation based on their hospital values and missions. The only logical reasoning I can get out of the refresher course is that they want you to...
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    Refresher Course

    TrissRN726 replied to kemifair's topic in New York Nursing

    What hospital did you interview