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  1. Staffing for 40 Patients?

    burger914 replied to burger914's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Hi thanks for the replies. I went to the interview. They run with only 1 RN on each shift. No med tech, no LPN's, but 4-5 CNA's. The patients are mostly ambulatory, lots of psych. No IV's, Trachs or...

  2. New Nurses Poorly Educated

    burger914 replied to Huganurse's topic in General Nursing

    Lisa32 I don't know if any hospitals in your area have student nurse or collegiate nursing positions, but I took a student nurse position and I felt that it helped alot. I had more responsibliltiy...

  3. New Nurses Poorly Educated

    burger914 replied to Huganurse's topic in General Nursing

    Hello, I just graduated in May and I too felt totally unprepared. I did trach care once and only watched my instructor suction. I have inserted foley's and hung IV med's, but not to the point where I...

  4. Help I am a new grad and I made a medication error!

    burger914 replied to Rosey's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know if it will make you feel any better, but on my last clinical rotation my nursing instructor thought she would help a student out who was behind on her work. Well, she got all the patients...

  5. Would you get out?

    burger914 replied to bedhead's topic in General Nursing

    Suzy K is exactly right. I am working as a student nurse and I am already dealing with the treatment she describes. The nurses are very rude to any new nurses or they are sweet as pie and then talk...

  6. Is getting married in nursing school a bad idea?

    burger914 replied to teresab_2000's topic in General Nursing

    Hello, Congradulations on you engagement! I am graduating in about 8 weeks and I just got married last month. 2 students in my class are getting married right after graduation,(Winthin days) and...

  7. What to do

    burger914 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hello, I am sure this topic has been posted by unsure new grads before, but here it goes again! I will graduate in 9 weeks and I have no idea what I want to do!! It seems to me that all my classmates...

  8. What to do

    burger914 replied to burger914's topic in General Nursing

    I just wanted to say thank you to everyone that responded. I took your advice and I just started on a Med/Surg floor as a Student Nurse. The people on this floor are so wonderful and encouraging I...

  9. What Freaks You Out?

    burger914 replied to JennieBSN's topic in General Nursing

    Cletus, That cottage cheese thing did me in!!! UGHHHH I might think twice about OB nursing

  10. What Freaks You Out?

    burger914 replied to JennieBSN's topic in General Nursing

    As a nursing student, I am proud to say that I have been handle the gross stuff much better than I thought I would. The one time I came really close to losing it, was helping a nurse with a stage...

  11. Getting started

    burger914 replied to Wyldeflower's topic in General Nursing

    Hi,Well I hope I can answer some of your question. You can take the LPN classes or you can go to a two year or four year college and become a RN. Thats a matter of preference and TIME! The two year RN...

  12. What to do

    burger914 replied to burger914's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you for all the advice. I really enjoyed OB and my Psyche rotation, but I just don't know. I do know that the majority vote seems to be toward Med/Surg ( Not my favorite, but I understand that...

  13. DUHHHHH!!

    burger914 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Well, I was in my Labor and Delivery rotation yesterday and made myself look like a real rookie!! I had a 3 day old infant with a very elevated bilirubin and poor latching and sucking. I started...

  14. two year RN degree programs

    burger914 replied to almostrn's topic in General Nursing

    I used to ask myself the same question. I am going to graduate from a Two year program in May. I work at a hospital that employs both 2 and 4 year student nurses. All the four year students and the...

  15. Need help with nursing school question

    burger914 replied to eventsnyc's topic in General Nursing

    Hi, I know exactly how you feel. I had the same questions. First ask yourself what you want to pursue in nursing? Floor nurse or management? Second, do you need to work while going to school? You'll...

  16. OB Nursing

    burger914 replied to burger914's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you guys for the information! It makes me feel alot better knowing that there are new grads working in L/D and post/partum! Thanks

  17. OB Nursing

    burger914 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I just started my OB Rotation and I love it!!! I know it is not all cute,little,pink baby bummmms, but I could see myself doing this longterm!! Now, my question is can I get a position in OB as a grad...