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I finally got in touch with the Administrative Asst for Student Services. I wish I could post her name but ToS won't allow it. She informed me that I'm in the NB cohort. The $150 deposit link is on your Status page where you accept the offer. I still...

Hopewellmom, I can't figure out the Newark vs New Brunswick thing either. I've tried to contact admissions, the nursing dean and the administrative assistant to the program with no luck. Hopefully RU administration will not be this difficult to deal ...

I'm in Hunterdon County close to the Somerset border. I'm thinking of study groups and possible car pools too. Looking at the class schedule it seems we will have Fridays off this summer and only Pharm on Mondays so those will probably be my study da...

No info on orientation yet. Last year it was the first Friday in May. We should be getting a packet in the mail I believe. And thanks for the info on the cohorts

Nic, how did you find what cohort you're in? I requested New Brunswick and want to make sure that's the one I'm in. Thanks!

Sorry it took me a while to get back, for some reason allnurses isn't sending me updates to this thread like I requested. Anyway, I wasn't emailed anything. I just kept checking my RU Status (like 2 or 3 times a day!). Jayipe- I'm testing our of bot...

Hey Guys! I'm Laura. I'm so glad I found this thread. I started one back in December on the same topic but had little luck with replies. Anyway, found out late last night that I've been accepted. I wrote in my personal statement section that I wish t...

Like sharon said, most LTCs and hospitals are happy with people who want weekends because nobody else wants them! There is one girl at my place who works 12h shifts on F, Sa, Su every weekend. In May I'm starting to work 12h Saturdays and 8h Sundays....

I make $12.50/13.50/14.25 shift differentials as a PCA on a surgical floor in a rural community hospital in NJ. The only PCTs in the hospital are in the ED and they make slightly more because they are certified in phlebotomy. Also, I've heard the LTC...

My first job out of CNA school was in a hospital as a PCA. The hospital taught me EKG and will pay for phlebotomy and CPR classes. They told me that phlebotomy is not necessary though because the lab techs and RNs are the ones that always do the draw...

The hospital I work at does not allow shadowing because of HIPPA and other legal concerns. Unfortunately the volunteers here get little clinical patient contact and they work as greeters, paper pushers, cashiers in the cafe and gift shop and occasion...

OP, I am in a similar situation. Although I am just starting nursing clinicals and I am 23 (almost 24) years old, I have the youngest looking face ever. I am a PCA right now on a surgical floor and I often get questioned, quizzed and looked at funny ...

Congrats on your interview. The aides on our medsurg floor usually do 8 hour shifts while the RNs do 12s. It depends on the hospital. My schedule is as follows for 7-3: 0700- report, glucose scans, prepare surgical beds, check the transport list so I...

I will be starting tomorrow on my own as a PCA on the med/surg floor at our community hospital. What are some specific things I will need to ask the previous shift about the patients during report? So far I am thinking: ambulation ability, how they u...

I see a lot of people starting threads about how much they hate their jobs. In fact, I think I see a lot more people on here complaining about their careers than being thankful that they have a job in the economic circumstances. It almost makes me ma...

I never meant to condemn anyone or come off as self-righteous for that matter. I was just curious to see what some major complaints all are. I know I am not a nurse, but I do work bedside with 12-18 patients as a PCA and I help out my nurses as m...

I hope none of my posts are ones that you are referring to! The only reason I usually point people in the way of a BSN is because in my area hospitals are requiring BSNs for new hires. In fact the hospital that is our biggest competition is forcing a...

I couldn't have said it better myself. I'm in school part time and after a 12 hour NOC, I feel like I need a full 24 hours to recover! I feel like I'm in a daze the shift after a 12 hour NOC.

This is a bit funny but I love my 5-pocket Walmart scrub bottoms. Just make sure you get them tight enough! I bought them a size up once and with so much stuff in my pockets, I was hiking them up for the entire shift! Good luck!

Happened to me for the first time the other night. Said patient wanted washcloths to wash out his mouth. I offered him toothbrushes, toothpaste, mouthwash, glycerin sticks, ANYTHING. He looked at me and said "Are you stupid or deaf, I asked for washc...

Hi naydee! Congrats on passing your exam! I applied to every LTC facility and hospital within 20 miles just in case I couldn't find anything. Luckily I got several acceptances so I had my choices. I didn't have any experience other than clinical (I r...

My aunt gave me her stethoscope from her RN days. Very kind of her, but the thing is beat to crap. The diaphragm is cracked in half and it has to have a silicon cover on it in order to hear anything. Probably not gonna last much longer and I'll be in...

I work as a CNA/PCA on the med-surg floor of a hospital. I have my first NOC shift Monday into Tuesday. What in the WORLD do you guys do during this time? I've been asking around and so far have come up with "vitals at 12pm and 4am, q6h glucose at 12...

I am currently a PCA on a med-surg floor and I think it will give me a bit of an upperhand as opposed to my classmates. I initially chose to become a PCA because I wanted to make positively sure that this was the right track for me. This is a career ...

I would think med-surg would be a great opportunity. It certainly gives you a challenge having to know ALL your stuff, instead of focusing on one particular specialty. You really get to have a hand in patient education, especially with your post-ops ...