jb2u ASN, RN

"I believe that everyone should spend their first year in Med-Surg." These are the words as spoken by the Director of my nursing school. As one that has always liked a challenge, I made my case as to why one shouldn't go to Med-Surg. I am not against...

in order to streamline the threads on this topic, i ask that everyone that passes their nursing assistant certification test to please post it in this thread as oppose to starting a separate one. i appreciate everyone's help with this. :redlight: con...

The one year commitment is an "insurance" on their investment. They give you FREE training, in fact they pay you!! Why shouldn't you give them a year. That is just my take on it. Anyway, I did just that. I gave them a year of service and then went to...

First, welcome to allnurses. Yes, you are in the right forum for your question. I'm not sure how much Charleston area pays a CNA, but consider this. A "decent living" is an opinion. Only you can say what is a "decent living" for yourself. The more "s...

Does your facility have transfer devices such as the Sara lift? Otherwise, if you feel it is unsafe, I'd get a second person to assist me. Team work is an awesome thing!!

I'd say you at least need an orientation to the facility. How else are you suppose to learn the individual policies and procedures? It is really your call. The most important thing is this....know your limitations. If you are unsure about how to do s...

We can not give legal advice on this website. So please keep that in mind. It is never appropriate to turn a blind eye to abuse, including verbal abuse. If it were me, I'd start with reporting it to my instructor. The next person would be the DON for...

Thank you nguyency77. I forgot about medication aides!!! I wasn't even thinking about that.

I worked as a CNA as I went to nursing school. Most places do have a tuition reimbursement program. The catch is you need to work for them a certain amount of time after graduation. I'd say as soon as you get your CNA, start going to school to become...

They are different. Although, I went to medical assisting school, got certified, and worked as a cna. The difference really is in what they are there for. CNAs learn how to assist the nurse with nursing care. CMAs learn to assist the doctor with medi...

@OCNRN63 I see where you are coming from, but...nurses are not the only people with great organizational skills and there are jobs in nursing that you do not need a broad spectrum of nursing skills, nothing foolish about that. Yes, you will need to l...

The Fresenius rep told us that this came about due to the old machines and dialyzers. The techs from Fresenius were getting calls constantly due to pressure problems. They found that by setting the min. UF to 300, they did not have the problems and t...

It could be a good sign. Of course, I've had job interviews that I just "knew" I had, only to never hear from them again. The receptionist sometimes does make a difference. I worked for a place where the receptionist would write comments on the top o...

My best advice to you is this.... Don't get caught up in the whole day shift vs. night shift thing. Day shift is hard. Night shift is hard. Some tasks are different and some are the same. Do your best to not leave anything for the day shift. When it ...

Well, to the first question... I would help the patient to the bathroom (he may decide to go himself and fall or go on himself and that is not an appropriate thing to make a patient do just because "you don't have time"), Next, I would get the v/s. I...

I'm glad you enjoyed the article. I promise that you will enjoy that first year so much more by doing what you love. And, guess what, that second year is even better because the first year "jitters" are gone and you are a confident nurse by then!!!

Not everyone can just choose their job/position. And yes, if you can only work in job "X" then you better take it. I would not say specialty jobs were "plentiful" when I graduated, but I didn't just do as my Director said and do a year in med/surg fi...

@subee I understand what you are saying, but I would think that a bleed postpartum would be something taught to a new grad in OB(s/s of bleed, what to do, etc). As far as codes, they really are not that big of a deal. I'm not sure about OB, but most ...

I do not think males get in easier. I know when I got into nursing school a woman that did not get in made that comment to me. I was offended because a) my GPA was higher than hers and b) I worked my butt off to get into nursing school. Plus, as I lo...

New grads are having trouble right now due to the fact that the Augusta area has a lot of nursing schools. That being said, it doesn't appear to me that it is a problem with experienced nurses. MCG has some great ICUs Doctors has a great burn ICU Uni...

Understand three things... 1) There are jobs out there. You may have to move. You may have to work at a different hospital than your first choice. What means more to you? Working in the specialty that you want or living in the area that you want/grew...

This is my point. If you are on a medical psych floor, then med/surg would help you out. Although, you can learn those skills while working on the psych floor. But, if you plan to work for a psych facility that deals with addiction or suicidal ideati...

it worked for me. as an individual, you need to know your limitations. a good orientation program can mold a new grad to become a great nurse in that area. it beats trying to beat the bad habits developed somewhere else. one of the hardest things for...

@ karamarie91 med-surg is fine to go into for those that are not sure what they want. i just don't like people being discouraged from going into the area they "know" they want to work before they spend that first year in med-surg. being a tech in ...

Fav: ortho and lacs (splints and sutures!!!) I'll pass on: psych and OB/GYN (can't relate to either)