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Appropriate orientation attire
My hospital orientation was a week & 1/2. First day I wore slack and a blouse...lots of people were in scrubs so after that I wore mine as well. Way more comfy :)
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Were you excited when you got into nursing school?
More like nauseous lol
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New Grads: how long did it take you to find a job, or how long have you been ...
I graduated in May 2013 took my boards in June had a job end of July but it wasn't a hospital job. Worked at that place for little over a year and now I'm working the the hospital on a surgical unit :) so about a year & 1/2 to get into the hospital
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blue tubex injector
Love mine..took some time but absolutely love it! We give our heparin, dilaudid and morphine with the carpujet.
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How many steps do you take a shift?
Anywhere from 10,000-14,000
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Night Shift Advice
I just started night shift myself and wow what a difference. I enjoy it...I feel like I have more time to spend with my patients which makes me very happy!! Nights can still be busy..just a different kind of busy.
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What are the top 5 medications YOU administer daily?
lopressor, dilaudid, heparin, insulin, and all the fun stool softeners and laxatives
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Are there 10 hr shifts in Nursing??
I know some ERs have all types of 10hr shifts but don't know about other units
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Exercise for night shift.
I'm about to start my first night shift this week. I was going to try doing it after my shift. Idk how well this will go but we shall see.... Lol
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starting pay
In PA new RN starts out @ $27.56 There's a $3.75 night differential and $1 for weekends. I work on a surgical unit
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Do you wear jewelry to work?
Wedding rings and watch
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Laser hair RN at Ideal Image
I also worked for Ideal Image. Certain states require certain credentials. In PA you have to to be an RN. They provide training.
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What type of test did you get during your job interview?
Didn't have to take any tests during interview process but once hired I had to take a calculation/med test during initial orientation.
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What to wear???
I wore black slacks, cream blouse with a small heel. Kept jewelry to a minimum only wore a dressy watch. Good luck :))
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Do you dream about work?
Hilarious lol!!!
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How did you celebrate passing your boards?
Same lol!!
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How did you celebrate passing your boards?
Anniversary/passed NCLEX dinner at Ruth's Chris Steak House :)
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My Struggle as a nurse
Glad to hear :) my 1st day of orientation is on Monday?? so excited/nervous!!
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My Struggle as a nurse
Good luck today :) be sure to keep you posted!! Congrats on all of your hard work and dedication!
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NIGHT SHIFT
I too will be starting nights soon!! So nervous I won't be able to balance it all?
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Curious...how many attempts did it take you to pass NCLEX?
First try thank The Lord!!!
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What color are your scrubs?
We have to wear navy
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**POLL** New 1st Year RN Salary
1.) PA 2.) Base rate 28.56 plus 3.75 night differential and 1.10 for weekends 3.) 1 year experience as a laser hair removal and injectable RN 4.) Surgical unit
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Taking NCLEX Jan 31st! Kaplan scores.
Great scores....ours were very similar and I passed first time :) good luck!
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Average Scores on Kaplan Question Trainers and Qbank and Passed NCLEX 1/18/2013
Very nice...congrats!!'