April, RN

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  1. Best places in Massachusetts for new nurses?

    April, RN replied to vlmusicalsound's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    Not all MA hospitals. The big teaching hospitals in Boston will only hire new grads with BSNs, and will hire ADNs with experience. Other hospitals in MA hire new grad ADNs though. The problem is...

  2. urgent:

    April, RN replied to nanciepaul's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    Are you sure they don't mean your driver's license? MA definitely does not have photos on nursing licenses but you do need photo ID for HR to identify you. When I got my license 2+ years ago, I saw...

  3. help!

    April, RN replied to karma482's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    I just went back and read a few of your prior posts. I work at the same hospital as you and I can tell you that there are definitely units in the hospital that are more supportive than what you are...

  4. help!

    April, RN replied to karma482's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    I was going to ask the same thing, what kind of floor is it? Maybe it's just not a good fit for you. Not everyone is cut out for any type of nursing, and maybe a transfer to another floor would be a...

  5. will working in a hospital benefit me...

    April, RN replied to howso2's topic in General Nursing

    Each nursing school has their own admission requirements. Speak to the department of nursing at your school to see if you would have to take micro before being accepted. What do the application...

  6. Possibly moving to Mass-advice please?

    April, RN replied to lupin's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    MGH did make some lay offs, but not nurses. Mostly managerial positions I think. We were told most of the employees laid off would be absorbed into other positions in the hospitals. Other hospitals...

  7. Possibly moving to Mass-advice please?

    April, RN replied to lupin's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    Mass General is not laying off nurses, just to

  8. Eating at the nurses' station

    April, RN replied to nursebrandie28's topic in General Nursing

    Well, JCAHO would not approve of it, but you will probably see food of some type at the nurses station at any hospital you work

  9. Commuting to Boston Hospitals?

    April, RN replied to stellina615's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    I work at one of the major hospitals in Boston. I've never heard of on call rooms for nurses or employee rates at any nearby hotels. There is no parking on campus for employees during the weekdays,...

  10. What would you do?

    April, RN replied to TNRad RN's topic in General Nursing

    I guess it depends on the patient. It has happened on my unit before. Either the patient calls and tells us they still have the IV in or the nurse who just discharged the patient (post-op) all of...

  11. Incident Reports

    April, RN replied to RheatherN's topic in General Nursing

    Where I work, specific names involved do not go on incident reports and copies do not get sent to the nurse involved. I can honestly say that on my unit, we don't maliciously fill out incident...

  12. Is this appropriate? (regarding charting)

    April, RN replied to blondy2061h's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with the above poster. There's a reason why late entries are able to be made. I think your situation would be

  13. Help Me Decide Between 2 jobs! (MUCH shorter version)

    April, RN replied to ivyleaf's topic in General Nursing

    I wanted to add also, that if hands-on hospital nursing appeals to you, maybe you could keep looking for a different hospital nursing job that better suits you. One that involves working with other...

  14. Help Me Decide Between 2 jobs! (MUCH shorter version)

    April, RN replied to ivyleaf's topic in General Nursing

    You could always pick up a per diem psych floor nursing job and work a weekend shift every now and then if you want to learn/keep up your floor nursing skills. Also, if you choose option B and...

  15. apply for job before nclex or wait?

    April, RN replied to 09NewGrad's topic in General Nursing

    Even quitting a CNA job could jeopardize your internal hire

  16. Help Me Decide Between 2 jobs! (MUCH shorter version)

    April, RN replied to ivyleaf's topic in General Nursing

    I think option B sounds better, especially since you sound more enthusiastic about it as the previous poster mentioned. For job A, the fact that you would be working 24 hours evenings alone would...

  17. apply for job before nclex or wait?

    April, RN replied to 09NewGrad's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, definitely start applying now! If you read around the forum you'll find that some new grads have waited months before they got so much as a call back, or they are still waiting after graduating...

  18. Per Diem, pool, ect.......

    April, RN replied to rustico787's topic in General Nursing

    Per diem employees fill in shifts that are understaffed in the schedule. You usually call to see what hours are available for the current schedule, or sometimes they might call you to see if you can...

  19. Giving NPH and Regular Insulin?

    April, RN replied to KayceeLeeRN's topic in General Nursing

    On my unit (post op), we do use the other insulins like Lantus and Novolog for patients who come in with known diabetes, but use the regular insulin sliding scale for all our other post op patients....

  20. What are good hospital jobs to get before becoming licensed?

    April, RN replied to winterallsummer's topic in General Nursing

    A PCA is a patient care associate, AKA certified nurses aide, patient care tech, technical associate. Acute care would be an inpatient unit in a hospital where patients are acutely ill and are...

  21. Giving NPH and Regular Insulin?

    April, RN replied to KayceeLeeRN's topic in General Nursing

    Just curious as to why you asked that? What is used where you work? I work at a large teaching hospital and NPH and regular insulin are used regularly throughout. Do I just work at an outdated...

  22. Which state pays best for new RN grads??

    April, RN replied to 1a2s3d's topic in General Nursing

    At this point, it seems the big question is "which states are hiring new grads"? Boston starts new grads at $28-$30+ an hour. The cost of living here is high though, and finding a new grad position...

  23. Would you use a cell phone at work? Do you need a cell phone at work?

    April, RN replied to 2BSure's topic in General Nursing

    Many of us where I work keep our personal cell phones in our pockets on silent or vibrate. I've never seen a nurse talk on their personal phone in any patient care area, even at the nurses' station....

  24. Patients falling

    April, RN replied to zoopnever's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, bed alarms! If the patient is found to be impulsive or "forgetful of limitations" then we put them in a room visible from the nurses station. As soon as the alarm goes off, someone can be there...

  25. Bleeding normal at time of Mantoux test?

    April, RN replied to Ihoplover's topic in General Nursing

    I've bled before. In fact, I think I bleed a little almost every time and then get a bruise at the site. It's never been an issue when getting it