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If it has been your dream job, absolutely go for it, always strive to do your best, be empathetic, collect clinical instructors to give you references and do whatever it takes to make you stand out to future recruiters. Sure many institutions are being more cost effective now by interviewing experienced nurses but there are a few out there who will take in a few new grads. Someone mentioned to enjoy nursing school. I think it's excellent advice and if you do that, it will show in your cover letter, resume, grades, letters of recommendation, interviews, etc. That might be the key to land one of those few new grad openings.

Bleeding and or blood pressure.

guafenin, humidification, fluids

I agree with nightcrawler's post and your actions with titrating the drip off. In my facility, we slowly titrate the Cardizem to off when the afib rates are controlled or converted back to NSR. Of course, you would need a MD's order to do that.

It's no so much the school that will make a good nurse, it's more the individual. No matter where you go, it's all up to you to make the best of your education and experience. Enjoy becoming what you want to be...a nurse.

Diarrhea can potentially be inherited... if it runs down your jeans :chuckle

I forgot to include that I was hoping to bring a positive light in all this disorganization and stress that it can serve a purpose for our future careers.

I completely agree that nursing school (UMDNJ) should not be as crazy as it is. I'm an UMSNJ alumnus and currently a MSN student and am still a victim of the disorganization. In my previous post regarding this topic, I was passing on advice and personal experience to prepare my cohorts for what's to come.

Conversing every second does not = excellent companionship. This might be a standard you set for yourself but remember that not all of your patients will like what you like. Enjoy the silence...maybe your patient does. Let her open up at her pace.

I don't know about your practicing invasive skills sans a license due to legal liability. I guess it will depend upon your preceptor. Just absorb as much as what's presented to you. If it's J1 SDU you're going to, you're going to get medical cases as well. You'll see different types of surgery cases but most will lean towards a vascular nature.

You're very lucky to have such an opportunity. I work on that floor and the RN's there are very supportive and knowledgeable. You're going to have a great experience.

Clinical Nurse Leader = administration/management

I graduated from UMDNJ in May 2007 and I agree that it was not as organized as I would have liked or expected it to be. HOWEVER, that is nothing compared to your future career as a nurse, especially the first year. If you can't hack the disorganization of nursing school, you're honestly going to have an extremely difficult time with your prospective career as a RN. Just some advice from a RN in his 1st year of nursing: learn to keep your cool, especially in the face of chaos. Concentrate on adaptation and endurance because you will need these skills on the job. Concentrate of controlling the chaos and not letting it control you. Unfortunately, disorganization is part of nursing. The patient population is so diverse that you cannot possibly expect to have sunny days everyday. Good luck!

The ugly Crocs works best for me.

How? I enjoyed the knowledge.