Tink87 BSN, LPN, RN

I'm trying to figure out if my job does things in a 'normal' manner when it comes to the infusion nurses. It definitely doesn't seem like we do. So, in addition to actually infusing patients, what are you expected to do? Do you work in a center that ...

I work in an infusion center where we give biologic medications and I'm trying to figure out if my workplace is violating practice standards for patient safety. It really feels like they are. The medications that we give are high risk for infusion re...

I also give IVIG and we also do not require an official consent. It's definitely a weird policy.

Alright, I'll admit it. I'm a freaking job hopper. 3 jobs in almost 3 years. Now, I am stuck in a really cruddy job situation and I know I did it to myself. Long story short, I got my dream job as a new grad (L&D) but I go jealous of all of the '...

This confession is important: I am a job hopper. I've been an RN for just over two years and I have had 3 jobs... And I'm looking for another. I started in OB, stayed for 9 months. I wanted to expand my nursing skills and just do more. I went to a me...

More and more units are going to an 'all nurse' model. I worked on a tele floor with no aids, just one LPN that worked a few days a week and helped us with patient mobility. RNs had to do vitals, toilet and bathe, answer all call lights, feed patient...

Yes and no. I went to L&D as a new grad but I became afraid of specializing too early, so I left after 9 months to go to a cardiac med/surg floor as a path to critical care. I spent just over a year there, now I'm 4 months into an ICU job. You kn...

As I wrote in my last post, I took a job in a trauma ICU a few months ago but realized it just isn't for me. I truly want to go back to l&d, the area I worked in as a new grad (at a different hospital). I met with nurse recruitment as well as my ...

Definitely only wear them for one shift. Sometimes I'll wear my jacket a few days in a row but I take it off before going into messy situations. It's just for warmth. I miss working in a specialty where I wore OR scrubs and didn't have to do my own w...

I started in a busy trauma ICU back in May. Within my first few days I worried that it wasn't for me. I talked myself into sticking with it and mostly enjoyed the rest of my orientation. However, I am now 5-ish weeks off orientation and I don't think...

I recently made a change from a cardiac floor to a trauma ICU and honestly, I'm feeling a little down. I have only a few weeks left on orientation and I'm getting very mixed messages from my preceptors. I have had AT LEAST 8 different preceptors duri...

JBmom, Thanks for your reply. I know you are right. She did allow me to be more independent the other day because she was needed to cover other patients for some meetings other nurses had and I was so happy. There definitely are some absolutes but wh...

I graduated with my BSN in August 2017 and was lucky enough to get hired on labor and delivery. As a previous LPN in outpatient obgyn for years, this was what I had always dreamed of doing. However, I am now 4 months in and I'm finding that I do not ...

I am a soon to be new grad applying for jobs. I recently had an interview with a recruiter but after the interview, I realized that I forgot to list an old job on my application. I emailed them about it and they said no big deal. Now, two days later,...

I'm a senior nursing student and an LPN of 8 years (worked in offices and clinics). I have a question about subq heparin that has been driving me crazy. So, in both my LPN and my RN programs we have been taught to NEVER pinch the skin when giving hep...

Maybe I should clarify. When I say stretch I mean simply enough to tighten the skin and not have the needle bounce off. I don't mean aggressively stretch and flatten out the underlying tissue. This is only for heparin and lovenox. All other subcut we...

I was told by my instructor that pinching with heparin is an old school thing and that there shouldn't be an issue going into muscle due to the length of the needle (unless someone is like, wasting away thin). I just find this all very confusing beca...

Hello! I've been looking at allnurses to see if anyone had started a thread for the U of R January 2016 ABPNN program yet but I have not seen one. I figured I'd go ahead and begin. While they are still accepting applications until July 1st, I got eve...

All the NP tracks other than acute care go directly to advanced practice positions. I have reservations about programs like this for people who have never worked in patient care but I assume they can't be too bad.

All of the direct entry MSN programs that I've seen (there could be others) require you to do the BSN coursework (clinicals included) in an accelerated format prior to the MSN portion. Some award a BSN in addition to the MSN, some do not (but note on...

In your earlier posts you seem to be hung up on the idea of going "backwards" if you go for the BSN. It's not really going backwards, it's just doubling up. In my personal opinion, the direct entry MSN programs are not really worth it if you have the...

My gpa with my first bachelors was 3.69. However, some of my pre-reqs aren't included in that since I took them at a different college.

Anyone hear anything from the nursing program since getting the info in the mail? When I was accepted to U of R they made a point of keeping in contact so we knew what was up but since paying the Brockport deposit I haven't heard anything. I'm parano...

JosephKey14, do you remember if the nursing program had its own deposit in addition to the usual tuition deposit for the school? I paid my Brockport deposit of $150 but I remember seeing something on the nursing site that said something like "the dep...

In-state tuition (those who live in NY) is a bit under $8000 per year for the college in general. That does not include any living expenses, books, or any additional fees (simply because I do not know how much all of the fees are). They estimate that...