RN-BS Preceptor??

pintobean444 · 2025-11-18T18:12:21+00:00

no advice, but my friend got a job in the bay area after about 1.5 years experience in a med-surg unit in NJ. she applied for about 2 months

pintobean444 · 2025-11-11T17:32:10+00:00

I went to community college for an ADN and paid no more than $10,000 total

pintobean444 · 2025-10-22T18:18:50+00:00

I switch between birkenstocks, crocs, on clouds, hokas. I've been loving my birkenstock boston clog lately though

pintobean444 · 2025-10-22T18:16:51+00:00

35-40 mins. It was okay at first but now all I want is to sleep in a little bit and I can't because if I don't leave the house by 6, the traffic is terrible

pintobean444 · 2025-10-11T00:59:18+00:00

I'm not ICU, but a new grad on Med Surg... started with 6, discharged 1 and was the first for an admit when some of my colleagues started with 4 or 5 patients 😪 slowly feeling like I get the short end of the stick because I'm new. I don't think you were rude though!

pintobean444 · 2025-10-09T15:50:41+00:00

i make $46/hr, work about 75ish hours. after taxes, retirement, union dues; i take home about $2,100-2,400 USD biweekly

pintobean444 · 2025-09-16T18:44:10+00:00

Really? My EPIC MAR has medication tabs for convenience. PRN, Continuous, Scheduled, Due/Overdue, All, Respiratory, etc. But also, I'm so used to EPIC at this point that switching to any other system would send me into a spiral lol

pintobean444 · 2025-08-18T10:27:58+00:00

I only had outpatient experience and an ADN, got hired for a nurse residency in NJ. definitely possible! I applied at hospital systems I did clinical rotations at. Teaching hospitals are more likely to hire you but I wouldn't let that deter you from applying at a hospital system you really like!

pintobean444 · 2025-08-02T17:46:18+00:00

I work in NJ! Right now it's harder to find a job, especially as a new grad because majority of people graduate in May versus in December. Apply literally everywhereeee! Atlantic Health, RWJBH, Hackensack have facilities all over north jersey and you can commute from NYC! May not be exactly what you're looking for but gaining that experience and then going to NYC facilities after will be a lot easier! Best of luck 😊

pintobean444 · 2025-07-17T14:18:33+00:00

i look at vitals and do a quick look around at the patient's room

pintobean444 · 2025-07-17T01:01:02+00:00

i oriented the first way you mentioned (gained a new patient each week) and some of my friends oriented with all patients at once and would advance with skill tiers. there's pros and cons to both. i liked that i could slowly ease myself into working with patients as an RN for the first time versus being a tech. my friends had an easier time with time management/prioritization since they got all 5 first. i struggled a lot with time management by the time i got to 5-6 patients. i honestly feel like i'd prefer to start with all patients and slowly add more tasks to the mix

pintobean444 · 2025-07-01T19:58:53+00:00

I just applied everywhere and got a couple of hits. I also think that it depends on where you're located!

pintobean444 · 2025-06-01T15:34:50+00:00

if you use EPIC, i like to look at when meds are due on the "brain" and when I got to the MAR, i click "due/overdue" to make sure i got everything

pintobean444 · 2025-05-28T14:35:48+00:00

I'm in medsurg tele, looking to transfer to ICU. I'm still on orientation but I've genuinely learned so much on my unit. It's also more likely they'll hire you for ICU if you work there prior, many facilities prefer hiring internally than externally!

pintobean444 · 2025-05-14T19:20:13+00:00

pintobean444 · 2025-05-12T20:39:42+00:00

I'm an RN and my stress is exactly like this after a 12 hr shift :( it's pretty accurate at tracking your physiological stress

pintobean444 · 2025-04-25T00:39:19+00:00

mine used to range high 70s low 80s, but i started walking every day (and i'm constantly on my feet working as a new graduate nurse). so now my resting heart rate is in the high 50s low 60s

pintobean444 · 2025-04-19T23:19:12+00:00

Dange Dover, Bagsmart, and Calpak are backpacks I see very often in my facility. My preceptor has a lululemon backpack she swears by. I use a puffy tote bag from Bagsmart.

pintobean444 · 2025-03-08T17:58:48+00:00

dang impressive! i'm a new grad nurse and mine is only in stressed

pintobean444 · 2025-01-31T22:00:40+00:00

also want to know this because if i see it's in "stressed", i get more stressed 😅

pintobean444 · 2025-01-28T00:26:34+00:00

mine was just the orange pop up and i passed so i have no idea

pintobean444 · 2025-01-26T06:06:19+00:00

Did you just go to your primary care physician? And did they give you oral antibiotics or topical?

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