gdsgrl

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1. Angry, Hostile, Upset Patients

   gdsgrl replied to Wildcard412's topic in Relations

   Wow, I'm a new nurse and I was face to face with a very angry pt the other night, all I did was walk in the room with her medications, this woman was livid, I didn't get her meds to her when she thought I should have, then there were some new meds th...

2. Do you sleep before your first nightshift?

   gdsgrl replied to OgopogoLPN's topic in General Nursing

   I work 7p-730am, I always try to sleep at least 5 hours before going in to work, if not I will not have a good night. I was up this am at 330 am, will go take a warm shower, lay down around 0900 and read for awhile. I had to buy black out curtains, t...

3. Struggeling New Grad working in the med surg floor.

   gdsgrl replied to Mochafrap_RN's topic in New Nurse

   Wow, I know just how you feel, I'm still with a preceptor but so overwhelmed I just want to run the other way. This is pure craziness and I am totally dreading being "on my own in 2 1/2 weeks, I feel like I don't know anything and getting things done...

4. Extreme New Nurse Anxiety

   gdsgrl replied to lakerette01's topic in General Nursing

   Thanks so much for your encouragement, I really appreciate you kind words. I just got home from a shift was my toughest one yet. Wow I feel defeated, it was nearly impossible to keep up, and still so much I don't know. But I'm not giving up. Thanks a...

5. Extreme New Nurse Anxiety

   gdsgrl replied to lakerette01's topic in General Nursing

   I too am a new grad in a new job. I get so nervous before I have to go I feel like I could simply run the other way. I've had several preceptors and I find this confusing because they all do things differently, what one says is correct the next says ...

6. Pearsonvue Trick Is this TRUE? Does it work every time?

   gdsgrl replied to brichielpn08's topic in NCLEX

   All I can say is this trick worked for me, I took the test yesterday and I passed, it never let me go to the payment page.

7. Nursing Assistant patient ratio's

   gdsgrl replied to kotys's topic in Pediatric

   How about 18 -20 pts per 1 NA! I really don't like my job.

8. Shorting us of our NAs---WHY??

   gdsgrl replied to Riseupandnurse's topic in General Nursing

   I am not an RN yet, however, I have 2 quarters left to go before I graduate. I am working summers at a hospital as an NA. I have been assigned up to 18 pts a day - this is ridiculous to say the least. I had one NA tell me they were assigned 21 pts on...

9. Nursing Math 109

   gdsgrl replied to smiley777's topic in General Students

   I took that class, I am guessing you are at the local community college in Dayton, that is where I attend.(the one with the long long long waiting list) Go through that book page by page by page, the book is really good if you focus on it. I found th...

10. Anyone age 35 and and up and a nursing student? (say hi)

    gdsgrl replied to Mandylpn's topic in General Students

    I'm 47, and I will be 48 when I finish!!! I am not the oldest in my class, but next to the oldest.

11. Injections practice?

    gdsgrl replied to NurseStudentHusband's topic in General Students

    I am a nursing student in Ohio, we can't practice on each other or our family. I am a Medical Assistant and I always gave injections without the Dr present, never had to be supervised in any office to give injections. But when I was learning we pract...

12. Barnes & Noble member?

    gdsgrl replied to blessedx2's topic in General Students

    definitely worth the $25, I have saved as much as $30.00 on one book, the average is probably 4-15 dollars on a book, definitely worth it.

13. Question.....I'm kind of confused

    gdsgrl replied to able2009's topic in General Nursing

    I live in OH and here CMA's work more in Dr Office or clinic. They don't make what an LPN does, but an LPN is licensed, an MA Certified. However, an MA can give injections, and CNA, PCT, cannot. I worked 8 years in Dr Offices as a CMA and I loved it....

14. Grading scale

    gdsgrl replied to THAT Nurse.'s topic in General Students

    We have to have an 80% to pass and that is considered a "C". Anything less, you don't go on and can only fail twice and your out. 80-86 = C 87-92=B 93-100=A A 76 or 78% would be a blessing for us.

15. 200 Medications, can someone please expound???

    gdsgrl replied to puppyrules's topic in General Nursing

    I have to know the pharmacological class, the reason my patient is taking the drug, the action of the drug, the side effects and any parameters for the med. Also if med depends on a lab result, I better have that result there during my med recall, fo...