vonxojn

vonxojn has 5 years experience and specializes in Surgical Nursing, Agency Nursing, LTC.

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1. Giving alcohol to a resident

   vonxojn replied to fournee's topic in Geriatric

   I worked in a long term facility that had a resident that had an order on her MAR for Vermouth every night. I used my own judgement as far as giving it to her. I often worry about her getting up at night and falling. Even thou it was s small amt.

2. DCCC Davidson community college 2012

   vonxojn replied to olivialen1's topic in North Carolina

   Can you tell me about DCC LPN to RN hybird program. What was the NACE test like ? Im going to test in march to try to get in.

3. Why do so many people insist that LPN'S AREN'T REAL NURSES!!??

   vonxojn replied to RNsoon!'s topic in LPN/LVN

   Hospitals in NC are starting to make the RN's and LPN's wear an additional tag on our badge that hangs just below our photo that reads in big letters your RN or LPN status. Of course you see that more in the hospitals that are Magnet status here. The...

4. bridge program to RN

   vonxojn replied to mibrow81's topic in LPN-RN

   I'm in NC. I looked on our NC BON site to see what programs are out there. I found about 5-6 schools that offered the programs. Look into the schools because majority of them wants you to retake A&P if it's been longer than 5 yrs. Which is a pain...

5. Caught stealing drugs

   vonxojn posted a topic in General Nursing

   I work in the ER at my facility. Recently there has been 2-3 nurses that were caught stealing narcotics. Usually my radar is pretty good when I come across someone who might "dabble a little in drugs". Well the last nurse that was caught totally blew...

6. Why are others nurses rude to agency nurses?

   vonxojn replied to doodles's topic in Agency

   As an lpn in agency.. I have had RN's make little remarks or speculations about my pay such as.. "You probably get paid more than I do and I'm staff". No the remark translated is... Why r u an lpn getting paid more $$ than me an RN? I can unders...

7. loneliness and isolation - that agency nurse

   vonxojn replied to aussiemags's topic in Agency

   I do local travel in my area. I had recently moved to this new area and knew NO ONE in my area. I went from a job at one hospital where we all got along, went to clubs, and had each others back at work to being at a new facility where I was completel...

8. Computerized charting in the ED

   vonxojn replied to Cindy Bruns's topic in Emergency

   I'm working in the Ed for the first time. The Nursing/MD charting is done in Wellsoft. It's simple to use.

9. I Could NEVER Do PICU!

   vonxojn replied to NotReady4PrimeTime's topic in General Nursing

   I'm one of those nurses who would say, "I could never do Peds", especiall PICU. I love children but it hurts to see children get ill and die. I'm so tender hearted when it comes to children. I applaud that there are nurses like urself who can do the ...

10. vancomycin iv over 1 hour

    vonxojn replied to endlesssummer1's topic in Med-Surg

    I have seen most nurses run 1GM of vanc over one hour but I worry about Red Mans Syndrom. So I run it over 2 hours just to be saafe.

11. resume

    vonxojn posted a topic in General Nursing

    I need to update my resume. Can anyone tell me of a good nursing resume template I can use? I would like for my resume be to the point but not plain if that helps. Thanks

12. My mother is embarassed that I'm going to be a nurse...

    vonxojn replied to iriska_meller's topic in General Nursing

    I have a friend that was going to nursing school for an LPN. Her mother was an RN. The mother always had something to say about my friend becoming an LPN instead of an RN like her. Well I can see where the mother as an RN, would want her daughter to ...

13. What can you say about the competency in pediatric nursing skills of nursing students

    vonxojn replied to nomoreblues's topic in Pediatric

    When I was in school, we had very little contact with kids. We didn't do much with clinicals on the Pediatric floors. That's made me very reluntant to care for kids. It's different caring for your own verses someone elses.

14. Conflict with Charge Nurse

    vonxojn replied to BethgRN's topic in General Nursing

    Well first of all DON't DO what Trudy RN is suggesting. Recording conversations and keeping tract of her mistakes...Please that sounds like something Linda Tripp would do. If you did say something about her and it indeed got back to her...admit it. I...

15. Agency nurses refusing to work on a certain unit

    vonxojn replied to Inquisitive one's topic in Geriatric

    I'm an Agency Nurse. I can see both sides of it because I've now been on both sides. As a floor nurse I can see how you would get upset about the extra help coming in but wants to pick what they can do. Which leaves you with the feeling of why have y...