matilda123

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1. starting a nursing career in late 30's

   matilda123 replied to kkroczek1976's topic in Career Support

   I became an RN in December of 2010, and immediately found a med surg position. I was 49 yrs old when I graduated, and have never had any age issues. Nursing is a great blend of old and young, experienced and newbies.

2. Brown mackie merrillville

   matilda123 replied to momallboys's topic in Indiana

   I work at Methodist Hospital.

3. Question regarding patient refusal of vital signs & blood pressure meds.

   matilda123 replied to TheKyleRC's topic in General Nursing

   A patient has the right to refuse medication and/or treatment. It doesn't matter that it is mental health, to force a med against their will is against the law.

4. Brown mackie merrillville

   matilda123 replied to momallboys's topic in Indiana

   steer clear of Brown Mackie. my hospital will not consider their grads for employment. Stick with Ivy Tech, it is worth it!

5. PCT/ Nursing Student Tech scope of practice?

   matilda123 replied to mamaxmaria's topic in General Nursing

   At my hospital, your scope of practice is determined by your job title. You may only perform tasks your job allows, no matter what training you are going through, or degrees or certificates you may posess.

6. How do you "bond" with your patients?

   matilda123 replied to winter_green's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Wow. I hope to never be one of your patients,Kyrshamarks. Winter green,when I meet a patient, I stand near them and make eye contact as I talk to them. I give my patient my full attention as we talk. I try to learn something about them that I can r...

7. Help/advice??

   matilda123 replied to Tigger101770's topic in General Students

   1. go to the doctor 2. nobody will know if you don't tell them

8. Pearson Vue Trick - Does it Work Every Time? Part 2

   matilda123 replied to Silverdragon102's topic in NCLEX

   I took the nclex Monday 1-31 at 0800. I did the trick Tuesday morning, and got the good popup. Wednesday morning I had a license number and active status on the state licensing agency website!

9. Med/Surg Test Help

   matilda123 replied to kbm318's topic in General Students

   go over as many questions as you can find pertaining to med/surg! knowing the material and answering well at nursing test questions are two different things! good luck!

10. Help us answer this question!

    matilda123 replied to AKA_Glamour_Pearl's topic in General Students

    I choose D. Chicken has protien for healing and would be easier to chew and swallow without sticking to lesions. Don't assume that the patient has chewing/swallowing impairment or what the food temperature is. Be careful of adding things that the que...

11. i was kicked out of nursing school

    matilda123 replied to student_nurse_11's topic in General Students

    Which part was unfair?? you made errors, you lied about them, and then you blamed everyone else for them. The school is doing the responsible thing. A good gpa is NOT what makes a great nurse.

12. help in care planing

    matilda123 replied to lpn hakeem's topic in General Students

    provide or encourage high fiber foods

13. Can anyone give me info about Ivy Tech Nursing in Gary?

    matilda123 replied to tamimay88's topic in Indiana

    it depends on your gpa and that of others who apply. they go by points from your pre requisite classes, A = 30 B = 20 C = 10 plus your TEAS test score. typically, over 180 points will get you in.

14. what is the best question practice book?

    matilda123 replied to y&m5's topic in General Students

    I agree with the Hogan reviews and rationales, plus I use Med surg success ( Colgrove and Callicoatt) now, in med surg. good luck = )

15. care plan help please!!!!

    matilda123 replied to nursingstu101's topic in General Students

    You need to think about assessing the patient, then diagnosing the problems. Go thru the nursing process and Maslow and you should have plenty of things to work with.