wannab06

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1. Insulin Administration: Standing and Sliding Scales

   wannab06 replied to blackdiamond407's topic in Medications

   Actually, I wouldn't call the doctor on that. 89 is within normal glucose range. Maybe you could give the patient right before they go to dining room or just before tray go to patient room. Would also encourage patient to eat all of meal, drink ju...

2. Insulin Administration: Standing and Sliding Scales

   wannab06 replied to blackdiamond407's topic in Medications

   Good question! 89 is a normal range of glucose level.

3. Top 10 Reasons We Get Fired: Sleeping on duty

   wannab06 replied to madwife2002's topic in General Nursing

   I say same thing. What ever I do on my break is my business. 30mins, 15mins and even 10mins of shut eyes can help a whole lot. Setting the alarm is key though. I forgot to do it while out in car one night and over slept.

4. Top 10 Reasons We Get Fired: Sleeping on duty

   wannab06 replied to madwife2002's topic in General Nursing

   What if you take you break off the floor? Example inside your car and take a little nap?

5. Low starting pay for new RN?

   wannab06 replied to 09NewGrad's topic in General Nursing

   I understand what you are saying and things need to be change regarding the nursing salaries across the entire country. These people working at auto makers plant are getting $50-60/hr base pay for just putting on nut on a bolt, putting on a car ...

6. LPN new grad jobs in Maryland

   wannab06 replied to NurseKiKiLpn's topic in Maryland

   Try the Golden Living Center in Westminster, MD, they do hire new grads sometimes. The website is www.goldenlivingcenters.com This company of facilities in different states and I think there are about four facilities in Maryland. Also, try Univ...

7. Low starting pay for new RN?

   wannab06 replied to 09NewGrad's topic in General Nursing

   I think that poster mentioned that he/she use to live in PA and got paid 22/hr and the rent was only $650-80/mth. Well, I live in Maryland for the past 9 yrs and in last 4-5yrs the housing market has skyrocketed and the pay rate remain stagnant or...

8. Call me crazy! Anyone know where I can work for free / volunteer / learn?

   wannab06 replied to MissBrittanyRN's topic in Maryland

   Where in Maryland do you live? Because, Union Memorial Hospital on University Pkwy in Baltimore is advertising that they are looking for nurses and new grads a welcome. Also Union Memorial Hospital is part of Medstarhealth that comprises of about 4 h...

9. Salary for nurses in canada

   wannab06 replied to kitty catt's topic in International

   Your LPN program in Ontario didn't required you to finish the sciences before you could start the program? If this is the case, and you spend 2yrs in that program all together, that to me say... you spend atleast off of that 2 year program doing non...

10. Salary for nurses in canada

    wannab06 replied to kitty catt's topic in International

    What information that I am getting from this forum is..not many nursing jobs available for foreign educated nurses and to get license, work permit to work in Canada will be a drag. On top of that taxes are way too high in Canada. I am thinking of c...

11. Salary for nurses in canada

    wannab06 replied to kitty catt's topic in International

    I don't understand what do Canada consider a one year LPN program. I graudate from a College in USA.. The LPN program is one year (Meaning we spend one year doing Nursing classes.) But to grauduate from the program we needed general courses also, wh...

12. Demand for Nurses in Canada

    wannab06 replied to audkate's topic in Canada

    There is a shortage of nurses in USA, and statistics show it will be worst in coming years. Many hospital are always recruiting nurses from overseas because of this. The cool thing about being a RN or PN in USA is that, once you take the NCLEX and ...

13. RPN/LPN/RNA all the same???

    wannab06 replied to willow2004's topic in Canada

    Canada seems to have a lot of different titles etc. Very confusing. I do not see why all the requirements for RN and PN, when to finish the schools you only need a 63% average. At this moment I have Certificate in Practical Nursing plus a 2 yr AA ...

14. Are you curious when other NS students don't believe in Cdn RN's d/t grading scales?

    wannab06 replied to student456's topic in International

    I'm thinking of relocating to Canada, because of my friend and was consider finishing a BSN program in USA first, but with looking at these threads, I think finishing in Canada won't be a bad idea afterall. I have an AA degree in General studies, ...

15. How come grading scales for passing classes in NS are so much higher in the USA?

    wannab06 replied to student456's topic in International

    I stand corrected, 90% is just consider the passing grade ©. 92-95% would be B and 96-100% would be A.