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1. oh my goodness!!!!

   lil-hosp.usa replied to jamonit's topic in NCLEX

   Way to go!! That's how I passed my trauma nursing core course. Sometimes you just have to RELAX!!!!! Felt so sick, couldn't worry about the testing.

2. I had a bad day!

   lil-hosp.usa replied to lil-hosp.usa's topic in General Nursing

   we are a 25 bed facility without a ICU- we don't do OBs any longer--no surgeon close enough for emergency C-sect. We hang dope and cardiazem insulin heparin nitro to name a few. We have critical pts quite often but we also have the best doctors an...

3. I had a bad day!

   lil-hosp.usa posted a topic in General Nursing

   Came onto a 7a to 7p shift and had just come out of report. My report had told me that I had on pt with alzheimers,up abliband had many repeated questions about everything from plueritic chest pain to the wash clothes for teeth( don't ask). Another p...

4. What is your nurse to pt ratio....and how many is too many?

   lil-hosp.usa replied to crb613's topic in Med-Surg

   We have anywhere from 4 to 9 up to 11 depending on the census(25 bed facility). We have 2 nurses on during the day with a float nurse who tends the ER, 3 aides(they're the best) plus our DON.Evening we have 2 nurses and 2 aides(dito to them) At night...

5. high temps/ flu protocol

   lil-hosp.usa posted a topic in Triage

   Was wondering what protocol everone was using out there for triaging our calls concerning children and high temps/muscle aches. We use a book called telephone triage and go by that forgive I don't know the author.

6. How much does your tution cost?????

   lil-hosp.usa replied to SA2BDOCTOR's topic in General Students

   Next question. Are you going to a university 4 year bsn program or a community college 2 year adn program.

7. I'm giving meds and NEVER took a pharm class!!

   lil-hosp.usa replied to thisgurl0183's topic in General Students

   I used a flash card format that when I looked up my meds I would gather the flash cards that I needed for each pt. My instructor was kind enough to let us look them up because if you don't know that is what you do!! After time you will know alot of ...

8. Having a boyfriend while in nursing school....

   lil-hosp.usa replied to sheridan3456's topic in General Students

   I met my husband of 4 plus years while doing my pre-reqs. I also had 2 young boys ages 7 and 9. He was the best thing to come along. He helped with my childrens studies as I did mine. When the boys went to bed. he would sit me down in the kitchen so ...

9. think before you speak ........

   lil-hosp.usa replied to PHLEBOTOMIST_TO_RN's topic in General Nursing

   Isn't it funny how so many people think they are better than everyone else. It takes a lot of people to run a hospital and negative behavior just makes it harder on everyone.

10. Incident reports: Who uses, completes and where do they go???

    lil-hosp.usa replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in General Nursing

    Ruby great to know there are honest people out there. At my facility it seems that the one that fills out the incident report is the one who gets in trouble and a bad eval for trying to protect and prevent.

11. Whats to Enjoy about Nursing?

    lil-hosp.usa replied to sissyboo's topic in General Nursing

    I can relate and I have only been a nurse for 4 years. I work in a small 25 bed facility where the nurses that have been there forever make it very difficult for the new ones. There are 10 RNs in all. They question all of our judgements when infact w...

12. I got my NCLEX results today....

    lil-hosp.usa replied to RN-Jewel-07's topic in NCLEX

    You're on your way!!!!!!!!!!!! Enjoy the ride!!!!!!

13. peer evaluatons

    lil-hosp.usa posted a topic in Med-Surg

    have been working in a 25 bed facility since I became a nurse and our yearly evaluation is done by 3 anouymous nurses which isn't very secret since there are only 10 nurses for all shifts. Our supervisor reads these and puts the information she wants...