I keep my med-book available. Your duty is to your patients - not the other nurses. As you look your meds up, you'll start to learn them, or at least the classifications of your meds. Some you'll...
I'll never forget it. And I'll never make the same mistake again. I double-dosed a patient with phenobarb. The nurse who was orienting me made me call the MD. All he said was, "She'll get a good...
I have 4 Littmans I don't know the model, only that two have two sides and two don't. Does that tell anyone anything? And they're all different colors.
I always wore Nike Airs until I tried on a pair on Danskos. Now I'm sold and have them in black and white. They took a little getting used to, but now you couldn't pay me to wear anything else....
My advice is a little different from others. I started as an LPN in long-term care and switched to acute care because I wanted to learn more. The fact is, acute care MADE me learn time management,...
No. I'm not satisfied and am in RN school now - done in May. Where I work, being an LPN doesn't mean less responsibility; it means less credit for the responsibilities you take on or that are put on...
sellen1972 replied to nurse em's topic in LPN to RN
It sounds trite, but you've gotten this far. First exams are always tough until you figure out how your instructors ask their questions. Keep going. I'm done in May, too. We'll make it. And just...
sellen1972 replied to Emason11's topic in LPN to RN
Hudson Valley Community College in Troy, NY has an excellent reputation. I go to Maria College in Albany, NY. Because I've been an LPN for 10 years, it's okay. But since it is SO self-directed, the...
I just posted asking about ATI and here I find the answers I was looking for - like 'em or not. Our tuition covers the ATI materials. I tend to do very well on them and hope the Boards are similar....
My school has purchased a program called ATI Testing that is supposed to prepare us for the NCLEX-RN. Has anyone used this program and is it an effective study tool and predictor of Board succes....
sellen1972 replied to roro13us's topic in LPN to RN
I'm an LPN who is an an RN program and I work 12 hour shifts on the week-ends only. Frankly, it's the only way I could go back to school. At my facility I work 2 twelves every weekend and am...