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 see over and over. So forget the eye-rolling. Kee...
sellen1972 replied to LVN_LPN_2007's topic in New Nurse
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 night's sleep." But I went home and wrote my lette...
sellen1972 replied to zooz's topic in Uniform/Gear
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. Sellen1972
sellen1972 replied to scallywags's topic in Uniform/Gear
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. sellen1972
sellen1972 replied to teresab_2000's topic in Ob/Gyn
I have a patient whose name is Romeo. His brother's name - no kidding- is Smooth Love. For obvious reasons I won't give a last name. WHAT????? sellen1972
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, prioritizing, and efficiency. Maybe you should fin...
sellen1972 replied to mammaoftwo's topic in LPN/LVN
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 you. God knows we need LPNs and if that is where...
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 in case, although it's not what we strive for, as ...
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 student without a medical background tend to stru...
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. But like someone else said, it's hard to find the...
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. (This is what our instructors have told us.) Thanks ...
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 considered full-time so I can keep my medical benefits. ...