jallen5

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1. Drug Guide

   jallen5 replied to Jimmah555's topic in Nevada

   I tried to go through nursing school with my Mosby, and then when I saw the Davis, I dumped my Mosby fast. Davis is a whole other species of drug book and really has what you want to know for your drug cards.

2. Baptist Health in LR AR LPN program?

   jallen5 posted a topic in LPN/LVN Students

   I am doing prereqs are Harding U in Arkansas and am considering going to the LPN program at Baptist Health so that I can get out in 12 months and start working. I would continue on, but I am unsure what the best way to move up would be--whether I sh...

3. why a separate nursing diagnosis?

   jallen5 replied to jallen5's topic in Student Assist

   okay after what I saw today at the hospital in day 2 of clinical, you are 100% right. I learned an important lesson about how serious it is that a nurse be able to think and understand for themselves and not just "follow orders." It looks to me lik...

4. why a separate nursing diagnosis?

   jallen5 posted a topic in Student Assist

   I am a pre-nursing student and did my first clinical last week. The patient had a medical diagnosis of hypothermia, hypotension and hypoglycemia. My teacher had me do my care plan on the hypotension and sepsis. I am supposed to write a holistic pr...

5. Do Army National Guard nurses get deployed?

   jallen5 replied to jallen5's topic in Government

   I have learned that there are 3 medical units and one is not deployed as a UNIT but individuals can be selected to be deployed. They also said if you don't want to be deployed, don't join. I am still tempted though. Thanks for your input everyone!

6. Do Army National Guard nurses get deployed?

   jallen5 posted a topic in Government

   I am very interested in joining the National Guard. The recruiter told me that if I join as an RN that I will not be deployed unless I volunteered to do so. My husband is afraid that the recruiter is not being honest with me. Does anyone know the ...

7. future nurse and taking care of my parents

   jallen5 replied to jallen5's topic in General Nursing

   Thank you so much for all of the thoughtful input everyone. I am so grateful for all of you!

8. future nurse and taking care of my parents

   jallen5 posted a topic in General Nursing

   I am 40 years old and am doing prereqs for nursing school. My husband and I just started actively planning for retirement and I just realized that my parents are broke, in debt and in pretty bad health. I believe that we will be taking care of them...

9. Learn To Say It Correctly!!

   jallen5 replied to SheriLynnRN's topic in General Nursing

   I'm a medical transcriptionist, and I hear doctors mess up all the time which can be amusing, but sometimes it is dangerous for patient care. I have a speed-talking ER doc who cannot or will not pronounce medications correctly. He will pronounce so...

10. I'm 39 and want to become a nurse.

    jallen5 replied to quinnsite's topic in Male Students

    when i was in the hospital last month, the LPN that took care of me in the ER (and one of the NICEST caretakers of my stay there) was a dude. He was great. Then on my last day in the hospital, the LPN that took care of me (and also one of the NICEST ...

11. Do you bring your laptop to class/lecture?

    jallen5 replied to Di Deanna's topic in General Students

    I'm only in pre-reqs, but I brought my laptop because the textbook was online and when the teacher would refer to photos that weren't in our book, i was able to quickly find something comparable. that was all i used it for in class. For notes, I us...

12. Learn To Say It Correctly!!

    jallen5 replied to SheriLynnRN's topic in General Nursing

    "abominable cabinet!" I am going to laugh about that one for years to come and quote it frequently--no offense to your grandma--it is just so cute!

13. Funny/Strange things other hospital employees have done????

    jallen5 replied to jessi1106's topic in Humor

    telling the nurse that his wife just fell, ok? of course you are going to be suspicious, right? But there is no reason to be suspicious, you hear me!!!! You hear me!!! I bet you are going to go over there and tell the cops I tried to kill my wife...

14. The Dreaded Research Paper - Pointers for Success

    jallen5 replied to VickyRN's topic in Post Graduate

    I didn't realize there would be a research paper. What was I thinking? Of course there will be a research paper! What kind of thing can I expect with regards to the types of papers professors are looking for? I can sling together some cohesive se...

15. Learn To Say It Correctly!!

    jallen5 replied to SheriLynnRN's topic in General Nursing

    I'm a transcriptionist, too. If I don't type things exactly right, I can lose my job. A dictation is a legal document that has to be perfectly correct so it can withstand in a court of law. When dictators mispronounce words and use incorrect gramm...